---
name: "James Anthony Pearson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-anthony-pearson"
fi1m_id: "james-anthony-pearson"
imdb_id: "nm1174658"
tmdb_id: 45049
wikidata_id: "Q6128779"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1989"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T22:59:23.483609+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# James Anthony Pearson

## Identity

James Anthony Pearson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-anthony-pearson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-anthony-pearson
- **IMDb ID:** nm1174658
- **TMDB ID:** 45049
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6128779
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Anthony_Pearson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6128779, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1174658/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/45049

Actor. Born 1 January 1989 in Rochdale.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1989, Rochdale
- **Also known as:** James Pearson
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Anthony_Pearson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6128779, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1174658/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/45049

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Control*](https://film.one/film/control.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

James Anthony Pearson is a British actor. He is best known for his role as Bernard Sumner in Anton Corbijn's 2007 film *Control*.

His other screen credits include the lead role of Simon in the BBC series *Jeopardy* (2002–2005), Sean Macdonald in the 2008 film *New Town Killers*, and Ed MacKenzie in the BBC Three drama *Lip Service* (2010). He has also appeared in *Monarch of the Glen*, *Kidnapped* (2005), *Vera*, *Annika* (2021) and various other television series. Pearson lives in Glasgow and has worked in theatre and radio.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Control* (2007), Fi1m 80, as Bernard Sumner — [page](https://film.one/film/control.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Annika* (2021), series, as Lance Wallace
- *Princess Emmy* (2019), as Donny / Valentine (voice)
- *Death in a Nut* (2012), Actor
- *Lip Service* (2010), series, as Ed MacKenzie
- *New Town Killers* (2008), as Sean Macdonald
- *Control* (2007), as Bernard Sumner — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/control.md)
- *Kidnapped* (2005), series, as Davie
- *Jeopardy* (2002), series, Actor
- *Monarch of the Glen* (2000), series, as Angus Stewart

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/james-anthony-pearson