Adam Steven Deacon (born 4 March 1983) is an English film actor, rapper, writer and director. He is best known for his lead role in the film Kidulthood and for his directorial debut, Anuvahood .
Deacon was brought up by his English mother in Stoke Newington , Hackney, North-East London. His father left when he was two years old, and to this date, the pair have never had any contact.
Although his acting career began with guest appearances in Bill's New Frock, Shooters , Ali G Indahouse and The Bill He also starred in the ITV drama wall of silence in 2004, Deacon's major breakthrough came when he landed a starring role in the urban drama film Kidulthood Since, he has worked with Kidulthood writer Noel Clarke on a number of other projects, including the sequel Adulthood , 4.3.2.1 , and the one-off television pilot West 10 LDN . When Deacon became increasingly frustrated with what he felt was a 'glass ceiling' above him in his acting career, he took matters in his own hands by co-writing, co-directing and playing the lead role in his own urban comedy, Anuvahood . [ 3 ] The film is described as, "a pulls-no-punches, coming-of-age story, centring on one directionless hopeless ' shotter ', who finds his true worth in the face of urban adversity."Following this, Time Out magazine labelled Deacon "The New Face of Youth Cinema". [ 5 ] In February 2012, he won the BAFTA Rising Star Award, an award that former collaborator Noel Clarke won three years previously, for his work on Anuvahood . Since then, Deacon has appeared in many lead and supporting roles in feature films, including Bonded by Blood , Jack Falls , Shank , Everywhere and Nowhere and Payback Season amongst others. He also played a guest appearance in Victim . In November 2012, he co-hosted the Music of Black Origin Awards awards with Miquita Oliver where Deacon played a comical part in the awards.