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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Adam Pearson<\/strong><\/a> is pointing out the way Hollywood lets down actors with disabilities.<\/p>\n The 39-year-old British actor stars in A Different Man<\/em> alongside Sebastian Stan<\/strong><\/a> and Renate Reinsve<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n The film tells the story of a man who undergoes major cosmetic surgery to change his disfigured facial appearance.<\/p>\n If you didn\u2019t know, Adam<\/strong> has neurofibromatosis, a rare genetic condition that causes the skin to develop thousands of thick, non-cancerous tumors.<\/p>\n The actor recently spoke about stereotypes disabled performers often encounter in the film industry.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNormally there are three kinds of roles or tropes or stereotypes, whatever vernacular one wants to use,\u201d Adam<\/strong> told Variety<\/a><\/em>. \u201cThere\u2019s either the villain \u2013 that because I have a disfigurement, I want to kill Batman or James Bond. Then there\u2019s the victim \u2013 the \u2018woe is me,\u2019 small violin.\u201d <\/p>\n He continued, \u201cAnd then there\u2019s the hero \u2013 that because I have a disfigurement but do regular dude stuff, whatever regular dude stuff is, I\u2019m somehow braver than the average guy.\u201d<\/p>\n Adam<\/strong> described how harmful it is when writers adhere to such tropes. <\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s lazy writing,\u201d he said. \u201cWhy are non-disabled people writing about disability without consultation? Because when that happens, the end result you might get it right once but nine times out of 10 it\u2019s going to be really inauthentic and inaccurate and serve not only the disabled community accordingly but disabled cinema lovers accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n If you missed it, actress Selma Blair<\/strong><\/a> explained how she strives to normalize disabilities in Hollywood<\/a>.<\/p>\n Watch the full clip of Adam\u2019s interview here\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n