Daniel Pearson (actor)

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Daniel Pearson
Born
Daniel Pearson

(1996-07-16) 16 July 1996 (age 29)
Darlington, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Actor and presenter
Years active2010–2014

Daniel Pearson (born 16 July 1996 [1] ) is an English actor and presenter, best known for his role as Rick Barber in the BAFTA-winning British children's television series Tracy Beaker Returns and in its BAFTA-winning spinoff series, The Dumping Ground .

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Career

Pearson's first role was in 2010 as young Chris Winter in detective television show Vera . In 2012, he starred as main character Rick Barber in the hugely popular, BAFTA winning, children's television series Tracy Beaker Returns , a comedy drama based around the lives of children in care. In 2012 and 2013, Daniel co-presented BAFTA award-winning British children's entertainment television programme Friday Download . In 2013, he reprised his role as Rick Barber in The Dumping Ground , [2] a spin-off of Tracy Beaker Returns . The show won a BAFTA for Best Children's Drama 2013. Also in 2013, Pearson had a recurring role as Luke Salter in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale . He also starred as Rick in the second series of The Dumping Ground, which aired from January to March 2014. His character did not return for the third series, as he wanted to take a break from acting. Although announcing on his Facebook in late 2014 that he would return to acting in 2015, he has not starred in any TV shows or films since. As of 2025, an old Facebook fanpage, which was run by his mum, Nina, confirms that he did, in fact, leave acting, and now works in recruitment. [3]

Personal life

At the age of 3, Pearson moved with his family from Darlington to Tadcaster in North Yorkshire, where he has lived ever since with his brother Adam. He took an interest in acting at the age of 12. He joined Kreative talent agency where he gained his first TV role in Vera.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Vera Young Chris WinterOne episode – guest role
2012 Tracy Beaker Returns Rick Barber Regular role (series 3)
2012–2013 Friday Download HimselfMain presenter
2013–2014 The Dumping Ground Rick BarberRegular role (series 1 and 2)
2013 Emmerdale Luke Salter Seven episodes – recurring role
2014 The Dumping Ground Survival Files Rick BarberRegular role

References

  1. ↑ "Daniel Pearson". IMDb. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "CBBC's The Dumping Ground In Production In Newcastle". The BBC. 17 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Daniel Pearson was an actor he now works in recruitment. Thanks for all your support over the years!". 16 October 2025.
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