The Flash

Season 1 SABC3 (*193) 22:30 Sci-fi Episode 7 A man with the ability to control electricity drains Barry of his powers, and Dr Wells has a peek into the future and discovers that Barry isn’t part of the timeline anymore.

The 24-year-old grew up on a farm 1

with big dreams of being an actor. “When I was a kid watching Star Wars (1977) and Superman (1978), it kind of changed my life. Luke Skywalker and Clark Kent both grew up on a farm, just like me, and they went off to do great things,” Pierson says.

He got his break at 17 by winning 2

a modelling competition and signing with the Wilhelmina Model Agency. And he raised enough funds to move to LA when he was 18 by selling his cows.

Bold’s previous Thomas, Adam 3

Gregory (2010 to 2014), was one of Pierson’s first friends when he moved to LA – Pierson’s roommate turned out to be Adam’s best friend.

Pierson dated Victorious (20104

2013) star Victoria Justice for two years after the met on the set of movie Naomi And Ely’s No-Kiss List (2013) in which he was playing her character’s gay best friend, before the couple broke up in November 2015.

While he’s now single, Pierson isn’t 5

looking for love. “I don’t want to hurt anybody’s feelings on the way of me focusing 100% on my career when I don’t have time,” he admits.

But there’s still time to party – 6

Pierson’s favourite song to perform at karaoke is Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s 2012 song Thrift Shop. NB! See more on p26.