PIERSON FODÉ Sky’s The the limit Dhanha Bien-Aime Although currently living in Los Angeles, the Emmy-nominated actor Pierson Fodé’s early years are best summed up in Moses Lake, Washington (where his family raised cattle) as this small town prepared him for a world of imagination and creativity (“I felt connected with the world of film even though I was on a farm”). Inspired by legendary actors such as Denzel Washington and Charlie Chaplin and influenced by movies like and Fodé enjoyed cinema and longed to create his own films. At the age of 13, he founded Pierced Productions and created his own film content. disconnected Star Wars Rocky, When Fodé turned 18, he moved to Los Angeles to further pursue his dreams upon getting the opportunity to shoot an Abercrombie & Fitch campaign. Although he was “functionally homeless” and struggled to get his career off the ground, slowly but surely, he started getting roles on Nickelodeon’s iCarly and Disney Channel’s Jessie, and then landed the significant role of Thomas Forrester on CBS drama series The Bold and the Beautiful. | 132 CIVILIAN MAGAZINE