Adam Deacon on living with bipolar: ‘Mental health isn’t as scary as you think’
Adam Deacon knows he’s a bit misunderstood. “People feel a certain way about me because of the things they’ve read, or their perception of mental health,” says the Kidulthood star from a hotel room in Durham, where he is due to cheer on a fundraising walk held by the charity Bipolar UK. “But mental health isn’t as scary as you think. I’m not as scary as you think.”
The actor, writer and director also knows he’s , and will forever be linked to tales of teenage hustle and urban London life – 2006’s and its sequel cast him as a sketchy gangland upstart, someone you wouldn’t like to bump into down a dark alley. But that’s just a single part of him, he says. “I’ve always been professional. I’ve always been on time. I have to remind people that I’ve been acting since I was 12. The only issues I’ve ever had are when I got unwell.” He
