In an interview with PEOPLE surrounding their A24 drama A Different Man, Stan, 42, says Pearson's life experience proved "incredible" in developing his character Edward, an aspiring actor who undergoes facial reconstruction surgery and subsequently grows obsessed with Oswald (Pearson), another man with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).

Sebastian Stan defended Adam Pearson, who has neurofibromatosis, at a press conference for their film “A Different Man.”

While promoting the psychological thriller A Different Man at the Berlin Film Festival in February, Sebastian Stan addressed a journalist who made an insensitive remark about his co-star Adam Pearson as per Page Six.

In a remarkable display of solidarity and sensitivity, Sebastian Stan, known for his roles in blockbuster hits, recently took a stand against a reporter's derogatory comment towards his co-star, Adam Pearson,