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 the BAFTA winning spinoff series, The Dumping Ground.
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.
Although announcing on his Facebook in late 2014 that he would return to acting in 2015, he hasn't starred in any other TV shows or movies since.
At the age of 3, Daniel moved with his family, from Darlington to Tadcaster in North Yorkshire, where he has lived ever since with his brother Adam.