John Adam (actor)
John Adam | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art (1989) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Known for | Home and Away City Homicide |
John Adam is an Australian television and theatre actor. He has had three roles in the soap opera Home and Away as Dave Porter (1990), Luke Cunningham (1993–94) and Senior Detective Atticus Decker (2016). From 2009 until the series' cancellation, Adam starred as Detective Senior Constable Nick Buchanan in City Homicide. He has also appeared in Water Rats, All Saints and Neighbours, as well as various theatre productions.
Career
[edit]Following his graduation from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA),[2] in 1989, Adam appeared in various television shows, including A Country Practice and E Street.[3] From 1993 to 1994, Adam portrayed teacher Luke Cunningham in Home and Away.[3] It was his second role in the show, having previously appeared as Dave Porter, a friend of Ben Lucini (Julian McMahon), in 1990.[3] Producers asked Adam to return to the show four times, before he accepted the role of Luke.[3]
In 1997, Adam had a recurring role as Michael Jeffries in Water Rats. The following year, he starred as Peter Carter in Tony Morphett's thriller television film 13 Gantry Row.[4]
In 2009, Adam joined the cast of the crime drama City Homicide as Detective Senior Constable Nick Buchanan.[2] Adam relocated to Melbourne with his family for filming.[5]
In 2010, while working on City Homicide, Adam was also appearing in Dead Man's Cell Phone at the Melbourne Theatre Company.[6]
Adam played Arnolde in the 2012 Bell Shakespeare production of The School for Wives, alongside Harriet Dyer and Meyne Wyatt.[7] The following year, he played Don Cotter in the soap opera Neighbours.[8]
From April 2014, Adam appeared in a production of The King and I, his first musical theatre role.[6] In 2016, Adam rejoined Home and Away in the recurring role of Atticus Decker.[9]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Cherish | First Man | Short film |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | The Olive Tree | TV movie | |
| 1988 | A Waltz Through the Hills | Old Man | TV movie |
| 1990 | Home and Away | Dave Porter | |
| 1991 | A Country Practice | Rick Morrison | 2 episodes |
| 1991; 1992 | E Street | Rick Madden | 2 episodes |
| 1992 | G.P. | Mr Sean Jones | 1 episode |
| 1993–1994 | Home and Away | Luke Cunningham | 343 episodes |
| 1997 | Flipper | Nicholas 'Nick' Santoro | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Water Rats | Michael Jeffries | Season 2, 7 episodes |
| 1998 | Chameleon | 'Maddy' Madison | TV movie |
| 1998 | 13 Gantry Row | Peter Carter | TV movie |
| 1999–2000 | All Saints | Dr. Tom Snowden | 5 episodes |
| 1999–2001 | Farscape | Bekhesh | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | Above the Law | Det. Sgt. John Morgan | 5 episodes |
| 2001 | Beastmaster | Rolan | 1 episode |
| 2002 | The Lost World | Cha-Zu | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Farscape | Raa'Keel | Episode: "Lava's a Many Splendored Thing" |
| 2002 | Stingers | Gene Rubin | Episode: "A Girl's Best Friend" |
| 2002 | Bad Cop, Bad Cop | Tony Mahler | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Farscape | Pennoch | Episode: "Bad Timing" |
| 2003 | Always Greener | Bryce Richards | Episode: "What a Difference a Year Makes" |
| 2009 | Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities | Defence Lawyer | 1 episode |
| 2009–2011 | City Homicide | Nick Buchanan | 43 episodes |
| 2013 | Neighbours | Don Cotter | 12 episodes |
| 2014 | Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS | Kel Hutchence | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Home and Away | Atticus Decker | 19 episodes |
| 2017 | Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 2017 | House Husbands | Dr. Rayn Zanguard | Episode: #5.6 |
| 2017 | Janet King | Simon Nixon | Season 3, 1 episode |
Theatre
[edit]Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Frost/Nixon | Green Room Award | Nominated[11] | |
| 2012 | The School for Wives | Sydney Theatre Award | Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Mainstage Production | Nominated[11] |
References
[edit]- ^ Shearer, Geoff (5 August 2009). "Simon Townsend's daughter Nadia Townsend enjoys drama". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ a b Knox, David (27 April 2009). "John Adam joins City Homicide". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Fisher will have a fit... When he sees Summer Bay's grungy new school teacher Luke!". Inside Soap (12): 14. August 1993.
- ^ Everton, Denise (19 June 1998). "Spirit of a serial killer". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Tuohy, Wendy (19 October 2010). "Watching the detective". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ a b Neutze, Ben (30 September 2014). "Stage to screen and back again: Lisa McCune and John Adam". Daily Review. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Blake, Elissa (21 October 2012). "A hit with the missus". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Neighbours – Episode 6675". Radio Times. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Downie, Stephen (10–16 September 2016). "Family secret revealed". TV Week (37): 17.
- ^ "Archive: Gabriela Tylesova". Sydney Theatre Company. 7 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "John Adam". Seymour Centre.
- ^ "John Adam theatre credits". AusStage.