Adam Blackwood (actor)

Adam Blackwood
Born (1959-07-14) 14 July 1959 (age 65)
Chichester, West Sussex, England
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present
Spouse
Nicola King
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(m. 1989)​
Children2

Adam Blackwood (born 14 July 1959) is an English actor.

Early life

Blackwood was born in Chichester, West Sussex, the only son of Rona (née Archer) and John Blackwood. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).

Career

Blackwood played Balazar in the first four episodes of the 1986 Doctor Who serial The Trial of a Time Lord. He has provided the voice of James Bond in four video games: The World Is Not Enough (Nintendo 64 and PlayStation), 007 Racing, Tomorrow Never Dies, and 007: Agent Under Fire.

Blackwood retired from acting in 2002 and since then has run Private Drama Events, a company specialising in corporate storytelling [1]

Personal life

Blackwood has an older sister, Nicola, and a younger sister, Catriona. In 1989, he married Nicola King in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. They have a son named Thomas and a daughter named Ruby.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1984 A Passage to India Mr. Hadley
1985 Love Song Bob Prescott TV film
1987 Cause célèbre Ewan Montagu TV film
1993 Diana: Her True Story Christopher TV film
1995 The Old Curiosity Shop Dick Swiveller TV film
Kidnapped Captain Forbes TV film
1998 A Candle in the Dark: The Story of William Carey Thomas TV film
1999 The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything Norman TV film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1981 Blake's 7 Tok Episode: "Assassin"
1982 Stalky & Co. Flint Mini-series
Play for Tomorrow Boy Episode: "Bright Eyes"
Radio Phoenix Andrew Maine
1983 Play for Today Episode: "The Last Term"
By the Sword Divided Ensign Peter Crane 3 episodes
1984 Sharing Time Nigel Episode: "Together Forever"
1986 Doctor Who Balazar Episodes: "The Trial of a Time-Lord"
1987 A Killing on the Exchange Sergeant Ballantyne Mini-series
Bulman Barty Geraldine Episode: "Death by Misadventure"
1988 London's Burning David McBeth 1 episode
Crossbow Troll Episode: "Trolls"
1989 Great Expectations Herbert Pocket Episode: "Chapter One"
1990 Jeeves and Wooster Barmy Fotheringay Phipps 4 episodes
1993 The Bill Brian Cattlin Episode: "No Comment"
1994 The Tomorrow People Dr. Poole 3 episodes
Harry Enfield & Chums Chris Chapman 1 episodes
1996 Crucial Tales Nash Episode: "Phoenix"
1999 EastEnders Dr. Viner 1 episode
2001 Midsomer Murders Keith Shortlands Episode: "Dark Autumn"
2003 Cambridge Spies Oliver Lester 1 episode
2004 My Dad's the Prime Minister Backbencher Series regular

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Tomorrow Never Dies James Bond Voice role
2000 The World Is Not Enough James Bond/Valentin Zukovsky
007 Racing
2001 James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire James Bond