John Adam (actor)

For other people named John Adam, see John Adam (disambiguation).

John Adam
Born
Brisbane, Australia[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1975–present

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

Following his graduation from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA),[2] 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 April 2009, it was announced that Adam had 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] He spoke with a homicide detective during his research for the role and described Nick as being "Driven. Independent. Curious."[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, which marked his first musical theatre role.[6] In 2016, Adam rejoined Home and Away in the recurring role of Atticus Decker.[9]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Home and Away Dave Porter
1991 A Country Practice Rick Morrison 2 episodes
1993–94 Home and Away Luke Cunningham 343 episodes
1997 Water Rats Michael Jeffries
1998 13 Gantry Row Peter Carter Television film
1999–2001 Farscape Bekhesh 3 episodes
1999–2000 All Saints Dr. Tom Snowden
2000 Above the Law Det. Sgt. John Morgan
2002 Farscape Raa'Keel Episode: "Lava's a Many Splendored Thing"
2002 Stingers Gebe Rubin Episode: "A Girl's Best Friend"
2003 Farscape Pennoch Episode: "Bad Timing"
2003 Always Greener Bryce Richards Episode: "What a Difference a Year Makes"
2009–11 City Homicide Nick Buchanan
2013 Neighbours Don Cotter
2016 Home and Away Atticus Decker
2017 Janet King Simon Nixon Series 3
2017 House Husbands Dr. Ryan Zanguard Episode: #5.6

References

  1. ^ Shearer, Geoff (5 August 2009). "Simon Townsend's daughter Nadia Townsend enjoys drama". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b Knox, David (27 April 2009). "John Adam joins City Homicide". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Everton, Denise (19 June 1998). "Spirit of a serial killer". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  5. ^ a b Tuohy, Wendy (19 October 2010). "Watching the detective". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  6. ^ a b Neutze, Ben (30 September 2014). "Stage to screen and back again: Lisa McCune and John Adam". Daily Review. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  7. ^ Blake, Elissa (21 October 2012). "A hit with the missus". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Neighbours – Episode 6675". Radio Times. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  9. ^ Downie, Stephen (10–16 September 2016). "Family secret revealed". TV Week (37): 17.