Adam Greydon Reid
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Born and raised in Nepean, Ontario, Canada, Adam began his career being slimed on
Nickelodeon's cult hit "You Can't Do That on Television" (1979). He then co-wrote 30 episodes
of the show at age 16 with producer/creator Roger Damon Price. He attended Sir Robert Borden H.S.
and was a member of the National Champion High School Improv Team along with fellow S.R.B. alum.He became the school's president in his senior year.
Adam then attended Ryerson University's film program and won the Norman Jewison Filmmaker's Award for his graduating short "Token for your Thoughts," which also won a Gold Plaque Award at the Chicago Intercom Festival. While he attended Ryerson, he toured and performed with the popular Toronto-based sketch troupe the Komic Kazes. This experience helped him land his first film role in the feature Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996).
From there, he gathered vast and varied storytelling experience from writing and directing broadcast television to creating short and feature length documentaries, to spear-heading an award-winning film mentorship program at a shelter for homeless youth.
He brings all of this knowledge, and his experience as a writer and performer, to his work as a commercial director, giving him a 360-degree view of his craft. Happy clients include IBM, Kraft, Air Canada, Credit Karma, Hershey's, Chevy, Nature Valley, and ICBC. As a commercial director, he is represented by Chicago and in Canada.
His indie comedy series "Hospital Show", which he wrote, directed, produced, edited, and co-stars in, has won international acclaim, winning Best Short Form Comedy at Stareable Fest, Best Web Series at Australia's AFIN, Best Web Series at the Florence Film Awards, a Canadian Cinematography Award for Best Comedy, and the Leo Award for Best Web Series.
Adam then attended Ryerson University's film program and won the Norman Jewison Filmmaker's Award for his graduating short "Token for your Thoughts," which also won a Gold Plaque Award at the Chicago Intercom Festival. While he attended Ryerson, he toured and performed with the popular Toronto-based sketch troupe the Komic Kazes. This experience helped him land his first film role in the feature Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996).
From there, he gathered vast and varied storytelling experience from writing and directing broadcast television to creating short and feature length documentaries, to spear-heading an award-winning film mentorship program at a shelter for homeless youth.
He brings all of this knowledge, and his experience as a writer and performer, to his work as a commercial director, giving him a 360-degree view of his craft. Happy clients include IBM, Kraft, Air Canada, Credit Karma, Hershey's, Chevy, Nature Valley, and ICBC. As a commercial director, he is represented by Chicago and in Canada.
His indie comedy series "Hospital Show", which he wrote, directed, produced, edited, and co-stars in, has won international acclaim, winning Best Short Form Comedy at Stareable Fest, Best Web Series at Australia's AFIN, Best Web Series at the Florence Film Awards, a Canadian Cinematography Award for Best Comedy, and the Leo Award for Best Web Series.
