Biografía

Adam Jared Stephenson

1,70 m

Male

Graduated from Louisiana State University in 2007 with a B.S. in Secondary Education and a minor in English.

Has run the Dallas White Rock (2004), Chicago (2010), and New York (2010) marathons. He ran Chicago and New York back to back in order to raise money and awareness for MalariaNoMore.

I consider myself an accidental actor. I really didn't have aspirations to do this. I got a degree in Secondary Education English from LSU in Baton Rouge. But after moving to Chicago I had a hard time finding a full-time position and started substitute teaching. That's when I saw an ad looking for extras for "Public Enemies" starring Johnny Depp. I submitted thinking 'Yeah, that'd be a fun way to make a buck!' Six months later I'd worked more as a background actor than I had as a substitute so I changed gears and jumped fully into this industry instead, taking classes, getting an agent, and it just sort of steamrolled from there.

These are two very popular genre shows. The Purge is an established franchise branching into TV and Mr. Mercedes is a brainchild of Stephen King. So both have fan expectations and it's nice to know that I'm now a piece of those larger puzzles.