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.
John Adam | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–present |
Career
editFollowing 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
edit| 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
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.
- ^ a b 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.