Adam Brown (born 29 May 1980) is an English actor and comedian. He is best known for playing the dwarf Ori in

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'' trilogy and Cremble in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales''.

Life and stage career

He studied at the John O'Gaunt Community Technology College in his birthplace,

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, Berkshire. Following his time at John O'Gaunt, he trained in Performing Arts at

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, London, where he met Clare Plested and helped co-found the British comedy theatre troupe Plested and Brown. He wrote and performed in all seven of their shows: ''Carol Smillie Trashed my Room'', ''The Reconditioned Wife Show'', ''Flamingo Flamingo Flamingo'', ''Hot Pursuit'', ''Minor Spectacular'', ''Health & Stacey'' and ''The Perfect Wife Roadshow''. A regular at the

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he toured with his company across the UK as well as performances in Armenia, South Korea and New Zealand. With the rest of the Plested and Brown team (Amanda Wilsher and Clare Plested) he has worked with

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(Peepolykus),

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( Improbable),

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) and Toby Wilsher (ex- Trestle).

Film and television career

Brown plays the dwarf Ori in the

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based on

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''. The films marked his first film appearance. Commenting on Brown's casting, director

was quoted as saying, "Adam is a wonderfully expressive actor and has a unique screen presence. I look forward to seeing him bring Ori to life."

Personal life

Brown is openly gay and lives in Brighton."How to be a Hobbit"
by Matt Mueller, ''

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'', January 2013

Stage work

Filmography

Television

Film

Video games

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Adam 1980 births Living people Alumni of Middlesex University English male film actors English male stage actors English gay actors People from Hungerford British mimes LGBT actors from England 20th-century LGBT people 21st-century English male actors 21st-century LGBT people