Adam Butcher (born October 20, 1988) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

actor.

Early life

Born in

Cambridge, Ontario Cambridge is a city in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, located at the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers. The city had a population of 138,479 as of the 2021 census. Along with Kitchener and Waterloo, Cambridg ...

, Butcher has an older sister, actress Mandy Butcher. Butcher started acting at the age of nine when his aunt (a talent agent) and uncle (a stuntman/coordinator) suggested that Butcher and his sister Mandy get their headshots taken.

Career

Butcher starred as a teenage long-distance runner in the drama film ''

Saint Ralph ''Saint Ralph'' is a 2004 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Michael McGowan. Its central character is a teenage boy who trains for the 1954 Boston Marathon in the hope a victory will be the miracle his mother needs to awaken from ...

'' (2004). His most current roles were guest appearances on the Disney Original show ''

Life with Derek ''Life with Derek'' is a Canadian television teen situation comedy that aired on Family Channel (Canadian TV network), Family Channel (English) and VRAK.TV (French) in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Fam ...

'' in the episode "Show-Off-Tune", originally aired August 11, 2007, the episode "Allergy Season", originally aired June 16, 2008, and the episode "Just Friends," appearing as the character of Noel. In 2009, he appeared in '' Flashpoint'' in the episode "The Farm". He portrayed the main character in the 2010 film ''

Dog Pound An animal shelter or pound is a place where stray, lost, abandoned or surrendered animals – mostly dogs and cats – are housed. The word "pound" has its origins in the animal pounds of agricultural communities, where stray livestock would ...

''. Butcher has also appeared in an episode of '' Falling Skies'', a 2011 alien invasion TV series produced by Steven Spielberg and in three ''

Republic of Doyle ''Republic of Doyle'' is a Canadian comedy-drama television series set in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, which aired on CBC Television from January 6, 2010, to December 10, 2014. The show stars Allan Hawco as private investigator and f ...

'' episodes as a boy named Dylan. In 2012 he played Darcy in the movie adaptation of '' The Lesser Blessed''. He had a small role in season 1 episode 1 of Bomb Girls (2012-2013) as pvt Lewis Pine who briefly courts Gladys Witham (and asks her to marry him) before shipping out overseas. His letters to Gladys show up in later episodes that causes grief between her and her "actual" fiancé James. In 2014, he appeared in the ''

Rookie Blue ''Rookie Blue'' is a Canadian police drama television series starring Missy Peregrym and Gregory Smith. It was created by Morwyn Brebner, Tassie Cameron, and Ellen Vanstone. The series premiered on June 24, 2010, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern/8 ...

'' Season 5 Episode 1 "Blink" as well as the web series '' Long Story, Short'' opposite

Katie Boland Katie Boland (born 1987 or 1988) is a Canadian actress, writer, director, and producer. She began her career as a child actress in film and television and has since branched out into adult roles, in addition to writing, directing, and producing ...

. He starred as Officer Jesse Calvert in the Canadian television show '' Played'' in 2013 and also appeared in the 2014 movie '' Debug'', which was written and directed by British-born Canadian actor

David Hewlett David Ian Hewlett (born 18 April 1968) is a British-born Canadian actor, writer, and director known for his role as Dr. Rodney McKay in the ''Stargate'' science-fiction franchise. He first gained fame for his roles as Grant Jansky in the Canad ...

Filmography

*''

'' - 2004 *''

'' - 2010 *'' The Lesser Blessed'' - 2012 *'' ARQ'' - 2016 *'' We're All in This Together'' - 2021

Awards and nominations

He was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Actor at the

25th Genie Awards The 25th Genie Awards were held on March 21, 2005 to honour the best Canada, Canadian films released in 2004.Jay Stone, "Big, small get Genie nods". ''Kingston Whig-Standard'', February 9, 2005. The awards took place at the Metro Toronto Conventi ...

in 2006 for ''Saint Ralph''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Butcher, Adam 1988 births Canadian male child actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Living people People from Cambridge, Ontario Male actors from Ontario