Adam Coleman Howard is an American

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

. He is the son of advice columnist

Margo Howard Margo Howard (née Lederer; born March 15, 1940) is an American writer and former advice columnist. She is the only child of businessman/innovator Jules Lederer and Eppie Lederer (better known as Ann Landers after her long-time advice column ''As ...

, the grandson of advice columnist

Ann Landers Ann Landers was a pen name created by ''Chicago Sun-Times'' advice columnist Ruth Crowley in 1943 and taken over by Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer (July 4, 1918 – June 22, 2002) in 1955. For 56 years, the Ask Ann Landers syndicated ad ...

and the stepson of actor

Ken Howard Kenneth Joseph Howard Jr. (March 28, 1944 – March 23, 2016) was an American actor. He was known for his roles as Thomas Jefferson in ''1776'' and as basketball coach and former Chicago Bulls player Ken Reeves in the television show '' The Whit ...

Filmography

Actor

* ''

Quiet Cool ''Quiet Cool'' is a 1986 American action film directed and co-written by Clay Borris, and starring James Remar, Adam Coleman Howard, Daphne Ashbrook, Jared Martin, Nick Cassavetes and Fran Ryan. Plot Joe Dylanne is a plain-clothes NYC cop with ...

'' (1986, directed by

Clay Borris Clay Borris (born March 31, 1950) is a Canadian film and television director and screenwriter."Cabbagetown kid makes good". ''The Globe and Mail'', May 18, 1981. He is most noted for his 1981 film '' Alligator Shoes'', for which he was a shortliste ...

) - ''Joshua Greer'' * ''

Slaves of New York ''Slaves of New York'' is a 1989 American comedy-drama Merchant Ivory Productions film. Directed by James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant, it stars Bernadette Peters, Adam Coleman Howard, Chris Sarandon, Mary Beth Hurt, Mercedes Ruehl, Ma ...

'' (1989, directed by

James Ivory James Francis Ivory (born June 7, 1928) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. For many years, he worked extensively with Indian-born film producer Ismail Merchant, his domestic as well as professional partner, and with screen ...

) - ''Stash'' * '' The Equalizer'' (TV series) ** ''Suicide Squad'' (1989, directed by Marc Laub) - ''Willie Halsey'' (guest star) * '' Pacific Palisades'' (1990, directed by Bernard Schmitt, starring

Sophie Marceau Sophie Marceau (; born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu, 17 November 1966) is a French actress. As a teenager, she achieved popularity with her debut films ''La Boum'' (1980) and ''La Boum 2'' (1982), receiving a César Award for Most Promising Act ...

) - ''Ben'' * '' No Secrets'' (1991, directed by Dezsö Magyar) - ''Manny'' * '' Ride Me'' (1994, directed by Bashar Shbib) - ''Adolpho Frenzy'' * '' Dead Girl'' (1996, directed by Adam Coleman Howard) - ''Ari Rose''

Writer and director

*'' Dead Girl'' (1996) - starring

Anne Parillaud Anne Parillaud (; born 6 May 1960) is a French actress who has been active since 1977. She is best known internationally for playing the title character in Luc Besson's film '' La Femme Nikita''. Biography Parillaud was born in Paris. While in ...

Val Kilmer Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor. Originally a stage actor, Kilmer found fame after appearances in comedy films, starting with ''Top Secret!'' (1984) and ''Real Genius'' (1985), as well as the military action film ...

and

Seymour Cassel Seymour Joseph Cassel (January 22, 1935 – April 7, 2019) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 movies and television shows, and had a career that spanned over 50 years. Cassel first came to prominence in the 1960s in the pioneering in ...

*''

Dark Harbor ''Dark Harbor'' is a 1998 thriller film directed by Adam Coleman Howard starring Alan Rickman, Norman Reedus and Polly Walker. Plot David Weinberg (Alan Rickman), a lawyer in his 50s, and his much younger wife Alexis (Polly Walker), drive thro ...

'' (1998) - starring

Alan Rickman Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 – 14 January 2016) was an English actor and director. Known for his deep, languid voice, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became a member of the Royal Shakespe ...

and

Polly Walker Polly Alexandra Walker (born 19 May 1966) is an English actress. She has starred in the films '' Enchanted April'' (1991), ''Patriot Games'' (1992), ''Sliver'' (1993), ''Restoration'' (1995), '' The Gambler'' (1997), and '' Savage Messiah'' (20 ...

Associate producer

*'' Refuge'' (2002, directed by Narain Jashanmal)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Adam Coleman American male film actors American film directors American male television actors American male screenwriters Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people)