Adam Levy (born 5 December 1970) is a British actor best known for his role as Peter in '' A.D. The Bible Continues''.

Career

Levy trained at the

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(RADA) and spent a great deal of his early career working in theatre where he was a member of the Royal National Theatre and The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) acting companies over a period of years and performed in a wide variety of Shakespeare productions. This included the part of Paris in Peter Stein’s Royal Shakespeare production of Troilus and Cressida, Dauphin in

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’s National Theatre production of Henry V, and Paulina in Ed Hall's all-male Propeller production of The Winter's Tale. His stage debut happened aged 21, when Levy was cast by

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’s son in the

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stage comedy

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. In 2007, Levy played Louis in the revival of

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's 'Angels in America' and in 2008, Adam was cast as the lead villain in the West End Musical 'Zorro' where he played Zorro's arch-nemesis Ramon. He appeared as Dr. Nicolae Belisarius in "Falling Darkness", S4:E4 of ''

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'', in 2010. In 2012, Levy was cast in a major role alongside

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and

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in the comedy ''

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'' at the Savoy Theatre as DeVito's nephew. On television, Levy has played a number of supporting roles including the part of Bentivolio in ''Borjia'' for Atlantic Productions and in 2015 was cast in the lead role of disciple Peter in all 12 episodes of NBC show '' A.D. The Bible Continues'' filmed in Morocco. Levy was cast in Ridley Scott's ''

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'' as one of his earliest film roles though his scenes were eventually cut and in 2014 appeared in ''

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'' with

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. In 2015, Levy worked in the feature ''Music, War and Love'' directed by Martha Coolidge due for release in summer 2016. In 2018, he starred in some Season 4 episodes of ''

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'' in the recurring role of Amadei Derros, an alien guru with healing powers. In 2019, Levy was featured in the first (and second) season of the

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'' as the druid '' Mousesack''.

Personal life

Levy is Jewish.

References

External links

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Adam Levy fan page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Levy, Adam English male film actors English male television actors English male stage actors Living people Alumni of RADA 1970 births Jewish English male actors