Adam Matthew Nagaitis (; born 7 June 1985) is a British actor best known for his roles as Caulker's Mate Cornelius Hickey in the

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television series '' The Terror'' and firefighter Vasily Ignatenko in the

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miniseries ''

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''. Nagaitis is a graduate of the

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and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Early life

Adam Nagaitis was born in 1985 in Chorley, Lancashire to Barry Nagaitis, a quantity surveyor and chartered engineer, and Susan (née Doran), who subsequently divorced. He has an older sister, Kate. In 2002, his father died after being struck by a bus while shopping in

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. At age 19 he left the UK to study acting at the

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in New York, from which he graduated in 2007. Following this, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He graduated from RADA with a BA in Acting in 2012.

Career

At the age of 14, he began his acting career in 2000 when he played a minor character in the television series '' Children's Ward''. In 2014, he appeared as Jimmy in

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's first feature film '' '71''. He also appeared as Pete in '' The Inbetweeners 2'' (2014). In 2015, he appeared as Mr. Cummins in the period biographical film ''

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'' and as Private Buckley in 7 episodes of the television series ''

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''. In 2018, he appeared as Conductor Jimmy in the mystery action film '' The Commuter'', featuring

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and

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. He starred as Caulker's Mate Cornelius Hickey in the 2018

television series '' The Terror.'' He appeared as firefighter Vasily Ignatenko in the 2019

miniseries ''

''. In 2022, it was reported that Nagaitis had joined the cast of ''Daryl Dixon'', the spinoff of '' The Walking Dead'' centered on Daryl Dixon.

Filmography

Film

Television

Radio

Advertising

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nagaitis, Adam Living people Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art British male film actors British male television actors People from Chorley Male actors from Lancashire 1985 births 21st-century British male actors