Adam Neal Smith is a Dallas, Texas-born and Los Angeles-based film and theater actor, and musician in a band and film music composer.

Career

He studied at University of North Texas majoring in history. He also took up acting lessons and enrolled in Los Angeles' Second City Conservatory.

Musician

Adam Neal Smith formed the band The Ethels in Fort Worth, Texas alongside Ethel Lung, in 2002. Smith was on vocals and guitar and Lung on vocals and drums. The band relocated to Los Angeles where Gordon Bash recorded their demo in summer of 2003. He eventually joined the band in 2005 as a bass player. The first full-length album of The Ethels was ''Field Trip to Cakeland'' released independently.

Actor

Smith also joined the 28 Cent Crew Theater Company where he played the lead role in Samuel Shem's ''Bill W. and Dr. Bob''. He also co-wrote the play ''On the Brink'' and took on the role of Homer Morris in the travelling children's show ''The Morris Brothers''. He is best known for his lead role as Jeff in Yen Tan's 2008 gay-themed film ''

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as Andrea. Ethel Lung a band co-member with Smith in The Ethels appears on some scenes in the film alongside Adam Neal Smith.

Discography

;As The Ethels *2005: ''Field Trip to Cakeland''

Filmography

Actor

;Long features *2008: ''

'' as Jeff ;Shorts *2002: ''Snap'' as Winders (short) (credited as Adam Smith) *2004: ''Night Without Justice'' as FBI Agent Anderson (short) (credited as Adam Smith) *2004: ''Cowboys & Indians'' as Father (short)

Composer

*2006: ''The Mortified Shoebox Show'' (TV series) *2007: ''Callback''

References

External links

*
The Ethels MySpace site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Adam Neal American male film actors American male stage actors American indie rock musicians Living people Male actors from Texas Musicians from Dallas Year of birth missing (living people)