John Adam is an Australian television and theatre actor. He has had three roles in the soap opera ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...

'' as Dave Porter (1990),

Luke Cunningham '' Home and Away'' is an Australian soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 1993, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by the show's then ...

(1993–94) and Senior Detective Atticus Decker (2016). From 2009 until the series' cancellation, Adam starred as Detective Senior Constable Nick Buchanan in ''

City Homicide ''City Homicide'' is an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 and 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne. The main characte ...

''. He has also appeared in '' Water Rats'', '' All Saints'' and ''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons an ...

'', as well as various theatre productions.

Career

Following his graduation from the

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including Cat ...

(NIDA), Adam appeared in various television shows, including ''

A Country Practice ''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera which broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 5 November 1993, airing at 7:30 pm on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Altogether, 14 seasons and 1,058 episodes were p ...

'' and '' E Street''. From 1993 to 1994, Adam portrayed teacher

in ''

''. It was his second role in the show, having previously appeared as Dave Porter, a friend of

Ben Lucini Benito "Ben" Lucini is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera '' Home and Away'', played by Julian McMahon. The character made his first screen appearance on 27 February 1990. McMahon wanted to appear in another prime-time ...

(

Julian McMahon Julian Dana William McMahon (born 27 July 1968) is an Australian actor, former model, and the son of a former Prime Minister of Australia, Sir William McMahon. He is best known for his roles as Detective John Grant in '' Profiler'', Cole Turn ...

), in 1990. Producers asked Adam to return to the show four times, before he accepted the role of Luke. In 1997, Adam had a recurring role as Michael Jeffries in '' Water Rats''. The following year, he starred as Peter Carter in

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's thriller television film ''13 Gantry Row''. In April 2009, it was announced that Adam had joined the cast of the crime drama ''

'' as Detective Senior Constable Nick Buchanan. Adam relocated to Melbourne with his family for filming. He spoke with a homicide detective during his research for the role and described Nick as being "Driven. Independent. Curious." In 2010, while working on ''City Homicide'', Adam was also appearing in ''

Dead Man's Cell Phone ''Dead Man's Cell Phone'' is a play by Sarah Ruhl. It explores the paradox of modern technology's ability to both unite and isolate people in the digital age. The play was awarded a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play. Productions The p ...

'' at the

Melbourne Theatre Company The Melbourne Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1953 as the Union Theatre Repertory Company at the Union Theatre at the University of Melbourne, it is the oldest professional theatre compa ...

. Adam played Arnolde in the 2012

Bell Shakespeare Bell Shakespeare is an Australian theatre company specialising in the works of William Shakespeare, his contemporaries and other classics. It is based in Sydney. The Bell Shakespeare vision is to create theatre that allows audiences of all wal ...

production of ''

The School for Wives ''The School for Wives'' (french: L'école des femmes; ) is a theatrical comedy written by the seventeenth century French playwright Molière and considered by some critics to be one of his finest achievements. It was first staged at the Palai ...

'', alongside

Harriet Dyer Harriet Dyer (born 17 October 1988) is an Australian actress. She is best known for starring in the television series '' Love Child'' (2014–2017) and ''No Activity'' (2015–2018). She has also appeared in films, most notably ''The Invisible M ...

and

Meyne Wyatt Meyne Wyatt (born 14 August 1989) is an Australian actor. Wyatt graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2010 and appeared in several theatre productions around the country. For his performance in ''Silent Disco'', Wyatt was name ...

. The following year, he played

Don Cotter ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera. It was first broadcast on 18 March 1985 and currently airs on digital channel Eleven. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the soap in 2013, by order of first appear ...

in the soap opera ''

''. From April 2014, Adam appeared in a production of ''

The King and I ''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the childre ...

'', which marked his first musical theatre role. In 2016, Adam rejoined ''Home and Away'' in the recurring role of Atticus Decker.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adam, John 1960s births Year of birth uncertain Living people National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni Australian male television actors Male actors from Brisbane 20th-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian male actors