John Adam

Cast (Henry Wilcox), The Inheritance

John Adam has appeared in many theatre productions across a wide spectrum of Australia’s theatre companies.

His theatre credits include:

• Sydney Theatre Company: Fred, Just Bent, The Virgin Mim, Macbeth, The Glass Menagerie, The Give and Take, Woman in Mind
• Bell Shakespeare Company: Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar
• Malthouse Theatre: ‘Tis A Pity She’s A Whore
• State Theatre Company of South Australia: The Torrents
• Griffin Theatre Company: Ship of Fools, The Peach Season
• Red Stitch Actors Theatre: Day One. A Hotel, Evening
• Opera Australia: The King and I
• Melbourne Theatre Company: Hamlet, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, The Give and Take

Among his many credits, John received a Sydney Theatre Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Mainstage Production for his work in The School For Wives with Bell Shakespeare. He was also nominated for a Green Room Award for his portrayal of Frost in Frost/Nixon with the Melbourne Theatre Company.

John is also well known to television audiences for his roles in City Homicide, Janet King, House Husbands, Hoges, Never Tear Us Apart: The INXS Story, Neighbours, Home and Away, Always Greener, A Country Practice, Water Rats, All Saints, Above the Law, Stingers, 13 Gantry Row, Chameleon, The Lost World, Beastmaster, Flipper, The Whole World in His Hands, The Track, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, The Alice, GP, E-Street, Farscape and Underbelly: The Tale of Two Cities.

John’s been on a near-decade long sabbatical from acting. He’s happy to say that reading The Inheritance enticed him back. He remains a proud member of the actors’ union, MEAA.