Adam Best (actor)

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Adam Best
Born (1983-11-16) 16 November 1983 (age 41)
Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland
Alma mater Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Adam Best (born 16 November 1983) is an actor from Northern Ireland.

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Early life and education

Adam Best was born in Donaghadee, County Down on 16 November 1983. [1] He attended Donaghadee Primary School and Bangor Grammar School [2] and gained experience with the Ulster Youth Theatre and Drama School.[ citation needed ]

He trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama for three years and graduated in 2004. [1]

Career

Best played Matt Parker on the BBC One drama Holby City from 2005 to 2007. [2] He has also appeared in episodes of Silent Witness , [3] The Bill , and Waking the Dead , [4] as well as The Catherine Tate Show Christmas Special in 2007. [5]

In 2011 Best took part in an advertisement for Meteor.[ citation needed ]

He played the role of Joe Lynskey in the 2024 series about The Troubles in Northern Ireland, Say Nothing . [6]

Filmography

Film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2004 Silent Witness Young David KelmanEpisode: "A Time to Heal: Part 1"
2005–2007 Holby City Matt Parker Series regular [2]
2007 The Catherine Tate Show Various charactersEpisode: "Christmas Special" [5]
2009 The Bill Connor DeeganEpisode: "On the Money"
Waking the Dead Young Father Quinn2 episodes [4]
2012Silent WitnessD.S. WinterEpisode: "Death Has No Dominion: Part 1" [3]
2017 Doctors Tony MarshallEpisode: "Seven Years" [10]
2019 Giri/Haji TerryEpisode #1.6 [11]
2022 Peaky Blinders Sam Ryan2 episodes [12]
The Lazarus Project D.S. Cooper2 episodes
2023 The Crown Journalist Nick2 episodes [12]
2024 Hope Street Jared PowerEpisode #3.12 [13]
Blue Lights Keith Wylie4 episodes [14]
Say Nothing Joe Lynskey3 episodes [12]
Black Doves Jim Perryman2 episodes [15]
All Creatures Great and Small Major RobertsonEpisode: "All God's Creatures" [16]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleCompanyDirectorNotes
2014 Long Day's Journey into Night James Tyrone Jr. Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Tony Cownie

Other stage roles include:

References

  1. 1 2 "Adam Best". Ulster Actors. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Wallace, Ashleigh (30 April 2005). "Local actor Adam is Best man for new Holby City role". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Silent Witness: Death Has No Dominion, Part 1". BBC One. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Waking the Dead: Magdalene 26 - Part 1". BBC One. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  5. 1 2 "The Catherine Tate Show: Christmas Special 2007". BBC Two. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  6. ↑ Ghosh, Sanchari (14 November 2024). "Say Nothing Hulu season 1: Full list of cast in the series". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Cup Cake". BBC Two. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  8. ↑ Robey, Tim (1 April 2011). "Blooded, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  9. ↑ Clark, Stuart (14 February 2025). "Michele Austin: "I'm very proud that, for the first time, you've got two middle-aged Black women on the poster for a British film"". Extra.ie. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Doctors: Seven Years". BBC One. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Giri/Haji: Episode 6". BBC Two. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 "Adam Best". The Royal Lyceum Edinburgh. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "Hope Street: Episode 12". BBC One. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  14. ↑ Hogan, Michael (6 May 2024). "Blue Lights recap: series two, episode four – no, Tommy, no!". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  15. ↑ Hatchett, Keisha (19 December 2024). "Who Killed Jason? Let's Unpack That Revealing Black Doves Season 1 Ending". Tudum by Netflix. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  16. ↑ Hibbs, James (23 December 2024). "All Creatures Great and Small Christmas special cast: Meet the characters". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
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