Adam Harrington (U.S. actor)

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Adam Harrington
Occupation Actor, comedian
Years active2001present
Relatives Jay Harrington (brother)

Adam Harrington is an American actor and comedian. His first credited acting role was in 2001. He is the brother of fellow actor Jay Harrington.

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Career

Currently based in New York, Adam has been working professionally on the screen and stage since he graduated from UCLA’s School of Theatre back in (eh, you can look that up somewhere). Some TV Credits include: FBI, The Tick, Billions, Taxi: Brooklyn, Royal Pains, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Better Off Ted, Parenthood, Dirt, Kevin Hill, and Scrubs. Adam has a recurring role as Dodgson in Netflix's animated series "Jurassic Park: Camp Cretaceous." He’s had some small parts in big movies like Iron Man and Torque and bigger parts in smaller indie films like A Different Sun and Club Magic Moment. Adam has also performed stand-up all over LA and New York, and was a two-time finalist at the Boston Comedy Festival. He has studied and performed at The Groundlings, Second City LA, The PIT and UCB in NYC. He has appeared in dozens of commercials and has written, produced and acted in several web series – most notably the award-winning Gigi: Almost American, starring Josh Gad, and Gosling Stole My Best Friend, which has over 2 million views online. Adam has also done a ton of theater, both regionally and in New York. His BEST and most FAVORITE role is that of Dada to his son Miles.

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