Adam J. Yeend

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Adam J. Yeend
Adam J Yeend at premiere of 'Lust for Love', Feb 2014.jpg
Yeend attending the premiere of Lust for Love in Los Angeles, Feb 2014.
Born
Adam James Yeend

(1980-07-07) 7 July 1980 (age 43)
The Blue Mountains, Australia
Alma mater
Occupation(s) Actor, producer, writer
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)

Adam J. Yeend is an Australian actor and writer best known for his roles in Offing David , Liz & Dick and Holding the Man , and producer of the 2014 feature film Lust for Love as well as the horror series Scary Endings . He was born in The Blue Mountains, Australia and resides in Los Angeles.

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Career

2004–2018: Acting

Yeend studied acting with Lynette Sheldon and Fringe actor John Noble. [1] He first appeared in several short films including Boys Grammar which also featured Jai Courtney, Untitled/The Trees, and The Saviour which was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. [2] He shortly after appeared on Australian television in guest roles on headLand and All Saints . On stage, he toured the East Coast of Australia in The Hurting Game for Brainstorm Productions as well as other Sydney-based theatre productions. In 2008 he appeared in the lead role opposite Nathaniel Buzolic in the feature film Offing David .

After moving to Los Angeles in 2009, he continued to appear in various productions including the comedic short Baby Cake opposite Claire van der Boom; the film received universal acclaim and multiple festival screenings around the world. His first US TV appearance was in Lifetime Network's Elizabeth Taylor bio pic Liz & Dick with Lindsay Lohan and Grant Bowler, [3] as well as appearing as an 'On-camera Winner's Escort' at the 84th Academy Awards. [4] Expanding his facets into producing, he has worked on multiple projects including the independent romantic comedy Lust for Love which starred Dichen Lachman and Fran Kranz, [5] [6] Stigma and Skypemare with Cerina Vincent, Ryan Dillon and Annika Marks; [7] the latter two he also featured in.

In 2013 he featured opposite NFL Cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha in Double Negative and was nominated for a Best Actor Award at the World Music & Independent Film Festival for his role as an addict in Alchemy - losing out to Steven Bauer In 2014, he has appeared in the Japanese World War II bio film An American Piano [8] which premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, and has received strong critical praise for the starring role of John Caleo opposite Nate Jones, Cameron Daddo and Roxane Wilson for the Los Angeles production of the Australian classic, Holding the Man directed by Larry Moss. [9] [10] [11] In 2015, he was nominated for Best Supporting actor in the drama category for his work in 'Holding the Man' for the 29th Annual Robby Awards in Los Angeles [12] and appeared in the 5th season of the ABC drama Scandal . [13]

Yeend produced the popular horror series Scary Endings [14] and plays the title role opposite Jordan Ladd of the satirical thriller Brentwood Strangler which he also produced with the same production team behind Skypemare . [15] In 2017 he featured opposite Empire actress Kaitlin Doubleday in a Scary Endings episode called "The Water Rises". [16]

2016 - Present: Writing and Film

Yeend worked at 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios ) from 2016 and then with The Walt Disney Company following Disney's acquisition of Fox in the early 2020. He has been openly critical of the current streaming media platform model which he believes has to have eroded the quality of film storytelling along with audiences' reverence for film, and has advocated for the importance of physical media publishing an editorial piece for long running film website Dark Horizons in 2021. [17] In 2021, Yeend also became a features writer for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences digital publication A.Frame writing monthly pieces on 4K UHD film restoration and has interviewed filmmakers such as Henry Selick, Brenda Chapman and Andrew Davis. [18]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Matcha & VanillaMatt O'ConnerJapan
2019 Synchronic Kyle
2016 Brentwood Strangler Floyd GarisonProducer
2014An American PianoThe Prisoner of War2014 Cannes Film Festival
2014 Lust for Love Co-Producer
2013 Skypemare (Short)Gary GrayCo-Producer
2013Alchemy (Short)The ManBest Actor Nomination
2013Double Negative (Short)Kyle
2012 Liz & Dick The VIP's 1st ADTV movie
2010Baby Cake (Short)Ritchie
2008 Offing David Matt
2007Untitled / The Trees (Short)Sam / Lazlo
2005Eve (Short)Mark
2005Boys Grammar (Short)James
2005 The Saviour (Short)Mormon Elder2007 Academy Award Nomination - Best Short

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Scary Endings MattSeason 2 Episode 3
2015 Scandal Danny Mendoza1 episode
2015 Scary Endings Karl ArdoSeason 1 Episode 9
2014 Star Trek: Renegades Starfleet Technical Officer (Cameo)Production Assistant
2012 Liz & Dick (TV Movie)The VIP's 1st AD
2012The Carousel (TV Pilot)Aiden HoweSeries Regular
2011Stigma (TV Mini-Series)RobertWriter/Producer
2008 All Saints The Attendant1 episode
2008 All Saints The Vietnam Soldier2 Episodes
2007 BlackJack: Ghosts (TV Movie)Delivery Guy
2005 headLand Student Bully2 Episodes

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Holding the Man John CaleoLos Angeles - Best Supp. Actor Nomination
2008The Girl From the West of the CityAlexSydney
2007Chain of FoolsBenSydney
2006 - 2007The Hurting GameJimEast Coast Australian Tour

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