Adam Long | |
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| Born | April 25, 1991 England |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Arden School of Theatre |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Adam Long (born 25 April 1991) is a British actor, perhaps best known for his appearance as Lewis Whippey in Happy Valley in 2014. [1] He also starred in Act of Grace (2008), Waterloo Road (2009), Spike Island , The Thirteenth Tale (both 2013), Vera (2014), and The Kill Team (2019). Long is represented by the agency Curtis Brown. [2]
Long attended De La Salle School, St Helens. [3]
In 2014, Long starred as Lewis Whippey in six episodes of the first series of Happy Valley . [4] [5]
From 2017 to 2020, Long appeared as Joe Bancroft in ITV1's Bancroft , lead Sarah Parish's son. [6] In 2019, he starred as Vincent Chapman/Victor Cook in the first series of The Bay . [7]
In 2023, Long featured as DC Andrew Laptew in the ITV1 drama series, The Long Shadow , based on the five-year manhunt for the serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, commonly referred to as the Yorkshire Ripper. [8] In 2024, he appeared as Capt Bernard DeMarco in Masters of the Air . [9] Long recently appeared as Dan in the television series Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue . [10] [11]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Act of Grace | Young Joey |
| 2009 | History of Made Up Things | Sleeper |
| 2013 | The Thirteenth Tale | Ambrose Proctor |
| Spike Island | Little Gaz (Garreth Barrett) | |
| 2017 | Dunkirk | Sub-Lieutenant Jeffries |
| 2018 | Peterloo | Wroe's printer |
| 2019 | The Kill Team | Rayburn |
| The Corrupted | Warren Byford | |
| 2021 | Cherry | Staff Sgt. Greene |
| TBA | The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie! | Mr. Small (shared with Adam Long) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Unnatural Acts | Various Characters | |
| 2009 | Waterloo Road | Colin Hastings | Episode #4.13 |
| 2010, 2013 | Moving On | Sam / Hugh Penrose | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Vera | Kyle | Episode: "Poster Child" |
| The Thirteenth Tale | Ambrose Proctor | Television film | |
| 2014 | Father Brown | Alfred Tatton | Episode: "The Grim Reaper" |
| Happy Valley | Lewis Whippey | 6 episodes | |
| The Passing Bells | Anthony | 5 episodes | |
| 2015 | Home Fires | Jack Heaton | 3 episodes |
| Don't Take My Baby | Tom | Television film | |
| 2017 | When the Streetlights Go On | Casper Tatum | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2017–2020 | Bancroft | Joe Bancroft | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | The Bay | Vincent Chapman | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | Strike | Raff Chiswell | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Wolfe | Steve | 6 episodes |
| 2023 | The Long Shadow | DC Andrew Laptew | 4 episodes |
| Platform 7 | Luke Warren | Episode #1.2 | |
| 2024 | Masters of the Air | Capt. Benny DeMarco | 7 episodes |
| 2025 | Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue | Dan Maclean | Main role |
| Protection | Patrick Ellis | 2 episodes | |
| TBA | Film Club | Josh | Upcoming comedy-drama [12] |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Need for Speed | Spike |