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Adam Tuominen | |
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 Tuominen in November 2011. | |
| Born | 22 January 1980 |
| Education | National Institute of Dramatic Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Adam Tuominen (born 22 January 1980) is an Australian actor best known for his role as Hunter Bradley, the Crimson Thunder Ranger in Power Rangers Ninja Storm . [1]
Tuominen was born in Adelaide, South Australia, one of three children to Christine and Lauri Tuominen. He and his twin brother Sam have an older sister, Natalie. He is of Finnish and Lithuanian descent; his father was born in Finland. Tuominen attended St. Peter's College, Adelaide where he studied drama. Afterwards he went on to study drama and directing at Flinders University's Drama Centre. At Age 21, he graduated from the prestigious school National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney. [2] He also studied martial arts for five years.
Tuominen married Stephanie Horlin-Smith in 2018 in Adelaide, South Australia.
In 2003, he joined the main cast of the American series Power Rangers Ninja Storm where he played Hunter Bradley until the end of the series. He reprised his role as Hunter in a guest appearance for two episodes of Power Rangers Dino Thunder in 2004. In 2006, he appeared as a guest in an episode of the series McLeod's Daughters where he played John Nostier, and in 2008, he appeared on stage in Melborn08's Playspotting at the La Mama Courthouse Theatre, where he played three different roles - A Cup of Sugar, The Trick and Lovely Bits. In 2011, he appeared in the mini-series Underbelly: Razor where he played the criminal and explosives expert Frank "Razor Jack" Hayes.
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Always Greener | Aaron/Drew Savage | episode: "Mirror Image" |
| 2002 | Young Lions | Nathan Smyth | episode: "Boy School Bullies" |
| 2003 | Power Rangers Ninja Storm | Hunter Bradley | 39 episodes |
| 2004 | Power Rangers Dino Thunder | Hunter Bradley | 2 episodes: "Thunder Storm" Pt. 1 & 2 |
| 2006 | Mcleod's Daughters | John Nostier | episode: "Lost & Found" |
| 2011 | Underbelly: Razor | Frank "Razor Jack" Hayes | 13 episodes, mini-series |
| 2017 | Pine Gap | Netflix mini-series |
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Temptation | Messenger | with Toby Schmitz and Emma Lung |
| 2004 | For Love or Money | Productor | Short film |
| 2010 | My Friend Pillow | James | Short film with Nina Pearce |
| 2010 | I Rot | Deacon | Short film with Nick Buckland |
| 2011 | A Second Chance | Shane Fuller | with Nina Pearce y Emily Morris |
| 2015 | The Ghoul | Shot Gun Thug | Short - with Matt Boesenberg, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor and Guy Spence |
| 2016 | Raising the Bar | Pete Johnson | Feature Film |
| 2018 | A Second Chance - Rivals | Shane Fuller | Feature Film |
| 2020 | Escape from Pretoria | Jeremy Cronin | Feature Film |
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Undiscovered Country | Paul | NIDA |
| 2000 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Demetrius | NIDA |
| 2001 | Languages of the Gods | Theo | NIDA |
| 2001 | The Sea | Wad Thompson | NIDA |
| 2001 | Ring Round the Moon | Joshua | NIDA |
| 2001 | Kiss Me Kate | Gremio | NIDA |
| 2003 | Loot | Dennis | |
| 2005 | The School for Scandal | Charles Surface | Adelaide Repertory Theatre |
| 2006 | I Hate Hamlet | Andrew Rally | Adelaide Repertory Theatre |
| 2007 | Kiss Me Kate | Gunman #1 | East Coast Tour |
| 2007 | Two Gentlemen of Verona | Proteus | Mixed Salad Productions |
| 2008 | As You Like It | Orlando de Boys | This Rough Magic Theateatre, Adelaide Fringe |
| 2008 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Stanley Kowlaski | Adelaide University Theatre Guild |
| 2009 | Play Spotting | Various | Melbourne Fringe Festival |
| 2009 | The Glass Menagerie | Gentleman Caller | Adelaide Repertory Theatre |
| 2009 | Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune | Johnny | Mixed Salad Productions |
| 2010 | Mr. Johnson | Harry Rudbeck | Adelaide Independent Theatre |
| 2010 | The Woman in Black | Actor | Adelaide Repertory Theatre |
| 2010 | Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles | Jack Stapleton | |
| 2013 | Corpse | Evelyn & Rupert Farrant | Therry Dramatic Society |
| 2014 | Misalliance | Adelaide Repertory Theatre | |
| 2015 | The Beaux' Stratagem | Jack Archer | |
| 2015 | Much Ado About Nothing | Benedick | |
| 2015 | Einstein and the Polar Bear | Bill | |
| 2016 | The Umbrella Plays | Fringe Festival | |
| 2016 | Death of a Salesman | Biff Loman | |
| 2016 | Extremities | Raul | |
| 2017 | Our Boys | Joe |
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Power Rangers Ninja Storm (video game) | Hunter Bradley | Voice |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Curtain Call Award | Best Male Performance | A Streetcar Named Desire | Nominated | [3] |
| 2009 | Adelaide's Critic Choice | Best Male Performance | The Glass Menagerie | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Curtain Call Award | Best Male Performance | Frankie and Johnny | Won |
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