Adam Fielding (actor)

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Adam Fielding
Born (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 31)
Birmingham, England [1]
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present

Adam Fielding (born 19 March 1993) [2] is an English actor. Working in British TV after drama school he was cast as Aaron Turner in the Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge . [3] [4] He landed his first film role in Outside the Wire and was recently cast in Lionsgate 5LBS OF PRESSURE [5] alongside Luke Evans, Alex Pettyfer and Rory Culkin.

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Career

Fielding made his television debut in 2014 as Kirin Kotecha in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale , a role which he portrayed until 2016. [6] [7] [8] In 2017, he portrayed the role of Elijah Stubbs in two episodes of the BBC series In the Dark . [9] In 2018, Fielding landed a role in Krypton , [10] followed by the role of Aaron Turner in the Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge . [11] His character began a relationship with Missy Booth (Poppy Lee Friar), which resulted in the couple going through an abortion and mutually breaking up. [12] [13]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014–2016 Emmerdale Kirin Kotecha Series regular; 134 episodes
2017 In the Dark Elijah Stubbs2 episodes
2018 Krypton Aspirant1 episode
2018 Ackley Bridge Aaron Turner Main role
2021 Outside the Wire GomezSupporting Role
2024 5LBS OF PRESSURE LewisSignificant Role

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References

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