Adam Demos

Adam Demos was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. His father is of Greek descent.{{Cite web|url=http://adamdemos.com/about/|title=About|website=Adam Demos|language=en|access-date=2019-09-04|archive-date=24 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224114217/http://adamdemos.com/about|url-status=dead}} He attended Tarrawanna Public School and graduated from Dapto High School in 2003.{{Cite web|last=Mason|first=Aiden|date=2019-09-04|title=10 Things You Didn't Know about Adam Demos|url=https://www.tvovermind.com/adam-demos/|access-date=2021-06-18|website=TVOvermind|language=en-US}} He is the cousin of Australian basketball player Tyson Demos.

Although Demos was interested in acting at an early age, he first worked as a construction laborer in his father's demolition business, the Wollongong steelworks, a roofing company, and in Bondi's Hotel Ravesis.{{Cite web|last=Saw|first=Amelia|date=2018-02-23|title=How a bogan from the Gong cracked Hollywood|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/how-bogan-from-the-gong-adam-demos-cracked-hollywood/news-story/44f3e0663ef068002cd4aff278744ea6|access-date=2021-07-09|website=dailytelegraph|language=en}} He enrolled in an acting class at Screenwise Film & TV Acting School in Sydney when he was 23, but was worried his friends would mock him so kept it a secret.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com.au/style/news/unreals-adam-demos-on-growing-up-in-wollongong-and-the-reality-behind-reality-tv/news-story/34cb527e234d2c9e3f4c824a21dcbefe|title=Unreal's Adam Demos On Growing Up In Wollongong And The Reality Behind Reality TV|last=riley|first=christopher|date=2019-09-30|website=GQ|language=en|access-date=2019-10-09}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a28879207/who-is-adam-demos/|title=Want to Know More About the Handsome Star of Falling Inn Love? Here's Everything We Know|last=Davis|first=Arianna|date=September 1, 2019|magazine=Oprah Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=September 16, 2019}} His mother encouraged him to pursue acting.{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/09/11/falling-inn-love-adam-demos-interview/|title='Falling Inn Love' and 'UnREAL' star Adam Demos is really just 'stoked' to be acting|last=Kinane|first=Ruth|date=September 11, 2019|website=EW.com|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913201111/https://ew.com/movies/2019/09/11/falling-inn-love-adam-demos-interview/ |archive-date=13 September 2019 |access-date=2019-09-16}}

In 2012, Demos played the role of 'Solo Man' in the iconic advertising for the Australian soft drink brand.{{Citation|title=SOLO presents: The Original Thirst Crusher| date=26 January 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9fLkSJPOqs|language=en|access-date=2021-07-09}}

Demos previously played small roles in Australia. In 2017, Demos was cast to play Nate Baldwin in the ABC Australia drama Janet King. On set, Demos found out about a role in Hollywood explicitly written for an Australian actor. He was cast and flew to Vancouver to start filming the third season of Lifetime's UnREAL.{{Cite web|last=Nicolaou|first=Elena|title=Before He Was An Actor, Falling Inn Love's Adam Demos Actually Worked In Construction|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/08/241729/who-is-adam-demos-falling-inn-love-netflix|access-date=2021-06-18|website=www.refinery29.com|language=en}} Demos stated that it was a confusing experience filming UnREAL, his first international production, as it was a TV show within a TV show.{{Cite web|last=Mami|first=Flex|title=BUILD Series SYD: Adam Demos on the surreal TV show UnReal|website=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=689457714911092}}

In 2019, Demos starred opposite Christina Milian in Netflix's Falling Inn Love which was shot in New Zealand.

In 2020, Demos filmed the Netflix series Sex/Life, inspired by the book 44 Chapters About 4 Men by BB Easton,{{Cite magazine|first=Ruth|last=Kinane|title='Sex/Life' star Adam Demos on that full-frontal shower scene|url=https://ew.com/tv/sex-life-adam-demos-talks-naked-shower-scene-netflix/|date=June 25, 2021|access-date=June 27, 2021|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|language=en}} in Toronto, Canada.{{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=August 31, 2020|title=Netflix Dramedy 'Sex/Life' Restarts Production In Toronto|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/netflix-sex-life-restarts-production-toronto-1203027581/|access-date=June 18, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US}} Demos was cast in the show with the help of Stacy Rukeyser, whom he had worked with on UnREAL and was the showrunner for Sex/Life. To prepare for the scene where he sings "Heartbeats", Demos took singing and guitar lessons.{{Cite web|title=Sex/Life soundtrack: Full list of music and songs featured in the Netflix drama|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/sex-life-soundtrack-music-netflix/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=Radio Times|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Aussie actor Adam Demos on tackling NSFW scenes in Netflix series Sex/Life|url=https://celebrity.nine.com.au/tv/adam-demos-sex-life-netflix-interview-exclusive/d8a6ac17-1bd2-48e4-a623-2564bcbe52ba|access-date=2021-07-29|website=celebrity.nine.com.au|date=25 June 2021 |language=en-AU}} His full-frontal nude scene in episode 3 of the series went viral on social media platforms.{{Cite web|title=See Hoda Kotb's Hilarious Reaction to Adam Demos' Viral Sex/Life Shower Scene|url=https://people.com/tv/hoda-kotb-reacts-viral-sex-life-shower-scene-adam-demos/|access-date=2021-07-16|website=People.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Pham|first=Jason|date=2021-07-14|title=The 'Sex/Life' Shower Scene Is Going Viral—Here's the Truth About How Real *That* Body Part Was|url=https://stylecaster.com/sex-life-penis/|access-date=2021-07-16|website=StyleCaster|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|last=Crisell|first=Ben Dowell {{!}} Hattie|title=Why Netflix's Sex/Life is the new TV obsession (hint: it's not the plot)|newspaper=The Times |language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/why-netflixs-sex-life-is-the-new-tv-obsession-hint-its-not-the-plot-kkvqnh680|access-date=2021-07-16|issn=0140-0460}}

In May 2022, A Perfect Pairing was released on Netflix, starring Victoria Justice alongside Demos. The film tells the story of an American wine company executive who travels to Australia to land a major client and ends up sparking a connection with a man she meets on a sheep farm.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-23 |title=This New Rom-Com Is A Top Movie On Netflix Right Now |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-perfect-pairing-popular-netflix-movies_l_628b0441e4b0cda85db271c7 |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}

In 2021, Demos revealed that he was dating American actress Sarah Shahi, his co-star on the Netflix show Sex/Life.{{Cite web|last=Demos|first=Adam|date=2021|title=Adam Demos Instagram|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ4TMtGgqdr/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/adam_demos/2483819630439868267_2483819627528947423 |archive-date=25 December 2021 |url-access=registration|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|last=Shahi|first=Sarah|date=2021|title=Sarah Shahi Instagram|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CPMUL9wp40N/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/sarahshahi/2579525469735456013_2579525465658549218 |archive-date=25 December 2021 |url-access=registration|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|date=2021-06-25|title=Sarah Shahi & Adam Demos On Sex/Life|url=https://www.leoedit.com/culture/sarah-shahi-adam-demos-on-sex-life/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Leo Edit|language=en-US}}

His interests include cryotherapy, after first trying it in Los Angeles,{{Cite web|last=Mandell|first=Andrea|title=Who is Adam Demos? Meet the hot Australian star of Netflix's 'Falling Inn Love'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2019/08/30/adam-demos-netflix-falling-inn-love/2127426001/|access-date=2021-06-18|website=USA Today|language=en-US}} and travelling.

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• {{IMDb name|3699960|Adam Demos}}
• {{Official website|http://adamdemos.com}}

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Category:1985 births

Category:Australian male actors

Category:Australian male television actors

Category:Australian expatriate male actors in the United States

Category:Australian people of Greek descent

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