Adam Levy (actor)
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Adam Levy (born 5 December 1970) is a British actor best known for his role as Peter in A.D. The Bible Continues.{{cite news |last=Menzie |first=Nicola |title='A.D. The Bible Continues' Series 'Certainly Is a Christian Project,' But It Is Not Just for Christians, Actors Say |url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/a-d-the-bible-continues-series-certainly-is-a-christian-project-but-it-is-not-just-for-christians-actors-say-137238/ |newspaper=The Christian Post |date=12 April 2015 |access-date=31 December 2018}}{{cite news |last=Carra |first=Mallory |title=Who Plays Peter On 'A.D. The Bible Continues'? Adam Levy Is A Regular In The U.K. Theater Scene |url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/73947-who-plays-peter-on-ad-the-bible-continues-adam-levy-is-a-regular-in-the-uk |magazine=Bustle |date=5 April 2015 |access-date=31 December 2018}}{{cite web |title='A.D. The Bible Continues' Actor Adam Levy Talks About the Importance of Peter in Acts |url=http://www.breathecast.com/articles/a-d-the-bible-continues-actor-adam-levy-talks-about-the-importance-of-peter-in-acts-bc-news-video-interview-26489/ |work=Breath Cast |access-date=31 December 2018}}{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Gerri |title=The Jewish stars of 2015's midseason TV |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/hollywood/article/the_jewish_stars_of_2015s_midseason_tv |newspaper=Jewish Journal |date=10 February 2015 |access-date=31 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703083315/http://www.jewishjournal.com/hollywood/article/the_jewish_stars_of_2015s_midseason_tv |archive-date=3 July 2015 |publisher=Tribe Media Corp. |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |last=Plier |first=Dave |title=Adam Levy from NBC's 'A.D. The Bible Continues' |url=http://wgnradio.com/2015/04/05/adam-levy-from-nbcs-a-d-the-bible-continues/ |work=WGN Radio |access-date=5 April 2015 |date=5 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309060732/http://wgnradio.com/2015/04/05/adam-levy-from-nbcs-a-d-the-bible-continues/ |archive-date=9 March 2016}}
Career
Levy trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and spent a great deal of his early career working in theatre where he was a member of the Royal National Theatre and The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) acting companies over a period of years and performed in a wide variety of Shakespeare productions. This included the part of Paris in Peter Stein’s Royal Shakespeare production of Troilus and Cressida, Dauphin in Nicholas Hytner’s National Theatre production of Henry V, and Paulina in Ed Hall's all-male Propeller production of The Winter's Tale.
His stage debut happened aged 21, when Levy was cast by Alan Ayckbourn as Judd Hirsch’s son in the Herb Gardner stage comedy Conversations With My Father.{{cite news |last=Nathan |first=John |title=Adam Levy: 'I fight, but people pay me not to sing' |url=http://www.thejc.com/arts/arts-interviews/3225/adam-levy-i-%EF%AC%81ght-people-pay-me-not-sing%E2%80%99 |newspaper=The JC |date=11 July 2008 |access-date=31 December 2018}}
In 2007, Levy played Louis in the revival of Tony Kushner's 'Angels in America'{{cite news |last=Billington |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Billington (critic) |title=Angels in America |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2007/jun/28/theatre |newspaper=The Guardian |date=28 June 2007 |access-date=31 December 2018 |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited}} and in 2008, Adam was cast as the lead villain in the West End Musical 'Zorro' where he played Zorro's arch-nemesis Ramon.
He appeared as Dr. Nicolae Belisarius in "Falling Darkness", S4:E4 of Lewis, in 2010.{{cn|date=September 2020}}
In 2012, Levy was cast in a major role alongside Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths in the comedy The Sunshine Boys at the Savoy Theatre as DeVito's nephew.{{cite news |title=Rebecca Blackstone, Adam Levy, et al. Join Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths in THE SUNSHINE BOYS; Full Cast Announced |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Rebecca-Blackstone-Adam-Levy-et-al-Join-Danny-DeVito-and-Richard-Griffiths-in-THE-SUNSHINE-BOYS-Full-Cast-Announced-20120319 |work=Broadway World |publisher=Wisdom Digital Media |date=19 March 2012 |access-date=31 December 2018}}{{cite news |last=Auld |first=Tim |title=The Sunshine Boys, at Savoy Theatre, Seven magazine review |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/9285482/The-Sunshine-Boys-at-Savoy-Theatre-Seven-magazine-review.html |newspaper=www.telegraph.co.uk |date=24 May 2012 |access-date=31 December 2018 |publisher=Telegraph Media Group Limited}}
On television, Levy has played a number of supporting roles including the part of Bentivoglio in Borjia for Atlantic Productions and in 2015 was cast in the lead role of disciple Peter in all 12 episodes of NBC show A.D. The Bible Continues filmed in Morocco.
Levy was cast in Ridley Scott's Gladiator as one of his earliest film roles though his scenes were eventually cut and in 2014 appeared in Before I Go To Sleep with Nicole Kidman.
In 2015, Levy worked in the feature Music, War and Love directed by Martha Coolidge due for release in summer 2016.
In 2018, he starred in some Season 4 episodes of Supergirl in the recurring role of Amadei Derros, an alien guru with healing powers.{{Citation|title="Supergirl" Parasite Lost (TV Episode 2018) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8924672/fullcredits|access-date=2019-08-09}}
In 2019, Levy was featured in the first (and second) season of the Netflix original series The Witcher as the druid Mousesack.
Personal life
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305084539/http://adamlevyonline.com/ Adam Levy fan page]
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Category:English male film actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:English male stage actors