Adam Rayner

{{Infobox person

| name = Adam Rayner

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1977}}

| birth_place = Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2001–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Lucy Brown|2015}}

| children = 2

}}

Adam Rayner (born 1977) is an English actor. He is known for television roles including: Dominic Montgomery in Mistresses, Dr. Steve Shaw in Hawthorne, Aidan Marsh in Hunted, Bassam "Barry" Al-Fayeed in Tyrant, and Tal-Rho in Superman & Lois. He has also appeared on stage in The Rivals (Bristol Old Vic, 2004), Romeo and Juliet (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 2006), and Much Ado About Nothing (Novello, 2006).

Career

Rayner studied at Durham University and after graduating completed a two-year acting course at LAMDA.University of Durham Congregation, Wednesday 30 June 1999, Durham: Durham University, p. 3{{cite web |title=Adam Rayner |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1501374/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm |website=IMDb |access-date=29 January 2020}}{{unreliable source|date=April 2020}}

He made an appearance as 'Dr. Gail' in the 2010 Christmas Special 'The Perfect Christmas' episode of the BBC sitcom Miranda alongside regulars Sally Phillips, Miranda Hart, Tom Ellis, Sarah Hadland and Patricia Hodge, and his character returned in the fourth episode of the third series, titled "Je Regret Nothing".{{cite web| url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01q03nv |title = Dr Gail returns to Series 3}}

In November 2012, it was announced that Rayner was cast as Simon Templar in a pilot for a new television series of The Saint, based on the character.{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2012/12/eliza-dushku-to-co-star-in-the-saint-backdoor-pilot-roger-moore-to-co-produce-385907/|title= Eliza Dushku To Co-Star In 'The Saint' Backdoor Pilot, Roger Moore To Co-Produce|first= Nellie|last= Andreeva|work= Deadline Hollywood|date= 2012-12-10|access-date= 2012-12-17}} Principal photography began on Monday, 17 December 2012 in Pacific Palisades, California.{{cite web|url= http://blog.saint.org/2012/12/the-first-week-on-set-of-thesaint.html|title= Week One on the Set of The Saint|work=The Saint News|date= 2012-12-20|access-date= 2012-12-31}} Executive producer Roger Moore was unable to sell the pilot. It was ultimately released in 2017 following Moore's death.

Rayner was cast as the lead in the FX television series, Tyrant, which ran from June 2014 to September 2016. In 2021, Rayner was cast as Morgan Edge / Tal-Rho in the superhero drama television series Superman & Lois.{{cite web|last=Ramos|first=Dino-Ray|date=December 17, 2020|title='Superman & Lois' Adds 'Tyrant' Star Adam Rayner As Morgan Edge|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/superman-and-lois-adam-rayner-as-series-regular-morgan-edge-the-cw-1234658041/|access-date=December 17, 2020|work=Deadline Hollywood}}

In August 2022, it was announced that Rayner was cast in a new, main role for the third season of Max television series Warrior.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/warrior-adds-10-recurring-stars-season-3-telly-leung-kevin-otto-1235102758/|title='Warrior' Adds 10 Recurring Stars For Season 3; Telly Leung, Kevin Otto & Adam Rayner Among New Additions|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=August 30, 2022|accessdate=May 30, 2023}}

Personal life

Rayner's mother is American and his father is English and also holds a dual citizenship for the United Kingdom and the United States. He married actress Lucy Brown,{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/146845/a-palace-built-on-strawberry-fields|title=A palace built on strawberry fields|author=Ruben V. Nepales|work=inquirer.net|date=11 July 2014}} on New Year's Eve 2015. They have a son together, Jack, born 28 December 2014, and a daughter, Annie Rose, born 11 July 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://instagram.com/p/xNZKnSpvc8/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/xNZKnSpvc8 |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title = Login • Instagram}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BlHvpLmnHi6/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BlHvpLmnHi6 |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title = Login • Instagram}}{{cbignore}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2003 \| {{sortname\|The\|Goodbye Plane\|nolink=1}} \| Leonard aged 20 \| Short film
2004 \| {{sortname\|The\|Rivals\|nolink=1}} \| Captain Jack Absolute \|
2005 \| RedMeansGo \| Sam \|
2006 \| Love and Other Disasters \| Tom / Fantasy David \|
rowspan="2" \| 2007 \| Straightheads \| Jago \|
Steel Trap \| Adam \|
2011 \| {{sortname\|The\|Task\|dab=film}} \| Taylor \|
2015 \| Tracers \| Miller \|
2021 \| Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men \| Campbell Scott \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2003

| {{sortname|The|Goodbye Plane|nolink=1}}

| Leonard aged 20

| Short film

2004

| {{sortname|The|Rivals|nolink=1}}

| Captain Jack Absolute

2005

| RedMeansGo

| Sam

2006

| Love and Other Disasters

| Tom / Fantasy David

rowspan="2" | 2007

| Straightheads

| Jago

Steel Trap

| Adam

2011

| {{sortname|The|Task|dab=film}}

| Taylor

2015

| Tracers

| Miller

2021

| Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men

| Campbell Scott

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2003 \| At Home with the Braithwaites \| Nick Bottomley \| 6 episodes
2004 \| Making Waves \| Lt. Sam Quartermaine \| Episode: "Episode 2"
2005 \| Vincent \| James O'Connor \| Episode: "The Prodigal Son"
2005, 2007 \| Sensitive Skin \| Greg \| 3 episodes
2006 \| {{sortname\|The\|Line of Beauty\|dab=TV series}} \| Ricky \| Miniseries; episode: "To Whom Do You Beautifully Belong"
2008–2010 \| Mistresses \| Dominic Montgomery \| Main role; 16 episodes
2008 \| Doctor Who \| Roger Curbishley \| Episode: "The Unicorn and the Wasp"
2010 \| Abroad \| Edward Walpole \| Television film
2010–2011 \| Hawthorne \| Dr. Steve Shaw \| Main role (seasons 2–3); 20 episodes
2010, 2013 \| Miranda \| Dr. Gail \| rowspan="2" \| 2 episodes
rowspan="2" \| 2011 \| Waking the Dead \| Piers Kennedy
Dragon Age: Redemption \| Cairn \| Web series; 6 episodes
rowspan="2" \| 2012 \| Undercovers \| Tomas Hauptman \| Episode: "Dark Cover"
Hunted \| Aidan Marsh \| Main role; 8 episodes
2013 \| {{sortname\|The\|Whale\|dab=2013 film}} \| Captain Pollard \| Television film
2014–2016 \| Tyrant \| Bassam "Barry" Al-Fayeed \| Main role; 32 episodes
2016 \| Notorious \| DA Max Gilford \| 6 episodes
2017 \| {{sortname\|The\|Saint\|dab=2017 film}} \| Simon Templar \| Television film
2019 \| The Fix \| Matthew Collier \| Main role
2021–2022 \| Superman & Lois \| Tal-Rho / Morgan Edge / Eradicator, Bizarro Tal-Rho \| Main role (season 1) Recurring role (season 2); 16 episodes
2023 \| Warrior \| Douglas Strickland \| Main Role

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2003

| At Home with the Braithwaites

| Nick Bottomley

| 6 episodes

2004

| Making Waves

| Lt. Sam Quartermaine

| Episode: "Episode 2"

2005

| Vincent

| James O'Connor

| Episode: "The Prodigal Son"

2005, 2007

| Sensitive Skin

| Greg

| 3 episodes

2006

| {{sortname|The|Line of Beauty|dab=TV series}}

| Ricky

| Miniseries; episode: "To Whom Do You Beautifully Belong"

2008–2010

| Mistresses

| Dominic Montgomery

| Main role; 16 episodes

2008

| Doctor Who

| Roger Curbishley

| Episode: "The Unicorn and the Wasp"

2010

| Abroad

| Edward Walpole

| Television film

2010–2011

| Hawthorne

| Dr. Steve Shaw

| Main role (seasons 2–3); 20 episodes

2010, 2013

| Miranda

| Dr. Gail

| rowspan="2" | 2 episodes

rowspan="2" | 2011

| Waking the Dead

| Piers Kennedy

Dragon Age: Redemption

| Cairn

| Web series; 6 episodes

rowspan="2" | 2012

| Undercovers

| Tomas Hauptman

| Episode: "Dark Cover"

Hunted

| Aidan Marsh

| Main role; 8 episodes

2013

| {{sortname|The|Whale|dab=2013 film}}

| Captain Pollard

| Television film

2014–2016

| Tyrant

| Bassam "Barry" Al-Fayeed

| Main role; 32 episodes

2016

| Notorious

| DA Max Gilford

| 6 episodes

2017

| {{sortname|The|Saint|dab=2017 film}}

| Simon Templar

| Television film

2019

| The Fix

| Matthew Collier

| Main role

2021–2022

| Superman & Lois

| Tal-Rho / Morgan Edge / Eradicator, Bizarro Tal-Rho

| Main role (season 1)
Recurring role (season 2); 16 episodes

2023

| Warrior

| Douglas Strickland

| Main Role

Theatre credits

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Venue ! Notes
2001 \| The Play Room \| Weasel \| Finborough Theatre, London \|
2002 \| This Is Our Youth \| Dennis \| Garrick Theatre, London \|
2004 \| The Rivals \| Captain Jack Absolute \| Bristol Old Vic, Bristol \|
2005 \| The Postman Always Rings Twice \| Barlow \| Playhouse Theatre, London \|
rowspan="3"\|2006 \| King John \| Essex \| Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon \|
Much Ado About Nothing \| Claudio \| Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon \|
Romeo and Juliet \| Tybalt \| Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon \|
2008 \| Beau Jest \| Bob \| Hackney Empire, London \|
2015 \| Someone Who'll Watch Over Me \| Adam \| Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Venue

! Notes

2001

| The Play Room

| Weasel

| Finborough Theatre, London

2002

| This Is Our Youth