Adam Rothenberg
{{Short description|American actor (born 1975)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Adam Rothenberg
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|06|20}}
| birth_place = Tenafly, New Jersey, U.S.
| occupation = Actor, producer
| years_active = 1999–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Charlene McKenna|2021}}
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Adam Rothenberg (born June 20, 1975) is an American actor, best known for his role as Capt. Homer Jackson in the BBC One drama mystery series Ripper Street (2012–16). In film, he has starred in Mad Money (2008) as Bob Truman, Tennessee (2008) as Carter, and The Immigrant (2013) as Officer DeKeiffer.
Early life
Rothenberg was born to Gillian and Kenneth Rothenberg in Tenafly, New Jersey on June 20, 1975,{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/514565/Adam-Rothenberg/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415054838/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/514565/Adam-Rothenberg/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 15, 2015|title=Adam Rothenberg: About This Person|accessdate=December 18, 2013|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|author=Nathan Southern|date=2015|quote="A specialist at playing sweet-natured husbands and boyfriends, model-cum-actor Adam Rothenberg was born in Tenafly, NJ, and formally trained in New York theatre, enjoying roles in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions including A Streetcar Named Desire, Birdy, and Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.}} and graduated from Tenafly High School in 1998.Stinson, Patricia W. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/667224789/ "Rothenberg returns for her pro debut"], Northern Valley Suburbanite, November 9, 2005. Accessed March 7, 2022. "Of course, she gets lots of encouragement from her older brother, Adam Rothenberg, another THS graduate -class of 1998. He is pursuing a Hollywood acting career and he just won a part on a new WB (Warner Brothers) television show called Misconceptions, scheduled to debut this January." He is of Jewish ancestry on his father's side and has two brothers and three sisters.{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishexponent.com/road-trip-with-tennessee-written-all-over-it/|title=Road Trip With 'Tennessee' Written All Over It|website=The Jewish Exponent|date=June 4, 2009|accessdate=May 3, 2014|first=Michael|last=Elkin}} In 2008, he revealed to People that, before turning to acting, he was a garbage man, a fact-checker for Mademoiselle, and a security guard.{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20174379,00.html|title=Picks and Pans Review: Adam Rothenberg Is ... Mad About Katie Holmes|website=People|first=Leah|last=Rozen|date=January 28, 2008}} Rothenberg trained as an actor at The Acting Studio - New York under James Price in New York City; while there, he performed numerous roles with Chelsea Repertory Company & LAB. From 1996 to 1997, he served in the United States Army, based in Germany.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/05/27/streetcar-isnt-a-star-turn-at-kennedy-center/|title='Streetcar' isn't a star turn at Kennedy Center|website=Chicago Tribune|first=Michael|last=Killian|date=May 27, 2004}}
Career
Rothenberg has performed on television, in film and in theatre. In New York, Rothenberg has starred in many Off-Broadway productions. These include the lead in Second Stage Theatre's revival of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea (2004), as well as his critically acclaimed role in The Women's Project's Birdy (2003). In 2006, Rothenberg played the Scottish storyteller Chimney Bosch in the MCC Theater's The Wooden Breeks, directed by Trip Cullman. Outside of New York, Rothenberg starred opposite Patricia Clarkson as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire at the Kennedy Center's Tennessee Williams Festival (2004). {{cite web |title=Adam Rothenberg CV - Theatre |url=https://www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk/talent/adam-rothenberg/cv/theatre-114/ |website=Hamilton Hodell |access-date=November 15, 2021}}
At the Williamstown Theatre Festival, he starred as Doug in Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros's Mother of Invention (2003), directed by Nicholas Martin, and as Lord Darlington in Lady Windermere's Fan (2005), directed by Moisés Kaufman. In 2011, he starred as Nils Krogstad in A Doll's House. Rothenberg then starred in the Mark Taper Forum's 2011 production of Burn This. Other theatre performances include Finder's Fee at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, A Steady Rain, The Center of Gravity, Mad Forest, I'm Really Here and Almost Like Being.{{cite web|url=http://www.actingstudio.com/newyork/studio-alumni|title=New York – Studio Alumni|website=The Acting Studio}}{{cite web|url=http://powerhouse.vassar.edu/news/2005-2006/060628-a-steady-rain.html|title=Two policemen test the bonds of friendship in A Steady Rain, premiering July 12–23 at the Powerhouse Theatre|website=Vassar College|date=June 30, 2006|access-date=January 15, 2013|archive-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111074557/http://powerhouse.vassar.edu/news/2005-2006/060628-a-steady-rain.html|url-status=dead}}
In his television work, Rothenberg filmed one of the lead roles, Evan Wexler, in Fox's unaired television pilot Damages, and was also one of the leads, Eddie Caprio, in the comedy series Misconceptions, which also did not air. In 2008, he appeared as David "Augie" Augustine in the comedy-drama series The Ex List. Since 2012, he has had a starring role in the BBC One drama mystery television series Ripper Street, portraying Capt. Homer Jackson. In 2015, he was cast in the pilot of ABC's crime drama series Wicked City as Detective Jack Roth, an officer searching for a serial killer on the Sunset Strip.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/adam-rothenberg-cast-la-crime-holly-fain-abc-pilot-1201386420/|title=Adam Rothenberg To Star In 'L.A. Crime': Holley Fain Also Cast|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=March 4, 2015|accessdate=March 5, 2015}} His role was recast in July 2015 after the show received its ABC airdate, and the role was instead given to Jeremy Sisto.{{cite news |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |title=ABC's 'Wicked City' Adds Jeremy Sisto, Evan Ross in Recastings |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wicked-city-adds-jeremy-sisto-806915/ |access-date=November 15, 2021 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=July 6, 2015}}
Personal life
Rothenberg married actress Charlene McKenna in January 2021 at Castle Leslie, Glaslough.{{cite news |last1=Finn |first1=Melanie |title=Charlene McKenna has lockdown wedding to Adam Rothenberg in Castle Leslie |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/charlene-mckenna-has-lockdown-wedding-to-adam-rothenberg-in-castle-leslie-40098103.html |access-date=November 15, 2021 |publisher=Independent.ie |date=February 16, 2021}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1999
| Modern Young Man | Unknown | Short film |
| 2001
| Cruise Control | Flapjax Patron | Short film |
| 2003
| Coyote Beach | The Man | Short film; also producer |
| rowspan="2"|2008
| Bob Truman | |
| Tennessee
| Carter | |
| 2009
| Under New Management | Mark Boyd | |
| 2011
| Rose's Husband | |
| 2013
| Officer DeKeiffer | |
| 2017
| Dark Ascension | Keith | |
| 2021
| Santiago | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2003
| Hack | Greg | Episode: "To Have and Have Not" |
| 2004
| The Jury | Chris Benini | Episode: "Three Boys and a Gun" |
| rowspan="3"|2006
| Misconceptions | Eddie Caprio | Unaired; 7 episodes |
| Conviction
| Jay Patterson | 2 episodes |
| Damages
| Evan Wexler | Unaired pilot episode |
| rowspan="2"|2008
| Marty Vance | Episode: "Submission" |
| The Ex-List
| David Augustine | 13 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2010
| House | Taylor | Episode: "Private Lives" |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent
| Henry Di Piano | Episode: "The Mobster Will See You Now" |
| 2011
| Andrew Benton | Episode: "Cura Te Ipsum" |
| rowspan="2"|2012
| Alcatraz | Johnny McKee | Episode: "Johnny McKee" |
| Elementary
| Liam Danow | Episode: "You Do It to Yourself" |
| 2012–16
| Capt. Homer Jackson/Matthew Judge | 36 episodes |
| 2014
| Danny | 7 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2018
| Dominic O'Shea | 10 episodes |
| Castle Rock
| Reverend Matthew Deaver | 5 episodes |
| 2020
| Gilbert Redland | 3 episodes |
| 2022
| Ozark{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/ozark-cast-season-4-netflix-series-felix-solis-damian-young-alfonso-herrera-adam-rothenberg-1234615331/|title='Ozark' Rounds Out Cast For Season 4 Of Netflix Series; Felix Solis & Damian Young Upped To Series Regulars|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=November 13, 2020|accessdate=February 18, 2021}} | Mel Sattem | Series regular, Season 4 |
=Theatre=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Venue ! Ref |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|2003
| Doug | Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, United States |
| Birdy
| Sergeant Al Columbato |
| rowspan="2"|2004
| John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., United States |
| Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
| Danny |
| 2005
| Lord Darlington | Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, United States |
| 2009
| The Retributionists | Jascha |
| 2010
| There Are No More Big Secrets | Gabe | Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, New York City, United States |
| rowspan="2"|2011
| Pale |
| A Doll's House
| Nils Krogstad | Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, United States |
| 2016
| Eddie | Found 111, London, United Kingdom |
Notes
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1079976}}
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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American people of Jewish descent
Category:Male actors from Tenafly, New Jersey