Adam MacDonald
| Adam MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| Born |
William Adam McDonald[1] May 16, 1977 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Adam MacDonald (born May 16, 1977) is a Canadian actor and film director.
He is perhaps best known for his role as Josh MacIntosh on the CBC show Being Erica, for his starrings role as Peter McGregor on Wild Roses, and Detective Steve Peck on Rookie Blue, and for his guest-starring roles in several other shows, including Murdoch Mysteries, and Republic of Doyle. He also starred as Nick McAllister on the short-lived supernatural show Vampire High.
Life and career
MacDonald was born in Montreal, Quebec and grew up in the suburbs with his mother, father, and older brother. His parents divorced when he was 12.
He first gained interest in acting during high school, but kept getting kicked out of student plays.[2] Nonetheless, he kept pursuing a career in acting. He gained a brief interest in music, but chose to focus on acting because that is where his passions lied.[2]
MacDonald has recently expressed interest in directing feature films, and is close to directing his first one.[2] He has directed three short films, one of which ("Sombre Zombie") aired on Bravo! Television.
He was the first actor to be cast in the series Being Erica,[2] and was one of its principal antagonists.
MacDonald has said that one of the highlights of his career thus far has been working with Jennifer Love Hewitt, whom he has admired since childhood.[2]
He speaks Spanish and is fluent in French. He is also cousins with actor Jeff Roop, who played Drew French in Vampire High. He made his directorial debut in 2015 with the feature-length film Backcountry.[3]
In 2016, he made his second movie, Pyewacket, an occult horror film starring Laurie Holden[4] .
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Going to Kansas City | Floyd Weaver | |
| 1999 | Running Home | Jay Torpy | |
| 2004 | Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen | Steve | |
| 2005 | A Stranger Here Myself | Conan | Short film |
| 2006 | Jekyll + Hyde | Josh Enfield | Straight-to-DVD |
| 2007 | 14 Days in Paradise | Houston | |
| Final Draft | Jack | ||
| 2010 | Love Letter from an Open Grave | Ray | Short film |
| 2012 | Home Sweet Home | Frank | |
| 2014 | Wolves | Marty | |
| 2014 | Backcountry | N/A | Writer/Director |
| 2017 | Pyewacket | N/A | Writer/Director |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo | Danny Dabowski | Episode: "The Yearbook Mystery" |
| 1999 | Misguided Angels | Brandon Dean | Episode: "Son for the Road" |
| 1999–2000 | Big Wolf on Campus | Butch Jenkins | Episodes: "Butch Comes to Shove", "Butch Is Back" |
| 1999–2000 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Eddy West / Bulldog | Episodes: "The Tale of the Misfortune Cookie", "The Tale of Highway 13" |
| 2000 | Nuremberg | American Guard | Television miniseries |
| The Audrey Hepburn Story | Nick Dana | Television movie | |
| Satan's School for Girls | Blake | Television movie | |
| 2001 | Leap Years | Tom Greenway | Episodes: 1.19, 1.20 |
| Mutant X | Renfield | Episode: "Kilohertz" | |
| Snow in August | Frankie McCarthy | Television movie | |
| Hysteria – The Def Leppard Story | Rick Savage | Television movie | |
| 2001–02 | Vampire High | Nick McAllister | Recurring role, 12 Episodes |
| 2002 | The Associates | Lyle Thomlin | Episode: "Walking the Line" |
| 2003–05 | 1-800-Missing | Doug | Recurring role, 7 Episodes |
| 2004 | Love Rules! | Brian | Television movie |
| 2005 | Beach Girls | Marty Alba | Limited television series; main role, 6 episodes |
| 2007 | No Brother of Mine | Drew Brampton | Television movie |
| 2008 | Victor | Dave Kolisnik | Television movie |
| Menace | Constable Peter Schiemann | Television movie | |
| 2009 | Wild Roses | Peter McGregor | Main role, 13 episodes |
| ZOS: Zone of Separation | Medic DeFranco | TV miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| 2009–11 | Being Erica | Josh MacIntosh | Recurring role, 27 episodes |
| 2010 | Living in Your Car | Dave | Episodes: 1.6, 1.7 |
| 2010–15 | Rookie Blue | Detective Steve Peck | Recurring role (seasons 1–4); main role (seasons 5-6) |
| 2011 | Murdoch Mysteries | Bert Howland | Episode: "Dead End Street" |
| 2012 | Republic of Doyle | Roger | Episode: "The Dating Game" |
| Flashpoint | Erik | Episode: "Eyes In" | |
| Transporter: The Series | Thierry Lefebre | Episodes: "Hot Ice", "City of Love" |
Other media
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Warriors: Legends of Troy | Soldier #5/Male Civilian 1 | Video game |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work nominated | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | My TV Awards | Guest Actor | Being Erica | Nominated |
| 2015 | Rondo awards | Best independent horror film | Backcountry | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "Adam Macdonald Biography (1977-)". Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "My TV Nominees- Q&A with Adam MacDonald". myentertainmentworld.ca. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ↑ Q&A: Adam MacDonald talks Survival Horror in “BACKCOUNTRY”´
- ↑ Seville International boards 'Pyewacket' for AFM´