Adam Best (actor)
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Adam Best (born 16 November 1983) is an actor from Northern Ireland.
Early life and education
Adam Best was born in Donaghadee, County Down on 16 November 1983.[1] He attended Donaghadee Primary School and Bangor Grammar School[2] and gained experience with the Ulster Youth Theatre and Drama School.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
He trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama for three years and graduated in 2004.[1]
Career
Best played Matt Parker on the BBC One drama Holby City from 2005 to 2007.[2] He has also appeared in episodes of Silent Witness,[3] The Bill, and Waking the Dead,[4] as well as The Catherine Tate Show Christmas Special in 2007.[5]
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He played the role of Joe Lynskey in the 2024 series about The Troubles in Northern Ireland, Say Nothing.[6]
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Silent Witness | Young David Kelman | Episode: "A Time to Heal: Part 1" | |
| 2005–2007 | Holby City | Matt Parker | Series regular | [2] |
| 2007 | The Catherine Tate Show | Various characters | Episode: "Christmas Special" | [5] |
| 2009 | The Bill | Connor Deegan | Episode: "On the Money" | |
| Waking the Dead | Young Father Quinn | 2 episodes | [4] | |
| 2012 | Silent Witness | D.S. Winter | Episode: "Death Has No Dominion: Part 1" | [3] |
| 2017 | Doctors | Tony Marshall | Episode: "Seven Years" | [10] |
| 2019 | Giri/Haji | Terry | Episode #1.6 | [11] |
| 2022 | Peaky Blinders | Sam Ryan | 2 episodes | [12] |
| The Lazarus Project | D.S. Cooper | 2 episodes | ||
| 2023 | The Crown | Journalist Nick | 2 episodes | [12] |
| 2024 | Hope Street | Jared Power | Episode #3.12 | [13] |
| Blue Lights | Keith Wylie | 4 episodes | [14] | |
| Say Nothing | Joe Lynskey | 3 episodes | [12] | |
| Black Doves | Jim Perryman | 2 episodes | [15] | |
| All Creatures Great and Small | Major Robertson | Episode: "All God's Creatures" | [16] | |
| 2025 | Murder Most Puzzling | DCI Hooper | 6 episodes | [17] |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Company | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Long Day's Journey into Night | James Tyrone Jr. | Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh | Tony Cownie |
Other stage roles include:
- The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1998) as Old Man
- The Wizard of Oz (2000) as Wizard
- Blackout (2003) as Danny
- The Woman in Black (2012) as The Actor
- Public Enemy (2013) as Horster
- The Beauty Queen of Leenane as Pato; Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), London (2021)
References
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External links
- Holby.tv fan website
- Holby City website
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- Holby.tv series 8 interview and profile