Adam Levy bio: 10 things you didn't know

Adam Levy is a well-known English stage, television and film actor. Levy recently starred in Snatch, a web television comedy-drama series that airs on Sony Crackle. He also featured in a 2017 episode of Knightfall. Besides these, the actor has been a part of numerous films and shows throughout his career. What more do you know about this seasoned actor beyond his career?

Adam Levy (actor) was born on 5th December 1970 and is currently 49 years old. His Iraqi-born father fled to Israel before relocating to the United Kingdom. The actor studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art between 1991 and 1994 from where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree.

Profile summary

• Name: Adam Levy
• Birthday: 5th December 1970
• Age: 49 years
• Profession: Actor
• Nationality: British
• Birthplace: United Kingdom

Top ten things you did not know about Adam Levy

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Here are some quick less-known facts about the talented actor;

1. He played the female role of Paulina in Ed Hall’s all-male production, The Winter’s Tale. Some have argued that the lack of female characters killed the romance in the show and created some not-so-good gender-based implications.
2. The actor’s father was born in Baghdad. However, he later fled to Israel amid the Iraqi prosecution of non-Semites.
3. He lives in East London together with his wife (Catherine), who is a stage manager. The two met when the actor was acting in The Winter’s Tale.
4. In 2008, the actor and his wife had had a daughter and were expecting their second child.
5. He says that while there is no question about his acting prowess, people pay him not to sing.
6. He has several Shakespearean roles as part of his decorated acting career.
7. He became obsessed with acting at age 13 before joining the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
8. After his father moved from Israel to the United Kingdom, he ran a beach café together with Levy’s Russian-born mother.
9. He played the role of disciple Peter in the television series A.D The Bible Continues in 2015.
10. His character in the television show Supergirl is of an alien with healing powers known as Amadei Derros.

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Career

Actor Adam Levy has played many roles in different television shows and films. Top among these is the lead role of disciple Peter in all 12 episodes of A.D The Bible Continues in 2015. The show was mostly filmed in Morocco.

The actor’s stage debut was at the age of 21 years when he was cast as Judd Hirsch’s son in the Herb Gardner stage comedy, Conversations with My Father. The actor was a member of the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He worked in theatre for quite some time, performing in a wide variety of Shakespeare productions.

Here are some other theatrical productions in which Levy has appeared;

• Peter Stein's Royal Shakespeare Production Troilus and Cressida as Paris
• Nicholas Hytner’s National Theater Production Henry V as Dauphin
• Ed Hall’s Propeller ProductionThe Winter’s Tale by as Paulina
• Angels in America (2007) by Tony Kushner: As Louis
• Zorro (2008): As Ramon
• The Sunshine Boys (2012): As DeVito’s nephew

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Films and television series

Here are the films and television shows in which Adam Levy actor has appeared;

• 8 Days That Made Rome (2017) as Hannibal
• A Christmas in Royal Fashion (2018) as Albert
• A Harlot’s Progress (2006) as Nathaniel Hirsch
• A.D. The Bible Continues (2015) as Peter
• Before I Go to Sleep (2014) as Ben
• Being Considered (2000) as Duke
• Borgia (2014) as Giovanni Bentivoglio
• Call Red (1996) as Sam Kline
• Chiller (1995) as Sebastian Holland
• Coronation Street (2012) as Aaron
• Doctors (2006) as Aitor Garcia
• Endeavour (2017) as Elliott Blake
• Gladiator (2000) as Officer 1
• Holby City (2010) as Alexis Kyriakos
• I’ll Find You (2019) as Aleksander Rubin
• Inspector George Gently (2017) as Ian Lister
• Inspector Lewis (2010) as Dr Nicolae Belisarius
• Knightfall (2017) as Simon
• McCallum (1997) as Josh Konrad
• Mercenaries (2011) as Officer 2
• Rome (2005) as Saul
• Snatch (2017) as Abel Heimel
• Supergirl (2018) as Amadei Derros
• The 10th Kingdom (2000) as Gypsy
• The Governess (1998) as Benjamin
• The Order (2003) as Master Builder
• The Philanthropist (2009) as a symphony conductor
• The Witcher (2019) as Mousesack
• Threesome (2011) as Dr Goldstein
• Young James Herriot (2011) as Oscar Konstandt

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This Adam Levy biography portrays a picture of a talented actor who has risen to become a well-known star and an inspiration to many people. There is only limited information regarding the actor’s personal life, which he seems to keep tightly under wraps. We can only wait for the actor’s next project.

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