David Adkins (actor)

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David Adkins
Born 1963
Easton, Maryland, U.S.
Spouse(s) Laura Linney[1] (1995-2000)

David Adkins (Born 1963 in Easton, Maryland)[2] is an American actor and playwright.

Personal life

Adkins was born in Easton, Maryland to Carolyn A. Sisk, a retired teacher. He moved to Columbia, Maryland with his family when he was in the second grade. He graduated from McDonogh School and attended Dartmouth College and the Juilliard School.[2] He graduated from Juilliard in 1989.[3]

It was at Juilliard where Adkins met Laura Linney.[4][5][6] They married in 1995[7][8] and resided on the East Side.[9] They separated in 1998.[10] After five years of marriage,[11] Adkins and Linney divorced in 2000.[12] News of their divorce was made public in 2001.[13]

Adkins resides in Manhattan.[14]

Career

Adkins made his Broadway debut in 1993, playing a small role and understudying a larger one in a revival of George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan.[2]

In 1999, Adkins made his first professional appearance in his home state as Lord Goring in Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband, performed at the Center Stage. That same year, he had a small part in the 1999 film, The Thomas Crown Affair.[2] In that film, he played the role of the "Son".[15][16]

In 2012, Adkins participated in the George Street Playhouse's production of Reginald Rose's Twelve Angry Men.[17]

In 2014, Adkins participated in Michael Frayn's Benefactors at the Unicorn Theatre in Massachusetts.[18] That same year, Adkins portrayed Edgar Allan Poe in Eric Hill's play, Poe at the Unicorn Theatre.[19]

In addition to acting, Adkins wrote the play Thoreau, or, Return to Walden and portrayed its only character, Henry David Thoreau, also at the Unicorn Theatre in 2015.[20][21][22]

Television

Adkins has appeared in a wide range of television shows such as Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Chicago Hope, Without a Trace and Happyish.[23][24]

References

  1. ↑ "Laura Linney Engaged to Boyfriend Marc Schauer". Fox News Channel. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Rousuck, J. Wynn (29 September 1999). "Adkins discovers his home onstage". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Borak, Jeffrey (21 June 2007). "Acting on the edge". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. ↑ D'Souza, Christa (19 March 2003). "Ready to Rumble". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Ellen, Barbara (30 December 2007). "What lies beneath". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Dicker, Ron (14 February 2001). "Laura Linney". Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Laura Linney: The great pretender". The Independent. 25 November 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Heller, Corinne. "OTRC: LAURA LINNEY, 49, WELCOMES FIRST CHILD WITH HUSBAND MARC SCHAUER". KABC-TV. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Rizzo, Frank (3 May 1996). "After `Primal Fear,' Laura Linney Finds Comfort At Yale Rep". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  10. ↑ Parkyn, John (25 March 2001). "Name Dropping". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  11. ↑ Bruni, Frank (28 July 2010). "The Age of Laura Linney". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  12. ↑ Carter, Gayle Jo (14 October 2010). "For actress Laura Linney, older is better". USA Weekend. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Actress Laura Linney is divorcing husband David Adkins". Star-News. 18 April 2001. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  14. ↑ Goodwin, Jeremy D. (18 June 2015). "Taking Thoreau back into the woods". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "Overview for David Adkins". Turner Classic Movies.
  16. ↑ "Cast of The Thomas Crown Affair". The New York Times.
  17. ↑ Gans, Andrew (17 February 2012). "Jack Klugman, Gregg Edelman, David Schramm, Jonathan Hadary, James Rebhorn Will Be George Street's Angry Men". Playbill. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  18. ↑ Siegel, Ed (23 July 2014). "There Will Always Be An England — In The Berkshires". WBUR-FM. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  19. ↑ Bergman, J. Peter (9 October 2014). "Review: David Adkins brings 'POE' to life". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  20. ↑ Borak, Jeffrey (24 June 2015). "David Adkins goes for broke in 'Thoreau ...'". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  21. ↑ Aucoin, Don (23 June 2015). "In 'Thoreau,' one man's struggle". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  22. ↑ Bergman, J. Peter (25 June 2015). "REVIEW: 'Thoreau,' at the Unicorn: A revelatory performance by David Adkins". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  23. ↑ "David Adkins". Hollywood.com.
  24. ↑ "David Adkins". The New York Times.

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