
Patrick J. Adams
Biography
Patrick Johannes Adams (born August 27, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He's best known as Mike Ross in USA's hit drama, "Suits," a role which garnered him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series.
In 2016, Patrick starred opposite Troian Bellisario in the Old Globe Theatre's world premiere production of Anna Ziegler's "The Last Match," earning critical praise for his performance as Tim, an incredibly talented but deeply flawed pro tennis player. He also stepped off the Waverider as 'Hourman' in The CW/Berlanti/DC action series "Legends of Tomorrow," on which he now recurs. Patrick will star in the rom-com digital series "Pillow Talk," executive produced by "Catastrophe"'s Sharon Horgan, and the indie feature comedy "Room For Rent," alongside comedy luminaries Brett Gelman, Mark Little, Stephanie Weir & Mark McKinney.
With Zoe Saldana & Jason Isaacs, Adams starred in the 2014 television miniseries "Rosemary's Baby" directed by Agnieska Holland. Additional television credits include Michael Mann and David Milch's acclaimed series "Luck" opposite Dustin Hoffman and Michael Gambon, season two of the hit series "Orphan Black" opposite Tatiana Maslany, "Lost," "Friday Night Lights," "Pretty Little Liars," "N.C.I.S.," "Lie To Me" and "FlashForward."
Adams co-starred in films including the hit comedy "Old School," directed by Todd Phillips and 2009 Berlin Film Festival competitor "Rage" directed by internationally renowned filmmaker Sally Potter, in which he appeared alongside Judi Dench, Jude Law, Dianne Wiest and Steve Buscemi. Additionally, Adams starred in indie films such as, "The Waterhole," 2009 Slamdance entry "Weather Girl," "6 Month Rule" directed by Blayne Weaver ,and "Car Dogs" opposite Academy Award winning actress Octavia Spencer.
He produced and starred in writer Bill Cain's ("House of Cards") acclaimed production of "9 Circles" at the Bootleg Theatre in Los Angeles for which he was awarded a Backstage Garland Award for Best Performance in a Play and nominated for a 2012 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award for Lead Performance. He is a member of the Ojai Playwrights Conference, starring in new works by established and developing playwrights. Cain's "Equivocation" was developed at Ojai and Adams subsequently starred in the celebrated Geffen Playhouse production, which was honored with the 2010 Best Production at the LA Ovation Awards. He made his professional stage debut in the landmark, West Coast premiere of Edward Albee's "The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?" at The Mark Taper Forum, which also took home Best Play at the Ovation Awards. Adams also produced and directed a hit revival of "Marat/Sade," for which he accepted Best Production at the L.A. Weekly Theatre Awards.
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Acting History
2025
The Bombing of Pan Am 103 as Dick Marquise
2024Young Werther as Albert
2024Happy Birthday as Sam Hertz
2024He Went That Way as Saul
2023Plan B as Philip Grimmer
2023Accused as Pete Vanderkamp
2022The Swearing Jar as Simon
2022A League of Their Own as Charlie
2020The Right Stuff as John Glenn
2018Clara as Isaac Bruno
2018We Are Here as Man
2017Room for Rent as Huey Dorsey
2017Pillow Talk as Ryan
2016Car Dogs as Mark Chamberlain
2016DC's Legends of Tomorrow as Rex Tyler / Hourman
2015Sneaky Pete as Stefan Kilbane
2015Ruthless as Calvin Cartwright
2014Rosemary's Baby as Guy Woodhouse
2013Orphan Black as Jesse
2012The Come-Up as Steve
20116 Month Rule as Julian
2011Suits as Mike Ross
2011Dead in the Room as Roger Upton
2010Pretty Little Liars as Hardy
2009FlashForward as Ed
2009Rage as Dwight Angel
2009Weather Girl as Byron
20092:13 as Teenage Carter
2009The Waterhole as Miller
2009Cupid as Joe Adams
2009Lie to Me
2009The Dealership as Jack Carson
2008Extreme Movie as Male Voice (voice)
2008Raising the Bar
2008The Butcher's Daughter as Ellis McArthur
20083 Days Gone as Doug Cross
2007Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as The Kid (uncredited)
2007Heartland as Henry Gilliam
2006Friday Night Lights as Connor Hayes
2006Orpheus as Barry
2005Christmas in Boston as Seth
2005Commander in Chief as Colin James
2005Ghost Whisperer as Linus Van Horn
2005Close to Home as Paul the Paralegal
2005Numb3rs as Adam Bennett
2004Lost as Peter Talbot
2004Jack & Bobby as Matt Kramer
2003Cold Case as Dean Lang (1953)
2003NCIS
2003Old School as Patch
2002Without a Trace as Adam Clark
2000Strong Medicine as Brandon
—The Madison as Russell McIntosh









