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Adam Best is an actor from Northern Ireland.

Early life and education

Adam Best attended Donaghadee Primary School and Bangor Grammar School and gained experience with the Ulster Youth Theatre and Drama School.^{[citation needed]}

He trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama for three years.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Best played Matt Parker on the BBC One drama Holby City.^{[citation needed]} He has also appeared in episodes of Silent Witness, The Bill, and Waking the Dead, as well as The Catherine Tate Show 2007 Christmas Special.^{[citation needed]}

In 2011, Best took part in an advertisement for Meteor.^{[citation needed]}

He played the role of Joe Lynskey in the 2024 series about The Troubles in Northern Ireland, Say Nothing.^[1]

Filmography

Silent Witness (2004) as Young David Kelman
Star Spell (2005) as himself
Holby City (2005–2007) as Matt Parker
The Catherine Tate Show Christmas Special (2007) as himself
The Bill - (2009) as Conor Deegan
Waking the Dead (2009) as Fr Quinn
Cup Cake (2010) as PJ Johnson
Blooded (2011) as Ben Fitzpatrick
Meteor Advertisement (2011) as himself
Doctors (2017) as Tony Marshall
Giri/Haji (2019) as Terry
Peaky Blinders (2022) as Sam Ryan
The Lazarus Project (2022) DS Cooper
The Crown (2023) as Journalist Nick
Kneecap (2024) as Doyle
Hope Street (2024) as Jared Power
Blue Lights (2024) as Keith Wylie
Say Nothing (2024) as Joe Lynskey
Black Doves (2024) as Agent Perryman

Radio

John Walkers Blues

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

^ Ghosh, Sanchari (14 November 2024). "Say Nothing Hulu season 1: Full list of cast in the series". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

External links

[1] Ghosh, Sanchari (14 November 2024). "Say Nothing Hulu season 1: Full list of cast in the series". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

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+{{Short description|Northern Ireland actor}}
-{{for|the soap opera character|Adam Best (EastEnders)}}
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-'''Adam Best''' (born 16 November 1983 in [[Donaghadee]], [[County Down]], [[Northern Ireland]]) is an [[actor]] from [[Northern Irish people|Northern Ireland]] who trained at the [[Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama]] for 3 years. He attended Donaghadee Primary School and [[Bangor Grammar School]] and gained experience with the Ulster Youth Theatre and Drama School.
+'''Adam Best''' is an [[actor]] from [[Northern Irish people|Northern Ireland]].
+== Early life and education ==
-He is probably most famous for his role as [[Matt Parker]] on the [[BBC One]] drama ''[[Holby City]]''. He has also appeared in episodes of ''[[Silent Witness]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'' and ''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking the Dead]]'' as well as ''[[The Catherine Tate Show]]'' 2007 Christmas Special. In 2011, Best took part in an advertisement for [[Meteor (mobile network)|Meteor]]. More recently Adam starred as celebrity guest on Ainsley Harriot's Ready Steady Cook alongside singer Pete Burns.
+Adam Best attended Donaghadee Primary School and [[Bangor Grammar School]] and gained experience with the Ulster Youth Theatre and Drama School.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
+He trained at the [[Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama]] for three years.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
-Best was in the play [[Truckstop (play)|Truckstop]] with the Company of Angels touring and at the Hampstead Theatre.
+==Career ==
+Best played [[Matt Parker (Holby City)|Matt Parker]] on the [[BBC One]] drama ''[[Holby City]]''.{{cn|date=November 2024}} He has also appeared in episodes of ''[[Silent Witness]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'', and ''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking the Dead]]'', as well as ''[[The Catherine Tate Show]]'' 2007 Christmas Special.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
+In 2011, Best took part in an advertisement for [[Meteor (mobile network)|Meteor]].{{cn|date=November 2024}}
+He played the role of Joe Lynskey in the 2024 series about [[The Troubles]] in Northern Ireland, ''[[Say Nothing (TV series) |Say Nothing]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Sanchari |title=Say Nothing Hulu season 1: Full list of cast in the series |website=Sportskeeda |date=14 November 2024 |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/shows/say-nothing-hulu-season-1-full-list-cast-series |access-date=21 November 2024}}</ref>
 ==Filmography==
 * ''[[Silent Witness]]'' (2004) as Young David Kelman
-* ''[[Star Spell]]'' (2005) as Himself
+* ''[[Star Spell]]'' (2005) as himself
-* ''[[Holby City]]'' (2005–2007) as [[Matt Parker]]
+* ''[[Holby City]]'' (2005–2007) as [[Matt Parker (Holby City)|Matt Parker]]
-* ''The Catherine Tate Show'' Christmas Special (2007) as Himself
+* ''[[The Catherine Tate Show]]'' Christmas Special (2007) as himself
 * ''[[The Bill]]'' - (2009) as Conor Deegan
 * ''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking the Dead]]'' (2009) as Fr Quinn
 * ''Cup Cake'' (2010) as PJ Johnson
 * ''[[Blooded (film)|Blooded]]'' (2011) as Ben Fitzpatrick
-* [[Meteor (mobile network)|Meteor]] Advertisement (2011) as Himself
+* [[Meteor (mobile network)|''Meteor Advertisement'']] (2011) as himself
+* [[Doctors (2000 TV series)|''Doctors'']] (2017) as Tony Marshall
+* ''[[Giri/Haji]]'' (2019) as Terry
+* [[Peaky Blinders (TV series)|''Peaky Blinders'']] (2022) as Sam Ryan
+* [[The Lazarus Project (TV series)|''The Lazarus Project'']] (2022) DS Cooper
+* [[The Crown (TV series)|''The Crown'']] (2023) as Journalist Nick
+* [[Kneecap (film)|''Kneecap'']] (2024) as Doyle
+* [[Hope Street (TV series)|''Hope Street'']] (2024) as Jared Power
+* [[Blue Lights (2023 TV series)|''Blue Lights'']] (2024) as Keith Wylie
+* [[Say Nothing (TV series)|''Say Nothing'']] (2024) as Joe Lynskey
+* ''[[Black Doves]]'' (2024) as Agent Perryman
 ==Radio==
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 * John Walkers Blues
-==Stage==
+==Theatre==
+{| class="wikitable plain sortable"
+|-
+! scope="col" | Year
+! scope="col" | Title
+! scope="col" | Role
+! scope="col" | Company
+! scope="col" | Director |
+! scope="col" class="unsortable" | 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 (adaptations)|The Wizard of Oz]] (2000) as Wizard
+* ''[[The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' (1998) as Old Man
-* [[Blackout (play)|Blackout]] (2003) as Danny.
+* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (adaptations)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' (2000) as Wizard
+* ''Blackout'' (2003) as Danny.
-*  The Woman In Black (2012) As The Actor
-* [[An Enemy of the People|Public Enemy]] (2013) as Horster
+*  ''The Woman in Black'' (2012) as The Actor
+* ''[[An Enemy of the People|Public Enemy]]'' (2013) as Horster
+* ''[[The Beauty Queen of Leenane]]'' as Pato; [[Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)]], London (2021)
+==References ==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.holby.tv Holby.tv fan website]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204092205/http://www.holby.tv/ Holby.tv fan website]
-*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/holbycity Holby City website]
+*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/holbycity Holby City website]
 *{{IMDb name|1721126}}
-*[http://www.holby.tv/db/index.php?id=41,1534,0,0,1,0 Holby.tv series 8 interview and profile]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070211074816/http://www.holby.tv/db/index.php?id=41%2C1534%2C0%2C0%2C1%2C0 Holby.tv series 8 interview and profile]
+{{authority control}}
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-[[Category:1983 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama]]
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 [[Category:People educated at Bangor Grammar School]]
 [[Category:Male stage actors from Northern Ireland]]
+[[Category:Actors from County Down]]