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{{Short description|Australian actor and tap dancer}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| image = Adam Garcia (cropped).jpg
| name = Adam Garcia
| image = Adam Garcia (cropped).jpg
| caption =
| name = Adam Garcia
| caption = Garcia in 2015
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|6|1}}
| birth_date = <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) -->
| birth_place = [[Wahroonga, New South Wales|Wahroonga]], Sydney, Australia
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| birthname = Adam Gabriel Garcia
| death_date =
| occupation = Actor, dancer, singer
| death_place =
| years active = 1997–present}}
| other_names =
| partner =
| spouse = {{marriage|Nathalia Chubin|2015}}
| children = 2
| relatives =
| occupation = {{cslist|Actor|singer|dancer}}
| years_active = 1991{{ndash}}present
| known_for = ''[[Saturday Night Fever (musical)|Saturday Night Fever]]''
| notable_works = ''Saturday Night Fever''<br>''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]''<br>''[[Coyote Ugly (film)|Coyote Ugly]]''
}}
'''Adam Garcia''' <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> is an Australian stage, television, and film actor who is best known for lead roles in musicals such as ''[[Saturday Night Fever (musical)|Saturday Night Fever]]'' and ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thereviewshub.com/saturday-night-fever-palace-theatre-manchester/|title=Saturday Night Fever - Palace Theatre, Manchester|first=The Reviews Hub-North|last=West|date=24 January 2019|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.westendtheatre.com/17569/shows-archive/kiss-me-kate-at-the-old-vic-theatre-starring-adam-garcia-and-hannah-waddingham/|title=Kiss Me, Kate at the Old Vic Theatre starring Adam Garcia and Hannah Waddingham|website=London theatre tickets|date=23 July 2012 |access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> He is also a trained tap dancer and singer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/16370520.stage-and-screen-star-adam-garcia-puts-poole-dancers-through-their-paces/|title=Stage and screen star Adam Garcia puts Poole dancers through their paces|website=Bournemouth Echo|date=22 July 2018 |access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> Garcia has been nominated twice at the [[Laurence Olivier Awards]] in 1999<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-1999/|title=Olivier Winners 1999|website=Olivier Awards|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-17}}</ref> and 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-2013/|title=Olivier Winners 2013|website=Olivier Awards|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-17}}</ref>


==Early life==
'''Adam Gabriel Garcia''' (born 1 June 1973) is an Australian actor, singer, and dancer.
Garcia is the son of Jean Balharry and [[Fabio Garcia]]. His mother is Australian, and his father is from Colombia. Garcia's mother is a retired [[physiotherapist]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/dance/from-coyote-ugly-to-the-uks-got-to-dance-adam-garcia-takes-a-gene-kelly-turn-20160323-gnp96j.html|title=From Coyote Ugly to the UK's Got to Dance, Adam Garcia takes a Gene Kelly turn|first=Lawrence|last=Money|date=2 May 2016|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> Garcia attended [[Knox Grammar School]] where he completed his [[high school]] education.<ref name="auto"/> He also received formal tap dance training at Capital Dance Studio in [[Sydney, Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.danceinforma.com/2010/07/31/adam-garcias-got-to-tap/|title=Adam Garcia's Got to Tap!|date=31 July 2010|website=Dance Informa Magazine|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> Garcia attended [[Sydney University]], but did not complete his education as he left the university to take the role of Slide in the production of the musical ''[[Hot Shoe Shuffle]]'', which toured Australia for two years before transferring to [[London, England]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/seven-dance-boss-australia-judges/|title=Seven announces the judges for new reality series Dance Boss Australia|last=Mediaweek|date=30 April 2018|website=Mediaweek|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref>


==Life and career==
== Career ==
Garcia began his film career in 1997, playing the role of Jones in [[Brian Gilbert (director)|Brian Gilbert]]'s ''[[Wilde (film)|Wilde]]''. Garcia played Tony Manero in the stage version of ''[[Saturday Night Fever (musical)|Saturday Night Fever]]'', which premiered on 5 May 1998 at the [[London Palladium]], and closed on 26 February 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.londontheatre1.com/reviews/musical/saturday-night-fever-at-new-wimbledon-theatre-review/|title=Saturday Night Fever at New Wimbledon Theatre - Review|date=31 August 2018|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> He was nominated for his work in the play at the [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical]] category in 1999, but lost to the cast of ''[[Kat and the Kings]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/adam-garcia-to-join-idina-menzel-for-london-wicked-com-132208|title=Adam Garcia to Join Idina Menzel for London Wicked|first=Andrew|last=Gans|date=26 April 2006|website=Playbill|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> Garcia also reached number 15 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 1998, with his [[cover version]] of the [[Bee Gees]] song "[[Night Fever]]", taken from the film version of ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'' (1977).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ccdancecompany.co.uk/movie-star-adam-garcia-is-heading-to-cc/|title=Movie Star Adam Garcia Is Heading To CC|date=10 September 2018|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> In 2000, he played a major role in his second feature-film, ''[[Coyote Ugly (film)|Coyote Ugly]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/coyote-ugly-manchester-launch-party-14349618|title=Coyote Ugly's Adam Garcia is coming to Manchester bar's launch party|first=Lucy|last=Lovell|date=28 February 2018|website=men|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> Later that year, Garcia also appeared in [[Dein Perry]]'s ''[[Bootmen]]'', playing the lead role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bootmen-2000|title=Bootmen Movie Review & Film Summary (2000) - Roger Ebert|first=Roger|last=Ebert|website=www.rogerebert.com|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref>
Garcia was born in [[Wahroonga, New South Wales]]. His father is from [[Colombia]]. Garcia left university to take the role of the Slide in the production of the musical ''Hot Shoe Shuffle'', which toured Australia for two years before transferring to London, England. He remained in London to act in [[West End theatre|West End]] musicals. {{citation needed|date=March 2015}}


In 2003, he voiced the title character in the film ''[[Kangaroo Jack]]'' but was not credited for that role.
Garcia's career as a film actor began in 1997, when he played Jones in ''[[Wilde (film)|Wilde]]'', a film about [[Oscar Wilde]]. Garcia played Tony Manero in the stage version of ''[[Saturday Night Fever (musical)|Saturday Night Fever]]'', which ran from 1998-99 in London. Garcia reached number 15 in the UK singles chart in 1998, with his [[cover version]] of the Bee Gees song "[[Night Fever]]", taken from the film version of ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'' (1977).


In 2004, he also played alongside [[Lindsay Lohan]] and [[Megan Fox]] in ''[[Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen]]'', as the character Stu Wolff, a drunk rock star, who is part of the band Sidarthur and is, in Lola's words, "a greater poet than Shakespeare".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/adam-garcia-actor-scunthorpe-workshops-2426085|title=Why Hollywood and West End actor Adam Garcia was in Scunthorpe|newspaper=Grimsby Live |date=14 January 2019|access-date=10 May 2019|via=www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk}}</ref> Between 2006 and 2007, Garcia played the character of Fiyero in the original [[West End theatre|West End]] production of ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]'' alongside [[Idina Menzel]], [[Kerry Ellis]] and [[Helen Dallimore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/adam-garcia-cast-in-wicked|title=Adam Garcia cast in Wicked|date=8 June 2016|website=London Theatre Guide|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> He previously played the same role during the show's early [[Broadway theatre]] workshops in 2000. Garcia appeared in two [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] dramas, ''[[Britannia High]]'' and ''[[Mr Eleven]]'', in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/ensemble/adam-garcia.html|title=Adam Garcia|website=www.birmingham-rep.co.uk|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref>
His second feature-film performance was a major role in the 2000 film ''[[Coyote Ugly (film)|Coyote Ugly]]''. Later in 2000, he played the role of Sean in ''[[Bootmen]]''. In 2003, he voiced the title character in the film [[Kangaroo Jack]]. In 2004, he also played alongside [[Lindsay Lohan]] and [[Megan Fox]] in ''[[Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen]]'', as the character Stu Wolff, a drunk rock star, who is part of the band Sidarther and is, in Lola's words, "a greater poet than Shakespeare". {{citation needed|date=March 2015}}
In 2006–07, he starred as Fiyero in the original London production of ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]'' alongside [[Idina Menzel]] (later replaced by [[Kerry Ellis]]) and [[Helen Dallimore]]. He previously played the role during the show's early Broadway workshops in 2000. In late 2008, Garcia appeared in two [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] dramas, ''[[Britannia High]]'' in which he plays the dance teacher, and ''[[Mr Eleven]]'', a two-part comedy/drama alongside [[Michelle Ryan]] and [[Sean Maguire]]. In January 2010, Garcia appeared with [[Ashley Banjo]] and [[Kimberly Wyatt]] as a judge on the reality show ''[[Got To Dance]]''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Banjo is plucked for Sky|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/britain_got_talent/2672601/Ashley-Banjo-to-judge-Just-Dance-show.html|newspaper=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]|date=8 October 2009|accessdate=17 October 2009}}</ref>


In January 2010, Garcia appeared with [[Ashley Banjo]] and [[Kimberly Wyatt]] as a judge on the British reality show ''[[Got to Dance]]''. He was a judge in the four seasons of the competition, from 2010 to 2012 and then again in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/whats-on/entertainment/tap-dancers-will-love-this-masterclass-in-heathfield-with-stage-and-screen-star-adam-garcia-1-8827553|title=Tap dancers will love this masterclass in Heathfield with stage and screen star Adam Garcia|website=www.eastbourneherald.co.uk|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref>
In 2011, Garcia was cast in ''The Hen Do''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/adam-garcia-and-mischa-barton-sign-up-for-new-comedy-the-hen-do|title=Adam Garcia and Mischa Barton sign up for new comedy The Hen Do|publisher=Primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk|date=27 January 2011|accessdate=14 May 2012}}</ref> In 2012, Garcia appeared in [[Cole Porter]]'s ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]'' at the [http://www.cft.org.uk/kiss-me-kate Chichester Festival Theatre], directed by [[Trevor Nunn]] and choreographed by Stephen Meare. Garcia became the fourth judge on the 2013 Australian version of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 13)|Dancing with the Stars]]''.


In 2011, Garcia co-starred with [[Mischa Barton]] in ''The Hen Do'', but the film never left the cutting room floor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.musicaltheatrenews.com/2011/01/adam-garcia-and-mischa-barton-in-new.html|title=Adam Garcia and Mischa Barton in new comedy The Hen Do|first=Theatre|last=Spy|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref>
In 2011-12, Garcia was in ''[[Threesome (TV series)|Threesome]]'', a British television sitcom which began airing on 17 October 2011 on Comedy Central and Comedy Central HD. It was the first original scripted comedy commissioned by Comedy Central and produced by Big Talk Productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2071322/|title=Threesome|publisher=imdb|date=27 January 2011|accessdate=23 March 2015}}</ref>


In 2012, he appeared in [[Cole Porter]]'s musical ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]'' at the [[Chichester Festival Theatre]], directed by [[Trevor Nunn]] and choreographed by Stephen Mear. Garcia was nominated for his role at the [[2013 Laurence Olivier Awards]] in the category [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical|Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2012/adam-garcia-cast-in-chichesters-kiss-me-kate/|title=Adam Garcia cast in Chichester's Kiss Me, Kate - News|first=Natalie|last=Woolman|date=15 February 2012|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/adam-garcia-cast-in-nunns-kiss-me-kate-at-chichest_5372.html|title=Adam Garcia cast in Nunn's Kiss Me Kate at Chichester - WhatsOnStage|website=www.whatsonstage.com|date=15 February 2012 |access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref>
On 26 March 2015, he married Nathalia Chubin in London.
[[File:Adam Garcia at Gala World Australian premiere.jpg|thumb|Garcia in 2012]]
Garcia appeared in ''[[Threesome (British TV series)|Threesome]]'', a 2011 British television [[sitcom]] which began airing on 17 October 2011 on [[Comedy Central]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sensacine.com/noticias/cine/noticia-18530298/?page=3|title=¿Qué ha sido de las protagonistas de 'El Bar Coyote'?: Adam Garcia|last=SensaCine|website=SensaCine.com|date=4 August 2015 |access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> Garcia became the fourth judge during the thirteenth season of the Australian version of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 13)|Dancing with the Stars]]''.


In 2016, Garcia began an Australian national tour production of ''[[Singin' in the Rain (musical)|Singin' in the Rain]]'' as Don Lockwood, but was injured onstage in Melbourne, ending his run. Later that year he played Father Damian Karras in the UK premiere of ''[[The Exorcist (play)|The Exorcist]]'' opening at the [[Birmingham Repertory Theatre]] in October 2016 and transferring to the [[Phoenix Theatre, London|Phoenix Theatre]] in the [[West End theatre|West End]] in October 2017. He also filmed on location for ''[[Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film)|Murder on the Orient Express]]''.
==Filmography==


In 2018, Garcia was cast in ''[[Dance Boss]]'', an Australian reality television dance competition on the [[Seven Network]] presented by [[Dannii Minogue]]. He judged the competition alongside singer and dancer [[Timomatic]] and actress and performer [[Sharni Vinson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tv.7plus.com.au/adam-garcia|title=Adam Garcia|website=tv.7plus.com.au|access-date=10 May 2019}}</ref> Later that year he played the Artilleryman in the 40th-anniversary tour of Jeff Wayne’s ''[[Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds|War of the Worlds]]'', to critical acclaim.
===Film===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
In 2019, he filmed ''[[Death on the Nile (2020 film)|Death on the Nile]]'', and in December starred in a pantomime in [[Ipswich]], England, as Prince Charming.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/what-s-on/star-filled-cinderella-comes-to-ipswich-regent-1-6374187|title=Meet the stars of Cinderella Adam Garcia and Hannah Spearritt|website=East Anglian Daily Times |access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref>
! Year

! Title
In 2021, Garcia played the father of a dead girl ([[Victoria Justice]]) who comes back to make things right in the teen movie ''[[Afterlife of the Party]]'' directed by [[Stephen Herek]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-02|title='AFTERLIFE OF THE PARTY' Review: Don't Tell Mom The Party Girl's Dead|url=https://freshfiction.tv/afterlife-of-the-party-review-dont-tell-mom-the-party-girls-dead/|access-date=2021-09-15|website=FreshFiction.tv|language=en-US}}</ref>
! Role

! Note
In 2022, Garcia appeared in the second UK series of ''[[The Masked Dancer (British TV series)|The Masked Dancer]]''. He finished in second place for the series as the character "Onomatopoeia".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/itv-masked-dancer-viewers-share-25333429|title=Masked Dancer fans share complaint as Scissors unmasked as Glee's Heather Morris|first=Jessica|last=Sansome|date=23 October 2022|website=Manchester Evening News|accessdate=23 October 2022}}</ref>

In 2024, Garcia will be playing Caractacus Potts in a new UK and Ireland tour of [[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical)|''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'']].

== Personal life ==
On 26 March 2015, Garcia married his long-time girlfriend, Nathalia Chubin, in London.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title='Coyote Ugly' Turns 20: What Happened to Australian Hottie Adam Garcia? {{!}} Entertainment Tonight|url=https://www.etonline.com/coyote-ugly-turns-20-what-happened-to-australian-hottie-adam-garcia-150824|access-date=2021-09-15|website=www.etonline.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Chubin previously worked as a senior marketing executive for [[PlayStation]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-27|title=Adam Garcia|url=https://tvtumar.kz/adam-garcia/|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Tumar|language=ru-RU}}</ref> The couple have a daughter and a son together.<ref name=":0" />

== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope=col | Year
! scope=col | Title
! scope=col | Role
! scope=col class=unsortable | Notes
|-
|-
| 1997
| {{dts|1997|format=y}}
| ''[[Wilde (film)|Wilde]]''
| ''{{sortname|Wilde| |Wilde (film)}}''
| Jones
| {{sortname|Jones | |nolink=1}}
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2000
| rowspan=2 | {{dts|2000|format=y}}
| ''[[Coyote Ugly (film)|Coyote Ugly]]''
| ''{{sortname|Coyote|Ugly|Coyote Ugly (film)}}''
| Kevin O'Donnell
| {{sortname|Kevin|O'Donnell |nolink=1}}
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Bootmen]]''
| ''{{sortname|Bootmen| |}}''
| {{sortname|Sean| |nolink=1}}
| Sean
|
|
|-
|-
| 2001
| {{dts|2001|format=y}}
| ''[[Riding in Cars with Boys]]''
| ''{{sortname|Riding|in Cars with Boys}}''
| Jason D'Onofrio
| {{sortname|Jason|D'Onofrio|nolink=1}}
|
|
|-
|-
| 2002
| {{dts|2002|format=y}}
| ''[[The First $20&nbsp;Million Is Always the Hardest]]''
| ''{{sortname|The |First $20&nbsp;Million Is Always the Hardest}}''
| {{sortname|Andy| |nolink=1}}
| Andy
|
|
|-
|-
| 2003
| {{dts|2003|format=y}}
| ''[[Kangaroo Jack]]''
| ''{{sortname|Kangaroo|Jack}}''
| Kangaroo Jack
| {{sortname|Kangaroo|Jack|nolink=1}}
| Voice-over
| Voice-over<hr>Uncredited
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|2004
| rowspan=3 | {{dts|2004|format=y}}
| ''[[Love's Brother]]''
| ''{{sortname|Love's |Brother}}''
| Gino Donnini
| {{sortname|Gino|Donnini|nolink=1}}
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen]]''
| ''{{sortname|Confessions |of a Teenage Drama Queen}}''
| Stu Wolff
| {{sortname|Stu|Wolff|nolink=1}}
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Fascination (2004 film)|Fascination]]''
| ''{{sortname|Fascination| |Fascination (2004 film)}}''
| Scott Doherty
| {{sortname|Scott|Doherty|nolink=1}}
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2005
| rowspan=2 | {{dts|2005|format=y}}
| ''Riot at the Rite''
| ''{{sortname|Riot|at the Rite|nolink=1}}''
| [[Vaslav Nijinsky]]
| {{sortname|Vaslav|Nijinsky}}
|
|
|-
|-
| ''Standing Still''
| ''{{sortname|Standing|Still|Standing Still (film)}}''
| Michael
| {{sortname|Michael| |nolink=1}}
|
|-
|-
|2010
| {{dts|2010|format=y}}
|"Every Emotion Costs"
| ''{{sortname|Every|Emotion Costs|nolink=1}}''
| {{sortname|Wade| |nolink=1}}
|Wade
|
|-
|-
| 2014
| {{dts|2014|format=y}}
| ''Nativity 3: Dude, Where's my Donkey?''
| ''{{sortname|Nativity 3:|Dude, Where's My Donkey?}}''
| Bradley Finch
| {{sortname|Bradley|Finch|nolink=1}}
| Leading Role<br>Flash mob Perfectionist
| Leading role
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|-
| {{dts|2017|format=y}}
| 2004
| ''{{sortname|Murder|on the Orient Express|Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film)}}''
| ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]''
| {{sortname|Italian|Fan (photographer)|nolink=1}}
| Raymond Starr
|
|
|-
|-
| {{dts|2021|format=y}}
| 2005
| ''{{sortname|Afterlife|of the Party}}''
| ''[[Doctor Who]]''
| {{sortname|Howie| |nolink=1}}
| Alex
|
| Episode: "[[The Christmas Invasion]]"''
|-
|-
| {{dts|2022|format=y}}
| 2008
| ''{{sortname|Death|on the Nile|Death on the Nile (2022 film)}}''
| ''[[Britannia High]]''
| {{sortname|Syd (photographer)| |nolink=1}}
| Stefan
|
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
|-
! scope=col | Year
|rowspan=3|2009
! scope=col | Title
! scope=col | Role
! scope=col class=unsortable | Notes
|-
| {{dts|2004|format=y}}
| ''{{sortname|Agatha|Christie's Marple}}''
| {{sortname|Raymond|Starr|nolink=1}}
| Episode: "The Body in the Library"
|-
| {{dts|2005|format=y}}
| ''{{sortname|Doctor|Who}}''
| {{sortname|Alex| |nolink=1}}
| Episode: "{{sortname|The|Christmas Invasion}}"
|-
| {{dts|2008|format=y}}
| ''{{sortname|Britannia|High}}''
| {{sortname|Stefan| |nolink=1}}
| 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan=3 | {{dts|2009|format=y}}
| ''[[Hawthorne (TV series)|Hawthorne]]''
| ''[[Hawthorne (TV series)|Hawthorne]]''
| Nick Mancini
| {{sortname|Nick|Mancini|nolink=1}}
| 4 episodes
|
|-
|-
| ''[[The Flight of the Conchords]]''
| ''{{sortname|The|Flight of the Conchords}}''
| Obnoxious Australian
| {{sortname|Obnoxious|Australian|nolink=1}}
| Episode: "[[The Tough Brets]]"
| Episode: "{{sortname|The|Tough Brets}}"
|-
|-
| ''[[Mister Eleven]]''
| ''{{sortname|Mister|Eleven}}''
| {{sortname|Alex| |nolink=1}}
| Alex
| TV Drama
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
| {{dts|2009|format=y}}-{{dts|2012|format=y}}
| 2010–2012
| ''[[Got to Dance]]''
| ''{{sortname|Got |to Dance}}''
| {{sortname|Adam|García|nolink=1}}
| Judge
| 38 episodes
| TV Dance Competition
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|2010
| rowspan=3 | {{dts|2010|format=y}}
| ''[[Bookaboo]]''
| ''{{sortname|Bookaboo| |}}''
| {{sortname|Adam|García|nolink=1}}
| Himself
| Episode: "Wolf's Magnificent Master Plan"
| Children's show
|-
|-
| ''Heston's Titanic Feast''
| ''{{sortname|Heston's|Titanic Feast|nolink=1}}''
| {{sortname|Adam|García|nolink=1}}
| Himself
| Television special
|
|-
|-
| ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
| [[House (TV series)]]
| Theodore Phillip Taylor
| {{sortname|Theodore|Phillip Taylor|nolink=1}}
| 1 Episode: "[[The Choice (House)|The Choice]]"
| Episode: "{{sortname|The|Choice|The Choice (House)}}"
|-
|-
| 2011
| {{dts|2011|format=y}}
| ''[[Threesome (TV series)|Threesome]]''
| ''{{sortname|Threesome| |}}''
| {{sortname|Dave| |nolink=1}}
| Dave
| 3 episodes
|
|-
|-
| 2013
| {{dts|2013|format=y}}
| ''[[Camp (TV series)|Camp]]''
| ''[[Camp (TV series)|Camp]]''
| {{sortname|Todd| |nolink=1}}
| Todd
| 10 episodes
|
|-
|-
| 2013-2014
| {{dts|2013|format=y}}-{{dts|2014|format=y}}
| ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 13)|Dancing with the Stars]]''
| ''{{sortname|Dancing|with the Stars}}''
| {{sortname|Adam|García |nolink=1}}
| Judge
| 15 episodes
| TV Reality Show
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|2014
| rowspan=2 | {{dts|2014|format=y}}
| ''[[Perception (U.S. TV series)|Perception]]''
| ''{{sortname|Perception| |}}''
| Dr. Asper
| {{sortname|Dr.|Asper |nolink=1}}
| Episode: "Eternity"
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Got to Dance]]''
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| {{dts|2016|format=y}}
| ''[[The Code (2014 TV series)|The Code]]''
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| Television film<hr>Performer (with [[Kimberly Wyatt]])
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| {{sortname|Moe|Berg|nolink=1}}
| Episode: "Einstein: Chapter Nine"
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| {{dts|2018|format=y}}
| ''{{sortname|Dance |Boss}}''
| {{sortname|Adam|García |nolink=1}}
| 6 episodes
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| {{dts|2019|format=y}}
| ''{{sortname|Agatha |Raisin}}''
| {{sortname|George|Felliet |nolink=1}}
| Episode: "The Deadly Dance"
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| 2016
| ''{{sortname|The|Serpent Queen}}''
| ''Bruce's Hall Of Fame with Alexander Armstrong''
| {{sortname|Sebastio| |Sebastiano de Montecuccoli}}
| Himself
| 3 episodes
| Performer (With [[Kimberly Wyatt]])
|-
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| ''{{sortname|The|Masked Dancer|The Masked Dancer (British TV series)}}''
| {{sortname|Adam|García|nolink=1}} / {{sortname|Onomatopoeia| |nolink=1}}
| 6 episodes
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==Awards and nominations==
== Awards and nominations ==
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! Awards
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| [[1999 Laurence Olivier Awards|1999]]
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| [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical|Best Actor in a Musical]]
| {{sortname|Best|Actor in a Musical|Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical}}
| ''[[Saturday Night Fever (musical)|Saturday Night Fever]]''
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| {{Nom}}
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| [[2013 Laurence Olivier Awards|2013]]
| {{sortname|2013| |2013 Laurence Olivier Awards}}
| [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical|Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical]]
| {{sortname|Best|Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical|Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical}}
| ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]''
| ''{{sortname|Kiss Me,|Kate}}''
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| {{Nom}}
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Latest revision as of 20:59, 21 November 2024

Adam Garcia
Garcia in 2015
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • dancer
Years active1991–present
Known forSaturday Night Fever
Notable workSaturday Night Fever
Wicked
Coyote Ugly
Spouse
Nathalia Chubin
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(m. 2015)​
Children2

Adam Garcia is an Australian stage, television, and film actor who is best known for lead roles in musicals such as Saturday Night Fever and Kiss Me, Kate.[1][2] He is also a trained tap dancer and singer.[3] Garcia has been nominated twice at the Laurence Olivier Awards in 1999[4] and 2013.[5]

Early life

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Garcia is the son of Jean Balharry and Fabio Garcia. His mother is Australian, and his father is from Colombia. Garcia's mother is a retired physiotherapist.[6] Garcia attended Knox Grammar School where he completed his high school education.[6] He also received formal tap dance training at Capital Dance Studio in Sydney, Australia.[7] Garcia attended Sydney University, but did not complete his education as he left the university to take the role of Slide in the production of the musical Hot Shoe Shuffle, which toured Australia for two years before transferring to London, England.[8]

Career

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Garcia began his film career in 1997, playing the role of Jones in Brian Gilbert's Wilde. Garcia played Tony Manero in the stage version of Saturday Night Fever, which premiered on 5 May 1998 at the London Palladium, and closed on 26 February 2000.[9] He was nominated for his work in the play at the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical category in 1999, but lost to the cast of Kat and the Kings.[10] Garcia also reached number 15 in the UK Singles Chart in 1998, with his cover version of the Bee Gees song "Night Fever", taken from the film version of Saturday Night Fever (1977).[11] In 2000, he played a major role in his second feature-film, Coyote Ugly.[12] Later that year, Garcia also appeared in Dein Perry's Bootmen, playing the lead role.[13]

In 2003, he voiced the title character in the film Kangaroo Jack but was not credited for that role.

In 2004, he also played alongside Lindsay Lohan and Megan Fox in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, as the character Stu Wolff, a drunk rock star, who is part of the band Sidarthur and is, in Lola's words, "a greater poet than Shakespeare".[14] Between 2006 and 2007, Garcia played the character of Fiyero in the original West End production of Wicked alongside Idina Menzel, Kerry Ellis and Helen Dallimore.[15] He previously played the same role during the show's early Broadway theatre workshops in 2000. Garcia appeared in two ITV dramas, Britannia High and Mr Eleven, in 2008.[16]

In January 2010, Garcia appeared with Ashley Banjo and Kimberly Wyatt as a judge on the British reality show Got to Dance. He was a judge in the four seasons of the competition, from 2010 to 2012 and then again in 2014.[17]

In 2011, Garcia co-starred with Mischa Barton in The Hen Do, but the film never left the cutting room floor.[18]

In 2012, he appeared in Cole Porter's musical Kiss Me, Kate at the Chichester Festival Theatre, directed by Trevor Nunn and choreographed by Stephen Mear. Garcia was nominated for his role at the 2013 Laurence Olivier Awards in the category Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical.[19][20]

Garcia in 2012

Garcia appeared in Threesome, a 2011 British television sitcom which began airing on 17 October 2011 on Comedy Central.[21] Garcia became the fourth judge during the thirteenth season of the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars.

In 2016, Garcia began an Australian national tour production of Singin' in the Rain as Don Lockwood, but was injured onstage in Melbourne, ending his run. Later that year he played Father Damian Karras in the UK premiere of The Exorcist opening at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in October 2016 and transferring to the Phoenix Theatre in the West End in October 2017. He also filmed on location for Murder on the Orient Express.

In 2018, Garcia was cast in Dance Boss, an Australian reality television dance competition on the Seven Network presented by Dannii Minogue. He judged the competition alongside singer and dancer Timomatic and actress and performer Sharni Vinson.[22] Later that year he played the Artilleryman in the 40th-anniversary tour of Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds, to critical acclaim.

In 2019, he filmed Death on the Nile, and in December starred in a pantomime in Ipswich, England, as Prince Charming.[23]

In 2021, Garcia played the father of a dead girl (Victoria Justice) who comes back to make things right in the teen movie Afterlife of the Party directed by Stephen Herek.[24]

In 2022, Garcia appeared in the second UK series of The Masked Dancer. He finished in second place for the series as the character "Onomatopoeia".[25]

In 2024, Garcia will be playing Caractacus Potts in a new UK and Ireland tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Personal life

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On 26 March 2015, Garcia married his long-time girlfriend, Nathalia Chubin, in London.[26] Chubin previously worked as a senior marketing executive for PlayStation.[27] The couple have a daughter and a son together.[26]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 Wilde Jones
2000 Coyote Ugly Kevin O'Donnell
Bootmen Sean
2001 Riding in Cars with Boys Jason D'Onofrio
2002 The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest Andy
2003 Kangaroo Jack Kangaroo Jack Voice-over
Uncredited
2004 Love's Brother Gino Donnini
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Stu Wolff
Fascination Scott Doherty
2005 Riot at the Rite Vaslav Nijinsky
Standing Still Michael
2010 Every Emotion Costs Wade
2014 Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey? Bradley Finch Leading role
2017 Murder on the Orient Express Italian Fan (photographer)
2021 Afterlife of the Party Howie
2022 Death on the Nile Syd (photographer)

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Agatha Christie's Marple Raymond Starr Episode: "The Body in the Library"
2005 Doctor Who Alex Episode: "The Christmas Invasion"
2008 Britannia High Stefan 5 episodes
2009 Hawthorne Nick Mancini 4 episodes
The Flight of the Conchords Obnoxious Australian Episode: "The Tough Brets"
Mister Eleven Alex 2 episodes
2009-2012 Got to Dance Adam García 38 episodes
2010 Bookaboo Adam García Episode: "Wolf's Magnificent Master Plan"
Heston's Titanic Feast Adam García Television special
House (TV series) Theodore Phillip Taylor Episode: "The Choice"
2011 Threesome Dave 3 episodes
2013 Camp Todd 10 episodes
2013-2014 Dancing with the Stars Adam García 15 episodes
2014 Perception Dr. Asper Episode: "Eternity"
The Code Perry Benson 6 episodes
2016 Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong Adam García Television film
Performer (with Kimberly Wyatt)
2017 Genius Moe Berg Episode: "Einstein: Chapter Nine"
2018 Dance Boss Adam García 6 episodes
2019 Agatha Raisin George Felliet Episode: "The Deadly Dance"
2022 The Serpent Queen Sebastio 3 episodes
The Masked Dancer Adam García / Onomatopoeia 6 episodes

Awards and nominations

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Year Awards Category Recipient Outcome
1999 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actor in a Musical Saturday Night Fever Nominated
2013 Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Kiss Me, Kate Nominated

References

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  1. ^ West, The Reviews Hub-North (24 January 2019). "Saturday Night Fever - Palace Theatre, Manchester". Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Kiss Me, Kate at the Old Vic Theatre starring Adam Garcia and Hannah Waddingham". London theatre tickets. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Stage and screen star Adam Garcia puts Poole dancers through their paces". Bournemouth Echo. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Olivier Winners 1999". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Olivier Winners 2013". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  6. ^ a b Money, Lawrence (2 May 2016). "From Coyote Ugly to the UK's Got to Dance, Adam Garcia takes a Gene Kelly turn". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Adam Garcia's Got to Tap!". Dance Informa Magazine. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  8. ^ Mediaweek (30 April 2018). "Seven announces the judges for new reality series Dance Boss Australia". Mediaweek. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Saturday Night Fever at New Wimbledon Theatre - Review". 31 August 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  10. ^ Gans, Andrew (26 April 2006). "Adam Garcia to Join Idina Menzel for London Wicked". Playbill. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Movie Star Adam Garcia Is Heading To CC". 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  12. ^ Lovell, Lucy (28 February 2018). "Coyote Ugly's Adam Garcia is coming to Manchester bar's launch party". men. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  13. ^ Ebert, Roger. "Bootmen Movie Review & Film Summary (2000) - Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Why Hollywood and West End actor Adam Garcia was in Scunthorpe". Grimsby Live. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
  15. ^ "Adam Garcia cast in Wicked". London Theatre Guide. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Adam Garcia". www.birmingham-rep.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Tap dancers will love this masterclass in Heathfield with stage and screen star Adam Garcia". www.eastbourneherald.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  18. ^ Spy, Theatre. "Adam Garcia and Mischa Barton in new comedy The Hen Do". Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  19. ^ Woolman, Natalie (15 February 2012). "Adam Garcia cast in Chichester's Kiss Me, Kate - News". Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  20. ^ "Adam Garcia cast in Nunn's Kiss Me Kate at Chichester - WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  21. ^ SensaCine (4 August 2015). "¿Qué ha sido de las protagonistas de 'El Bar Coyote'?: Adam Garcia". SensaCine.com. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Adam Garcia". tv.7plus.com.au. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  23. ^ "Meet the stars of Cinderella Adam Garcia and Hannah Spearritt". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  24. ^ "'AFTERLIFE OF THE PARTY' Review: Don't Tell Mom The Party Girl's Dead". FreshFiction.tv. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  25. ^ Sansome, Jessica (23 October 2022). "Masked Dancer fans share complaint as Scissors unmasked as Glee's Heather Morris". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  26. ^ a b "'Coyote Ugly' Turns 20: What Happened to Australian Hottie Adam Garcia? | Entertainment Tonight". www.etonline.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  27. ^ "Adam Garcia". Tumar (in Russian). 27 August 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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