Adam Thomas

Adam Thomas
Adam Thomas interviewed by students of Ullswater Community College in 2014
Born Adam Gordon Thomas
(1988-08-11) 11 August 1988
Salford, Greater Manchester, England
Occupation Actor
Years active 2002–present
Spouse(s)
Caroline Daly (m. 2017)
Children 2
Family

Adam Gordon Thomas (born 11 August 1988) is an English actor, and the brother of former Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas. He is known for playing the roles of Donte Charles in the BBC drama Waterloo Road (2006–2009) and Adam Barton in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (2009–2018).[1]

Early life

Adam Gordon Thomas was born on 11 August 1988 in Salford, Greater Manchester, England.[2] He is the twin brother of Scott Thomas, who starred in Love Island in 2016[3] and the younger brother of Coronation Street actor, Ryan Thomas.

Career

Early career

Thomas began his television career in 2002 with a guest appearance on the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors. It was another four years before Adam launched to fame in his breakthrough role as Donte Charles in the BBC drama series Waterloo Road of which he was an original cast member upon its inception in 2006 until 2009.

The role of Donte led Thomas to enjoy guest appearances in popular hospital drama Casualty in 2008 in which he played a boxer, as well as a second appearance in Doctors in 2007. He also appeared as himself on ITV gameshow All Star Family Fortunes alongside his older brother and fellow actor Ryan, who played Jason Grimshaw in the soap opera, Coronation Street.

In early 2009, it was confirmed that Thomas was to leave Waterloo Road at the end of the fourth series due to his character having finished his education at the fictional school. Thomas' final episode was broadcast 20 May 2009.[4]

Following his departure from his most famous role, Thomas signed on for his third appearance on daytime soap Doctors, this time playing a character called Ben Hamilton. The episode aired on 26 May 2009.[5]

Later career

It was announced on 21 May 2009 that Thomas had landed the role of Adam Barton in the long-running ITV soap opera, Emmerdale and would appear on screens from July 2009.[6]

Thomas confirmed he will leave Emmerdale in early 2018 after months of reports.

In November and December 2016, Thomas was a contestant on the sixteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and achieved third place.[7] Thomas became an estate agent with Kumani Property Group in 2018 alongside former Emmerdale co-star Marc Silcock.

Personal life

In 2014, Thomas and his long-term girlfriend, Caroline Daly, welcomed their first child, a son, Teddy. On 27 August 2017, Adam and Caroline married in Delamere Manor, Cheshire. In December 2017, they announced they were expecting their second child, Elsie-Rose, in May 2018.[8] The couple took part in All Star Mr & Mrs in August 2016.[9]

Filmography

Actor
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Doctors Declan Guest appearance
2004 Casualty Jamie Ridderford Guest appearance
2006–2009 Waterloo Road Donte Charles Series regular; 47 episodes
2007 Doctors Rohan Jameson Guest appearance
2008 Casualty Jake Shepherd Guest appearance
2009 Doctors Ben Hamilton Guest appearance
2009–2018 Emmerdale Adam Barton Series regular
Self credits
Year Title Notes
2009 Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow Guest appearance; audience member
2014 All Star Family Fortunes Guest appearance; one episode
2016 Lorraine
This Morning
Good Morning Britain
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Contestant (series 16)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.soapsquawk.co.uk/emmerdale-exit-adam-thomas
  2. ↑ Archived 21 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Corrie's Ryan Thomas and his twin brothers from Love Island and Emmerdale". Daily Mail. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Emmerdale's Adam Thomas Lined Up For Stricltly 2016". The Sun. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "'Doctors' casts another soap sibling – Doctors News – Soaps". Digital Spy. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "News – Emmerdale". ITV. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 2016 final. Adam Thomas comes in third place, plus will Scarlett Moffatt or Joel Dommett be crowned winner?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Emmerdale Star Adam Thomas Shares Pic of Baby Boy". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "All Star MR & MRS". What's on TV. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

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