Adam Blackwood (actor)
Adam Blackwood | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1981–present |
Spouse |
Nicola King (m. 1989) |
Children | 2 |
Adam Blackwood (born 14 July 1959) is an English actor.
Early life
[edit]Blackwood was born in Chichester, West Sussex, the only son of Rona (née Archer) and John Blackwood. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
Career
[edit]Blackwood played Balazar in the first four episodes of the 1986 Doctor Who serial The Trial of a Time Lord. He has provided the voice of James Bond in four video games: The World Is Not Enough (Nintendo 64 and PlayStation), 007 Racing, Tomorrow Never Dies, and 007: Agent Under Fire.
Blackwood retired from acting in 2002 and since then has run Private Drama Events, a company specialising in corporate storytelling [1]
Personal life
[edit]Blackwood has an older sister, Nicola, and a younger sister, Catriona. In 1989, he married Nicola King in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. They have a son named Thomas and a daughter named Ruby.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | A Passage to India | Mr. Hadley | |
1985 | Love Song | Bob Prescott | TV film |
1987 | Cause célèbre | Ewan Montagu | TV film |
1993 | Diana: Her True Story | Christopher | TV film |
1995 | The Old Curiosity Shop | Dick Swiveller | TV film |
Kidnapped | Captain Forbes | TV film | |
1998 | A Candle in the Dark: The Story of William Carey | Thomas | TV film |
1999 | The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything | Norman | TV film |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Blake's 7 | Tok | Episode: "Assassin" |
1982 | Stalky & Co. | Flint | Mini-series |
Play for Tomorrow | Boy | Episode: "Bright Eyes" | |
Radio Phoenix | Andrew Maine | ||
1983 | Play for Today | Episode: "The Last Term" | |
By the Sword Divided | Ensign Peter Crane | 3 episodes | |
1984 | Sharing Time | Nigel | Episode: "Together Forever" |
1986 | Doctor Who | Balazar | Episodes: "The Trial of a Time-Lord" |
1987 | A Killing on the Exchange | Sergeant Ballantyne | Mini-series |
Bulman | Barty Geraldine | Episode: "Death by Misadventure" | |
1988 | London's Burning | David McBeth | 1 episode |
Crossbow | Troll | Episode: "Trolls" | |
1989 | Great Expectations | Herbert Pocket | Episode: "Chapter One" |
1990 | Jeeves and Wooster | Barmy Fotheringay Phipps | 4 episodes |
1993 | The Bill | Brian Cattlin | Episode: "No Comment" |
1994 | The Tomorrow People | Dr. Poole | 3 episodes |
Harry Enfield & Chums | Chris Chapman | 1 episodes | |
1996 | Crucial Tales | Nash | Episode: "Phoenix" |
1999 | EastEnders | Dr. Viner | 1 episode |
2001 | Midsomer Murders | Keith Shortlands | Episode: "Dark Autumn" |
2003 | Cambridge Spies | Oliver Lester | 1 episode |
2004 | My Dad's the Prime Minister | Backbencher | Series regular |
Video games
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Tomorrow Never Dies | James Bond | Voice role |
2000 | The World Is Not Enough | James Bond/Valentin Zukovsky | |
007 Racing | |||
2001 | James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire | James Bond |