Jonathan Adams (American actor) facts for kids
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Jonathan Adams
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| Born | July 16, 1967 |
| Education | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Known for | Last Man Standing |
| Spouse(s) |
Monica Farrell
(m. 1994) |
| Children | 2 |
Jonathan Adams was born on July 16, 1967. He is an American actor. He is famous for playing Henry Walker on American Dreams, Daniel Goodman on Bones, and Chuck Larabee on Last Man Standing.
Jonathan is also a talented voice actor. This means he uses his voice to play characters in cartoons, movies, and video games. Some of his well-known voice roles include powerful characters like Galactus, Dormammu, and Kang the Conqueror from Marvel Comics. He also voiced Darkseid and Atrocitus from DC Comics.
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Early Life and Education
Jonathan Adams was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 16, 1967. He grew up in Wilkinsburg.
After finishing Wilkinsburg High School in 1985, he started studying acting. He attended Carnegie Mellon University for about a year and a half. However, he had to leave school because he could no longer afford the tuition fees.
Acting Career Highlights
Jonathan has appeared in many different roles on American television. He was a regular on the NBC show American Dreams from 2002 to 2005. In this series, he played the character Henry Walker.
He also played Dr. Daniel Goodman in the first season of the Fox TV series Bones. His character left the show at the start of the second season. Later, he appeared in the ABC crime drama Women's Murder Club.
From 1996 to 2000, Jonathan spent four years performing at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He played many different characters there. These included Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew and Buckingham in The Three Musketeers. He also lent his voice to the video game Army of Two: The 40th Day, playing the character Tyson Rios.
Film Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | New York Giants Player | |
| 2001 | Osmosis Jones | Tom the police officer of Frank Police Department | Voice |
| 2007 | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme | Dormammu | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Superman/Batman: Public Enemies | General | |
| 2010 | Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths | Martian Manhunter | |
| 2012 | Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 2 | Judge Davis | |
| 2013 | Planes | Additional voices | |
| 2018 | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman – Rage of Atlantis | Atrocitus | Voice, direct-to-video |
| The Death of Superman | Mayor Booker | ||
| 2023 | Elemental | Flarry | Voice |
| 2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths | The Monitor | Voice, direct-to-video |
Television Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Equal Justice | Keane | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2001 | Frasier | Fire Marshall | Episode: "The Show Must Go Off" |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Lyle Nugent | Episode: "Justice for All" | |
| Felicity | Paramedic | Episode: "Girlfight" | |
| 2002 | The American Embassy | Elque "Q" Polk | 6 episodes |
| 2002–05 | American Dreams | Henry Walker | 61 episodes |
| 2004 | Crossing Jordan | Juror | Episode: "Slam Dunk" |
| 2005 | Bones | Daniel Goodman | 22 episodes |
| 2006 | The Unit | Buko | Episode: "Old Home Week" |
| 2007 | One Tree Hill | Charles Taylor | Episode: "The Birth and Death of the Day" |
| The Closer | Randall Williams | Episode: "Ruby" | |
| NCIS | Thomas Zuri | Episode: "Designated Target" | |
| Cane | Fosko | Episode: "The Exile" | |
| 2007–08 | Women's Murder Club | Ed Washburn | 5 episodes |
| 2007, 2009 | 24 | Peter Hock | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Medium | Curtis Lambert | Episode: "Being Joey Carmichael" |
| Boston Legal | Officer Preston Holt | Episode: "Kill, Baby, Kill!" | |
| 2009 | Numbers | Clifford Hansen | Episode: "Greatest Hits" |
| The Cleaner | Harold Miller | Episode: "An Ordinary Man" | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Peter Caldwell | Episode: "Search and Destroy" | |
| 2010 | The Deep End | Robert Craft | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Black Panther | T'Chaka, M'Butu's Security Officer, Citizen #1 | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| Desperate Housewives | Luke Rayfield | Episode: "Chromolume No. 7" | |
| Miami Medical | Colin | Episode: "Down to the Bone" | |
| No Ordinary Family | Coach Baskin | Episode: "No Ordinary Vigilante" | |
| 2010–11 | Hellcats | Lewis's Dad | 2 episodes |
| 2010–12 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Kang the Conqueror | Voice, 5 episodes |
| 2011 | Memphis Beat | Detective Moran | Episode: "Troubled Water" |
| The Glades | Dan Ranson | Episode: "Breakout" | |
| Fanboy & Chum Chum | Mr. Trick, Narrator | Voice, episode: "There Will Be Shrieks" | |
| Cars Toons | Judge Davis | Voice, episode: "Air Mater" | |
| Burn Notice | Joseph Kamba | Episode: "Necessary Evil" | |
| Harry's Law | Physician | Episode: "Head Games" | |
| Prophets of Science Fiction | Narrator | 6 episodes | |
| 2011–13 | Green Lantern: The Animated Series | Atrocitus | Voice, 6 episodes |
| 2011–14 | Castle | Vulcan Simmons | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Up All Night | Ray | Episode: "Couple Friends" |
| 2012–13 | Revenge | Matt Duncan | 3 episodes |
| 2012–21 | Last Man Standing | Chuck Larabee | 112 episodes |
| 2013 | Pair of Kings | Mr. Dawson / Paka Tui | Episode: "Meet the Parent" |
| Nikita | President of Chad | Episode: "Inevitability" | |
| Uncle Grandpa | Additional voices | 3 episodes | |
| 2013–14 | The Legend of Korra | Vaatu, Varrick's Security Guard | Voice, 9 episodes |
| 2013–15 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Absorbing Man, Korg, Thunderball, Piledriver | Voice, 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Crisis | Clark Froy | Episode: "What Was Done to You"; uncredited |
| Drop Dead Diva | Zack Reilly | Episode: "Hero" | |
| Dallas | Calvin Hannah | 2 episodes | |
| 2015 | Once Upon a Time | Merlin | Episode: "Lily" |
| Avengers Assemble | Absorbing Man | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| Sofia the First | Mantacorn | Voice, episode: "Cool Hand Fluke" | |
| Ultimate Spider-Man | Absorbing Man | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| 2015–19 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Ronan the Accuser, additional voices | Voice, 9 episodes |
| The Stinky & Dirty Show | Big Ben | Voice, 5 episodes | |
| 2016 | Transformers: Robots in Disguise | Razorpaw | Voice, episode: "Cover Me" |
| Sheriff Callie's Wild West | Buck | Voice, episode: "How the Water Was Won/Double Trouble" | |
| 2017 | Justice League Action | Darkseid | Voice, 4 episodes |
| Man with a Plan | Pastor Carl | Episode: "Andi's Boyfriend" | |
| 2017, 2022 | The Orville | Moclan Arbitrator | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Designated Survivor | Taurasi Governor | Episode: "Run" |
| Detroiters | Royal's Steakhouse Bartender | Episode: "Royals" | |
| 2020 | Teen Titans Go! | Ultralak | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Dark Winds | Lester | 5 episodes |
| All Rise | Chief Sam Milton | Episode: "Through the Fire" | |
| Bob Hearts Abishola | Pastor Falade | 2 episodes | |
| 2023 | Grey's Anatomy | Dewayne Griffith | Episode: "Wedding Bell Blues" |
Video Game Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Army of Two: The 40th Day | Tyson Rios | |
| 2011 | Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds | Galactus | Also Ultimate |
| Kinect Disneyland Adventures | Pirate | ||
| 2012 | Diablo III | Tyrael | |
| World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria | Xuen the White Tiger, Tsulong | ||
| Hitman: Absolution | Cosmo Faulkner | ||
| 2014 | Hearthstone | Xuen the White Tiger | |
| The Elder Scrolls Online | Additional voices | Also Morrowind DLC | |
| 2014–15 | Skylanders series | ||
| 2015 | Heroes of the Storm | Tyrael | |
| StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | Additional voices | ||
| 2016 | World of Warcraft: Legion | Xuen the White Tiger | |
| 2017 | For Honor | Okuma |
See also
In Spanish: Jonathan Adams (actor) para niños
