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Jonathan Adams (American actor)

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Jonathan Adams
Born (1967-07-16) July 16, 1967 (age 57)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
EducationCarnegie Mellon University
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
Known forLast Man Standing
Spouse
Monica Farrell
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(m. 1994)​
Children2

Jonathan Adams (born July 16, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Henry Walker on American Dreams, Daniel Goodman on Bones and Chuck Larabee on Last Man Standing. He is also known as a voice actor with roles such as Galactus, Dormammu and Kang the Conqueror from Marvel Comics and Darkseid and Atrocitus from DC Comics.

Early life

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Adams was born on July 16, 1967, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,[1] and grew up in Wilkinsburg. He graduated from Wilkinsburg High School in 1985 and studied acting at Carnegie Mellon University for a year and a half before having to drop out because he could no longer afford tuition.[2]

Career

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He has appeared in several roles on American television, including American Dreams on NBC, where he played series regular Henry Walker (2002–05). He portrayed Dr. Daniel Goodman in the first season of the Fox television series Bones. At the start of season 2, his character appointed Dr. Camille Saroyan (Tamara Taylor) to be the Jeffersonian's first head of forensics (the immediate boss of Temperance Brennan). Although he was supposed to have left on a short sabbatical, his character did not return. The show's creator, Hart Hanson, stated that Taylor's role was a better fit with the rest of the characters in the series.[3] He later appeared in the short-lived ABC crime drama Women's Murder Club.

Between 1996 and 2000, Adams spent four years at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival playing, among other roles, Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew, Buckingham in The Three Musketeers and Guy Jacobs in Blues for an Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage. He was also a voice actor in Army of Two: The 40th Day as Tyson Rios.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 Air Bud: Golden Receiver New York Giants Player
2001 Osmosis Jones Tom the police officer of Frank Police Department, Additional voices
2007 Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Dormammu[4] Voice, direct-to-video
2009 Superman/Batman: Public Enemies General
2010 Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Martian Manhunter[4]
2012 Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 2 Judge Davis[4]
2013 Planes Additional voices
2018 Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman – Rage of Atlantis Atrocitus Voice, direct-to-video[4]
The Death of Superman Mayor Booker
2023 Elemental Flarry Voice[4]
2024 Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths The Monitor Voice, direct-to-video[4][5]

Television

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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[4]
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[4]
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[4]
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[4]
2013–15 Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Absorbing Man, Korg, Thunderball, Piledriver Voice, 4 episodes[4]
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 Disembodied Voice Episode: "Lily"
Avengers Assemble Absorbing Man Voice, 2 episodes[4]
Sofia the First Mantacorn Voice, episode: "Cool Hand Fluke"[4]
Ultimate Spider-Man Absorbing Man Voice, 2 episodes[4]
2015–19 Guardians of the Galaxy Ronan the Accuser, additional voices Voice, 9 episodes[4]
The Stinky & Dirty Show Big Ben Voice, 5 episodes
2016 Transformers: Robots in Disguise Razorpaw Voice, episode: "Cover Me"[4]
Sheriff Callie's Wild West Buck Voice, episode: "How the Water Was Won/Double Trouble"
Masters of Sex Judge O. Varga Episode: "Outliers"
2017 Justice League Action Darkseid Voice, 4 episodes[4]
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[4]
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 games

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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 [4]
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Xuen the White Tiger, Tsulong
Hitman: Absolution Cosmo Faulkner [4]
2014 Hearthstone Xuen the White Tiger
The Elder Scrolls Online Additional voices Also Morrowind DLC
2014–15 Skylanders series[6]
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 [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Jonathan Adams". Behind the Voice Actors. United States. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Owen, Rob (May 17, 2021). "TV Talk: Wilkinsburg native says goodbye to 'Last Man Standing'". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "TV Squad: Hart Hanson Talks About Bones". Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Jonathan Adams (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 3, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  5. ^ Harvey, James (December 5, 2023). "Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths, Part One Release Date". The World's Finest. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  6. ^ Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers. Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors.
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