Adrian Parks is an award winning actor, writer and director. He was the recipient of a Canadian Comedy Award for the short film "Surelock" which he wrote and directed. This viral comedy short has over 8 million views on YouTube alone. In the theatre, Adrian has directed "Stay" and starred in "Canticle of Light", "The Lesson" and "Canadian Tuxedo", the latter of which went on to win the audience award at the InspiraTO festival. His western screenplay "After the Gold Rush" was a semi-finalist in the Final Draft Big Break contest. He also hosts the storytelling show Old Words in Toronto.
Adrian Pasdar was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Rosemarie Pasdar (née Sbresny), who owns a travel agency, and Homayoon Pasdar, a prominent heart surgeon. His father is Iranian and his mother, who was born in Germany, is of German, and some Polish, descent. At the age of 2, his father moved the family to Powelton, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. In high school, he excelled at football, eventually leading to a football scholarship at the University of Florida in 1983. Football may have been a promising future, had it not been for a terrible accident during his freshman year that left his face scarred and his legs badly injured. A very driven Adrian finished his freshman year in a wheelchair, doing intensive physical therapy and turning his attention to campus stage productions and rediscovered a childhood interest in writing and acting. No longer able to play football, he dropped out of school and returned home, taking a job with a theater group "People's Light and Theatre Company". Here, he worked on sound, lighting and set construction. While constructing a set, he cut off the end of his left thumb. Adrian, having the ability to turn tragedy into triumph, used his medical compensation to pay for attendance at the famous Lee Strasberg Theater Institute. At the age of 19, he auditioned for a role in Top Gun (1986). Director Tony Scott was so impressed that he wrote the part of "Chipper" just for him. This led to bigger roles in Solarbabies (1986), Streets of Gold (1986), and Kathryn Bigelow's 1987 cult vampire movie Near Dark (1987), with Adrian in the lead role of "Caleb Colton". He also appeared in Vital Signs (1990). Adrian has always been an actor ahead of his time, opting for roles in independent and cable movies long before they were considered fashionable for feature actors to do. In 1992, feeling completely out-of-touch with reality, Adrian left Hollywood to return to New York. He worked as a cashier for room and board, while taking the occasional small part, such as "Frankie" in Brian De Palma's Carlito's Way (1993). Another major break came in 1995, when Adrian was cast as the title character on the short-lived Fox series Profit (1996). He continues to act in supporting roles and has now added directing to his already impressive body of work. He wrote and directed the short film Beyond Belief (1999) and also directed a feature film entitled Cement (2000).
With over 30 films and 200 hours of television experience, versatility, discipline and a solid work ethic have been the underpinnings of Adrian's very successful 30-year acting career. Internationally recognized for his role as Duncan Macleod, in Highlander-The Series", Adrian has also produced and directed both film and television projects. Born and raised in London, England, Adrian arrived in the United States in 1984, working as a choreographer and a model. After a year of taking acting classes with acting coaches, Ivana Chubbuck and Roy London, his first series role came on the ABC television show, The Colbys. This led to a role in the Broadway play, "Bouncers", in 1987, a guest role on the television show, Beauty and the Beast (1987) and his first film role in the film Last Rites (1988), with Tom Berenger. After a starring role in "Masque of the Red Death"(1989), he became a series regular in the second season of the television series "War of the Worlds"(1988), followed by four episode arc on the MGM, "Dark Shadows" series. Fast becoming known for his solid work ethic, CBS cast him as the lead in the television pilot, "The Owl" (1990). Although the series wasn't picked up, Adrian didn't stop working, guest starring on Angela Lansbury's "Murder She Wrote", and co starring opposite the up-and-coming Sandra Bullock in, "Love Potion Number 9". But it would be his next role that would bring him international recognition...that of "Duncan MacLeod" in the syndicated series, Highlander (1991-1997). During the 6 year run, Adrian directed four of the series' episodes, including the epic 100th episode, shot in Bordeaux France. Three of these episodes were voted in the top ten best of series for the 119 episode run. Although he was in demand when the series ended in 1997, Paul wanted to go back to his acting roots. After studying with renowned acting coach Larry Moss, he worked on John Landis' romantic comedy, "Susan's Plan", the action thriller, "Dead Men Can't Dance", and helped found Actors in Process, a theater group, where actors could meet weekly to showcase current work and receive positive critique from their peers. After two years, a production of an original play, "Things Just Change", was showcased at the Odyssey theater in Los Angeles, with Paul in the lead role. The success of the Highlander series however, was still current, leading Paul to be offered to star opposite Christopher Lambert in "Highlander : Endgame"(2000), to take over the franchise's lead position. Other films followed, including the now cult classic "The Breed" (2001), shot in Budapest, Hungary where Adrian met his future wife, Alexandra. In 2001, Lionsgate signed Adrian to a 3 picture deal, as well as to star in and executive produce the Sci Fi action thriller, "Tracker" (created by Gil Grant) for Lionsgate Television. With the advent of so many new media outlets however, the syndicated series was not renewed for a second season. Adrian continued to work on films such as "Nemesis Game" (Lionsgate) and "Tides of War", along with the Spelling Television and Paramount Pictures' hit TV series, "Charmed". This was the first time in thirteen years that Adrian had actually filmed again on US soil. In 2006 the Highlander Franchise was back again, this time filming in Lithuania, with Adrian starring in and Executive Producing, what would become his last sortie as Duncan Macleod, in "Highlander :The Source". After that came, "The Legend of Roanoke"(2007) and the Sci Fi Action Comedy "The Immortal Voyages of Captain Drake"(2009), a film in which Paul choreographed all the fight scenes. Always looking for interesting roles, Adrian found himself in Hungary and Tunisia, filming the Seven Arts production, "Nine Miles Down"(2009), that he now considers one of his most emotionally challenging roles. Next, he was off to London, in an out of character role, as a Conservative member of Parliament in the thriller, "The Heavy "(2010), with Gary Stretch, Stephen Rea and Christopher Lee. Also in 2010, Adrian co-founded his first production company Filmblips Inc. Since 2010, while working as an actor on several other films and TV movies, Adrian also wrote three screenplays, developed financial and artistic presentation packages for film and television, along with spearheading his charity, The Peace Fund, that he founded in 1997. Peace stands for Protect. Educate. Aid. Children. Everywhere. Over the past 17 years, Adrian has overseen the work of the fund in countries such as Romania, Bellarus, Niger, Hungary, Haiti, Cambodia, Thailand and the United States. In 2012, Adrian launched Peace Fund Radio that he co hosts with Ethan Dettanmaeir, with an estimated audience of between 1.8 and 2 million listeners a month. The innovative radio show, has been host to many celebrities with causes of their own and is the catalyst behind the Peace Fund's partnership and donation to bring computers into LAUSD schools. Through the radio shows influence the fund has also partnered with Kimberly Moore's," Adopt a Letter" program to fulfill children's wishes at Christmas, brought books for libraries and lights for homes in El Salvador, along with connecting like minded charities to fulfill their initiatives. In 2015, Adrian helped launch his second production company, Radical Road, aimed at lower budget films, some of which Adrian is set to direct and act in. In 2016 Adrian has two movies, "The Secret of Emily Blair" and "Stormageddon", releasing and he is getting ready to direct his first feature, "Chemical Influence", a screenplay he wrote from an original script. Adrian also launched, "The Sword Experience" in 2016. Half day seminars of sword training, that include stage and real life combat and safety tips aimed at individuals, corporations, film, stage, re-enactment societies, martial artists and role playing groups. He is still married to Alexandra and they have two children together, Angelisa and Royce.
Hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia, Adrian Petriw is an Actor and Voice Artist with a diverse list of credits that spans nearly 20 years. Over that time, he has Lent his voice to numerous fan-favorite characters and franchises, such as Tony Stark in Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Ant Man in Marvel Super Hero Adventures, Ken in the Barbie animated films, Scout in Scout & the Gumboot Kids, and Shuu in Beyblade Burst. You may recognize (or not recognize) his voice in Slug Terra, Max Steel, Gintama, Superbook, Exchange Student Zero, Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales, Dinosaur Train, Escape from Planet Earth, Hero 108, Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow and Netflix's The Hollow. Not content to sit out the commercial breaks, Adrian has also voiced hundreds of TV/Radio/Internet ads for some the biggest brands in North America. While Adrian is best known for his work behind a microphone, he is no stranger to performing in front of the camera as well. His credits include iZombie, Lucifer, Arrow, Hell on Wheels, Arrow, Project Mc2, The Killing, and Edgemont to name a few. He is also an accomplished Voice Over instructor and Theatrical Performer, Co-founding Vancouver's "Blind Pig Theatre" in 2010.
Adrian Pezdirc is known for The Weekend Away (2022), Frankenstein (2015) and Illyricvm (2022).
Adrian Powers is an Australian film and television director, screenwriter and editor, with almost twenty years of experience in the Australian film industry. His work has been seen across the globe, including at the 69th Venice Film Festival, where his film 'Scruples' screened as part of a special collaboration between Sir Ridley Scott, Michael Fassbender and YouTube, and during which Scott commented that Adrian and his fellow finalists were "all clearly talents for the industry to watch". In 2013, Adrian completed work as co-director, co-writer and editor on the WWI feature 'Forbidden Ground', which was released worldwide (including in the U.K. via Entertainment One, and the U.S. via Lionsgate). Adrian has edited thirteen feature films, including 'Skin Deep' (officially selected for the 2014 Austin Film Festival) and 'Rip Tide' (officially selected for the 2017 Sydney Film Festival), as well as the acclaimed TV series 'Starting From Now' and 'A Chance Affair'. Since 2017, Adrian has worked alongside creative partner Caera Bradshaw to develop and write multiple projects, including the feature screenplay, 'Skylab Stan' (which advanced to the quarterfinals of Screencraft's annual drama screenplay competition in 2020), and the AACTA and Logie Award nominated Netflix original series, 'Dive Club'. As a director, writer and editor, Adrian has also worked on hundreds of commercials, music videos, corporate videos and documentaries. He has produced content for some of the biggest brands in the world, including Apple, QANTAS, Universal Music, Yves Saint Laurent, The Guardian, Lonely Planet, Volvo and Google. His 2019 short film 'Brolga' was successful at festivals both at home and internationally, garnering multiple 'Best Film' and 'Best Director' awards, as well as inclusion in the Australian National Film and Sound Archive. His latest directorial features, 'A Royal in Paradise' (starring Rhiannon Fish and Mitchell Bourke) and 'Love is in the Air' (starring Delta Goodrem and Joshua Sasse) are set for release in 2023.
Adrian Quinton is known for Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Rellik (2017) and Walking on Sunshine (2014).
Adrian Quiñonez is an actor, known for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013), Barry (2018) and American Horror Story (2011). He has been married to Allie Rivera Quiñonez since 24 October 2021.
Adrian grew up in Tampa, Florida and started acting in the 8th grade. Although Adrian started acting at age 14, he didn't take it seriously until his senior year when he landed his first full length theatrical production of the high school musical Fame. He grew up playing many sports such as baseball, football, and basketball but dancing was his life. Adrian was mostly known for his dancing ability and participated in countless hip-hop and break dancing competitions where he was extremely successful. His high school was looking for the lead dancer in the musical Fame, so Adrian auditioned and the rest is history. Ultimately, dancing is what launched Adrian into acting, where he received a scholarship to the theatre program at the University of Central Florida, Orlando. Adrian had the fortunate opportunity to work with some of the top-acting professionals in the country. During his training at the University of Central Florida, he worked on Nickelodeon's Gamelab, Slimetime Live, the prestigious Orlando Shakespeare Festival and many main stage theatre productions at UCF. His favorite role is the Emcee from the Musical Cabaret. In 1999, Adrian decided with the training, knowledge and experience he obtained through hard work, it was time to move to Hollywood and live out his dream in television and film. After arriving in Hollywood, Adrian struggled but found himself determined to propel forward... and that he did by landing a co-starring role on the TV show Profiler. From here, Adrian met casting director Anthony Barneo who became the reason Adrian is where he is today. Adrian joined Anthony Barneo's acting company Blue Sphere Alliance and had the opportunity to play multiple characters in the play "A Piece of My Heart." Having no representation, it was this opportunity that landed Adrian an agent, manager, recurring guest star (Battery Park), and a lead in a feature film (Artie). Through the success of his Ovation nominated performance in "A Piece of My Heart", Adrian has not stopped working and continues to enjoy countless television and film roles. Some of Adrian's favorite guest starring and recurring roles include: Magnum P.I., NCIS: Los Angeles, Hawaii Five-0, CSI: Crime Scene Investagation, 24, CSI: NY, JAG, Alias, Frasier and Summerland. Some of his favorite film roles include Chicken Girls: The Movie, S1m0ne (with Al Pacino), Graduation Night (with Abigail Spencer and Kevin Alejandro), Twice The Dream, Even In Dreams, All Or Nothing (jury award-winning film at the Hollywood Film Festival), Straight Jacket, and Artie (with Kevin Farley). Adrian's most visible character to date and by far, his most recognizable has been the role of Esteban Julio Ricardo Montoya Dela Rosa Ramirez from the mega hit Disney Channel show "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody."