Patrick J. Adams

Patrick J. Adams Biography

Patrick J. Adams (born August 27, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Mike Ross in USA Network's series Suits.

Early life and education

Following his parents' divorce, Adams moved from Toronto, Canada to Los Angeles, United States at age 19, where he attended the University of Southern California, earning a theater degree.

Acting career

Television

Adams appeared in episodes of the U.S. series Cold Case and Jack and Bobby, and has since had roles in Lost, Friday Night Lights, Without a Trace, Commander in Chief, Heartland, Ghost Whisperer, NCIS, Cupid, Raising the Bar and Suits. He starred as twin brothers in the 2008 ABC pilot Good Behavior, executive produced by Rob Thomas. In 2009, he signed for the male lead in the one hour drama The Dealership, starring opposite Battlestar Galactica actress Tricia Helfer and William Devane.

Adams guest starred in the ABC Family hit show Pretty Little Liars, in the 5th episode; "Reality Bites Me" as Ezra Fitz's college friend, Hardy. In summer 2011, he began starring in the co-lead role of Mike Ross in Suits on the basic-cable USA Network, after being fired from the pilot of NBC's Friends With Benefits. He appeared in HBO's 2012 TV series Luck as recurring character Nathan Israel.

Film

His work in film includes supporting roles in Old School and Two: Thirteen, and lead roles in Weather Girl (a 2009 Slamdance entry) and the 2009 Berlin Film Festival competitor Rage, directed by Sally Potter.

Personal life

Adams met Pretty Little Liars star Troian Bellisario in 2009 when they were cast opposite each other in the play Equivocation. Prior to his appearance on Pretty Little Liars, Adams and Bellisario had broken up; but, after Adams' guest appearance on Pretty Little Liars, the two have since gotten back together. They are currently in a relationship. Adams was awarded Honorary Life Membership of UCD Law Society in September 2013.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	For the Record	Patrick	Short
2003	Old School	Patch
2005	Façade	Amor en Boston	Harry, Seth
2007	Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story	The Kid	Uncredited
2008	The Butcher's Daughter	Ellis McArthur	Short
	3 Days Gone	Doug Corss	Short
	Extreme Movie	Male voice
2009	2:13	Carter Pullman at 19
	Weather Girl	Byron
	Rage	Dwight Angel
	The Waterhole	Miller
2011	6 Month Rule	Julian
2013	The Come Up	Steve	Short; Completed

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Jack & Bobby	Matt Kramer	Episode: Lost Boys
	Cold Case	Dean Lang 1953	Episode: Red Glare
	Strong Medicine	Brandon	Episode: Code
2005	Close to Home	Paul the Paralegal	Episode: Under Threat
2005	Christmas in Boston	Seth	TV movie
2006	Orpheus	Barry	TV movie
	Numb3rs	Adam Bennett	Episode: Protest
	Commander in Chief	Colin James	2 episodes
2006"2007	Friday Night Lights	Connor Hayes	2 episodes
2007	Without a Trace	Adam Clark	Episode: Primed
	Lost	Peter Talbot	Episode: The Man From Tallahassee
	Heartland	Henry Gilliam	Episode: I Make Myself Into Something New
2008	Good Behavior	Van/Haden West	TV movie
2008	NCIS	Tommy Doyle	Episode: Murder 2.0
2009	The Dealership	Jack Carson	TV movie
	Ghost Whisperer	Linus Van Horn	Episode: Ghost Busted
	Cupid	Joe Adams	Episode: Shipping Out
	Lie to Me	Lou Nemeroff	Episode: Control Factor
	Raising the Bar	James Parsons	Episode: Oh, Say You Can Pee
2010	FlashForward	Ed	Episode: Future Shock
2010	Pretty Little Liars	Hardy	Episode: Reality Bites Me
2011"present	Suits	Mike Ross	Lead Role; Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2012)
2012	Luck	Nathan Israel	4 episodes

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