David Adkins

David Adkins (born 1962/63 in Easton, Maryland[1]) is an American actor and playwright.

For the comedian who goes by the stage name Sinbad, see Sinbad (comedian).
David Adkins
Born1962/1963 (age 57–58)
Easton, Maryland, U.S.
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Juilliard School (GrDip)
OccupationActor, playwright
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1995; div. 2000)​

Early life and education

Adkins was born in Easton, Maryland, to Carolyn A. Sisk, a retired teacher. He moved to Columbia, Maryland with his family when he was in the second grade. He graduated from McDonogh School and attended Dartmouth College and the Juilliard School.[1] He graduated from Juilliard in 1989.[2]

Personal life

At Juilliard Adkins met Laura Linney.[3][4][5] They married in 1995[6][7] and resided on the East Side.[8] They separated in 1998.[9] After five years of marriage,[10] Adkins and Linney divorced in 2000.[11] News of their divorce was made public in 2001.[12][13] Since 2000, Adkins has been in a relationship with actress Corinna May.[14]

Adkins resides in Manhattan.[15]

Career

Adkins made his Broadway debut in 1993, playing a small role and understudying a larger one in a revival of George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan.[1]

In 1999, Adkins made his first professional appearance in his home state as Lord Goring in Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband, performed at the Center Stage. That same year, he had a small part in the 1999 film, The Thomas Crown Affair.[1] In that film, he played the role of the "Son".[16][17]

In 2012, Adkins participated in the George Street Playhouse's production of Reginald Rose's Twelve Angry Men.[18]

In 2014, Adkins participated in Michael Frayn's Benefactors at the Unicorn Theatre in Massachusetts.[19] That same year, Adkins portrayed Edgar Allan Poe in Eric Hill's play, Poe at the Unicorn Theatre.[20]

In addition to acting, Adkins wrote the play Thoreau, or, Return to Walden and portrayed its only character, Henry David Thoreau, also at the Unicorn Theatre in 2015.[21][22][23]

Television

Adkins has appeared in a wide range of television shows such as Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Chicago Hope, Without a Trace and Happyish.[24][25]

References
  1. Rousuck, J. Wynn (29 September 1999). "Adkins discovers his home onstage". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. Borak, Jeffrey (21 June 2007). "Acting on the edge". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. D'Souza, Christa (19 March 2003). "Ready to Rumble". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  4. Ellen, Barbara (30 December 2007). "What lies beneath". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  5. Dicker, Ron (14 February 2001). "Laura Linney". Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  6. "Laura Linney: The great pretender". The Independent. 25 November 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  7. Heller, Corinne. "OTRC: LAURA LINNEY, 49, WELCOMES FIRST CHILD WITH HUSBAND MARC SCHAUER". KABC-TV. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  8. Rizzo, Frank (3 May 1996). "After 'Primal Fear,' Laura Linney Finds Comfort At Yale Rep". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  9. Parkyn, John (25 March 2001). "Name Dropping". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  10. Bruni, Frank (28 July 2010). "The Age of Laura Linney". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  11. Carter, Gayle Jo (14 October 2010). "For actress Laura Linney, older is better". USA Weekend. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  12. "Laura Linney Engaged to Boyfriend Marc Schauer". Fox News Channel. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  13. "Actress Laura Linney is divorcing husband David Adkins". Star-News. 18 April 2001. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  14. Smullen, Sharon (28 September 2016). "WAM Theatre: WWII drama examines choices made by survivors". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  15. Goodwin, Jeremy D. (18 June 2015). "Taking Thoreau back into the woods". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  16. "Overview for David Adkins". Turner Classic Movies.
  17. "Cast of The Thomas Crown Affair". The New York Times.
  18. Gans, Andrew (17 February 2012). "Jack Klugman, Gregg Edelman, David Schramm, Jonathan Hadary, James Rebhorn Will Be George Street's Angry Men". Playbill. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  19. Siegel, Ed (23 July 2014). "There Will Always Be An England — In The Berkshires". WBUR-FM. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  20. Bergman, J. Peter (9 October 2014). "Review: David Adkins brings 'POE' to life". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  21. Borak, Jeffrey (24 June 2015). "David Adkins goes for broke in 'Thoreau ...'". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  22. Aucoin, Don (23 June 2015). "In 'Thoreau,' one man's struggle". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  23. Bergman, J. Peter (25 June 2015). "REVIEW: 'Thoreau,' at the Unicorn: A revelatory performance by David Adkins". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  24. "David Adkins". Hollywood.com.
  25. "David Adkins". The New York Times.
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