Patrick J. Adams
Patrick Johannes Adams (born August 27, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He's best known as Mike Ross in USA's hit drama, "Suits," a role which garnered him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series.
In 2016, Patrick starred opposite Troian Bellisario in the Old Globe Theatre's world premiere production of Anna Ziegler's "The Last Match," earning critical praise for his performance as Tim, an incredibly talented but deeply flawed pro tennis player. He also stepped off the Waverider as 'Hourman' in The CW/Berlanti/DC action series "Legends of Tomorrow," on which he now recurs. Patrick will star in the rom-com digital series "Pillow Talk," executive produced by "Catastrophe"'s Sharon Horgan, and the indie feature comedy "Room For Rent," alongside comedy luminaries Brett Gelman, Mark Little, Stephanie Weir & Mark McKinney.
With Zoe Saldana & Jason Isaacs, Adams starred in the 2014 television miniseries "Rosemary's Baby" directed by Agnieska Holland. Additional television credits include Michael Mann and David Milch's acclaimed series "Luck" opposite Dustin Hoffman and Michael Gambon, season two of the hit series "Orphan Black" opposite Tatiana Maslany, "Lost," "Friday Night Lights," "Pretty Little Liars," "N.C.I.S.," "Lie To Me" and "FlashForward."
Adams co-starred in films including the hit comedy "Old School," directed by Todd Phillips and 2009 Berlin Film Festival competitor "Rage" directed by internationally renowned filmmaker Sally Potter, in which he appeared alongside Judi Dench, Jude Law, Dianne Wiest and Steve Buscemi. Additionally, Adams starred in indie films such as, "The Waterhole," 2009 Slamdance entry "Weather Girl," "6 Month Rule" directed by Blayne Weaver ,and "Car Dogs" opposite Academy Award winning actress Octavia Spencer.
He produced and starred in writer Bill Cain's ("House of Cards") acclaimed production of "9 Circles" at the Bootleg Theatre in Los Angeles for which he was awarded a Backstage Garland Award for Best Performance in a Play and nominated for a 2012 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award for Lead Performance. He is a member of the Ojai Playwrights Conference, starring in new works by established and developing playwrights. Cain's "Equivocation" was developed at Ojai and Adams subsequently starred in the celebrated Geffen Playhouse production, which was honored with the 2010 Best Production at the LA Ovation Awards. He made his professional stage debut in the landmark, West Coast premiere of Edward Albee's "The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?" at The Mark Taper Forum, which also took home Best Play at the Ovation Awards. Adams also produced and directed a hit revival of "Marat/Sade," for which he accepted Best Production at the L.A. Weekly Theatre Awards.
Acting
TV
Suits
as Mike Ross
2011
TV
Lost
as Peter Talbot
2004
TV
Pretty Little Liars
as Hardy
2010
TV
NCIS
as Tommy Doyle
2003
TV
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
as Rex Tyler / Hourman
2016
Movie
Old School
as Patch
2003
TV
Ghost Whisperer
as Linus Van Horn
2005
TV
Lie to Me
as Lou Nemeroff
2009
TV
Orphan Black
as Jesse
2013
Movie
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as The Kid (uncredited)
2007
TV
FlashForward
as Ed
2009
TV
Cold Case
as Dean Lang (1953)
2003
TV
Numb3rs
as Adam Bennett
2005
TV
Sneaky Pete
as Stefan Kilbane
2015
TV
Friday Night Lights
as Connor Hayes
2006
TV
Without a Trace
as Adam Clark
2002
Movie
Clara
as Isaac Bruno
2018
Movie
Extreme Movie
as Male Voice (voice)
2008
TV
Rosemary's Baby
as Guy Woodhouse
2014
TV
Wayward
as Wyatt Turner
2025
TV
The Right Stuff
as John Glenn
2020
TV
A League of Their Own
as Charlie
2022
TV
The Madison
as Russell McIntosh
2026
Movie
Christmas in Boston
as Seth
2005