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.
Jonathan Adams | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 16, 1967 |
| Education | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Known for | Last Man Standing |
| Spouse |
Monica Farrell (m. 1994) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editAdams 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
editHe 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
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | New York Giants Player | |
| 2001 | Osmosis Jones | 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Jonathan Adams". Behind the Voice Actors. United States. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ Owen, Rob (May 17, 2021). "TV Talk: Wilkinsburg native says goodbye to 'Last Man Standing'". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "TV Squad: Hart Hanson Talks About Bones". Retrieved April 28, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Harvey, James (December 5, 2023). "Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths, Part One Release Date". The World's Finest. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers. Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors.