Adam Thomas

Adam Thomas (born 11 August 1988) is an English actor, known for his roles as Donte Charles in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2006–2009) and Adam Barton in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (2009–2018).

For other people named Adam Thomas, see Adam Thomas (disambiguation).

Adam Thomas
Thomas in 2014
Born (1988-08-11) 11 August 1988
Salford, England
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Spouse(s)
Caroline Daly
(
m. 2017)
Children2
RelativesRyan Thomas (brother)
Scott Thomas (brother)

Early life

Adam Gordon Thomas was born on 11 August 1988 in Salford, Greater Manchester, England.[1] He is the twin brother of Scott Thomas, who appeared in Love Island in 2016[2] and the younger brother of Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas.

He is of British, Indian and Caribbean heritage.

His paternal grandfather is from Mumbai, India and his paternal great grandmother is from the Caribbean.

Career

Early career

Thomas began his television career in 2002 with a guest appearance on the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors. It was another four years before Thomas launched to fame in his breakthrough role as Donte Charles in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road of which he was an original cast member upon its inception in 2006 until 2009.

The role of Donte led Thomas to enjoy guest appearances in popular hospital drama Casualty in 2008 in which he played a boxer, as well as a second appearance in Doctors in 2007. He also appeared as himself on ITV gameshow All Star Family Fortunes alongside his older brother and fellow actor Ryan, who played Jason Grimshaw in the soap opera, Coronation Street.

In early 2009, it was confirmed that Thomas was to leave Waterloo Road at the end of the fourth series due to his character having finished his education at the fictional school.[3]

Following his departure from his most famous role, Thomas signed on for his third appearance on daytime soap Doctors, this time playing a character called Ben Hamilton. The episode aired on 26 May 2009.[4]

Later career

It was announced on 21 May 2009 that Thomas had landed the role of Adam Barton in the long-running ITV soap opera, Emmerdale, and would appear on screens from July 2009.[5] Thomas confirmed he will leave Emmerdale in early 2018 after months of reports.

In November and December 2016, Thomas was a contestant on the sixteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and finished in third place.[6] He became a property executive for the Kamani Property Group in 2018 alongside former Emmerdale co-star Marc Silcock.[7] In February 2019, he portrayed the role of Rob in an episode of the BBC drama Moving On. On 19 October 2019, it was announced that Thomas would be co-hosting I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp.

Personal life

In September 2014, Thomas and his long-term girlfriend, Caroline Daly, welcomed their first child, a son, Teddy. On 27 August 2017, Adam and Caroline married in Delamere Manor, Cheshire. In December 2017, they announced they were expecting their second child, Elsie-Rose, in May 2018.[8] The couple took part in All Star Mr & Mrs in August 2016.[9]

Filmography
As actor
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Doctors Declan 1 episode: "Losing Control"
2004 Casualty Jamie Ridderford 1 episode: "Love Bites"
2006–2009 Waterloo Road Donte Charles Series regular; 47 episodes
2007 Doctors Rohan Jameson 1 episode: "Growing Pains"
2008 Casualty Jake Shepherd 1 episode: "To Thine Own Self Be True"
2009 Doctors Ben Hamilton 1 episode: "Hamilton Is Out"
2009–2018 Emmerdale Adam Barton Series regular; 971 episodes
2019 Moving On Rob 1 episode: "By Any Other Name"
2019 Pitching In Jase Main role
As himself
Year Title Notes
2009 Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow Guest appearance; audience member
2014 All Star Family Fortunes Guest appearance; 1 episode
2016 Lorraine
2016 This Morning
2016 Good Morning Britain
2016 I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Contestant (series 16)
2019– I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp Presenter

References
  1. Archived 21 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Manchester Evening News
  3. Fitzpatrick, Katie (9 March 2018). "Adam Thomas sparks talk of Waterloo Road revival". men. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. "'Doctors' casts another soap sibling – Doctors News – Soaps". Digital Spy. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  5. "News – Emmerdale". ITV. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  6. "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 2016 final. Adam Thomas comes in third place, plus will Scarlett Moffatt or Joel Dommett be crowned winner?". The Telegraph. December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  7. "Emmerdale's Adam Thomas makes MAJOR career change — you won't believe what he is doing". 9 September 2018.
  8. "Emmerdale Star Adam Thomas Shares Pic of Baby Boy". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  9. "All Star MR & MRS". What's on TV. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

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