Adam Rothenberg

Adam Rothenberg (born June 20, 1975) is an American actor, best known for his role as Capt. Homer Jackson in the BBC One drama mystery series Ripper Street (2012–16). In film, he has starred in Mad Money (2008) as Bob Truman, Tennessee (2008) as Carter, and The Immigrant (2013) as Officer DeKeiffer.

Adam Rothenberg
Born	(1975-06-20) June 20, 1975 Tenafly, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, producer
Years active	1999–present

Early life

Rothenberg was born to Gillian and Kenneth Rothenberg in Tenafly, New Jersey on June 20, 1975.[1] He is of Jewish ancestry on his father's side and has two brothers and three sisters.[2] In 2008, he revealed to People that, before turning to acting, he was a garbage man, a fact-checker for Mademoiselle, and a security guard.[3] Rothenberg trained as an actor at the Acting Studio under James Price in New York City; while there, he performed numerous roles with Chelsea Repertory Company & LAB. From 1996 to 1997, he served in the United States Army, based in Germany.[3][4]

Career

Rothenberg has performed on television, in film and in theatre. In New York, Rothenberg has starred in many Off-Broadway productions. These include the lead in Second Stage Theatre's revival of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea (2004), as well as his critically acclaimed role in The Women's Project's Birdy (2003). In 2006, Rothenberg played the Scottish storyteller Chimney Bosch in the MCC Theater's The Wooden Breeks, directed by Trip Cullman. Outside of New York, Rothenberg starred opposite Patricia Clarkson as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire at the Kennedy Center's Tennessee Williams Festival (2004).

At the Williamstown Theatre Festival, he starred as Doug in Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros's Mother of Invention (2003), directed by Nicholas Martin, and as Lord Darlington in Lady Windermere's Fan (2005), directed by Moisés Kaufman. In 2011, he starred as Nils Krogstad in A Doll's House. Rothenberg then starred in the Mark Taper Forum's 2011 production of Burn This. Other theatre performances include Finder's Fee at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, A Steady Rain, The Center of Gravity, Mad Forest, I'm Really Here and Almost Like Being.[5][6]

In his television work, Rothenberg filmed one of the lead roles, Evan Wexler, in Fox's unaired television pilot Damages, and was also one of the leads, Eddie Caprio, in the comedy series Misconceptions, which also did not air. In 2008, he appeared as David "Augie" Augustine in the comedy-drama series The Ex List. Since 2012, he has had a starring role in the BBC One drama mystery television series Ripper Street, portraying Capt. Homer Jackson. In 2015, he was cast in the pilot of ABC's crime drama series Wicked City as Detective Jack Roth, an officer searching for a serial killer on the Sunset Strip.[7] His role was recast in July 2015 after the show received its ABC airdate, and the role was instead given to Jeremy Sisto.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Modern Young Man	Unknown	Short film
2001	Cruise Control	Flapjax Patron	Short film
2003	Coyote Beach	The Man	Short film; also producer
2008	Mad Money	Bob Truman
2008	Tennessee	Carter
2009	Under New Management	Mark Boyd
2011	The Dish & the Spoon	Rose's Husband
2013	The Immigrant	Officer DeKeiffer
2017	Dark Ascension	Keith

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Hack	Greg	Episode: "To Have and Have Not"
2004	The Jury	Chris Benini	Episode: "Three Boys and a Gun"
2006	Misconceptions	Eddie Caprio	Unaired; 7 episodes
2006	Conviction	Unknown	2 episodes
2006	Damages	Evan Wexler	Unaired pilot episode
2008	Law & Order	Marty Vance	Episode: "Submission"
2008	The Ex-List	David Augustine	13 episodes
2010	House	Taylor	Episode: "Private Lives"
2010	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Henry Di Piano	Episode: "The Mobster Will See You Now"
2011	Person of Interest	Andrew Benton	Episode: "Cura Te Ipsum"
2012	Alcatraz	Johnny McKee	Episode: "Johnny McKee"
2012	Elementary	Liam Danow	Episode: "You Do It to Yourself"
2014	The Divide	Danny	7 episodes
2012–16	Ripper Street	Capt. Homer Jackson/Matthew Judge	36 episodes
2018	Dietland	Dominic O'Shea	10 Episodes
2018	Castle Rock	Reverend Matthew Deaver	5 Episodes

Notes

1. "Adam Rothenberg: About This Person". The New York Times. Retrieved December 18, 2013. "A specialist at playing sweet-natured husbands and boyfriends, model-cum-actor Adam Rothenberg was born in Tenafly, NJ, and formally trained in New York theatre, enjoying roles in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions including A Streetcar Named Desire, Birdy, and Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.
2. Elkin, Michael (June 4, 2009). "Road Trip With 'Tennessee' Written All Over It". The Jewish Exponent. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
3. Rozen, Leah (January 28, 2008). "Picks and Pans Review: Adam Rothenberg Is ... Mad About Katie Holmes". People.
4. Killian, Michael (May 27, 2004). "'Streetcar' isn't a star turn at Kennedy Center". Chicago Tribune.
5. "New York – Studio Alumni". The Acting Studio.
6. "Two policemen test the bonds of friendship in A Steady Rain, premiering July 12–23 at the Powerhouse Theatre". Vassar College. June 30, 2006.
7. Andreeva, Nellie (March 4, 2015). "Adam Rothenberg To Star In 'L.A. Crime': Holley Fain Also Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2015.

External links

• Adam Rothenberg on IMDb