Patrick J. Adams

Patrick Johannes Adams born August 27 1981 is a Canadian actor Hes best known as Mike Ross in USAs 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 Theatres world premiere production of Anna Zieglers 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 CWBerlantiDC action series Legends of Tomorrow on which he now recurs Patrick will star in the romcom digital series Pillow Talk executive produced by Catastrophes 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 Rosemarys Baby directed by Agnieska Holland Additional television credits include Michael Mann and David Milchs 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 NCIS Lie To Me and FlashForward Adams costarred 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 Cains 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 Cains 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 Albees 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 MaratSade for which he accepted Best Production at the LA Weekly Theatre Awards