Adam MacDonald

Adam MacDonald (born May 16, 1977) is a Canadian actor and film director. He is known for his role as Josh MacIntosh on the CBC show Being Erica, for his starring role as Peter McGregor on Wild Roses, and Detective Steve Peck on Rookie Blue, and for his guest-starring roles in several other shows, including Murdoch Mysteries and Republic of Doyle. He also starred as Nick McAllister on the short-lived supernatural show Vampire High.

Adam MacDonald
Born
William Adam MacDonald[1]

(1977-05-16) May 16, 1977
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
Years active1998–present

Life and career

MacDonald was born in Montreal, Quebec and grew up in the suburbs with his mother, father, and older brother. His parents divorced when he was 12.

He first gained interest in acting during high school, but kept getting kicked out of student plays.[2] Nonetheless, he kept pursuing a career in acting. He gained a brief interest in music, but chose to focus on acting because that is where his passions lied.[2]

MacDonald has recently expressed interest in directing feature films, and is close to directing his first one.[2] He has directed three short films, one of which ("Sombre Zombie") aired on Bravo! Television.

He was the first actor to be cast in the series Being Erica,[2] and was one of its principal antagonists.

MacDonald has said that one of the highlights of his career thus far has been working with Jennifer Love Hewitt, whom he has admired since childhood.[2]

He speaks Spanish and is fluent in French. He is also cousins with actor Jeff Roop, who played Drew French in Vampire High. He made his directorial debut in 2015 with the feature-length film Backcountry.[3]

In 2016, MacDonald filmed his second movie, Pyewacket, an occult horror film starring Laurie Holden.[4]

In 2019, MacDonald directed the third season of the Netflix anthology horror series, Slasher.[5]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1998Going to Kansas CityFloyd Weaver
1999Running HomeJay Torpy
2004Confessions of a Teenage Drama QueenSteve
2005A Stranger Here MyselfConanShort film
2006Jekyll + HydeJosh EnfieldStraight-to-DVD
200714 Days in ParadiseHouston
Final DraftJack
2010Love Letter from an Open GraveRayShort film
2012Home Sweet HomeFrank
2014WolvesMarty
BackcountryN/AWriter, director
2017PyewacketN/AWriter, director

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1998The Mystery Files of Shelby WooDanny DabowskiEpisode: "The Yearbook Mystery"
1999Misguided AngelsBrandon DeanEpisode: "Son for the Road"
Big Wolf on CampusButch JenkinsEpisodes: "Butch Comes to Shove", "Butch Is Back"
Are You Afraid of the Dark?Eddy West / BulldogEpisodes: "The Tale of the Misfortune Cookie", "The Tale of Highway 13"
2000NurembergAmerican GuardTelevision miniseries
The Audrey Hepburn StoryNick DanaTelevision movie
Satan's School for GirlsBlakeTelevision movie
2001Leap YearsTom GreenwayEpisodes: 1.19, 1.20
Mutant XRenfieldEpisode: "Kilohertz"
Snow in AugustFrankie McCarthyTelevision movie
Hysteria – The Def Leppard StoryRick SavageTelevision movie
Vampire HighNick McAllisterRecurring role, 12 episodes
2002The AssociatesLyle ThomlinEpisode: "Walking the Line"
20031-800-MissingDougRecurring role, 7 Episodes
2004Love Rules!BrianTelevision movie
2005Beach GirlsMarty AlbaLimited television series; main role, 6 episodes
2007No Brother of MineDrew BramptonTelevision movie
2008VictorDave KolisnikTelevision movie
MenaceConstable Peter SchiemannTelevision movie
2009Wild RosesPeter McGregorMain role, 13 episodes
ZOS: Zone of SeparationMedic DeFrancoTV miniseries, 3 episodes
2009Being EricaJosh MacIntoshRecurring role, 27 episodes
2010Living in Your CarDaveEpisodes: 1.6, 1.7
Rookie BlueDetective Steve PeckRecurring role (seasons 1–4); main role (seasons 5 & 6)
2011Murdoch MysteriesBert HowlandEpisode: "Dead End Street"
2012Republic of DoyleRogerEpisode: "The Dating Game"
FlashpointErikEpisode: "Eyes In"
Transporter: The SeriesThierry LefebreEpisodes: "Hot Ice", "City of Love"
2019Slasher: SolsticeN/ADirector[5]
2020TribalLucas FieldingSeries regular

Other media
Year Title Role Notes
2011Warriors: Legends of TroySoldier #5/Male Civilian 1Video game

Awards
YearAwardCategoryWork nominatedResult
2011My TV AwardsGuest ActorBeing EricaNominated
2015Rondo awardsBest independent horror filmBackcountryNominated

References
  1. "Adam Macdonald Biography (1977–)". Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  2. "My TV Nominees- Q&A with Adam MacDonald". myentertainmentworld.ca. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  3. Q&A: Adam MacDonald talks Survival Horror in “BACKCOUNTRY” Archived March 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine'
  4. Seville International boards 'Pyewacket' for AFM
  5. Miska, Brad (October 23, 2018). "'Pyewacket's Adam MacDonald Directed the Entire Third Season of "Slasher" for Netflix! [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved May 22, 2019.


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