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, Greater Manchester, England
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Spouse(s)
Caroline Daly
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(m. 2017)​
Children2
RelativesRyan 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.[3]

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.[4]

Following his departure from Waterloo Road, 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.[5] 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.[6] Thomas left Emmerdale in early 2018. 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.[7] He became a property executive for the Kamani Property Group in 2018 alongside former Emmerdale co-star Marc Silcock.[8] 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.[9] In September 2019, Thomas opened a restaurant and bar with his school friend, Scott Graham. The restaurant, name The Spinn is situated in Gatley, Stockport.[10]

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.[11] The couple took part in All Star Mr & Mrs in August 2016.[12] In August 2020, Thomas admitted that he and his twin have a drinking problem; he vowed to get sober like his brother who celebrated six months of sobriety at the time.[13]

Filmography
As actor
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Doctors Declan Episode: "Losing Control"
2004 Casualty Jamie Ridderford Episode: "Love Bites"
2006–2009 Waterloo Road Donte Charles Series regular; 50 episodes
2007 Doctors Rohan Jameson Episode: "Growing Pains"
2008 Casualty Jake Shepherd Episode: "To Thine Own Self Be True"
2009 Doctors Ben Hamilton Episode: "Hamilton Is Out"
2009–2018 Emmerdale Adam Barton Series regular; 971 episodes
2019 Moving On Rob Episode: "By Any Other Name"
2019 Pitching In Jase Main role
As himself
Year Title Notes
2009 Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow Himself; guest appearance; audience member
2014 All Star Family Fortunes Himself; guest appearance; 1 episode
2016 Lorraine
2016 This Morning
2016 Good Morning Britain
2016 I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Himself; contestant (series 16)
2019 I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp Himself; presenter
2020 Dont Rock The Boat Himself, contestant

References
  1. Archived 21 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Manchester Evening News". Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  3. "Dougie James death: Follow-up series to Mancs In Mumbai with Thomas brothers?". Entertainment Daily. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. Fitzpatrick, Katie (9 March 2018). "Adam Thomas sparks talk of Waterloo Road revival". men. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  5. "'Doctors' casts another soap sibling – Doctors News – Soaps". Digital Spy. 9 March 2009. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  6. "News – Emmerdale". ITV. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  7. "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. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  8. "Emmerdale's Adam Thomas makes MAJOR career change — you won't believe what he is doing". 9 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  9. "ITV axe I'm A Celebrity Extra Camp and 'Adam Thomas is blaming himself'". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  10. "Inside Adam Thomas' star-studded restaurant launch". Manchester Evening News. Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  11. "Emmerdale Star Adam Thomas Shares Pic of Baby Boy". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  12. "All Star MR & MRS". What's on TV. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  13. McManus, Samuel (9 September 2020). "Adam Thomas vows to go sober as he admits he drinks to 'escape stress of life'". OK! Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

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