{{Short description|Canadian actor (born 1988)}} {{For|the artist|Adam Butcher (artist)}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=February 2025}} {{Notability|1=Biographies|date=July 2025}} }} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Adam Butcher | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|10|20}}{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} | birth_place = Cambridge, Ontario, Canada | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2001–present | image_size = | birth_name = | other_names = | website = {{URL|http://www.adam-butcher.com}} }} '''Adam Butcher''' (born October 20, 1988) is a Canadian actor. Butcher has an older sister, actress Mandy Butcher.
==Career== In 2004, Butcher starred as a teenage long-distance runner in the drama film ''Saint Ralph''. His guest appeared on the Disney Original show ''Life with Derek'' in the episode "Show-Off-Tune", originally aired August 11, 2007, the episode "Allergy Season", originally aired June 16, 2008, and the episode "Just Friends," appearing as the character of Noel.{{Citation needed|date=May 2017}}
In 2009, he appeared in ''Flashpoint'' in the episode "The Farm". He portrayed the main character in the 2010 film ''Dog Pound''.{{Citation needed|date=May 2017}}
Butcher has also appeared in an episode of ''Falling Skies'', a 2011 alien invasion TV series produced by Steven Spielberg and in three ''Republic of Doyle'' episodes as a boy named Dylan.{{Citation needed|date=May 2017}} In 2012, he played Darcy in the film adaptation of ''The Lesser Blessed''.<ref>{{cite web |last=DeFore |first=John |date=2013-06-12 |title=The Lesser Blessed: Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/lesser-blessed-film-review-567607 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref>
He had a small role in the season 1 episode 1 of ''Bomb Girls'' as Pvt. Lewis Pine, who briefly courts Gladys Witham (and asks her to marry him) before shipping out overseas. His letters to Gladys show up in later episodes that causes grief between her and her "actual" fiancé James.
In 2014, he appeared in the ''Rookie Blue'' season 5 episode "Blink", as well as the web series ''Long Story, Short'' opposite Katie Boland.{{Citation needed|date=May 2017}}
He starred as Officer Jesse Calvert in the Canadian television show ''Played'' in 2013 and also appeared in the 2014 film ''Debug'', which was written and directed by British-born Canadian actor David Hewlett.
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable"|Notes |- | 2004 || ''Saint Ralph'' || Ralph Walker || |- | 2010 || ''Dog Pound'' || Butch || |- | 2011 || data-sort-value="Bend, The" | ''The Bend'' || Jason Campbell || |- | rowspan="2"|2012 || ''Mirror Mirror'' || Servant #2 |- | data-sort-value="Lesser Blessed, The" | ''The Lesser Blessed'' || Darcy McManus || |- | rowspan="2"|2014 || ''Wolves'' || Deke || |- | ''Debug'' || James || |- | 2015 || ''Regression'' || Brody || |- | rowspan="2"|2016 || ''ARQ'' || Cuz || |- | ''Unless'' || Ring Leader || |- | 2021 || ''We're All in This Together'' || Gord || |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable"|Notes |- | 2001 || ''Super Rupert'' || Rupert Patterson || 6 episodes |- | 2003 || data-sort-value="Pentagon Papers, The" | ''The Pentagon Papers'' || Robert Ellsberg - Older || TV movie |- | rowspan="2"|2005 || ''Terry'' || Chad || TV movie |- | ''Terminal City'' || Nicky Sampson || Main role |- | rowspan="3"|2006 || ''Heyday!'' || Terry Fleming || TV movie |- | ''ReGenesis'' || Jackson || Episode: "The Wild and the Innocent" |- | ''Angela's Eyes'' || Mike || Episode: "Eyes of the Father" |- | 2007 || ''Across the River to Motor City'' || Dom || Episode: "Treat Her Right" |- | 2007–2008 || ''Life with Derek'' || Noel || 3 episodes |- | rowspan="3"|2009 || ''Hellhounds'' || Nikandros || TV movie |- | ''Overruled!'' || || Episode: "Role Play" |- | ''Flashpoint'' || Danny || Episode: "The Farm" |- | rowspan="2"|2010 || data-sort-value="Bridge, The" | ''The Bridge'' || Ron Archibault || Episode: "God Bless the Child" |- | ''Unnatural History'' || Gunnar Erickson || Episode: "Thor's Slammer" |- | rowspan="3"|2011 || ''Republic of Doyle'' || Dylan || 4 episodes |- | ''Falling Skies'' || Farley || Episode: "Live and Learn" |- | ''Combat Hospital'' || PFC Avery Jenkins || Episode: "It's My Party" |- | rowspan="2"|2012 || ''Bomb Girls'' || Pvt. Lewis Pine || Episode: "Jumping Tracks" |- | data-sort-value="Listener, The" | ''The Listener'' || Ben || Episode: "She Sells Sanctuary" |- | rowspan="4"|2013 || ''Cracked'' || Jeremy || Episode: "White Knight" |- | ''Played'' || Officer Jesse Calvert || Main role |- | ''Long Story, Short'' || Andrew || 5 episodes |- | ''Murdoch Mysteries'' || Jake Barker || Episode: "Murdoch in Ladies Wear" |- | 2014 || ''Rookie Blue'' || Zack || Episode: "Blink" |- | 2015 || ''First Response'' || Dermot hayes || TV movie |- | rowspan="2"|2017 || ''Reign'' || Injured Guardsman / Peasant || Episode: "A Grain of Deception" |- | data-sort-value="Strain, The" | ''The Strain'' || Terkel || Episode: "Extraction" |- | 2019 || ''Coroner'' || Officer Dowell || Episode: "Confetti Heart" |- | 2020 || ''Trickster'' || Cop || Episode #1.3 |- | 2022 || ''Murdoch Mysteries'' || Norman Bean /<br>Edgar Rice Burroughs || Episode: "The Write Stuff" |}
==Awards and nominations== He was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Actor at the 26th Genie Awards in 2006 for ''Saint Ralph''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straight.com/article/genies-nod-to-the-good-and-the-weak|title=Genies nod to the good and the weak|date=February 9, 2006|access-date=June 15, 2018}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|124666|Adam Butcher}}
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