{{Short description|American actor (born 1970)}} {{Infobox actor | name = John L. Adams | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|12|4}} | birth_place = Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | alma_mater = Winston-Salem State University | occupation = Actor, director, comedian | years_active = 2000-present | notable_works = The Dead Zone }}
'''John L. Adams''' (born 4 December 1973) is an American actor, comedian and director. He is most notable for his role as Bruce Lewis on ''Stephen King's The Dead Zone''.
== Biography == Adams was born 4 December 1973 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He attended Winston-Salem State University before travelling to California to pursue a career in standup comedy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John L. Adams - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/john_l_adams |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> He continued to primarily do comedy until he signed a deal with NBC in 2000 to appear on Just Deal as Mr. Peña. From 2002 to 2007, he starred as Bruce Lewis in The Dead Zone with Anthony Michael Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John L. Adams |url=https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-l-adams |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Metacritic |language=en}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2000 |''Just Deal'' |Mr. Peña |10 episodes<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 Sep 2000 |title=Best Bets |pages=6E |work=The Clarion-Ledger |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/183877441 |url-access=subscription |access-date=1 Aug 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=John L. Adams - Filmbug |url=https://www.filmbug.com/db/343200 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www.filmbug.com}}</ref> |- |2000 |''Pacific Blue'' | |1 episode<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breaking News - Season Four of USA Network's Original Series 'The Dead Zone' Starring Anthony Michael Hall Premieres Sunday, June 12 at 10:00 PM ET/PT {{!}} TheFutonCritic.com |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2005/05/25/season-four-of-usa-networks-original-series-the-dead-zone-starring-anthony-michael-hall-premieres-sunday-june-12-at-1000-pm-et-pt-18451/20050525usa01/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www.thefutoncritic.com}}</ref> |- |2001-2002 |''Girlfriends'' |Vosco |7 episodes<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-29 |title=Where Are They Now? The On-Screen Boos Of The Ladies (And Gent) Of Girlfriends |url=https://madamenoire.com/1197991/girlfriends-where-are-they-now/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=MadameNoire}}</ref> |- |2002 |''NYPD Blue'' |Shawn Tomlinson |1 episode<ref>{{Cite web |last=allcinema |title=ジョン・Ｌ・アダムス(John L. Adams)について 映画データベース |url=https://www.allcinema.net/person/754050 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=allcinema |language=ja}}</ref> |- |2002-2007 |''The Dead Zone'' |Bruce Lewis |Recurring character<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clodfelter |first=Tim |date=15 Jun 2002 |title=Summer Chills |language=en |pages=77 |work=Winston-Salem Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/943248891 |url-access=subscription |access-date=1 Aug 2023}}</ref> |- |2004 |''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' |Manny |1 episode<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=John |date=27 May 2022 |title=CSI "Viva Las Vegas" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtGxJhps0Nc |access-date=1 Aug 2023 |website=YouTube}}</ref> |- |2006 |''NCIS'' |Seth Patterson |1 episode<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-02-28 |title=Family Secret - NCIS (Season 3, Episode 16) - Apple TV |url=https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/family-secret/umc.cmc.at5od4sau1rm5mrohfndar59?showId=umc.cmc.3en7wd5upm1hx2sdbbr949kbj |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=AppleTV |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |2023 |Wolf Pack |David Lang |5 episodes<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-06 |title=John L. Adams talks Wolf Pack series and more!! {{!}} Gruemonkey |url=http://www.gruemonkey.com/john-l-adams-talks-wolf-pack-series-and-more/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |language=en-US}}</ref> |}
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