Adam Long (British actor)
British actor (born 1991)
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Adam Long (born 25 April 1991) is an English actor, perhaps best known for his appearance as Lewis Whippey in Happy Valley in 2014.[1] He also starred in Act of Grace (2008), Waterloo Road (2009), Spike Island, The Thirteenth Tale (both 2013), Vera (2014), and The Kill Team (2019). Long is represented by the agency Curtis Brown.[2]
Adam Long | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 25, 1991 England |
| Alma mater | Arden School of Theatre |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Early life and education
Long attended De La Salle School, St Helens.[3]
Career
In 2014, Long starred as Lewis Whippey in six episodes of the first series of Happy Valley.[4][5]
From 2017 to 2020, Long appeared as Joe Bancroft in ITV1's Bancroft, lead Sarah Parish's son.[6] In 2019, he starred as Vincent Chapman/Victor Cook in the first series of The Bay.[7]
In 2023, Long featured as DC Andrew Laptew in the ITV1 drama series, The Long Shadow, based on the five-year manhunt for the serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, commonly referred to as the Yorkshire Ripper.[8] In 2024, he appeared as Capt Bernard DeMarco in Masters of the Air.[9] Long recently appeared as Dan in the television series Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue.[10][11]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Act of Grace | Young Joey |
| 2009 | History of Made Up Things | Sleeper |
| 2013 | The Thirteenth Tale | Ambrose Proctor |
| Spike Island | Little Gaz (Garreth Barrett) | |
| 2017 | Dunkirk | Sub-Lieutenant Jeffries |
| 2018 | Peterloo | Wroe's printer |
| 2019 | The Kill Team | Rayburn |
| The Corrupted | Warren Byford | |
| 2021 | Cherry | Staff Sgt. Greene |
| TBA | The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie! | Mr. Small (shared with Adam Long) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Unnatural Acts | Various Characters | |
| 2009 | Waterloo Road | Colin Hastings | Episode #4.13 |
| 2010, 2013 | Moving On | Sam / Hugh Penrose | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Vera | Kyle | Episode: "Poster Child" |
| The Thirteenth Tale | Ambrose Proctor | Television film | |
| 2014 | Father Brown | Alfred Tatton | Episode: "The Grim Reaper" |
| Happy Valley | Lewis Whippey | 6 episodes | |
| The Passing Bells | Anthony | 5 episodes | |
| 2015 | Home Fires | Jack Heaton | 3 episodes |
| Don't Take My Baby | Tom | Television film | |
| 2017 | When the Streetlights Go On | Casper Tatum | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2017–2020 | Bancroft | Joe Bancroft | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | The Bay | Vincent Chapman | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | Strike | Raff Chiswell | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Wolfe | Steve | 6 episodes |
| 2023 | The Long Shadow | DC Andrew Laptew | 4 episodes |
| Platform 7 | Luke Warren | Episode #1.2 | |
| 2024 | Masters of the Air | Capt. Benny DeMarco | 7 episodes |
| 2025 | Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue | Dan Maclean | Main role |
| Protection | Patrick Ellis | 2 episodes | |
| Film Club | Josh | 6 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Need for Speed | Spike |
