Adam Kaufman (actor)

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Adam Kaufman
Born (1974-05-11) May 11, 1974 (age 49)
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OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
Partner Poppy Montgomery (2005–2011)
Children1

Adam Kaufman (born May 11, 1974) is an American actor, known for his role in 2002 in the Steven Spielberg science fiction mini-series Taken as Charlie Keys, Ethan Brody in the Season 3 of Dawson's Creek, role 5 episodes, (The actors Kerr Smith and Adam Kaufman shared the first kiss gay ever living kiss between two men on primetime televisión), and as Parker Abrams in the fourth season of The WB supernatural/horror drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer .

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Biography

Kaufman's father is Jewish, and his mother is Catholic. [1] He studied drama at Lynchburg College, the Circle in the Square Theatre School, and at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Theater Institute.

Kaufman met Australian-American actress Poppy Montgomery in 2005 in Mexico while working on the independent psychological thriller film Between. In 2010, they worked together again in the TV movie Lying to Be Perfect . At the time, Montgomery starred as FBI agent Samantha Spade in the CBS mystery drama Without a Trace . From 2007 to 2009, Kaufman had a recurring role in the fifth, sixth and seventh seasons as Brian Donovan, Samantha's love interest. In June 2007, Montgomery announced her pregnancy with Kaufman, which was written into the sixth season. On December 23, 2007, Montgomery gave birth to their son Jackson Phillip Deveraux Montgomery Kaufman in Los Angeles. [2] It was reported on October 10, 2011 in Life & Style that Kaufman and Montgomery broke up due to the distance between them when working.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005BetweenJames Roberts
2005Come Away with MeMichael
2006 Altered Wyatt
2011Final SaleBen Martin

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Law & Order Douglas BurkeEpisode: "Past Imperfect"
1999 Chicken Soup for the Soul MattEpisode: "Starlight, Star Bright"
1999BrookfieldJamie HarperUnsold TV pilot
1999 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Parker Abrams Recurring role, 5 episodes
1999–2000 Dawson's Creek EthanRecurring role, 5 episodes
2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Michael GorenEpisode: "Wrong Is Right"
2000The Only Living Boy in New YorkGideonTV movie
2000MetropolisMathewTV movie
2001 Dead Last DomEpisode: "To Serve, with Love"
2002 Taken Charlie Keys TV miniseries, 5 episodes
2003 CSI: Miami TedEpisode: "Spring Break"
2004 Veronica Mars AndréEpisode: "The Girl Next Door"
2004Beck and CallGrayTV short
2005 E-Ring Jared VogelEpisode: "Delta Does Detroit"
2006 Law & Order Attorney SwainEpisode: "Release"
2006 Hello Sister, Goodbye Life JoeTV movie
2007 Mad Men Bob ShawEpisode: "Indian Summer"
2007 CSI: NY Elliot GanoEpisode: "You Only Die Once"
2007–2009 Without a Trace Brian DonovanRecurring role, 13 episodes
2008 Monk Brother TedEpisode:"Mr. Monk Joins a Cult"
2009 Loving Leah Jake LeverTV movie
2009 Cupid Tommy BrownEpisode: "The Tommy Brown Affair"
2009 Melrose Place Toby2 episodes
2010 Lying to Be Perfect Alex Stanson Jr.TV movie
2010 NCIS Det. Philip McCadden2 episodes
2011Perfectly PrudenceMichael MerchantTV movie
2012 Hawaii Five-0 Karl StrathernEpisode: "Kanalua"
2013 90210 Brock PaigeEpisode: "Life's a Beach"
2013 The Client List Lewis ClarkEpisode: "Unanswered Prayers"
2013The Thanksgiving HouseRick AllenTV movie
2014CorporateTucker McIntyreTV movie
2014–2015 State of Affairs Lucas NewsomeSeries regular, 13 episodes
2015 Stalker Will2 episodes
2015A Mother's BetrayalKevinTV movie
2016 Secrets and Lies R.B. WarnerEpisode: "The Brother"
2017 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Robert DonnellyEpisode: "Can Josh Take a Leap of Faith?"
2017 Lethal Weapon BradEpisode: "The Murtaugh File"
2017–2018 iZombie Harry Thorne2 episodes

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References

  1. Bloom, Nate (January 20, 2009). "Interfaith Celebrities: Loving Leah and Liev, Too". InterfaithFamily.
  2. "Poppy Montgomery Welcomes a Boy". People. January 4, 2008.