Adam Butcher (born October 20, 1988) is a
Canadian actor.
Early life
Born in
Cambridge, Ontario, Butcher has an older sister, actress
Mandy Butcher
Mandy Butcher (born November 28, 1986) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in the television series ''Naturally, Sadie'' as Chelsea Breuer and in ''Monster Warriors'' as Tabby.
Butcher has a younger brother named Adam Butcher who is ...
. Butcher started acting at the age of nine when his aunt (a talent agent) and uncle (a stuntman/coordinator) suggested that Butcher and his sister Mandy get their headshots taken.
Career
Butcher starred as a teenage long-distance runner in the drama film ''
Saint Ralph'' (2004). His most current roles were guest appearances 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.
In 2009, he appeared in ''
Flashpoint'' in the episode "The Farm". He portrayed the main character in the 2010 film ''
Dog Pound''.
Butcher has also appeared in an episode of ''
Falling Skies
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'', a 2011 alien invasion TV series produced by
Steven Spielberg
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and in three ''
Republic of Doyle'' episodes as a boy named Dylan. In 2012 he played Darcy in the movie adaptation of ''
The Lesser Blessed''.
He had a small role in season 1 episode 1 of Bomb Girls (2012-2013) 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 1 "Blink" as well as the web series ''
Long Story, Short'' opposite
Katie Boland.
He starred as Officer Jesse Calvert in the Canadian television show ''
Played'' in 2013 and also appeared in the 2014 movie ''
Debug
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'', which was written and directed by British-born Canadian actor
David Hewlett.
Filmography
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Saint Ralph'' - 2004
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Dog Pound'' - 2010
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The Lesser Blessed'' - 2012
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ARQ'' - 2016
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We're All in This Together'' - 2021
Awards and nominations
He was nominated for a
Genie Award
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for
Best Actor
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The term most often refers to th ...
at the
25th Genie Awards
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in 2006 for ''Saint Ralph''.
References
External links
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1988 births
Canadian male child actors
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Living people
People from Cambridge, Ontario
Male actors from Ontario