Robert Gillespie Adamson IV (born July 11, 1985) is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing the roles of Charles Antoni on the Freeform series '' Lincoln Heights'' (2007 to 2009)'','' Phil Sanders on the TeenNick series '' Hollywood Heights'' (2012)'','' and

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on the

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soap opera ''

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'' (2012 to 2018, 2020).

Early life and education

Adamson was born in

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and spent his childhood in

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. He started secondary school in Springville, then moved to

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. Adamson returned to Utah to attend Alta High School. He became interested in acting the summer before his senior year, when he auditioned for a Shakespeare Festival. To his surprise, he was cast in ''

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''. He went on to attend The American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Career

Adamson's early credits include guest appearances on ''

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'' and ''

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''. He was cast in a

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, ''

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'', co-starring with

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and

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. Adamson also guest starred on ''

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'' and had a recurring role on ''Jonas''. Adamson had roles in the films ''It's Complicated'', '' ''Devolved'''', ''Machine Head'' and ''The Prankster.'' He voiced the lead avatar Gwydion/Prince Alexander in the video game ''

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''. He landed a regular role as Charles on the

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drama series, ''Lincoln Heights''. Adamson then played another regular role as Phil on ''Hollywood Heights''. This led to him being cast as Noah Newman on the

soap opera ''

'', replacing

Kevin Schmidt Kevin Gerard Schmidt (born August 16, 1988) is an American actor, known best for his role as Henry Baker in ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' and ''Cheaper by the Dozen 2'' and as Noah Newman in ''The Young and the Restless''. Schmidt also played Ryan i ...

. He first aired on October 1, 2012. During his time on ''Y&R'', Adamson appeared in the film '' ''Zoey to the Max'''' and guest starred on ''NCIS''. He directed the short films ''Running Up That Hill'', ''Something Wicked,'' and ''Jimmy''. The latter starred

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and his daughter, Molly McCook. In 2016, it was announced that he would direct and star in a short film ''Our Last Day as Children'', co-starring with

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and

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. He directed another short film ''Broken Strings'', which starred

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, and

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. Adamson was dropped to recurring status at ''

'' in 2016. He announced in February 2018 that he had been dismissed from the show. In 2020, he made a short return to the role of Noah Newman. He starred as Caleb Hirsche in the horror film ''

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''. He also appeared as Rick in the film '' ''Deviant Love''''. Adamson then landed a recurring role on ''Stumptown'' in 2020, followed by guest appearances on ''All Rise'' and ''Dave''. He also starred in a Lifetime TV movie, ''Who Wants Me Dead?'' In June 2019, Adamson played Biff Loman in ''

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'' at the Ruskin Group Theatre in Los Angeles. He co-starred with

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and

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. In 2022, Adamson temporarily played

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on ''

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'', replacing

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while he was ill. He was then cast as Patrick in the

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horror film '' ''The Final Rose'''', co-starring with

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. Adamson's next project was a short film, ''Midnight Ruin'', co-starring with Robert Palmer Watkins. In October 2024, he returned to ''General Hospital'' as Michael Corinthos. Adamson temporarily replaced Chad Duell, who was absent due to a scheduling conflict.

Personal life

Adamson and then-fiancée

welcomed a daughter on June 12, 2014. He and Godfrey made their last public appearance together on April 26, 2015, at the

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. On August 3, 2015, after months of speculation, a representative for ''

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'' confirmed that Adamson and Godfrey had ended their engagement but would continue to raise their daughter "in a loving and amicable environment and her needs will always be their common priority".

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Director

References

External links

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