American actor and screenwriter (born 1977)
Adam G. Simon
Simon speaking at the Toronto Film Festival Press Conference for Man Down
Born Adam Gregory Simon
(1977-03-13 ) March 13, 1977 (age 47) Occupation(s) Actor, screenwriter Years active 2001–present Known for Man Down , Synapse Children 2
Adam Gregory Simon (born March 13, 1977) is an American actor and screenwriter.[ 1] [ 2] Simon is the writer of Man Down , a post-apocalyptic thriller directed by Dito Montiel which stars Shia LaBeouf , Kate Mara , Gary Oldman , Jai Courtney and Clifton Collins, Jr. [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Career
He started his professional career as an actor in theatre with roles in the early 2000s and then made his television and film debut.[ 7] In 2015 Simon wrote Synapse , a film where he made his theatrical acting debut. Synapse starred Sophina Brown , Henry Simmons , Joshua Alba and Simon himself. Synapse is the first theatrical film produced by Los Angeles Center Studios and Hollywood Locations.[ 8] [ 9]
In 2018 Simon partnered with filmmaker Joe Carnahan, co-writing a reimagining of the popular cult film, The Raid , originally directed by Gareth Evans.[ 10] He wrote Point Blank , an action thriller for Gaumont Films and Netflix, based on the Fred Cavaye French Film, A Bout Portant .[ 11] It was released on July 12, 2019.[ 12]
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2010
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
Cop
2015
Chiang
Dolph Howard
2015
Synapse
Frank/Nathan
Also Writer
2015
Man Down
Writer
2019
Point Blank
Officer T. Farmer
Also Writer
2021
Boss Level
Loudmouth
TBA
The Raid
Co-Writer, Remake of 2011 film.
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2013
Warrior POV
Captain Rusty Bradley / PFC William Lenard
2013
Drugs Made Me Do It
Jarrod Wyatt
2016
Blood Relatives
Bernard Pyne
Episode: Mommy Dearest
References
^ "Adam G. Simon" . www.wizardworld.com . Archived from the original on June 24, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2022 .
^ "Adam Simon 'Hollywood's One to Watch' shares insights to his success | MVP-Life" . Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015 .
^ "MVP Features Adam Simon" . mvplife.com. July 25, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2014 .
^ "Shia LaBeouf, Kate Mara and Gary Oldman to Star in Man Down" . hollywoodreporter.com. September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014 .
^ http://moviepilot.com/posts/2014/09/05/man-down-shia-labeouf-kate-mara-and-gary-oldman-to-star-2248617?lt_source=external,manual,manual [permanent dead link ]
^ "Shia LaBeouf, Kate Mara, Gary Oldman to Star in Thriller 'Man Down' (EXCLUSIVE)" . September 4, 2014.
^ "Binge Movie Aftertaste w/ Adam Simon – BingeMedia.Net" .
^ "Manny From Comicbookmovie.com interviews Adam Simon" . synapsethefilm.com. September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014 .
^ "Home" . synapsethefilm.com .
^ Golden, Lee (March 7, 2018). "THE RAID: Writer Adam G. Simon Divulges On Joe Carnahan's 'Cool Jump-Off Point' " . www.filmcombatsyndicate.com . Film Combat Syndicate. Retrieved July 8, 2018 .
^ Kroll, Justin (June 22, 2018). "Frank Grillo, Anthony Mackie to Reunite in 'Point Blank' Remake" . www.variety.com . Variety. Retrieved June 22, 2018 .
^ "Point Blank" . Netflix . Retrieved June 14, 2019 .
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