Adam Demos

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Adam Demos
Born (1985-05-24) May 24, 1985 (age 36)
Wollongong, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
AgentSophie Jermyn Management[1]

Adam Demos (born May 24, 1985)[2][3][4] is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Jake Taylor on the Netflix film Falling Inn Love, August Walker on the American television series Unreal and Brad in the Netflix series Sex/Life.[5][6]

Background[]

Adam Demos was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.[7] He attended Tarrawanna Public School[citation needed] and graduated from Dapto High School in 2003.[7][8] While he was interested in acting at an early age, he first worked as a construction laborer in his father's demolition business, the Wollongong steelworks, a roofing company and also in Bondi's Hotel Ravesis.[9][8] Demos enrolled in an acting class at Screenwise Film & TV Acting School when he was 23, but was worried his friends would mock him so kept it a secret.[10][11][9] “I told them all I was working overtime because I didn’t want my mates knowing I was trying acting because it was so foreign to all of us” he told The Daily Telegraph.[9] In an interview, he said that his mother was the one who searched for the drama school in Sydney.[12]

In 2012, Demos played the role of 'Solo Man' in the iconic advertising for the Australian soft drink brand.[13][9]

Demos previously played small roles in Australia when his big break came. In 2017, Demos was cast to play Nate Baldwin in the ABC Australia drama Janet King. On the set, Demos found out about a role in Hollywood explicitly written for an Australian actor. He got the gig and flew to Vancouver to start filming the third season of Lifetime's UnREAL.[12][14] Demos stated that it was a confusing experience filming UnREAL, his first international production, as it was a TV show within a TV show.[15]

In 2019, Demos starred opposite Christina Milian in Netflix's Falling Inn Love which was shot in New Zealand.[11]

In 2020, Demos filmed the Netflix series Sex/Life, inspired by the book 44 Chapters About 4 Men by BB Easton,[16] in Toronto, Canada.[17] Demos was cast in the show with the help of Stacy Rukeyser, whom he had worked with on UnREAL and was the showrunner for Sex/Life. To prepare for the scene where he sings Heartbeats, Demos took singing and guitar lessons.[18][19] Discussing the sex scenes in the show, Demos said, "We would have an intimacy coordinator and everyone would speak about it and their comfort levels. You would rehearse it so much that by the time you did it, it was a lot more comfortable than you'd assume. You discuss everything: hand movements, everything down to the breath. In sex scenes, the breathing is an emotional thing, so you're discussing that journey, but then you're also discussing each individual's comfort level".[16] His full frontal nude scene in the series went viral on social media platforms.[20][21][22]

Personal life[]

Demos is in a relationship with Sarah Shahi, who was his co-star on the Netflix show Sex/Life.[23][24][25]

Demos' cousin is Australian basketball player Tyson Demos.[14]

Travelling is one of Demos' favourite things.[8] When he was working in construction, Demos saved his money to go on holidays.[14]

Demos loves cryotherapy after first trying it in Los Angeles.[26]

Filmography[]

Adam Demos filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Home and Away Justin Episode: “Episode #1.4914”
Rescue: Special Ops Gilligan Episodes: “Fire in the Cross” & “Eco-Warriors”
2013 Aboriginal Heart Unknown Short
Winners & Losers Jack Bale Episode: “How to Hide a Scar”
Worm Trent Short
2016 Cooped Up Ross Film
2017 Janet King Nate Baldwin 7 episodes;
Recurring role (Season 3)
2018 Unreal August Walker 18 episodes;
Main role (Seasons 3-4)
2019 Falling Inn Love Jake Taylor Main role (Netflix Original Movie)
2021 Sex/Life Brad Simon Main role (Netflix Original Series)

References[]

  1. ^ "Actor Profile Adam Demos". Sophie Jermyn Management. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Aussie star Adam Demos' UnReal shock: 'He's not as smart as he thinks he is'". who.com.au. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Christina Milian, Adam Demos To Topline 'Falling Inn Love' Netflix Movie". deadline.com. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Adam Demos Bio, Age, Family, Dating, Career, Net Worth, Facts". Celebsline. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Wollongong actor Adam Demos new star on two seasons of UnREAL". illawarramercury.com.au. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Christina Milian, Adam Demos star in first Netflix feature film shot in NZ - Falling Inn Love". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "About". Adam Demos. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c Mason, Aiden (4 September 2019). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Adam Demos". TVOvermind. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Saw, Amelia (23 February 2018). "How a bogan from the Gong cracked Hollywood". dailytelegraph. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  10. ^ riley, christopher (30 September 2019). "Unreal's Adam Demos On Growing Up In Wollongong And The Reality Behind Reality TV". GQ. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Davis, Arianna (1 September 2019). "Want to Know More About the Handsome Star of Falling Inn Love? Here's Everything We Know". Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b Kinane, Ruth (11 September 2019). "'Falling Inn Love' and 'UnREAL' star Adam Demos is really just 'stoked' to be acting". EW.com. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  13. ^ SOLO presents: The Original Thirst Crusher, retrieved 9 July 2021
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b c Nicolaou, Elena. "Before He Was An Actor, Falling Inn Love's Adam Demos Actually Worked In Construction". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  15. ^ Mami, Flex. "BUILD Series SYD: Adam Demos on the surreal TV show UnReal".
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b Kinane, Ruth (25 June 2021). "'Sex/Life' star Adam Demos on that full-frontal shower scene". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  17. ^ White, Peter (31 August 2020). "Netflix Dramedy 'Sex/Life' Restarts Production In Toronto". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Sex/Life soundtrack: Full list of music and songs featured in the Netflix drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Aussie actor Adam Demos on tackling NSFW scenes in Netflix series Sex/Life". celebrity.nine.com.au. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  20. ^ "See Hoda Kotb's Hilarious Reaction to Adam Demos' Viral Sex/Life Shower Scene". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  21. ^ Pham, Jason (14 July 2021). "The 'Sex/Life' Shower Scene Is Going Viral—Here's the Truth About How Real *That* Body Part Was". StyleCaster. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  22. ^ Crisell, Ben Dowell | Hattie. "Why Netflix's Sex/Life is the new TV obsession (hint: it's not the plot)". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  23. ^ Demos, Adam (2021). "Adam Demos Instagram".
  24. ^ Shahi, Sarah (2021). "Sarah Shahi Instagram".
  25. ^ "Sarah Shahi & Adam Demos On Sex/Life". Leo Edit. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  26. ^ Mandell, Andrea. "Who is Adam Demos? Meet the hot Australian star of Netflix's 'Falling Inn Love'". USA TODAY. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

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