Adam Garcia
Adam Garcia | |
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Occupations |
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Years active | 1991–present |
Known for | Saturday Night Fever |
Notable work | Saturday Night Fever Wicked Coyote Ugly |
Spouse |
Nathalia Chubin (m. 2015) |
Children | 2 |
Adam Garcia is an Australian stage, television, and film actor who is best known for lead roles in musicals such as Saturday Night Fever and Kiss Me, Kate.[1][2] He is also a trained tap dancer and singer.[3] Garcia has been nominated twice at the Laurence Olivier Awards in 1999[4] and 2013.[5]
Early life
Garcia is the son of Jean Balharry and
Career
Garcia began his film career in 1997, playing the role of Jones in
In 2003, he voiced the title character in the film Kangaroo Jack but was not credited for that role.
In 2004, he also played alongside
In January 2010, Garcia appeared with Ashley Banjo and Kimberly Wyatt as a judge on the British reality show Got to Dance. He was a judge in the four seasons of the competition, from 2010 to 2012 and then again in 2014.[17]
In 2011, Garcia co-starred with Mischa Barton in The Hen Do, but the film never left the cutting room floor.[18]
In 2012, he appeared in Cole Porter's musical Kiss Me, Kate at the Chichester Festival Theatre, directed by Trevor Nunn and choreographed by Stephen Mear. Garcia was nominated for his role at the 2013 Laurence Olivier Awards in the category Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical.[19][20]
Garcia appeared in
In 2016, Garcia began an Australian national tour production of Singin' in the Rain as Don Lockwood, but was injured onstage in Melbourne, ending his run. Later that year he played Father Damian Karras in the first UK production of The Exorcist, opening at the Birmingham Rep and transferring to the West End in 2017. He also filmed on location for Murder on the Orient Express.
In 2018, Garcia was cast in
In 2019, he filmed
In 2021, Garcia played the father of a dead girl (Victoria Justice) who comes back to make things right in the teen movie Afterlife of the Party directed by Stephen Herek.[24]
In 2022, Garcia appeared in the second UK series of The Masked Dancer. He finished in second place for the series as the character "Onomatopoeia".[25]
Personal life
On 26 March 2015, Garcia married his long-time girlfriend, Nathalia Chubin, in London.[26] Chubin previously worked as a senior marketing executive for PlayStation.[27] The couple have a daughter and a son together.[26]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Wilde | Jones | |
2000 | Coyote Ugly | Kevin O'Donnell | |
Bootmen | Sean | ||
2001 | Riding in Cars with Boys | Jason D'Onofrio | |
2002 | The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest | Andy | |
2003 | Kangaroo Jack | Kangaroo Jack | Voice-over Uncredited |
2004 | Love's Brother | Gino Donnini | |
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen | Stu Wolff | ||
Fascination | Scott Doherty | ||
2005 | Riot at the Rite | Vaslav Nijinsky | |
Standing Still | Michael | ||
2010 | Every Emotion Costs | Wade | |
2014 | Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey? | Bradley Finch | Leading role |
2017 | Murder on the Orient Express | Italian Fan (photographer) | |
2021 | Afterlife of the Party | Howie | |
2022 | Death on the Nile | Syd (photographer) |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Raymond Starr | Episode: "The Body in the Library" |
2005 | Doctor Who | Alex | Episode: "The Christmas Invasion" |
2008 | Britannia High | Stefan | 5 episodes |
2009 | Hawthorne | Nick Mancini | 4 episodes |
The Flight of the Conchords
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Obnoxious Australian | Episode: "The Tough Brets" | |
Mister Eleven | Alex | 2 episodes | |
2009-2012 | Got to Dance | Adam García | 38 episodes |
2010 | Bookaboo | Adam García | Episode: "Wolf's Magnificent Master Plan" |
Heston's Titanic Feast | Adam García | Television special | |
House | Theodore Phillip Taylor | Episode: "The Choice" | |
2011 | Threesome | Dave | 3 episodes |
2013 | Camp | Todd | 10 episodes |
2013-2014 | Dancing with the Stars | Adam García | 15 episodes |
2014 | Perception | Dr. Asper | Episode: "Eternity" |
The Code | Perry Benson | 6 episodes | |
2016 | Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong | Adam García | Television film Performer (with Kimberly Wyatt) |
2017 | Genius | Moe Berg | Episode: "Einstein: Chapter Nine" |
2018 | Dance Boss | Adam García | 6 episodes |
2019 | Agatha Raisin | George Felliet | Episode: "The Deadly Dance" |
2022 | The Serpent Queen | Sebastio | 3 episodes |
The Masked Dancer | Adam García / Onomatopoeia | 6 episodes |
Awards and nominations
Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
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1999 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Actor in a Musical | Saturday Night Fever | Nominated |
2013 | Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical | Kiss Me, Kate | Nominated |
References
- ^ West, The Reviews Hub-North (24 January 2019). "Saturday Night Fever - Palace Theatre, Manchester". Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Kiss Me, Kate at the Old Vic Theatre starring Adam Garcia and Hannah Waddingham". London theatre tickets. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Stage and screen star Adam Garcia puts Poole dancers through their paces". Bournemouth Echo. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Olivier Winners 1999". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Olivier Winners 2013". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ a b Money, Lawrence (2 May 2016). "From Coyote Ugly to the UK's Got to Dance, Adam Garcia takes a Gene Kelly turn". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Adam Garcia's Got to Tap!". Dance Informa Magazine. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Mediaweek (30 April 2018). "Seven announces the judges for new reality series Dance Boss Australia". Mediaweek. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Saturday Night Fever at New Wimbledon Theatre - Review". 31 August 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (26 April 2006). "Adam Garcia to Join Idina Menzel for London Wicked". Playbill. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Movie Star Adam Garcia Is Heading To CC". 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Lovell, Lucy (28 February 2018). "Coyote Ugly's Adam Garcia is coming to Manchester bar's launch party". men. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Ebert, Roger. "Bootmen Movie Review & Film Summary (2000) - Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Why Hollywood and West End actor Adam Garcia was in Scunthorpe". Grimsby Live. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Adam Garcia cast in Wicked". London Theatre Guide. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Adam Garcia". www.birmingham-rep.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Tap dancers will love this masterclass in Heathfield with stage and screen star Adam Garcia". www.eastbourneherald.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Spy, Theatre. "Adam Garcia and Mischa Barton in new comedy The Hen Do". Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Woolman, Natalie (15 February 2012). "Adam Garcia cast in Chichester's Kiss Me, Kate - News". Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Adam Garcia cast in Nunn's Kiss Me Kate at Chichester - WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ SensaCine (4 August 2015). "¿Qué ha sido de las protagonistas de 'El Bar Coyote'?: Adam Garcia". SensaCine.com. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Adam Garcia". tv.7plus.com.au. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Meet the stars of Cinderella Adam Garcia and Hannah Spearritt". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "'AFTERLIFE OF THE PARTY' Review: Don't Tell Mom The Party Girl's Dead". FreshFiction.tv. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Sansome, Jessica (23 October 2022). "Masked Dancer fans share complaint as Scissors unmasked as Glee's Heather Morris". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ a b "'Coyote Ugly' Turns 20: What Happened to Australian Hottie Adam Garcia? | Entertainment Tonight". www.etonline.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Adam Garcia". Tumar (in Russian). 27 August 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
External links
- Adam Garcia at IMDb