Adam Best (actor)

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Adam Best
Born (1983-11-16) 16 November 1983 (age 42)
Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland
Alma materRoyal Welsh College of Music and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Adam Best (born 16 November 1983) is an actor from Northern Ireland, known for his roles in Holby City, Say Nothing, Blue Lights, Black Doves, Kneecap and Murder Most Puzzling.

Early life and education

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Adam Best was born in Donaghadee, County Down on 16 November 1983.[1] He attended Donaghadee Primary School and Bangor Grammar School[2] and gained experience with the Ulster Youth Theatre and Drama School.[citation needed]

He trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama for three years and graduated in 2004.[1]

Career

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Best played Matt Parker on the BBC One drama Holby City from 2005 to 2007.[2] He has also appeared in episodes of Silent Witness,[3] The Bill, and Waking the Dead,[4] as well as The Catherine Tate Show Christmas Special in 2007.[5]

In 2011 Best took part in an advertisement for Meteor.[citation needed]

He played the role of Joe Lynskey in the 2024 TV drama about The Troubles in Northern Ireland, Say Nothing.[6] In the same year, he played Doyle in the BAFTA-winning feature film Kneecap.[7]

In 2025, he played series regular DCI Derek Hooper in the TV adaption of Parnell Hall’s Puzzle Lady books, Murder Most Puzzling.[8]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2004 Silent Witness Young David Kelman Episode: "A Time to Heal: Part 1"
2005–2007 Holby City Matt Parker Series regular [2]
2007 The Catherine Tate Show Various characters Episode: "Christmas Special" [5]
2009 The Bill Connor Deegan Episode: "On the Money"
Waking the Dead Young Father Quinn 2 episodes [4]
2012 Silent Witness D.S. Winter Episode: "Death Has No Dominion: Part 1" [3]
2017 Doctors Tony Marshall Episode: "Seven Years" [12]
2019 Giri/Haji Terry Episode #1.6 [13]
2022 Peaky Blinders Sam Ryan 2 episodes [14]
The Lazarus Project D.S. Cooper 2 episodes
2023 The Crown Journalist Nick 2 episodes [14]
2024 Hope Street Jared Power Episode #3.12 [15]
Blue Lights Keith Wylie 4 episodes [16]
Say Nothing Joe Lynskey 3 episodes [14]
Black Doves Jim Perryman 2 episodes [17]
All Creatures Great and Small Major Robertson Episode: "All God's Creatures" [18]
2025 Murder Most Puzzling DCI Hooper 6 episodes [19]

Theatre

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Year Title Role Company Director Notes
2014 Long Day's Journey into Night James Tyrone Jr. Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Tony Cownie

Other stage roles include:

References

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