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  • Comment: Not clear how you pass WP:NACTOR, not seeing any significant roles or coverage, but many passing mentions. Theroadislong (talk) 15:02, 12 August 2026 (UTC)
  • Comment: Broadwayworld isn't a reliable source. Multiple others sources don't work at all. See WP:REFB. Also, please make sure you are actually using sources that are needed to demonstrate this subject's notability, because I'm not seeing it. WP:REFBOMBing especially with poor sources isn't going to do that. Sulfurboy (talk) 23:57, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

Adam Silver is an American actor. He began his career in Chicago and Los Angeles theatre before working off-Broadway and in British and American television.

In 2022 Silver played Ariel Porter, Robert Moses's principal assistant, in the North American premiere of David Hare's Straight Line Crazy at The Shed, directed by Nicholas Hytner.[1][2]

In Los Angeles theatre, Silver received individual acting nominations at the 2014 Ovation Awards and at the 2016 and 2018 Stage Raw Los Angeles Theater Awards.[3][4][5]

On screen, Silver has appeared as Howard in Netflix's The Diplomat; the show's ensemble cast, including Silver, received a nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards.[6][7] He has also appeared in Black Doves, Eric and 3 Body Problem for Netflix and in Apple TV+'s Masters of the Air.[8][9]

Early life and education

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Silver grew up in La Grange, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, where he began producing and staging plays as a child, and graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in cultural studies.[10][11] He moved to Los Angeles in 2008 and founded the theatre company Sixth Avenue, which produced his early Los Angeles stage work.[10]

Career

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Theatre

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Straight Line Crazy

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Silver played Ariel Porter in the North American premiere of David Hare's Straight Line Crazy at The Shed in New York, which ran from October 18 to December 18, 2022, under the direction of Nicholas Hytner and Jamie Armitage, with Ralph Fiennes as Robert Moses.[12] Reviewing the production, Frieze described Porter as Moses's principal assistant, whose disagreement with his employer over the routing of the Southern State Parkway opens the play.[13] New York Stage Review wrote that Silver and Judith Roddy, as Moses's long-serving lieutenants, gave the production ballast alongside Fiennes, and that their characters' eventual departures mark the beginning of Moses's decline.[1] TheaterScene.net wrote that Silver made his presence felt as a man who demeans himself for the sake of his employer.[2]

Los Angeles LGBT Center

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Silver appeared in and co-produced two West Coast premieres of plays by Ike Holter at the Los Angeles LGBT Center's Davidson/Valentini Theatre, staged with his company Sixth Avenue and the Center's Jon Imparato.[14][15]

He played Cliff in the 2015 West Coast premiere of Hit the Wall, Holter's play about the Stonewall riots, a production that won Outstanding Production at the 2016 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards[16][14][17] and was named one of the ten best Los Angeles productions of 2015 by Time Out Los Angeles.[18] Silver was nominated for Leading Male Performance at the 2016 Stage Raw Los Angeles Theater Awards for the role,[4] and StageSceneLA described his Cliff as richly layered.[19]

In 2017 he played Ricky, a vice-principal, in the West Coast premiere of Holter's Exit Strategy. LA Weekly described Ricky as the drama's pivotal character and wrote that Silver's portrayal anchored the story.[20] He was nominated for Leading Male Performance at the 2018 Stage Raw Los Angeles Theater Awards.[5]

Other Los Angeles theatre

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Silver played Dev in the West Coast premiere of Aaron Posner's Stupid Fucking Bird at Theatre @ Boston Court in 2014, a production that won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle's Production award for 2014.[21][22] Stage Raw wrote that Silver lit up the stage as the sunny-spirited Dev, whose indestructible optimism was underpinned by a shrewd knowledge of the ways of the world.[23] He was nominated for Featured Actor in a Play at the 2014 Ovation Awards for the role.[24][3]

In 2015 he played Joseph Douaihy, the lead role, in the Los Angeles premiere of Stephen Karam's Sons of the Prophet at The Blank Theatre.[25][26] StageSceneLA wrote that Silver did some of his most dynamic and subtly shaded work to date in the role.[27]

He played Liam in Joshua Harmon's Bad Jews in a 2016 co-production between Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara and English Theatre Frankfurt, which marked the play's German premiere.[28] The Frankfurter Rundschau singled out Silver and Eden Malyn for the pace of their monologues, which drew applause mid-scene.[29] Journal Frankfurt described his physical, melodramatic playing of the role.[30]

Earlier Los Angeles credits include Ralph Berger in Awake and Sing! at A Noise Within; StageSceneLA called it a memorable company debut in a performance as genuine as they come.[31] He also played Greg in the world premiere of Sleepless in Seattle — The Musical at Pasadena Playhouse.[32]

In 2012 he played Elliot in the Los Angeles premiere of Adam Szymkowicz's Nerve at El Centro Theatre, a Sixth Avenue production.[33] StageSceneLA called it a star turn, writing that Silver's understated work in Awake and Sing! had not prepared the reviewer for the quicksilver brilliance of his performance.[34]

That same year he played Zach in the world premiere of Kathryn Walat's Creation at Theatre @ Boston Court; StageSceneLA wrote that Silver and co-star Johnathan McClain were given the play's richest assignments and that their scenes together were its most electric.[35][36]

He originated the role of Adam in the world premiere of William Nedved's Fact & Fiction, a pair of solo works produced by Sixth Avenue at the Elephant Theatre as part of the 2011 Hollywood Fringe Festival and later staged at The Gift Theatre in Chicago.[37] Writing in LA Weekly, Dink O'Neal said Silver tempered suspense with humour in his account of being stalked by a filmmaker.[38]

Film and television

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Silver played the lead role of Shmuel in the short film Black Hat (2019), directed by Sarah Smith. The film premiered at the Tribeca Festival, where Forbes named it one of five must-see shorts in a lineup of sixty-three,[39][40][41] and won Best Short Film at the Emerging Filmmaker LGBTQ Showcase, presented by the American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival.[42] It won the Iris Prize for best international LGBT+ short film later that year, with the jury calling the lead performance charming and likeable.[43][44]

Silver has played Howard, a CIA officer at the American embassy in London, in The Diplomat since 2023.[9] He appeared as Lt. David Solomon in Masters of the Air and as Charles in 3 Body Problem in 2024,[9][45] as Murray in Eric,[46][47] and as Arnie in Black Doves.[8][48]

In 2025 it was announced that Silver had joined the cast of Other Mommy, a horror film directed by Rob Savage for Universal and Atomic Monster.[49]

Filmography

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Film

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Black HatShmuelShort film; lead role
TBAOther MommyIn production

Television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2023–presentThe DiplomatHowardRecurring
2024Masters of the AirLt. David Solomon4 episodes
20243 Body ProblemCharlesEpisode: "Wallfacer"
2024EricMurray5 episodes
2024Black DovesArnie3 episodes

Theatre

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YearTitleRoleVenue
2010Awake and Sing!Ralph BergerA Noise Within, Pasadena
2011Fact & FictionAdamElephant Theatre, Hollywood
2012NerveElliotEl Centro Theatre, Hollywood
2012Fact & FictionAdamThe Gift Theatre, Chicago
2012CreationZachTheatre @ Boston Court, Pasadena
2013Sleepless in Seattle — The MusicalGregPasadena Playhouse
2014Stupid Fucking BirdDevTheatre @ Boston Court, Pasadena
2015Sons of the ProphetJoseph DouaihyThe Blank Theatre, Hollywood
2015Hit the WallCliffDavidson/Valentini Theatre, Los Angeles
2016Bad JewsLiamEnsemble Theatre Company, Santa Barbara; English Theatre Frankfurt
2017Exit StrategyRickyDavidson/Valentini Theatre, Los Angeles
2022Straight Line CrazyAriel PorterThe Shed, New York

References

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  1. 1 2 Suskin, Steven (October 26, 2022). "Straight Line Crazy: Ralph Fiennes Is Straight Line Wonderful". New York Stage Review. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Gluck, Victor (December 19, 2022). "Straight Line Crazy". TheaterScene.net. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Purcell, Carey (September 23, 2014). "LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award Nominees Include Geffen Playhouse, La Mirada and More". Playbill. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Morris, Steven (March 10, 2016). "Stage Raw's Second Annual Theater Awards Nominees". Stage Raw. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Morris, Steven (July 11, 2018). "2018 Stage Raw Theater Awards Nominees". Stage Raw. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Nominations Announced for the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". SAG-AFTRA. January 8, 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  7. ↑ Webb, Eric (January 14, 2025). "The Cast of 'The Diplomat' Keeps Their Secrets—and the Audience's Attention". Backstage. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  8. 1 2 Ntim, Zac (October 14, 2024). "Netflix Unveils Trailer, First Look & Premiere Date For Spy Thriller 'Black Doves' Starring Keira Knightley & Ben Whishaw". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 Gugliersi, Antonella (October 31, 2024). "The Diplomat Season 2 Cast & Character Guide". ScreenRant. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  10. 1 2 Tofte, Amy (January 2012). "The Nerve of Adam Silver". LA Stage Times. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  11. ↑ "DEMO Magazine" (PDF). Columbia College Chicago Alumni Magazine. No. 18. 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Ralph Fiennes Stars in David Hare's Straight Line Crazy, Opening Off-Broadway October 26". Playbill. October 26, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  13. ↑ "The Contradictions of Robert Moses in 'Straight Line Crazy'". Frieze. 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Hit the Wall". Stage Raw. September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  15. ↑ Stanley, Steven (October 15, 2017). "Exit Strategy". StageSceneLA. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  16. ↑ Nichols, David C. (September 25, 2015). "Review: Stonewall remembered in 'Hit the Wall,' with a resonance for today". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  17. ↑ Gelt, Jessica (March 14, 2016). "L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards: Big wins for 'Hit the Wall' and 'Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  18. ↑ Verini, Bob (December 16, 2015). "The best Los Angeles theater of 2015". Time Out Los Angeles. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  19. ↑ Stanley, Steven (September 18, 2015). "Hit the Wall". StageSceneLA. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  20. ↑ Klugman, Deborah (October 2017). "Ike Holter's Exit Strategy at LA LGBT Center Paints a Grim Picture of Cuts to Education". LA Weekly. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  21. ↑ McNulty, Charles (July 2, 2014). "Top-notch 'Stupid ... Bird' zings with audacity". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  22. ↑ Gelt, Jessica (March 16, 2015). "Small theaters win big at L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  23. ↑ Weaver, Neal (2014). "Stupid Fucking Bird". Stage Raw. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Ovation Awards Nominees Announced". LA Stage Alliance. September 22, 2014. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  25. ↑ Nichols, David C. (February 12, 2015). "Family dynamics, askew and at times absurd, in 'Sons of the Prophet'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  26. ↑ Birchall, Paul (February 12, 2015). "Theater Review: Sons of the Prophet (The Blank Theatre in Hollywood)". Stage and Cinema. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  27. ↑ Stanley, Steven (February 2015). "Sons of the Prophet". StageSceneLA. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  28. ↑ Donelan, Charles (April 19, 2016). "'Bad Jews' at the New Vic". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  29. ↑ von Sternburg, Judith (May 17, 2016). "Und Melody aus Delaware singt dazu". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  30. ↑ Brevoord, Nicole (May 17, 2016). "Ein bitterböser Streit der Erben um Religion – Bad Jews im English Theatre". Journal Frankfurt (in German). Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  31. ↑ Stanley, Steven (March 31, 2010). "Awake and Sing!". StageSceneLA. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  32. ↑ Gioia, Michael; Jones, Kenneth (June 2, 2013). "World Premiere of Sleepless in Seattle, With Tim Martin Gleason, Chandra Lee Schwartz, Joe West, Opens June 2". Playbill. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  33. ↑ Stoudt, Charlotte (January 10, 2012). "Theater review: 'Nerve' at El Centro Theatre". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  34. ↑ Stanley, Steven (January 12, 2012). "Nerve". StageSceneLA. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  35. ↑ Stoudt, Charlotte (October 15, 2012). "Lives reborn in struck-by-lightning tale 'Creation'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  36. ↑ Stanley, Steven (October 14, 2012). "Creation". StageSceneLA. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  37. ↑ "William Nedved writes Fact & Fiction". Time Out Chicago. May 22, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  38. ↑ O'Neal, Dink (June 21, 2011). "Stage Raw: Fringe Reviews, Week 2". LA Weekly. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  39. ↑ "Black Hat | 2019 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  40. ↑ Sarachan, Risa (April 24, 2019). "Five Not To Be Missed Short Films From The Tribeca Film Festival". Forbes. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  41. ↑ Solzman, Danielle (May 5, 2019). "Tribeca 2019: Black Hat". Solzy at the Movies. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  42. ↑ "2019 Finalists: Emerging Filmmaker Showcase". The American Pavilion. 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  43. ↑ "LGBT+ film Black Hat wins 2019 Iris Prize in Cardiff". BBC News. October 13, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  44. ↑ Brown, Steve (October 14, 2019). "Teen transgender short 'My Brother is a Mermaid' wins Best British award at the Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival". Attitude. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  45. ↑ Hajee, Kaashif; Bibby, Daniel (March 25, 2024). "3 Body Problem Season 1 Ending Explained". ScreenRant. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  46. ↑ Cormack, Morgan (June 7, 2024). "Meet the cast of Eric on Netflix". Radio Times. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  47. ↑ "Netflix's Eric Cast & Character Guide". ScreenRant. May 29, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  48. ↑ "Black Doves cast list: Who plays who in the Netflix thriller led by Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw". TV Guide. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  49. ↑ Grobar, Matt (July 17, 2025). "Sean Kaufman & Adam Silver Latest To Join Rob Savage's Supernatural Horror Film 'Other Mommy'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
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