Rahart Adams
Born
Rahart Sadiqzai[1]

~1996 (age 27–28) [1]
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Rahart Adams is an Australian actor. After first appearing in commercials and a guest role in Neighbours, he played a lead in Nowhere Boys and then joined the cast of Every Witch Way (2014-2015).[1] Other major roles include Nickelodeon's comedy film Liar, Liar, Vampire (2015),[2] Emo the Musical, [3] Star Light in 2020[4] and the YouTube Original series Foursome from season 2.[5] Adams has a regular role in The CW TV series Gotham Knights (2023).[6]

Early life

He is the second oldest of four children of Adam and Victoria Adams. His parents are of Maltese and Pakistani heritage. Adams attended Haileybury College and studied Media and Business Studies.[7]

Career

Adams has appeared on television shows such as Neighbours,[8] Talia in the Kitchen, House Husbands[9] and Discover Indie Film. In 2013, Adams is known for his roles such as Sam Conte in the action teen drama series Nowhere Boys opposite Dougie Baldwin, Joel Lok and Matt Testro.[10][11] In 2014, Adams was selected to play Jax Novoa in the Nickelodeon teen sitcom Every Witch Way stars Paola Andino.[12] He starred in the comedy family film Liar, Liar, Vampire alongside Brec Bassinger and Tiera Skovbye which was released on 12 October 2015 through Nickelodeon.[13][14][15]

In 2016, Adams co-starred Dougie Baldwin, Joel Lok, Matt Testro, Sean Rees-Wemyss and Angourie Rice in the dark fantasy teen drama film Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows, based on the teen-oriented television series Nowhere Boys created by Tony Ayres..[16][17][18] He played the role of Kent Saydak in the romantic comedy series Foursome.[19][20] Adams portrayed Bradley, leader of the Emo clique, in the feature film Emo the Musical which was directed by Neil Triffett, opposite Benson Jack Anthony and Jordan Hare.[21][22]

In 2018, Adams appeared in several roles in the science fiction monster film Pacific Rim Uprising as Cadete Tahima Shaheen. In the 2019 short film, Nancy, he played the character of Ryan.[23] In the 2020 horror film Star Light stars Cameron Johnson, Scout Taylor-Compton, Bret Roberts, Garrett Westton and Liana Ramirez, directed by Mitchell Altieri, which he played the character of Nick, which was first shown at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival in February 2020.[24][25]

In the Michael Matteo Rossi's film Shadows starring Krista Allen, Francis Capra and Vernon Wells, he played the role of Cody. In 2023, Adams was cast to play the main role in the action superhero series Gotham Knights along with Oscar Morgan and Olivia Rose Keegan, where he played the main role of Brody March, the son of Lincoln March (Damon Dayoub) and a fellow student at Gotham Academy.[26][27][28]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Liar, Liar, Vampire Davis Pell Television film
2016 Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows Sam Conte Main cast
2016 Emo the Musical Bradley
2018 Pacific Rim Uprising Cadete Tahima
2019 Nancy Ryan Short film
2020 Star Light Nick
2022 Shadows Cody

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Neighbours Alistair O'Laughlin 4 episodes
2013–2015 Nowhere Boys Sam Conte Main cast
2014–2015 Every Witch Way Jax Novoa
2015 Talia in the Kitchen Crossover: Every Witch Lola's (Season 1, episode 7)
2016–2018 Foursome Kent Saydak Television film/23 episodes
2017 House Husbands Rafiq 5 episodes
2021 Discover Indie Film Ryan (Nancy) Episode: "Nancy & The Bus to Birra Birra"
2023 Gotham Knights Brody March

References

  1. ^ a b c Spencer, Lia (9 March 2015), "He's Berwick's teen idol", Pakenham Gazette
  2. ^ "If "Twilight" Were a Comedy, This Hilarious New Vampire Movie Would Be It". Seventeen. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. ^ Noonan, John, "Emo the Musical", FILMINK
  4. ^ Rector, Rob (4 August 2020), "Star Light", Film Threat
  5. ^ Kevin (24 October 2018), "Exclusive Interview: Pop Culturalist Chats with Foursome's Rahart Adams", Pop Culturalist
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (1 April 2022), "'Gotham Knights': Rahart Adams Joins The CW's DC Pilot", Deadline
  7. ^ "IN CONVERSATION WITH RAHART ADAMS". numeromag.nl. Numéro Netherlands. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Rahart Adams as Alistair O'Loughlin". IMDb. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Rahart Adams as Rafiq - House Husbands". IMDb. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Nowhere Boys". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  11. ^ Knox, David (5 April 2013). "Cameras roll on Nowhere Boys". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  12. ^ "Rahart Adams - Every Witch Way Season 4". enterteenmentnews.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Liar, Liar, Vampire – TV Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Exclusive: Get A Sneak Peek At Nickelodeon's Halloween Flick 'Liar Liar Vampire'". MTV News. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Fright Nights". TIME For Kids. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  16. ^ "Media Releases 2014: Final 22 drama projects to receive development support in 2014". Screen Australia. 23 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  17. ^ "Victorian Film Funding To Boost Industry And Jobs" (PDF). Film Victoria. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  18. ^ "Media Release 2015: Simon Baker back in Australia to make Tim Winton's Breath". Screen Australia. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  19. ^ Weiss, Geoff (7 March 2016). "The Trailer For 'Foursome,' YouTube Red's Latest Original Series, Has Arrived". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  20. ^ Sander, Brice. "EXCLUSIVE: Watch Jenn 'JennxPenn' McAllister and Vine Star Logan Paul Take on High School in YouTube Red's 'Foursome'". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  21. ^ George, Sandy. "Feature financing: going for grants has back end benefits". thescreenblog.com. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  22. ^ "Emo the Musical scores Screen Australia funding to make leap from short film to feature". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  23. ^ "Rahart Adams as Cadet Tahima - Pacific Rim". IMDb. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  24. ^ Miska, Brad (29 September 2017). "'Star Light': 'Texas Chainsaw' Producer Helps a Pop Star on the Run!". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  25. ^ Star Light (2020) - IMDb, retrieved 20 March 2020
  26. ^ "INTERVIEW: RAHART ADAMS OF THE CW'S "GOTHAM KNIGHTS" ON DC NEWCOMER BRODY MARCH AND WHAT TO EXPECT FROM A BRAND NEW GOTHAM CITY". untitled-magazine.com. The Untitled Magazine. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  27. ^ Cassidy, Mark (1 April 2022). "GOTHAM KNIGHTS Adds PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING Actor Rahart Adams As "Brody"". comicbookmovie.com. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  28. ^ Papadatos, Markos (29 March 2023). "ENTERTAINMENTRahart Adams talks about 'Gotham Knights' on The CW". digitaljournal.com. Digital Journal. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

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