Adam Blackwood (actor)

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Adam Blackwood
Born (1959-07-14) 14 July 1959 (age 64)
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present
Spouse
Nicola King
(m. 1989)
Children2

Adam Blackwood (born 14 July 1959) is an English actor.

Early life[edit]

Blackwood was born in Chichester, West Sussex, the only son of Rona (née Archer) and John Blackwood. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).

Career[edit]

Blackwood played Balazar in the first four episodes of the 1986 Doctor Who serial The Trial of a Time Lord. He has provided the voice of James Bond in four video games: The World Is Not Enough (Nintendo 64 and PlayStation), 007 Racing, Tomorrow Never Dies, and 007: Agent Under Fire.

Blackwood retired from acting in 2002 and since then has run Private Drama Events, a company specialising in corporate storytelling [1]

Personal life[edit]

Blackwood has an older sister, Nicola, and a younger sister, Catriona. In 1989, he married Nicola King in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. They have a son named Thomas and a daughter named Ruby.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1984 A Passage to India Mr. Hadley
1985 Love Song Bob Prescott TV film
1987 Cause célèbre Ewan Montagu TV film
1993 Diana: Her True Story Christopher TV film
1995 The Old Curiosity Shop Dick Swiveller TV film
Kidnapped Captain Forbes TV film
1998 A Candle in the Dark: The Story of William Carey Thomas TV film
1999 The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything Norman TV film

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1981 Blake's 7 Tok Episode: "Assassin"
1982 Stalky & Co. Flint Mini-series
Play for Tomorrow Boy Episode: "Bright Eyes"
Radio Phoenix Andrew Maine
1983 Play for Today Episode: "The Last Term"
By the Sword Divided Ensign Peter Crane 3 episodes
1984 Sharing Time Nigel Episode: "Together Forever"
1986 Doctor Who Balazar Episodes: "The Trial of a Time-Lord"
1987 A Killing on the Exchange Sergeant Ballantyne Mini-series
Bulman Barty Geraldine Episode: "Death by Misadventure"
1988 London's Burning David McBeth 1 episode
Crossbow Troll Episode: "Trolls"
1989 Great Expectations Herbert Pocket Episode: "Chapter One"
1990 Jeeves and Wooster Barmy Fotheringay Phipps 4 episodes
1993 The Bill Brian Cattlin Episode: "No Comment"
1994 The Tomorrow People Dr. Poole 3 episodes
Harry Enfield & Chums Chris Chapman 1 episodes
1996 Crucial Tales Nash Episode: "Phoenix"
1999 EastEnders Dr. Viner 1 episode
2001 Midsomer Murders Keith Shortlands Episode: "Dark Autumn"
2003 Cambridge Spies Oliver Lester 1 episode
2004 My Dad's the Prime Minister Backbencher Series regular

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Tomorrow Never Dies James Bond Voice role
2000 The World Is Not Enough James Bond/Valentin Zukovsky
007 Racing
2001 James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire James Bond

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