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Adam Michael Gold (born 25 January 1989) is an American film actor, voice actor, and narrator. He is known for his work in the Western and Independent film circuits, receiving multiple awards and nominations for his performances as the Cowboy in Send Me Your Smile: A Desert Monologue (2015) and the corrupt sheriff Jim Lockhart in Vermijo (2017). As a voice actor, he has received critical praise for his uniquely broad vocal range, span of tones and accents, and powerful performances. Past clients include Activision, Adyen, GMC, Harlequin Audio, HarperCollins, Human Interact, NASDAQ, NetScout, WolfVision, YouTube, and ZeptoLab.

Early Life
Gold was born on 25 January 1989 in Long Beach, New York, the son of Jon Gold and Lucienne Gold (née Barton), who ran the Long Island Journal newspaper. After selling the paper, Jon pursued an officer career in the United States Army full-time, retiring as a full colonel in 2001.

Partially due to his father's military career and partially due to the family's lifestyle preferences, Gold spent much of his early life traveling nationally and internationally. He relocated many times during his childhood, living in California, Arizona, Hawaii, and Macedonia for brief periods between 1993 and 2001. Following Jon's retirement in 2001, the Gold family settled in Tucson, Arizona to be closer to his maternal grandmother, Mabelle Insalaco, following her diagnosis with kidney cancer. During this time, Gold attended St. Gregory College Preparatory School for his middle school and early high school education, before transferring to Catalina Foothills High School, where he graduated in 2007. He remained in Tucson for college, attending the University of Arizona from 2007 to 2012, and graduating magna cum laude with a triple major in Psychology, Political Science, and Creative Writing.

In June of 2011, Gold was urged by a classmate to audition for the Pinnacle Peak Pistoleros, a wild west stunt group that performed at Trail Dust Town in Tucson. After an extensive auditioning process, the show's directors, Jerry and Heather Woods, agreed to hire him on. This would mark the start of his professional acting career.

Career
Gold first began acting in high school plays during his senior year at Catalina Foothills High School, where he portrayed King Midas in Metamorphoses and Simon in David & Lisa. However, he made his professional acting debut in 2011 with the Pinnacle Peak Pistoleros at Trail Dust Town, performing as a the titular character in their live-action comedy stunt show, "Killer Miller". He went on to portray several other characters with the Pistoleros, becoming a principal cast member and helping the Woods pioneer new shows over the next two years.

During his second year at the stunt show, the Woods pushed him to pursue a career in entertainment full-time, and helped further educate him on the industry. Gold branched out into film work in 2013, working on several student films for the University of Arizona, Pima College, and the Art Institute of Tucson. Later that year, Gold suffered a severe shoulder injury during a performance at Trail Dust Town, tearing his labrum and rotator cuff during a stairfall and subsequent combat choreography. Recovery and physical therapy kept him from performing at the stunt show for the following months, though he continued to work as firewatch, atmosphere, and tech for the Pistoleros. During this time, he continued acting professionally on many independent film projects between Arizona and California, including his first principal role in a feature film as the laid-back bodyguard Stix in the action-horror film, The Z (2014), and his acclaimed performance as an American POW in Derek James Carlson's The Private War (2014).

In 2014, Gold was signed by his current agency, the Polygon Group, Inc. following a meeting during one of his trips to Los Angeles. Upon gaining representation, Gold made the decision to pursue his professional acting career full-time in Los Angeles; shortly after, he booked the titular role in the feature film What's Eating Todd? (2016).

Since his recent move, he has played leading roles in several film projects and commercial pieces, and is slated for many more to begin filming into the new year.

Film & Television
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