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Adam G. Simon

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Adam G. Simon
Simon speaking at the Toronto Film Festival Press Conference for Man Down
Born
Adam Gregory Simon

(1977-03-13) March 13, 1977 (age 47)
Occupation(s)Actor, screenwriter
Years active2001–present
Known forMan Down, Synapse
Children2

Adam Gregory Simon (born March 13, 1977) is an American actor and screenwriter.[1][2] Simon is the writer of Man Down, a post-apocalyptic thriller directed by Dito Montiel which stars Shia LaBeouf, Kate Mara, Gary Oldman, Jai Courtney and Clifton Collins, Jr.[3][4][5][6]

Career

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He started his professional career as an actor in theatre with roles in the early 2000s and then made his television and film debut.[7] In 2015 Simon wrote Synapse, a film where he made his theatrical acting debut. Synapse starred Sophina Brown, Henry Simmons, Joshua Alba and Simon himself. Synapse is the first theatrical film produced by Los Angeles Center Studios and Hollywood Locations.[8][9]

In 2018 Simon partnered with filmmaker Joe Carnahan, co-writing a reimagining of the popular cult film, The Raid, originally directed by Gareth Evans.[10] He wrote Point Blank, an action thriller for Gaumont Films and Netflix, based on the Fred Cavaye French Film, A Bout Portant.[11] It was released on July 12, 2019.[12]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Kane Files: Life of Trial Cop
2015 Chiang Dolph Howard
2015 Synapse Frank/Nathan Also Writer
2015 Man Down Writer
2019 Point Blank Officer T. Farmer Also Writer
2021 Boss Level Loudmouth
TBA The Raid Co-Writer, Remake of 2011 film.

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Warrior POV Captain Rusty Bradley / PFC William Lenard
2013 Drugs Made Me Do It Jarrod Wyatt
2016 Blood Relatives Bernard Pyne Episode: Mommy Dearest

References

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  1. ^ "Adam G. Simon". www.wizardworld.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Adam Simon 'Hollywood's One to Watch' shares insights to his success | MVP-Life". Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "MVP Features Adam Simon". mvplife.com. July 25, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  4. ^ "Shia LaBeouf, Kate Mara and Gary Oldman to Star in Man Down". hollywoodreporter.com. September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  5. ^ http://moviepilot.com/posts/2014/09/05/man-down-shia-labeouf-kate-mara-and-gary-oldman-to-star-2248617?lt_source=external,manual,manual [permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Shia LaBeouf, Kate Mara, Gary Oldman to Star in Thriller 'Man Down' (EXCLUSIVE)". September 4, 2014.
  7. ^ "Binge Movie Aftertaste w/ Adam Simon – BingeMedia.Net".
  8. ^ "Manny From Comicbookmovie.com interviews Adam Simon". synapsethefilm.com. September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  9. ^ "Home". synapsethefilm.com.
  10. ^ Golden, Lee (March 7, 2018). "THE RAID: Writer Adam G. Simon Divulges On Joe Carnahan's 'Cool Jump-Off Point'". www.filmcombatsyndicate.com. Film Combat Syndicate. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  11. ^ Kroll, Justin (June 22, 2018). "Frank Grillo, Anthony Mackie to Reunite in 'Point Blank' Remake". www.variety.com. Variety. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  12. ^ "Point Blank". Netflix. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
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