Biography

Patrick J. Adams stars as Mike Ross, a brilliant, but unmotivated college dropout who Harvey Specter takes a chance on and has join his prolific Manhattan law firm as an associate. Eventually found out and sent to prison for conspiracy to commit fraud, him and his wife, Rachel Zane (Meghan Markle), move across the country to start pro-bono work.

For seven seasons, Adams charmed audiences worldwide as Mike, a role which garnered him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. In 2019, he returned as Mike for a guest arc in the ninth and final season of SUITS.

A "master artist" according to Variety and dubbed a "tour-de-force" by Backstage, Adams has starred as a fraudulent lawyer, superhero, veteran, pro tennis player and dozens of other memorable characters on stage and screen.

Upcoming, Adams will play John Glenn in National Geographic's new scripted series "The Right Stuff." Recently, he appeared in Amazon's "Sneaky Pete." In 2016, Adams starred opposite Troian Bellisario in the Old Globe Theatre's world premiere production of Anna Ziegler's "The Last Match," earning critical praise for his performance as Tim, a talented but deeply flawed pro tennis player. Adams also recurs on The CW action series "Legends of Tomorrow" and will soon be seen on the rom-com digital series "Pillow Talk," executive produced by Sharon Horgan ("Catastrophe"), and in the indie "Room for Rent," alongside comedy luminaries Brett Gelman, Mark Little, Stephanie Weir and Mark McKinney.

Alongside Zoe Saldana and Jason Isaacs, Adams starred on the 2014 television miniseries "Rosemary's Baby," directed by Agnieska Holland. Additional television credits include Michael Mann and David Milch's acclaimed series "Luck" opposite Dustin Hoffman and Michael Gambon, "Orphan Black" opposite Tatiana Maslany, "Lost," "Friday Night Lights," "Pretty Little Liars," "N.C.I.S.," "Lie To Me" and "Flash Forward."

Adams' film credits include hit comedy "Old School," directed by Todd Phillips, and the 2009 Berlin Film Festival competitor "Rage," directed by internationally-renowned filmmaker Sally Potter and starring Judi Dench, Jude Law, Dianne Wiest and Steve Buscemi. Additionally, Adams starred in indie films such as "The Waterhole," 2009 Slamdance entry "Weather Girl," "6 Month Rule," directed by Blayne Weaver, and "Car Dogs," opposite Academy Award®-winning actress Octavia Spencer.

Adams maintains strong ties to Southern California theater. He produced and starred in writer Bill Cain's ("House of Cards") acclaimed production of "9 Circles" at the Bootleg Theatre, for which he was awarded a Backstage Garland Award for Best Performance in a Play and nominated for a 2012 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Lead Performance. He is also a member of the Ojai Playwrights Conference, starring in new works by established and developing playwrights. Cain's "Equivocation" was developed at Ojai, and Adams subsequently starred in the celebrated Geffen Playhouse production, which was honored with the 2010 Best Production at the LA Ovation Awards. Adams made his professional stage debut in the landmark West Coast premiere of Edward Albee's "The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?" at the Mark Taper Forum, which also took home Best Play at the Ovation Awards. Adams also produced and directed a hit revival of "Marat/Sade," for which he accepted Best Production at the L.A. Weekly Theatre Awards.

Originally from Toronto, Adams is a graduate of the University of Southern California.