Acting

Adam Burton

Adam works predominantly as an actor and voice artist, having performed on-stage for National Theatre, The Old Vic and Royal Shakespeare Company; more recently he has accrued more film-based roles, such as in fellow The Burnt City alumni Luke Murphy’s critically-acclaimed production Volcano, as well as the most recent fourth series of True Detective.

Known For

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't DieGood Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die · 2026
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
7.12026
MovieScience FictionAction
A 'Man from the Future' arrives at an LA diner where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial intelligence.
Alice Through the Looking GlassAlice Through the Looking Glass · 2016
Alice Through the Looking Glass
6.62016
MovieAdventureFamily
Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.
RebeccaRebecca · 2020
Rebecca
6.32020
MovieRomanceDrama
After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but can't escape the haunting shadow of his late wife.
National Theatre Live: EverymanNational Theatre Live: Everyman · 2015
National Theatre Live: Everyman
1.02015
MovieDrama
Everyman is successful, popular and riding high when Death comes calling. He is forced to abandon the life he has built and embark on a last, frantic search to recruit a friend, anyone, to speak in his defence. But Death is close behind, and time is running out. One of the great primal, spiritual myths, Everyman asks whether it is only in death that we can understand our lives. A cornerstone of English drama since the 15th century, it now explodes onto the stage in a startling production with words by Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate, and movement by Javier De Frutos.
Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and MaryBloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary · 2016
Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary
6.82016
MovieDocumentaryHistory
A dramatisation based on the exchange of letters between Mary Queen of Scots and her cousin Elizabeth I, detailing the hatred and obsession in their bitter rivalry. Expert historians examine and interpret the royals' motives for the animosity that lasted more than two decades, and which threatened to tear apart the reigning monarch and her kingdom.
Other Side of the GameOther Side of the Game · 2010
Other Side of the Game
3.02010
MovieDramaThriller
Tony Cole knows that for the last ten years he's been caught in a downward spiral. Selling drugs was never a crime, but it was never meant to be his career. Now he's frustrated with his mundane daily routine and can no longer live with the constant threat of getting caught. But Tony doesn't realise that his middle class customers will never accept him as anything but a drug dealer and that the criminal underworld will brutally hold onto its own. His plans for a legitimate future go fatally wrong, framing him for both theft and murder. Manipulated by those he trusts and deserted by those he loves, Tony has only twelve hours to save his life. His only choice is to sink deeper into a sordid world in a desperate attempt to claw his way back out.
Second SoundSecond Sound
Second Sound
MovieScience FictionDrama
A psychological drama exploring Second Sound, an aural phenomena where people hear sounds from alternate realities where their biggest regrets no longer exist.
True DetectiveTrue Detective · 2014
True Detective
8.32014
SeriesDramaMystery
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.

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Other Side of the GameOther Side of the Game · 2010
Other Side of the Game
3.02010
MovieDramaThriller
Tony Cole knows that for the last ten years he's been caught in a downward spiral. Selling drugs was never a crime, but it was never meant to be his career. Now he's frustrated with his mundane daily routine and can no longer live with the constant threat of getting caught. But Tony doesn't realise that his middle class customers will never accept him as anything but a drug dealer and that the criminal underworld will brutally hold onto its own. His plans for a legitimate future go fatally wrong, framing him for both theft and murder. Manipulated by those he trusts and deserted by those he loves, Tony has only twelve hours to save his life. His only choice is to sink deeper into a sordid world in a desperate attempt to claw his way back out.

Toby Morris