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David Adams(XLVII)

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David Adams
Dave Adams grew up in Brooklyn, NY and later moved with his family to Cape Cod where he attended & graduated from Nauset Regional High School. David then went on to NYIT where he studied Film & TV Production. After college he decided to apply for and was accepted to the NYPD Academy. David enjoyed a 20 year career with the NYPD as both a Police Officer and Detective which included time in Pct, Patrol and 15 years in the Elite Emergency Service Unit. After retirement he decided to follow his dream of acting and in recent years, he has worked as an actor and also as a police technical adviser for Film and TV.
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    Known for

    Chadwick Boseman in 21 Bridges (2019)
    21 Bridges
    6.6
    • SWAT
    • 2019
    Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    8.1
    TV Series
    • ESU
    • ESU Officer #1
    • Point ESU
    • Sniper(as Dave Adams)
    Jim Caviezel and Michael Emerson in Person of Interest (2011)
    Person of Interest
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Another SWAT
    • SWAT Captain
    Cuffs & Shield (2017)
    Cuffs & Shield
    • EMT #2
    • 2017

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    • Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes in Blue Bloods (2010)
      Blue Bloods
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Officer Danby
      • 2023
    • Twelve SIX (2022)
      Twelve SIX
      TV Movie
      • Simon Bose
      • 2022
    • Chadwick Boseman in 21 Bridges (2019)
      21 Bridges
      6.6
      • SWAT
      • 2019
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Point ESU
      • Sniper
      • ESU (as Dave Adams) ...
      • 2016–2019
    • Liev Schreiber in Ray Donovan (2013)
      Ray Donovan
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Police #1
      • 2018
    • Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Dascha Polanco, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
      Orange Is the New Black
      8.0
      TV Series
      • C.O. Charles Layton
      • 2017
    • Cuffs & Shield (2017)
      Cuffs & Shield
      • EMT #2
      • 2017
    • Rachel Blanchard, Priscilla Faia, and Greg Poehler in You Me Her (2016)
      You Me Her
      7.0
      TV Series
      • The Dean
      • 2017
    • Mauricio Ovalle, Nicolle Cordero, and Kostas Paragios in The Divine Streak (2016)
      The Divine Streak
      Short
      • Officer #2
      • 2016
    • The Blacklist (2013)
      The Blacklist
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Team Leader
      • 2014
    • Jim Caviezel and Michael Emerson in Person of Interest (2011)
      Person of Interest
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Another SWAT
      • SWAT Captain
      • 2012–2014

    Director



    • End of Empire (2019)
      End of Empire
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019

    Producer



    • Twelve SIX (2022)
      Twelve SIX
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2022

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    • Alternative name
      • Dave Adams
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)

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      • Male

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