# Adam Busch

Adam Busch is an American actor best known for starring as Warren Mears on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

## Career

Busch was born in East Meadow, New York. He had his first film role in the movie Léon: The Professional. Early roles include Noah Allen from Nickelodeon's the Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, and an episode of Law & Order. He also had a small part as a nerdy AV geek in the bank-robbing cheerleader movie Sugar & Spice.
Busch appeared on Fox Network's brief series The Jury in Summer 2004, which ran for ten episodes, and has been seen in a character role on House. In 2006 he portrayed the Orthodox Jewish rap artist, Sholom Glickstein, in the Paul Weitz film, "American Dreamz". He had a recurring role in the Kelsey Grammer situation comedy, Back to You. He made a guest appearance on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. He had a guest spot on Are You Scared 2. He is the singer in indie rock band Common Rotation. His dream role would be to portray former pop star Huey Lewis in a biopic. He played Neal in the TBS show Men at Work.

## Personal life

In March 2009, Busch was dating Buffy co-star Amber Benson, who played Tara Maclay. The two have since broken up but have remained close friends.
Busch was raised Jewish.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Léon: The Professional | Manolo | |
| 2001 | Magic Rock | Kyle | |
| 2001 | Sugar & Spice | Geeky guy | |
| 2002 | Book of Danny | Wrenstchler | |
| 2006 | American Dreamz | Sholem Glickstein | |
| 2009 | All American Orgy | Alan | |
| 2010 | Drones | Wendell (uncredited) | Co-director and producer Nominated – German Independence Award - Audience Award (shared w/Amber Benson) |
| 2017 | Dave Made a Maze | Gordon | |
| 2017 | Rebel in the Rye | Nigel Bench | |
| 2022 | Menorah in the Middle | Jacob | |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996–1997 | The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo | Noah Allen | 21 episodes |
| 1998 | Law & Order | Mark | Episode: "Expert" |
| 2001 | The Fugitive | Sean 'Fitz' Fitzgibbon | Episode: "Strapped" |
| 2001–2003 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Warren Mears | 16 episodes (season 5-7, recurring) |
| 2004 | The Jury | Steve Dixon | 10 episodes |
| 2005 | Point Pleasant | Wes | 7 episodes |
| 2006 | House | Tony | Episode: "Sex Kills" |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Charlie Fischer | Episode: "Complications" |
| 2010 | I'm in the Band | Shane Hackman | Episode: "Weasels vs. Robots" |
| 2011 | Grey's Anatomy | Fred Wilson | Episode: "Start Me Up" |
| 2012–2014 | Men at Work | Neal | Main cast |
| 2013 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Max Dinello | Episode: "Dead of the Class" |
| 2014 | Major Crimes | Scott Ward | Episode: "Sweet Revenge" |
| 2015 | Empire | Chase One | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | NCIS | Arthur Jankowski | Episode: "Home of the Brave" |
| 2016–2017 | Colony | Mr. Carson (credited as 'Teacher') | 5 episodes |
| 2017 | Wisdom of the Crowd | Louis Hines | Episode: "Trade Secrets" |
| 2018 | Altered Carbon | Mickey | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Proven Innocent | Noah Weiss | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | The Rookie | Mike Garvey | Episode: "Clean Cut" |
Web :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012–2014 | MyMusic | Indie | Main cast |