# Lucas Adams

Lucas Brentley Adams (born July 24, 1993) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Dr. Tripp Dalton Johnson on the NBC and Peacock soap opera Days of Our Lives (2017 to 2024). He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his role on Days of Our Lives in 2018 and 2019.

## Early life

Adams was born in Sherman, Texas. The family relocated to Bells, Texas, when he was two years old. He has two older sisters. Both of his parents were college athletes. Adams grew up with aspirations of being a professional athlete or an actor. He earned all district honors for football, basketball and baseball in high school and was recruited out of high school for baseball. Adams planned on attending college if he received a full-scholarship, otherwise he would try acting instead. When school didn't offer what he wanted, Adams got his parents blessing to pursue acting and relocated to Los Angeles where his sister resided. Adams said it was a culture shock in comparison to living in a small town with one stop light and no crosswalks. His sister helped him get a job driving a U-Haul truck.

## Career

A few months after moving to Los Angeles, Adams landed a television commercial for Toyota Tundra. He appeared as Wesley in one episode of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless in 2012. Adams played Vincent in the film Closer to God: Jessica's Journey (2012). He appeared in the television film The Great Halloween Puppy Adventure (2012) (also titled A Halloween Puppy). He guest starred on Dexter, playing the title character's son, Harrison.
In 2013, Adams guest starred on Suburgatory. He played Johnny (age 15) in the film Red Wing (2013). Adams had a recurring role as Lou on True Blood in 2014. He guest starred on Grimm in 2015. He landed a recurring role on the Disney Channel sitcom Liv and Maddie, playing Josh Willcox from 2015 to 2017.
Adams had guest starring roles on Recovery Road, School of Rock, and The Thundermans in 2016. He played Steven in the horror film Wolves at the Door. In December 2016, it was announced that Adams would be joining the cast of the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives as Tripp Dalton (later renamed Tripp Johnson). His first air date was March 23, 2017. He also played Brandon in the horror film Urban Myths in 2017.
He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor for his role on Days of Our Lives in 2018. He also received a nomination in the same category in 2019. Adams left Days of Our Lives for storyline dictated reasons, last airing August 27, 2019.
Adams played Major in the Shudder horror film Confessional. He starred with his Days castmate Paige Searcy in the Lifetime film Kidnapped by a Classmate (also titled Gone, Daughter Gone), airing in January 2020. In 2020, Adams played McCormick in American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules.
Adams returned to Days of Our Lives, first airing on September 4, 2020. In 2021, he also played Tripp in Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas, a holiday film streaming on Peacock. Adams left Days for a short time in 2022, but he appeared as Tripp in Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem, a spin off series streaming on Peacock.

## Personal life

Adams met actress Shelby Wulfert when they worked together on Liv and Maddie. They began dating in October 2015. They announced their engagement in July 2021. Adams and Wulfert were married on October 15, 2022, at the Chateau Hiddenwood estate in Waxahachie, Texas.
He has a dog, Lando Auditore, who was named after Lando Calrissian from Star Wars and Ezio Auditore da Firenze from the video game Assassin's Creed.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Big Feet | Tadd | Short film |
| 2012 | Closer to God: Jessica's Journey | Vincent | |
| 2013 | Red Wing | Johnny (age 15) | |
| 2013 | The Firebird | Alex | Short film |
| 2014 | Player of the Game | Jake | Short film |
| 2016 | Wolves at the Door | Steven | |
| 2017 | Urban Myths | Brandon | |
| 2019 | Confessional | Major | |
| 2020 | American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules | McCormick | |
| 2021 | Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas | Dr. Tripp Dalton Johnson | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | The Young and the Restless | Wesley | Episode: March 5, 2012 |
| 2012 | The Great Halloween Puppy Adventure | Nicky | Television film |
| 2012 | Dexter | Harrison Morgan | Episode: "Do You See What I See?" |
| 2013 | Victorious | Soccer Boy | TheSlap webisode: "Cat Interviews a Cute Soccer Boy" |
| 2013 | Suburgatory | Cody | Episode: "Blowtox and Burlap" |
| 2013 | Madden Girl | Party Boy | TV miniseries |
| 2014 | True Blood | Lou | Recurring role: 3 episodesEpisode: "Jesus Gonna Be Here" Episode: "I Found You" Episode: "Fire in the Hole" |
| 2015 | Grimm | Peter Bennett | Episode: "Bad Luck" |
| 2015–2017 | Liv and Maddie | Josh Willcox | Recurring role: 12 episodes |
| 2016 | Recovery Road | Benji | Episode: "The Art of the Deal" |
| 2016 | School of Rock | Trey | Episode: "Freddy Fights for his Right to Party" |
| 2016 | The Thundermans | Alexander | Episode: "Can't Spy Me Love" |
| 2016–2019 | Those Who Can't | Donny | Recurring role: 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Little Princesses | The Stealer | TV mini-series Episode: "The Stealer" |
| 2017–2024 | Days of Our Lives | Tripp Dalton | Series regular: 200+ episodesMarch 23, 2017 to August 29, 2019 September 4, 2020 to June 15, 2022 |
| 2019 | Betch | Leader Douche | Episode: "Chapter 7" |
| 2020 | Kidnapped by a Classmate | Hunter | Television film |
| 2022 | Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem | Tripp Dalton | Chapter 2 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series | Days of Our Lives | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series | Days of Our Lives | Nominated | |