Robert Adamson (actor)

Robert Gillespie Adamson IV (born July 11, 1985)[1][2] is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing the roles of Charles Antoni on the Freeform series Lincoln Heights (2007 to 2009), Phil Sanders on the TeenNick series Hollywood Heights (2012), and Noah Newman on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless (2012 to 2018, 2020).
== Early life[edit] ==
Adamson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and spent his childhood in St. George. He started secondary school in Springville, then moved to Hawaii. Adamson returned to Utah to attend Alta High School.[3] He became interested in acting the summer before his senior year, when he auditioned for a Shakespeare Festival. To his surprise, he was cast in Othello. He went on to attend The American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[1]
== Career[edit] ==
Adamson's early credits include guest appearances on Cold Case and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He was cast in a Disney Channel Original Movie, Princess Protection Program, co-starring with Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez.[2] Adamson also guest starred on Sonny with a Chance and had a recurring role on Jonas.[4]
Adamson had roles in the films It's Complicated, Devolved, Machine Head and The Prankster.[2] He voiced the lead avatar Gwydion/Prince Alexander in the video game King's Quest III Redux.[5]
He landed a regular role as Charles on the ABC Family drama series, Lincoln Heights.[1] Adamson then played another regular role as Phil on Hollywood Heights. This led to him being cast as Noah Newman on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, replacing Kevin Schmidt. He first aired on October 1, 2012.[6][7][8]
During his time on Y&R, Adamson appeared in the film Zoey to the Max and guest starred on NCIS. He directed the short films Running Up That Hill, Something Wicked, and Jimmy. The latter starred John McCook and his daughter, Molly McCook. In 2016, it was announced that he would direct and star in a short film Our Last Day as Children, co-starring with Hunter King and Linsey Godfrey. He directed another short film Broken Strings, which starred Darin Brooks, Kelly Kruger, and Kim Matula.[9]
Adamson was dropped to recurring status at The Young and the Restless in 2016.[10] He announced in February 2018 that he had been dismissed from the show.[11] In 2020, he made a short return to the role of Noah Newman.[12]
He starred as Caleb Hirsche in the horror film The Axe Murders of Villisca.[13] He also appeared as Rick in the film Deviant Love.[14] Adamson then landed a recurring role on Stumptown in 2020, followed by guest appearances on All Rise and Dave. He also starred in a Lifetime TV movie, Who Wants Me Dead?[15][16]
In June 2019, Adamson played Biff Loman in Death of a Salesman at the Ruskin Group Theatre in Los Angeles. He co-starred with Rob Morrow and Lee Garlington.[17]
In 2022, Adamson temporarily played Michael Corinthos on General Hospital, replacing Chad Duell while he was ill.[18] He was then cast as Patrick in the Tubi horror film The Final Rose, co-starring with Brittany Underwood.[19] Adamson's next project was a short film, Midnight Ruin, co-starring with Robert Palmer Watkins.[20]
== Personal life[edit] ==
Adamson and then-fiancée Linsey Godfrey welcomed a daughter on June 12, 2014.[21] He and Godfrey made their last public appearance together on April 26, 2015, at the Daytime Emmy Awards.[22] On August 3, 2015, after months of speculation, a representative for The Bold and the Beautiful confirmed that Adamson and Godfrey had ended their engagement but would continue to raise their daughter "in a loving and amicable environment and her needs will always be their common priority".[23]
== Filmography[edit] ==
=== Film[edit] ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2005	Dr. Chopper 	Nick 	
2008	Private High Musical 	Trey Belton 	YouTube, Parody of High School Musical
2009	Devolved 	The Rog 	
2009	The Prankster 	Eric Hood 	
2009	It's Complicated 	College Kid at Party	
2011	Machine Head 	Shane 	
2013	Lip Service 	Nick Martin 	
2014	Time to Shine 	Young James Scott 	
2015	Zoey to the Max 	Deputy Dan 	
2016	The Axe Murders of Villisca	Caleb Hirsche 	
2019	Deviant Love 	Rick 	
2022	The Final Rose 	Patrick 	
2023	Midnight Ruin 	Oliver 	Short film
=== Television[edit] ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2005 	Cold Case 	Frank - 1995 	Episode: "Ravaged"
2005 	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Trey 	Episode: "Underage Drinking: A National Concern"
2007–2009 	Lincoln Heights 	Charles Antoni 	43 episodes
2009 	Sonny with a Chance 	Hayden 	Episode: "Sonny in the Kitchen with Dinner"
2009 	In the Mix 	Caleb 	Television film
2009 	Princess Protection Program 	Donny 	Disney Channel Original Movie
2010 	Jonas 	Ben 	Episodes: "Date Expectations" and "A Wasabi Story"
2012 	Hollywood Heights 	Phil Sanders 	80 episodes
2012–2018, 2020	The Young and the Restless 	Noah Newman 	October 1, 2012 – September 7, 2020
2015 	NCIS 	Lucas Craig 	Episode: "Cadence"
2016 	Mary + Jane 	Channing 	Episode: "YouCube"
2019–2020 	Stumptown 	Jeremy Stevens 	Episodes: "The Past and the Furious", "All Quiet on the Dextern Front", "The Dex Files"
2020 	All Rise 	Aidan Matthews 	Episode: "In the Fights"
2020 	Who Wants Me Dead? 	Corey 	Television film
2021 	Dave 	Ryan 	Episode: "Dave"
2022 	General Hospital 	Michael Corinthos	Temporary recast
8 episodes
2023 	One Night Stand Murder 	Fletcher Doyle 	Television film
=== Video games[edit] ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2011	King's Quest III Redux: To Heir is Human	Gwydion / Prince Alexander	AGD Interactive Remake
=== Director[edit] ===
Year	Title 	Notes
2013	Running Up That Hill 	Short film
2013	Something Wicked 	Short film
2015	Jimmy 	Short film
2016	Broken Strings 	Short film
2016	Our Last Day as Children	Short film
2017	Ashes 	Short film
Category:1985 births
Category:American male television actors
Category:Living people
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male soap opera actors
Category:People from Salt Lake City
Category:People from Utah
Category:Actors from Utah
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male stage actors
Category:American male voice actors