You are here to know about Adam Demos, which has been described in the entire article. The name Hollywood is synonymous with America. All that glitz and clamor of La La Land is one of the reasons why the USA is so famous. Even though nowadays, most of the shooting is not done in Hollywood, whenever we think of movies or stars, Hollywood comes to our mind.
In the olden days, Hollywood was generally just limited to the USA. Most of the people working, be they directors, actors, or writers, were Americans. But in the last decade or two, things have changed a lot. People from foreign countries have also started to work there as well.
There are many people in all fields who are from various countries working in the USA. Take, for example, Taika Waititi, A Kiwi director who has given us wonders such as the recent Thor movies, Jojo Rabbit, and many others. We all know about the Israeli beauty Gal Gadot.
All our X-Men junkies will also remember Hugh Jackman. He is not just famous for playing the role of wolverine but in many more super hits such as The Prestige, Prisoners, Real Steel, etc. This handsome Aussie is not the only actor from the land down under who has shot into the limelight.
Demos is an Australian actor who has recently made the headlines. In this blog, we are going to learn more about Adam. So without further ado, let’s go ahead.
Adam’s Humble Beginnings
Adam Demos was Born on the 24th of May 1985 in Wollongong, Australia; Adam had a normal childhood. Interestingly, the actor is half Greek, as his mother is from Greece.
Adam completed his early studies at the Tarrawanna Public School. He completed his high school studies at the Dapto High School in 2003. Since his childhood, Adam was very fascinated with acting and wanted to become an actor when he grew up.
Unfortunately, despite his big ambitions, this Australian actor had to initially work at his father’s demolition business as a construction worker. He then took up a job a Bondi’s Hotel Ravesis. However, Adam Demos never gave up on his dream to become an actor.
By the age of 23, Mr. Demos, with his mother’s support, enrolled in Screenwise Film and TV acting School in Sydney. He kept that a secret from his friends as he was afraid of them mocking him.
Adam Demos got his first air time as a model in an advertisement. In the year 2012, he played the role of a Solo man in an Australian soft drink brand advertisement. After that, unfortunately, Adam did not get offered many roles, and he had to be content with small roles in Australian TV shows.
His First Big Break
After struggling to find any major roles for a few years, this Falling inn Love actor finally got his big break. While on the sets of ABC Australia Drama Janet King, the talented actor found a role in Hollywood. Interestingly, the role was specifically written for an Australian actor.
After hearing about this opportunity, Adam gave an audition, and he got the gig. He then moved to Vancouver and started filming for the third season of Lifetime’s UnREAL. Although this was an amazing chance for Demos to showcase his talent, he had a strange experience. Part of the reason was this was his first foreign set.
Adam’s work was greatly appreciated in the season, and as a result, he had no shortage of roles after that. In 2019, Adam starred in the Netflix movie Falling Inn Love. Interestingly, this movie was shot in New Zealand, and naturally, Adam felt more comfortable working close to his home.
That was a bonus, especially since Covid was on the rise at the time, and Adam was able to be close to his family.
Adam Demos’s Commercial Success
Even though Adam was a well-established actor by now, like Falling inn love, and had no shortage of roles to choose from. He was still missing an important landmark for any actor, which is a commercially big success.
As luck would have it, that also changed pretty soon. In 2021, Adam was cast for a superhit Netflix original Sex/Life. The hit Netflix series is loosely based on 44 Chapters About 4 Men, written by BB Easton. Even though Adam knew the showrunner of the show, he still had to go through many stages of auditions.
During his stint as Brad Simon on Sex/Life, Adam also took up guitar and singing lessons. Those lessons further helped him perform “Heartbeat” on the show. Sex/Life had an interesting personal significance for Adam Demos as well, which we’ll discuss later on.
After the success of Sex/Life, He played the role of Max in the Netflix film, A Perfect Pairing. In this movie, he starred opposite Victoria Justice.
Mr.Demos’s Personal Life
Earlier, we talked about Sex/life has a personal significance for Adam Demos. Well, that is because it was on the set of the show itself that he was introduced to Sarah Shahi. In 2020, Demos and Sarah officially started dating and have been together ever since.
Another interesting fact to know about the actor is that he is actually a cousin of the famous former basketball star Tyson Demos.
Tyson had played in nine seasons of the Australian Basketball league, NBL. He was also an assistant manager for one season as well.
Adam is known to be a big fan of cryotherapy ever since being introduced to it in Los Angeles.
Speaking of his net worth, His net worth is said to be approximately $4.5 million. Although more sources should be consulted to ascertain the exact amount. Most of his earnings are from his acting career.
Final Words
The rise of streaming services, such as Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, etc, has been a boon to many actors and actresses. With the increase in screen time, naturally, the opportunities have increased as a result. Due to this, many actors who would have found it very hard in the conventional methods are getting their chances.
Adam Demos is one such actor. He had the chance to join his father’s business and earn steady pay without risks. But he fought for his childhood dream, and after years of hard work, he got his due. Surely, most people would have gone for the easy route, but that is not how greatness works.
We are grateful for actors and actresses who fight for their dreams and treat us with their amazing acting. Another actor who got a lot of fame from another OTT platform series is Amir Arison.
