An experienced actor who has also produced film and theatre at a commercial level. In addition to his work in the creative sector Adam has managed several businesses over the years and set up and run his own companies including co-founding Western Edge Pictures, a street food business in London and a restaurant in South Wales. A father of 4 boys! He is enthusiastic, confident and passionate about the art of theatre and screen storytelling and about empowering young people to trust their instincts and follow their dreams.
Since 2016 he was manager and lead facilitator for the charity Street Cones (now Creative Change Collective)developing and delivering creative projects in Scottish prisons, with young offenders and other marginalised groups and has directed many short films using lived experience individuals. Including 'Something To Lose' and most recently 'A Heavy Price' a film looking at the myths vs realities of prison life.
Recent projects include collaborations with Home To Highland Care Experienced Education, Sharing Stories CIC and Heavy Sound. Watch the short film HERE
Adam has lectured in screen acting at Scottish Universities & Colleges including Royal Conservatoire Scotland, Theatre School Scotland, Acting Coach Scotland, Glasgow Clyde College, City of Glasgow College and currently delivers Introduction to Acting for Camera and Screen Acting Professional Practice at Royal Conservatoire Scotland and is Screen Acting Lecturer at Theatre School Scotland. Watch video HERE
Previous, Current & Upcoming Work
Nights (debut feature film by Omid Farkhondeh) Premiere late 2023 WATCH Trailer
MEDEA (National Theatre of Scotland 2022) Dir Michael Boyd @Edinburgh International Festival Aug 2022
REVIEWS for MEDEA
The Herald 5 ✮✮✮✮✮
The Guardian 5 ✮✮✮✮✮
The Scotsman 5 ✮✮✮✮✮
Time Out 5 ✮✮✮✮✮
The Skinny 5 ✮✮✮✮✮
The Times 4 ✮✮✮✮
"Adam Robertson as the manservant is harrowing in his recount of the fatal wedding, the detail and delivery is spine-chilling." Theatre Scotland 5 ✮✮✮✮✮
"Adam Robertson, the servant who witnesses the horror, excelled as Medea's instrument and her foil, from practical and manly to devastated by horror." Morning Star 5 ✮✮✮✮✮
Dreaded Light (lead role in debut feature film by writer/director Mark MacNicol) 2020. WATCH HERE
Cool Dads (Oran Mòr's 'Play Pie Pint) 2019
Outlander (season 4) 2018
American Assassin (US film starring Michael Keaton) 2017
Damage Control Officer Facer,
River City 2011 – 2015
Series Regular, Dr Dan Hunter
3000 Trees 2015
Co-producer and actor in the critically acclaimed, sell out show written by George Gunn at Edinburgh Fringe 2014.
Perdition County 2013
Film drama, Actor - Milas Eisley
Third Star 2010
Produced and starred in critically acclaimed feature film alongside Benedict Cumberbatch. The closing night Gala film of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Winner of the EIFF 2010 Trailblazer Award.
Multiple TV and Theatre Credits 1996 - present
Wire in The Blood, Taggart, Casualty, Urban Gothic, Much Ado About Nothing, Among Unbroken Hearts and many more.
Community Work
Collaborating with Sharing a Story CIC and Heavy Sound CIC, Adam continues the work he began at Street Cones (now Creative Change Collective). A Glasgow based charity born out of Barlinnie Prison and now into its 8th year of delivering drama based workshops, outreach, mentoring programs and film work with youth groups and young people in care and those people living in our prison and delivering our 'Road To Change' LiveStreams and Podcasts some of which can be found HERE.
Delivered multiple projects during the pandemic including online Story Building workshops throughout Scotland to people on Community Payback Orders and in person workshops with young people in the Highlands. Intro Video HERE
Since 2016 he was manager and lead facilitator for the charity Street Cones (now Creative Change Collective)developing and delivering creative projects in Scottish prisons, with young offenders and other marginalised groups and has directed many short films using lived experience individuals. Including 'Something To Lose' and most recently 'A Heavy Price' a film looking at the myths vs realities of prison life.
Recent projects include collaborations with Home To Highland Care Experienced Education, Sharing Stories CIC and Heavy Sound. Watch the short film HERE
Adam has lectured in screen acting at Scottish Universities & Colleges including Royal Conservatoire Scotland, Theatre School Scotland, Acting Coach Scotland, Glasgow Clyde College, City of Glasgow College and currently delivers Introduction to Acting for Camera and Screen Acting Professional Practice at Royal Conservatoire Scotland and is Screen Acting Lecturer at Theatre School Scotland. Watch video HERE
Previous, Current & Upcoming Work
Nights (debut feature film by Omid Farkhondeh) Premiere late 2023 WATCH Trailer
MEDEA (National Theatre of Scotland 2022) Dir Michael Boyd @Edinburgh International Festival Aug 2022
REVIEWS for MEDEA
The Herald 5 ✮✮✮✮✮
The Guardian 5 ✮✮✮✮✮
The Scotsman 5 ✮✮✮✮✮
Time Out 5 ✮✮✮✮✮
The Skinny 5 ✮✮✮✮✮
The Times 4 ✮✮✮✮
"Adam Robertson as the manservant is harrowing in his recount of the fatal wedding, the detail and delivery is spine-chilling." Theatre Scotland 5 ✮✮✮✮✮
"Adam Robertson, the servant who witnesses the horror, excelled as Medea's instrument and her foil, from practical and manly to devastated by horror." Morning Star 5 ✮✮✮✮✮
Dreaded Light (lead role in debut feature film by writer/director Mark MacNicol) 2020. WATCH HERE
Cool Dads (Oran Mòr's 'Play Pie Pint) 2019
Outlander (season 4) 2018
American Assassin (US film starring Michael Keaton) 2017
Damage Control Officer Facer,
River City 2011 – 2015
Series Regular, Dr Dan Hunter
3000 Trees 2015
Co-producer and actor in the critically acclaimed, sell out show written by George Gunn at Edinburgh Fringe 2014.
Perdition County 2013
Film drama, Actor - Milas Eisley
Third Star 2010
Produced and starred in critically acclaimed feature film alongside Benedict Cumberbatch. The closing night Gala film of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Winner of the EIFF 2010 Trailblazer Award.
Multiple TV and Theatre Credits 1996 - present
Wire in The Blood, Taggart, Casualty, Urban Gothic, Much Ado About Nothing, Among Unbroken Hearts and many more.
Community Work
Collaborating with Sharing a Story CIC and Heavy Sound CIC, Adam continues the work he began at Street Cones (now Creative Change Collective). A Glasgow based charity born out of Barlinnie Prison and now into its 8th year of delivering drama based workshops, outreach, mentoring programs and film work with youth groups and young people in care and those people living in our prison and delivering our 'Road To Change' LiveStreams and Podcasts some of which can be found HERE.
Delivered multiple projects during the pandemic including online Story Building workshops throughout Scotland to people on Community Payback Orders and in person workshops with young people in the Highlands. Intro Video HERE