Adam Wylie | |
Birth Name: | Adam Augustus Wylie |
Birth Date: | 23 May 1984 |
Birth Place: | San Dimas, California, U.S. |
Years Active: | 1989–present |
Mother: | Karen Wylie |
Father: | Leonard Wylie |
Adam Augustus Wylie (born May 23, 1984) is an American actor, magician and a former Crayola spokesman. He is known most for playing Zack Brock, the youngest son of Doctor and Sheriff Brock's children, on Picket Fences from 1992 to 1996.
Wylie was born in San Dimas, California, the son of Karen and Leonard Wylie.[1] He is one of five children, including brothers Eric, Ben, Aaron, and sister, Tai.[2] He started his acting career at the age of four in a candy commercial. He attended Upland Christian Schools in Upland, California and Condit Elementary in Claremont, California.
By the age of nine, Wylie was busy with voice-over work, including the voice of young Prince Derek in The Swan Princess (1994),[3] and David in All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996). He then lent his voice to many animated series, including Dennis the Menace as the title character (1993–94), Hey Arnold! as Curly (1996–2002), Crayola Kids Adventures, Napoleon as the title character (1997), The King and I (1999) as Louis Leonowens, and Walt Disney Television Animation's pilot Kitty's Dish (as Josh). Wylie's voice credits also include Batman Beyond, Pepper Ann as Crash, As Told By Ginger as Ian Richton, Midnight Club II, Jimmy Olsen in the 2007 direct-to-DVD film, , the roles of Fred Nerk, Nigel Thrall and Bananas B on , , Ben 10, and the character Justin in The Easter StoryKeepers.
He also starred as Mike Fowler in Focus on the Family's The Last Chance Detectives audio cases (2004).
Wylie also starred as the voice of Brainiac 5 and Colossal Boy in the animated series Legion of Super Heroes and the voice of Ulraj in The Secret Saturdays.
Wylie voiced the lead role in Sir Malcolm and the Missing Prince, the first series in Lamplighter Publishing's new radio drama Lamplighter Theatre. This radio drama is a two-hour production.
He also voices Ryan Cummings in the popular Christian audio drama series Adventures in Odyssey.
From 2012 to 2013, Wylie voiced Tritannus, the main antagonist in the fifth season of Winx Club.
In 1993, Wylie voiced Timmy and Chris in the Christmas film Precious Moments: Timmy's Special Delivery. In 1994, he did one of the characters on the Easter film Precious Moments: Simon the Lamb. Wylie first became widely known as Zack Brock, the youngest of Sheriff Brock's three children in the television series Picket Fences from 1992 to 1996. This was followed by appearances in many other television programs, including as a series regular in Love and Marriage as Max, Ed as David Mirsky (2001), and Gilmore Girls as Brad Langford (2001–2003), he played Garfield in The Biggest Fan (2002) and as a guest star in 7th Heaven as Marvin, Sliders as Trevor, Touched by an Angel as Andy Erskine, Judging Amy as Nicholas Binkow, MTV Undressed as Owen, Entourage, Living Single, Monk, , and Veronica Mars.
Wylie was cast as Garfield (Debbie Warden's older brother) in the Dream Street film The Biggest Fan.
Wylie also appeared in the television films Under Wraps as Gilbert, Out on a Limb, Balloon Farm as Charles, and Michael Landon, the Father I Knew as the best friend to the television star's teenage son.
Wylie's first motion picture appearance was in Child's Play 2 (1990), which was followed by roles in films including Kindergarten Cop as Larry (1990), Santa With Muscles (1996), as Ezekial (1998), Breaking Free as Billy (1995), Cutaway as Cal (2000), Can of Worms as Nick (1999), Flying Virus as Adam (2001), Daybreak as Newton Warner (2001), Rebound (2005), and as Guy (2005). He also starred in several Crayola Kids' Club-produced films.
Wylie played Mikey in the 2009 skateboarding film Street Dreams.
In 2009, Wylie was seen performing card tricks and coin tricks on syndicated magic show Masters of Illusion.
In 2010 he had a small part as a cop opposite Kelly Monaco's character Sam McCall on General Hospital.
Also in 2012, he guest starred as Andy the Android on Disney Channel's Shake It Up: Made in Japan.
In 2002, Wylie appeared as Jack in Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning revival of Into the Woods on Broadway. [4] His role in Into the Woods was meta-referenced on Gilmore Girls as being done by his character in that series, Brad Langford.
He has also appeared frequently in regional theatre, including in Camelot as Merlyn-Tom-Morgan at the North Shore Music Theatre (Massachusetts) in 2005,[5] Big River as Huck Finn, 110 in the Shade as Jimmy Curry in 2004 at the Pasadena Playhouse (California),[6] On the Town as Chip in 2003 at the Gateway Playhouse, Bellport, New York,[7] Footloose as Willard, Precious Sons as Freddie Jr., House Arrest as Todd, and Beauty and the Beast, as Chip. He also played Leo Bloom in a regional production of Mel Brooks' The Producers (musical) at Gateway Playhouse.
February 21, 2007 marked Wylie's debut in the musical Wicked at the Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles. He starred as Boq opposite such stars as Eden Espinosa, Jenna Leigh Green, Megan Hilty, and Carol Kane. He played his final performance on December 30, 2007, along with Espinosa and Kane, and was replaced by understudy Michael Drolet.
Wylie won Young Artist Awards for Picket Fences, and Dennis the Menace, and Hollywood Reporter YoungStar Awards for Picket Fences twice. He has been nominated for Young Artist Awards for Under Wraps, and All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, and YoungStar Awards for Balloon Farm, and Michael Landon, The Father I Knew.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1990 | Child's Play 2 | Sammy | ||
Kindergarten Cop | Larry | |||
1991 | The Doctor | Joey | ||
1992 | Out on a Limb | Bob | ||
1993 | Reckless Kelly | Pop Corn Boy | ||
1994 | Pom Poko | Voice, English dub | ||
The Swan Princess | Young Prince Derek | Voice[8] Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Voiceover – TV or Movie | ||
1995 | Napoleon | Napoleon | Voice, English dub | |
Breaking Free | Billy Rankin | |||
1996 | All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | David | Voice Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Voiceover – Young Artist | |
Santa with Muscles | Taylor | |||
1997 | The Ugly Duckling | Young Ugly | Voice | |
1998 | Ezeekial | Direct-to-video | ||
Sandman | Easter Bunny | |||
1999 | The King and I | Louis Leonowens | Voice Nominated – YoungStar Award for Best Performance in a Voice Over Talent | |
2000 | Cutaway | Cal | Television film | |
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel | Duane Striker | |||
Day Break | Newton Warner | |||
2001 | Flying Virus | Adam | ||
2002 | The Biggest Fan | Garfield | ||
2004 | Wild Roomies | Mr. Asher | ||
2005 | Trading Card Bandy | Direct-to-video | ||
2006 | Bryce | Voice | ||
2007 | Jimmy Olsen | Voice, direct-to-video | ||
2008 | Return to Sleepaway Camp | Weed | Direct-to-video | |
2009 | Porky's Pimpin' Pee Wee | Pee Wee | ||
Street Dreams | Mikey Robbins | |||
2011 | 1320 | Little Jim | ||
2013 | Dark Powers | Neil Roberts | ||
The Smurfs 2 | Panicky Smurf | Voice | ||
Til Morning | Mr. Smee | |||
2019 | The Addams Family | ADR Looper | ||
2021 | The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Additional voices |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1990 | Empty Nest | Boy | Episode: "Everything But Love" | |
1991 | Who's the Boss? | Child | Episode: "Tony and the Princess" | |
Home Improvement | Jimmy Wagner | Episode: "Wild Kingdom" | ||
Seinfeld | The Kid | Episode: "The Parking Garage" | ||
1992 | The Torkelsons | Young Kirby | Episode: "Say Uncle" | |
1993 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Charlie Sims | Episode: "Pirates!" Won Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actor Guest Starring in a Television Show | |
All-New Dennis the Menace | Dennis Mitchell | Voice, main roleWon Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actor in a Voiceover Role – TV or Movie | ||
Timmy's Special Delivery: A Precious Moments Christmas | Timmy, Chris | Television special | ||
1995 | The Crew | Episode: "Bar Mitzvah Boy" | ||
1996 | Boy Meets World | Robert | Episode: "New Friends and Old" | |
Weird Science | Trevor | Episode: "Grumpy Old Genie" | ||
Phantom 2040 | Hamid | Episode: "The Second Time Around" | ||
Murder, She Wrote | Boy | Episode: "Southern Double-Cross" | ||
1992–1996 | Picket Fences | Zachary Brock | Main role, 87 episodesWon:Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actor Recurring or Regular in a TV SeriesYoungStar Award for Best Young Actor in a Drama TV Series Nominated: Young Artist Award for Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Television Series (shared with Holly Marie Combs and Justin Shenkarow) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | |
1996 | Love and Marriage | Max Begg | Episode: "Pilot" | |
Gargoyles | Matthew | Voice, episode: "A Bronx Tail" | ||
Jungle Cubs | Mungo | Voice, episode: "Mondo Mungo" | ||
1997 | Sliders | Trevor | Episode: "Murder Most Foul" | |
Living Single | Curly | Episode: "The Clown That Roared" | ||
High Incident | Timmy Martin | Episode: "Knock, Knock" | ||
Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Courtier, Croseus | Voice, episode: "Humility" | ||
1998 | Anthony Shaw | Episode: "The Wall, The Chalkboard, The Getaway, The Prescription & Summer Camp" | ||
Touched by an Angel | Andy Erskine | Episode: "Doodlebugs" | ||
Casey Hunt | Episode: "We Are Not Alone" | |||
Kelly Kelly | Kid #1 | Episode: "Junior Firefighters" | ||
7th Heaven | Marvin | Episode: "... And a Nice Chianti" | ||
1999 | Chicken Soup for the Soul | Nate | Episode: "Blind Date with Belinda" | |
Walker, Texas Ranger | Thomas | Episode: "Rise to the Occasion" | ||
2000 | The Wild Thornberrys | Todd | Voice, episode: "Luck Be an Aye-Aye" | |
Undressed | Owen | 3 episodes | ||
Movie Stars | Smithers | Episode: "The Seduction of Reese Hardin" | ||
Batman Beyond | Kenny Stanton, Boy | Voice, 2 episodes | ||
1999–2000 | Pepper Ann | Crash | Voice, 3 episodes | |
2001 | Kate Brasher | Sincere Boy | Episode: "Simon" | |
18 Wheels of Justice | Matthew | Episode: "A Place Called Defiance" | ||
Spin City | Kid | Episode: "A Shot in the Dark: Part 1" | ||
The Huntress | Zack | Episode: "The Quest: Part 2" | ||
Dead Last | Buzz | Episode: "Death is in the Air" | ||
Ed | David Mirsky | 2 episodes | ||
Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Floyd | Voice, episode: "The Boy Who Cried Alien" | ||
2000–2001 | As Told by Ginger | Ian Richton | Voice, 4 episodes | |
2002 | Judging Amy | Nicholas Binkow | Episode: "The Cook of the Money Pot" | |
So Little Time | Todd | Episode: "Riley's New Guy" | ||
The Division | Rory Kyle | Episode: "A Priori" | ||
1996–2002 | Hey Arnold! | Thaddeus "Curly" Gammelthorpe | Voice, 13 episodes | |
2001–2003 | Gilmore Girls | Brad Langford | 6 episodes | |
2003 | Fillmore! | Winston Cotter, Geek Brute #1 | Voice, 2 episodes | |
2004 | Switched! | Himself | Episode: "Adam and Julia" | |
NCIS | Darin Spotnitz | Episode: "The Truth is Out There" | ||
Malcolm in the Middle | Scott | Episode: "Victor's Other Family" | ||
Veronica Mars | Grant Winters | Episode: "The Wrath of Con" | ||
2005 | Monk | Pet Store Owner | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Red Herring" | |
Joan of Arcadia | Skinny Kid God | Episode: "Trial and Error" | ||
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee | Deputy Minion, Zombie #1 | Voice, episode: "I've Got My Mind on My Mummy and My Mummy on My Mind" | ||
2006 | Zoey 101 | Dorm Advisor | Episode: "Girls Will Be Boys" | |
Academy Student | Voice, episode: "The Blind Bandit" | |||
Entourage | Jay | Episode: "One Day in the Valley" | ||
Finley the Fire Engine | Miguel | Voice | ||
2005–2007 | Fred, Nigel Thrall | Voice, 7 episodes | ||
2007 | The Boondocks | Theater Employee #1 | Voice, episode: "...Or Die Trying" | |
2005–2008 | Ben 10 | J.T., young Max Tennyson, Nerdy Kid #4 | Voice, 5 episodes | |
2006–2008 | Legion of Super Heroes | Brainiac 5 | Voice, main role | |
2008 | Masters of Illusion: Impossible Magic | Himself | TV series | |
Numb3rs | Oliver Mayo | Episode: "Frienemies" | ||
2009 | Henry Douglas Jr. | Episode: "Desert Cantos" | ||
Life | Pete Magnus | Episode: "Shelf Life" | ||
2008–2010 | The Secret Saturdays | Ulraj | Voice, 4 episodes | |
2010 | General Hospital | Officer Church | Season 28 (episode 11986) | |
Phineas and Ferb | Voice, 2 episodes | |||
Teddy Enwald | Episode: "Getting Axed" | |||
2008–2010 | Pierce Wheels | Voice, 5 episodes | ||
2011 | Pierce Wheels | Voice, episode: "The Purge" | ||
2012 | The Rules of Unemployment | Adam | TV series short | |
Robot and Monster | Fuzzy Slippers | Voice, episode: "Apartment 3 1/2" | ||
2013 | Dark Things | Reggie | Episode: "Guilt" | |
Anger Management | Winger | Episode: "Charlie and the Airport Sext" | ||
2012–2013 | Winx Club | Tritannus | Voice, 23 episodes | |
2012–2015 | Jake and the Never Land Pirates | Peter Pan | Voice, 8 episodes | |
2013 | Mad | General Zod | Voice, episode: "MAD's 100th Episode Special" | |
2014 | He Don't Got Game | Austin | ||
Perception | Tyler Woolf | Episode: "Obsession" | ||
2015 | Castle | Ronny | Episode: "Private Eye Caramba" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1990 | Without Her Consent | Loren | Television film (NBC) | |
1992 | Stepfather III | Easter Party Boy | ||
1993 | Timmy's Special Delivery: A Precious Moments Christmas | Additional voices | ||
1997 | Under Wraps | Gilbert | Disney Channel Original Movie Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie or Feature Film – Young Ensemble (shared with Mario Yedidia and Clara Bryant) | |
1999 | Balloon Farm | Charles | Part of The Wonderful World of Disney series Nominated – YoungStar Award for Best Young Actor in a Mini-Series/Made for TV Film | |
Can of Worms | Nick | Disney Channel Original Movie | ||
Michael Landon, the Father I Knew | Teenage Jack | Television film (CBS) Nominated – YoungStar Award for Best Young Actor in a Mini-Series/Made for TV Film | ||
2000 | Cutaway | Cal | ||
2004 | Tales of a Fly on the Wall | Bud | ||
2005 | Kitty's Dish | Josh | Voice | |
2007 | Species: The Awakening | Jared | Television film (Syfy); uncredited | |
2009 | Natalee Holloway | Voice, television film (Lifetime Movie Network) | ||
2012 | J.T. | Voice, television film (Cartoon Network) | ||
2015 | Up in Smoke | El Chupacabra |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1995 | Beauty and the Beast | Chip Potts | ||
2002 | Into the Woods | Jack | Ahmanson Theatre | |
Broadway | ||||
2003 | On the Town | Chip | ||
2004 | 110 in the Shade | Jimmy Curry | ||
2005 | Camelot | Merlyn-Tom-Morgan | ||
2007 | Wicked | Boq | Pantages Theatre | |
2008 | The Producers | Leo Bloom |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1996 | Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland | Luke | Voice; video game | |
Dot and Spot's Magical Christmas Adventure | Ryan | Voice; video short | ||
1997 | Adventures in Odyssey: In Harm's Way | Doug Harding | Voice; video short | |
Sitting in Limbo | Joey Viola | Short film | ||
Crayola Kids Adventures: The Trojan Horse | Odysseus | Film; video special | ||
Crayola Kids Adventures: Tales of Gulliver's Travels | Gulliver | Film; video special | ||
Crayola Kids Adventures: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Captain Nemo | Film; video special | ||
The Easter Story Keepers | Justin | Film; voice; video special | ||
1999 | Pirates 4-D | Davie | Short film | |
Our Friend, Martin | Sam Dale | Film; voice; video special | ||
2003 | Midnight Club II | Angel | Voice; video game | |
2005 | Tony Hawk's American Wasteland | Ian | Voice; video game | |
2006 | Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas | Puddle | Film; voice; video special | |
2008 | Booth Girls | Wil, Convention Worker | Short film | |
2013 | Panicky Smurf | Short film; voice | ||
2014 | WildStar | Arwick Redleaf, Freebot | Voice; video game |