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Adrian Pasdar Wiki Biography
Adrian Pasdar was born on the 30th April 1965, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts USA, and is an actor and voice actor, best known to the world for his roles in the TV series “Heroes” (2006-2010), “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” (2014-2017), and “Colony” (2016-2017), among other differing roles. Pasdar’s career started in the mid-1980s.
Have you ever wondered how rich Adrian Pasdar is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Pasdar’s net worth is as high as $10 million, earned through his successful career in the entertainment industry.
Adrian is of mixed ancestry; his father is an Iranian immigrant who worked as cardiac surgeon in Philadelphia area, while his mother has Russian roots and worked as a nurse, English teacher and later travel agent.
Adrian went to Marple Newtown Senior High School, and after matriculation received a football scholarship to attend the University of Florida, playing as a linebacker for the Florida Gators. Unfortunately, he suffered a life-threatening car accident which left his in a wheelchair for the entirety of the school year. During his whole freshman year he underwent intensive physical therapy, while also taking classes at the university.
However, by the end of the year he switched his interest to campus stage productions, and discovered his talent for acting and writing. He dropped out of studies and turned back home, where he joined the People’s Light and Theatre Company. He started working for them and was responsible for set construction, however, he again suffered an accident and received a settlement, which he used for enrolling at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute in New York City.
His career saw a great start, since he got the role of Chipper, which was written just for him, in the film “Top Gun” (1986), starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis and Tim Robbins. He continued with roles in films “Solarbabies” (1986), “Streets of Gold” (1986), and he starred in the Kathryn Bigelow action drama “Near Dark” (1987), next to Jenny Wright and Lance Henriksen. The same year he appeared with Judith Baldwin and Lori Singer in the adventure comedy “Made in USA”. His net worth was rising steadily.
Adrian started the next decade with the role in Jack Fisher’s romantic drama “Torn Apart”, next to Cecilia Peck, and the following year appeared in the drama “Shanghai 1920”, with Josh Lone and Fennie Yuen, while in 1993 he featured in Brian De Palma’s thriller “Carlito’s Way”, starring Al Pacino, Sean Penn and Penelope Ann Miller. Three years later he was selected for the lead role of Jim Profit in the TV series of the same name (1996-1997), while in 1997 he starred next to Victoria Principal in the romantic drama “Love in Another Town”. In 2000 Adrian was chosen for the role of Declan Dunn in the sci-fi drama TV series “Mysterious Ways” (2000-2002), sharing the lead roles with Rae Dawn Chong and Alisen Down, and then from 2003 until 2005 appeared in 33 episodes in the Golden Globe Award- nominated TV series “Judging Amy”. Adrian continued with television roles and in 2006 was selected for the role of Nathan Petrelli in the drama fantasy TV series “Heroes” (2006-2010), which earned him a Saturn Award in category Best Supporting Actor in Television, and added considerably to his net worth..
His next venture was the role of Alec Ryback in the TV series “The Lying Game” (2011-2013), and then from 2014 until 2017 featured as Glenn Talbot in the Primetime Emmy Award- nominated sci-fi drama TV series “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”, and most recently portrayed Nolan Burgess in another TV series “Colony” (2016-2017), which also increased his net worth.
Apart from screen roles, Nathan has also done work behind the scene by lending his voice to numerous characters, some of which include Iron Man in several animated TV series, such as “Ultimate Spider-Man” (2012-2015), “Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H” (2013-2015), “Avengers Assemble” (2013-2017), among other voices.
Regarding his personal life, Adrian has been married to Natalie Maines since 2000; the couple has two children together.
Adrian is also known for his charity work; he plays a guitar in a charity band called Band from TV, whose earnings are forwarded to the Rush Epilepsy Center.
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Adrian Pasdar Quick Info
Full Name | Adrian Pasdar |
Net Worth | $10 Million |
Date Of Birth | April 30, 1965 |
Place Of Birth | Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Profession | Actor |
Education | University of Florida |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Natalie Maines (m. 2000) |
Children | Jackson Slade Pasdar, Beckett Finn Pasdar |
Parents | Homayoon Pasdar, Rosemarie Pasdar |
Siblings | Anamarie Pasdar |
Nicknames | Adrian Kayvan Pasdar |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0664499/ |
Music Groups | Band from TV |
Movies | Near Dark, Top Gun, Carlito’s Way, Solarbabies, Iron Man and Hulk: Heroes United, Streets of Gold, Torn Apart, Ghost Brigade, The Last Good Time, Iron Man and Captain America: Heroes United, The Pompatus of Love, Made in U.S.A., Home Movie, Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload, A Brother’s Kis… |
TV Shows | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., The Lying Game, Heroes, Mysterious Ways, Profit, Ultimate Spider-Man, Feds |
Adrian Pasdar Quotes
- “I’ve used every ounce of energy and every drop of money I had to make Cement (2000).” – on directing the feature film Cement (2000).
- I had gotten so out of touch with reality that one day in 1992. I just sold my house at a $200,000.00 loss, moved back East, and put my money into T-bills. I spent the next year working behind the counter and running the cash register for room and board at Vandam Diner, a little lower east Manhattan diner, owned by a friend’s father.
- I love directing. It’s a different level of focus and a real mental challenge.
- “This is merely the first of ten children” – said on announcing that he and his wife Natalie Maines (Dixie Chicks singer) are expecting their first child in April 2001.
Adrian Pasdar Important Facts
- Adrian appeared in the “Goodbye Earl” video alongside his wife, Natalie Maines and her group, the Dixie Chicks.
- In season two of role as “David McClarren” on Judging Amy (1999). [January 2005]
- In Ouarzazate, Morocco, filming Slave of Dreams (1995). [May 1994]
- Starring in NBC series Heroes (2006). [September 2006]
- Third season of Heroes (2006) to begin in September. [July 2008]
- After attending Florida State University for his freshman year, he attended the University of Central Florida for 3 years, but never graduated.
- He has played the same character (Tony Stark / Iron Man) on four different series: Iron Man (2010), Ultimate Spider-Man (2012), Avengers Assemble (2013) and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (2013).
- Adrian met his wife at the wedding of his best friend. He was the best man and she was a bridesmaid. They went together as a couple, to the altar.
- Son-in-law of Lloyd Maines and Tina Maines.
- Close friend of Heroes (2006) co-star Milo Ventimiglia.
- Was a good friend of Chris Penn. Attended latter’s funeral as one of the pallbearers.
- Directed the feature film Cement (2000) in which one of the characters – played by Gregory Jbara – watches an episode of the cult TV series Profit (1996), whose Pasdar was the lead actor.
- His hobbies include skydiving, riding a Harley and playing chess.
- Second child, a son, Beckett Finn Pasdar, with Natalie Maines, born weighing 7 lbs, 7 oz on July 14, 2004.
- His father, Homayoon Pasdar, was born in Iran and worked as a surgeon near Philadelphia. His mother, Rosemarie Pasdar (née Rosemarie Sbresny), was born in Königsberg, Germany, of German, and some Polish, descent. She worked as a nurse and then became an English teacher in France. She owns a successful travel agency. Younger sister, Anamarie Pasdar, worked as an artistic director/associate producer for the SoHo Rep Theater Company in New York City.
- His feature film directorial debut, Cement (2000), won grand prize as best film at Worldfest-Houston Film Festival.
- His screen writing and directorial debut was an unreleased short film called Beyond Belief (1995), which debuted at the East Hamptons Film Festival in October of 1995. It won the finalist award at the Houston Film Festival in June 1996.
- Lived for a year in Berlin and Paris.
- Has a tattoo of the Chinese character for strength that he got while filming Shang Hai yi jiu er ling (1991).
- His film company is Bobcat Films. He has a Bobcat tattoo on his upper right arm.
- Worked at his father’s friend’s diner, the Vandam Diner, in lower East Manhattan.
- Studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute.
- Worked as a tech resident in an internship with the People’s Light and Theater Company in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
- Went to the University of Florida on a football scholarship, but his football career ended due to serious injuries when he flipped his Jeep while driving in Miami.
- Was an English major in college, but dropped out after his freshman year.
- Graduated class of 1983 from Marple Newtown High School in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
- Son with Natalie Maines, Jackson Slade Pasdar, born on 15 March 2001 (weighing 6 lbs and 20 inches long); first child.
- Married Natalie Maines (of the country music group Dixie Chicks) on the weekend of June 24-25, 2000. They were married in Las Vegas’s Little White Wedding Chapel, in a $55 no-frills ceremony officiated by the chapel’s Pastor Ann. The couple first met in May 1999, at the wedding of band member Emily Robison and singer-songwriter Charlie Robison.
Adrian Pasdar Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
---|---|---|---|---|
Double Take | 2017 | Short post-production | John Dieb | Actor |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | 2014-2017 | TV Series | Glenn Talbot | Actor |
Avengers Assemble | 2013-2016 | TV Series | Iron Man / WW II Soldier #3 / Bruto The Strongman | Actor |
Milo Murphy’s Law | 2016 | TV Series | Mr. Chase | Actor |
Colony | 2016 | TV Series | Mr. Burgess / Nolan Burgess | Actor |
Transformers: Robots in Disguise | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Micronus Prime | Actor |
Kingmakers | 2015 | TV Movie | Senator Adam Walden | Actor |
Coming Through the Rye | 2015 | Mr. Tierney | Actor | |
Rosewood | 2015 | TV Series | Dr. Derek Foster | Actor |
Ultimate Spider-Man | 2012-2015 | TV Series | Tony Stark Iron Man |
Actor |
Disney Infinity 3.0 | 2015 | Video Game | Iron Man (voice) | Actor |
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Iron Man | Actor |
Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes | 2014 | Video Game | Iron Man (voice) | Actor |
Iron Man and Captain America: Heroes United | 2014 | Video | Iron Man Tony Stark (voice) |
Actor |
The After | 2014 | TV Movie | Wade | Actor |
Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United | 2013 | Video | Iron Man Tony Stark (voice) |
Actor |
Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload | 2013 | TV Series | Iron Man Tony Stark (voice) |
Actor |
Lego Marvel Super Heroes | 2013 | Video Game | Tony Stark Iron Man (voice) |
Actor |
Phineas and Ferb | 2013 | TV Series | Tony Stark Iron Man |
Actor |
Run | 2013/I | Mike Lombardi | Actor | |
Burn Notice | 2013 | TV Series | Burke | Actor |
Iron Man 3: The Official Game | 2013 | Video Game | Iron Man Tony Stark (voice) |
Actor |
The Lying Game | 2011-2013 | TV Series | Alec Rybak | Actor |
Political Animals | 2012 | TV Mini-Series | President Paul Garcetti | Actor |
Chasing Leprechauns | 2012 | TV Movie | Michael Garrett | Actor |
Young Justice | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Hugo Strange / National Guardsman #1 / Chicago Cop | Actor |
40 | 2012 | TV Movie | Actor | |
Seeds of Destruction | 2011 | TV Movie | Jack | Actor |
Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 2011 | TV Series | Mason Kent | Actor |
Castle | 2011 | TV Series | DHS Agent Mark Fallon | Actor |
Iron Man | 2010 | TV Series | Tony Stark Iron Man |
Actor |
Black Panther | 2010 | TV Mini-Series | Captain America | Actor |
Heroes | 2006-2010 | TV Series | Nathan Petrelli | Actor |
The Super Hero Squad Show | 2009 | TV Series | Hawkeye | Actor |
Home Movie | 2008/II | David Poe | Actor | |
Desperate Housewives | 2005 | TV Series | David Bradley | Actor |
Blood Trail | 2005 | Video | Chase Leonard | Actor |
Judging Amy | 2003-2005 | TV Series | ADA David McClaren | Actor |
Secondhand Lions | 2003 | Skeet Machine Salesman | Actor | |
A Screwball Homicide | 2003 | TV Movie | Nick Bennett | Actor |
The Twilight Zone | 2002 | TV Series | Andrew Lomax | Actor |
Crossing the Line | 2002 | TV Movie | Eric Harrison | Actor |
Mysterious Ways | 2000-2002 | TV Series | Declan Dunn | Actor |
The Big Day | 1999 | Tim | Actor | |
Desert Son | 1999 | Driver | Actor | |
Mutiny | 1999 | TV Movie | Lt. Maravich | Actor |
Touched by an Angel | 1998 | TV Series | Edward Tanner | Actor |
The Outer Limits | 1998 | TV Series | Tanner Brooks | Actor |
The Perfect Getaway | 1998 | TV Movie | Colt Erikson | Actor |
Ties to Rachel | 1997 | Boxer | Actor | |
Profit | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Jim Profit | Actor |
House of Frankenstein | 1997 | TV Mini-Series | Detective Vernon Coyle | Actor |
Love in Another Town | 1997 | TV Movie | Jake Cantrell | Actor |
A Brother’s Kiss | 1997 | Dopefiend | Actor | |
Wounded | 1997 | Hanaghan | Actor | |
Feds | 1997 | TV Series | C. Oliver Resor | Actor |
Touched by Evil | 1997 | TV Movie | Jerry Braskin | Actor |
Slave of Dreams | 1995 | TV Movie | Joseph | Actor |
The Pompatus of Love | 1995 | Josh | Actor | |
A Mother’s Gift | 1995 | TV Movie | William Deal | Actor |
Great Performances | 1994 | TV Series | George | Actor |
The Last Good Time | 1994 | Eddie | Actor | |
Shadows of Desire | 1994 | TV Movie | Jude Snow | Actor |
Carlito’s Way | 1993 | Frankie | Actor | |
Grey Knight | 1993 | Capt. John Harling | Actor | |
Just Like a Woman | 1992 | Gerald Tilson / Geraldine | Actor | |
Grand Isle | 1991 | Robert Lebrun | Actor | |
Shang Hai yi jiu er ling | 1991 | Dawson Cole | Actor | |
The Lost Capone | 1990 | TV Movie | Richard Hart / Jimmy Capone | Actor |
Torn Apart | 1990 | Ben Arnon | Actor | |
Vital Signs | 1990 | Michael Chatham | Actor | |
Big Time | 1989 | TV Movie | Paul | Actor |
Cookie | 1989 | Vito | Actor | |
Martini Ranch: Reach | 1988 | Video short | Actor | |
Near Dark | 1987 | Caleb Colton | Actor | |
Made in U.S.A. | 1987 | Dar | Actor | |
Solarbabies | 1986 | Darstar | Actor | |
Streets of Gold | 1986 | Timmy Boyle | Actor | |
Top Gun | 1986 | Chipper | Actor | |
Home Movie | 2008/II | performer: “Main Title and First Victim Jaws”, “The Murder”, “Silent Night”, “The First Noel” – uncredited | Soundtrack | |
Cement | 2000 | performer: “Wildcat Shoes” / writer: “Wildcat Shoes”, “Peach Jam” | Soundtrack | |
Cement | 2000 | Director | ||
Cement | 2000 | producer – uncredited | Producer | |
Heroes: Countdown to the Premiere | 2008 | TV Movie documentary special thanks | Thanks | |
Bordeaux | 2008 | Short | Himself | Self |
Heroes Unmasked | 2007-2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
Heroes: Countdown to the Premiere | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
Loose Women | 2008 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The British Academy Television Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
Heroes Report | 2008 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Tavis Smiley | 2007 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
Live with Kelly and Michael | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
E! Live from the Red Carpet | 2007 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Rachael Ray | 2007 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
The View | 2007 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The 33rd Annual People’s Choice Awards | 2007 | TV Special documentary | Himself | Self |
The Megan Mullally Show | 2006 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Infanity | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
Shut Up & Sing | 2006 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
Greed Kills | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself | Self |
The 45th Annual Grammy Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) | Self |
Living in Darkness | 2002 | Video documentary | Himself | Self |
Spécial Profit | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
Heroes Unmasked | 2007-2008 | TV Series documentary | Nathan Petrelli / Himself | Archive Footage |
Desperate Housewives Special: All the Juicy Details | 2006 | TV Movie | David Bradley (uncredited) | Archive Footage |
Adrian Pasdar Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actor in Television | Heroes (2006) | Won |
2000 | Audience Award | AngelCiti Film Festival | Drama | Cement (2000) | Won |
2000 | Grand Award | WorldFest Houston | Theatrical Feature Film | Cement (2000) | Won |
2009 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actor in Television | Heroes (2006) | Nominated |
2000 | Audience Award | AngelCiti Film Festival | Drama | Cement (2000) | Nominated |
2000 | Grand Award | WorldFest Houston | Theatrical Feature Film | Cement (2000) | Nominated |