Adam was born on September 17th 1982 and raised on the Wirral, Merseyside. He studied Film & Literature at Sheffield Hallam University from 2001-2004. In September 2004 he began his professional training at The Birmingham School of Acting, graduating in 2007 with a First Class Honours degree. He toured the United Kingdom with the Willy Russell musical Blood Brothers from 2007 until mid-2009. He has specialised in television comedies, appearing in the final episodes of both Lead Balloon and The Thick Of It.