Adam Rayner
Adam Rayner
Adam Rayner, born on 28 August 1977 in Shrewsbury, is an English actor, who has appeared on television in Mistresses, At Home with the Braithwaites and Making Waves. He has also appeared on stage in The Rivals, Romeo and Julietand Much Ado About Nothing...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth28 August 1977
al barry chap eastern fictional grown married middle second since trained
So my character on 'Tyrant' is a chap called Barry Al Fayeed, and he is the second son of a fictional Middle Eastern dictator. But, he has grown up since he was young in America. He's trained as a doctor. He's married a beautiful American girl, had two kids, so he's very much an American.
behind gorgeous rocket spend stardom straight time unless
To be honest, unless you rocket straight to stardom as a gorgeous young vampire, you can spend a lot of time working behind a bar.
love people rarely
We rarely just hate people or love people. Normally, the people we have moments of the most impassioned hate for, it's because we love them so much.
great high huge job life points save
I had some great high points and thought: 'This is fantastic. I'm going to be a huge star.' Then something happens, and you can't get a job to save your life.
cloak dagger thriller
'Homeland' is a thriller with a lot of cloak and dagger spy stuff, which is one of the things that makes it so much fun.
british eastern far half middle
I'm actually half Brit and half American. I have a British father and an American mother, but as far as I'm aware, no Middle Eastern blood.
certainly definitely feels great pull spent time towards
I certainly have a sliver of me, which is definitely American, and feels a great pull towards where I spent time when I was very young, which is in California.
drama gives great next people taking trying
That's the great thing about university: you've got people around you who are taking a risk and trying things out themselves. It gives you the confidence to try and take it to the next step, which was drama school.
none proved shows
I've done shows that aired on American TV, but none of them proved to be successful, so yes, no one here knows who I am.
admitted inclined interested
I was always interested in it when I was younger, but it was when I was at university, getting together with other like-minded theatrically inclined types, that I admitted to myself that I wanted to be an actor.