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
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British audiences tend to want to see their own lives reflected on TV, whereas American audiences are quite aspirational and enjoy high-concept shows that show them lives that are perhaps slightly more exciting than they aspire to.
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.
devour given huge inclined movies naturally understanding
I don't devour huge amounts of television. I'm more naturally inclined to watch movies, but given my job, I need to have an understanding of what's on TV.
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.
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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.
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People have to respond to the characters and respond to the situations that they're in. That said, it still has to be a compelling narrative that drives along and keeps people coming back week after week. So really, with any successful show you could name, there has to be a mysterious blend of both of those.
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.
motivation real sometimes
Sometimes our motivations can be quite hazy, contradictory and multi-faceted, in real life.
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I'm kind of glad that I was able to properly grow up before becoming a massive movie star.