Actor

Giovanni
Adams

Giovanni Adams recently played Frederick Douglass in the world premiere of Mount Misery at Cutting Ball Theater in San Francisco. He was recognized by StageSceneLA for his performance in The Recommendation at IAMA Theatre Company. Prior to that, he joined the world premiere casts of Sunny Afternoon (Gangbusters Theatre Company) and the LA Drama Critics Circle Award-winning and Ovation Award-nominated One Night in Miami (Rogue Machine Theatre). He has participated in the Pacific Playwrights Festival at South Coast Repertory, the Bay Area Playwrights Festival and the Writer’s Workshop Retreat at Center Theatre Group to develop new works. Stage credits: Bela Lugosi’s Dead (IAMA Theatre Company) and Miss Julie and King Lear (Yale Repertory Theatre). Film/television credits: In the Dark, Fatal Instinct, Nina, Criminal Minds, Zach Stone is Gonna Be Famous, Grey’s Anatomy and Gary Unmarried. Giovanni was born in Jackson, MS and received his B.A. from Yale University.