Adam J. Yeend is an Australian actor/producer best known for his roles in Offing David, Liz & Dick and Holding the Man, and producer of the 2014 feature film Lust for Love as well as the horror series Scary Endings. He was born in The Blue Mountains, Australia and resides in Los Angeles.
Adam J. Yeend studied acting with Lynette Sheldon and Fringe actor John Noble. He first appeared in several short films including Boys Grammar which also featured Jai Courtney, Untitled/The Trees, and The Saviour which was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. He shorlty after appeared on Australian television in guest roles on headLand and All Saints. On stage, he toured the East Coast of Australia in The Hurting Game for Brainstorm Productions as well as other Sydney-based theatre productions. In 2008 he appeared in the lead role opposite Nathaniel Buzolic in the feature film Offing David.
After moving to Los Angeles in 2009, he continued to appear in various productions including the comedic short Baby Cake opposite Claire van der Boom; the film received universal acclaim and multiple festival screenings around the world. His first US TV appearance was in Lifetime Network's Elizabeth Taylor bio pic Liz & Dick with Lindsay Lohan and Grant Bowler, as well as appearing as an 'On-camera Winner's Escort' at the 84th Academy Awards. Expanding his facets into producing, he has worked on multiple projects including the independent romantic comedy Lust for Love which starred Dichen Lachman and Fran Kranz, Stigma, and Skypemare with Cerina Vincent, Ryan Dillon and Annika Marks; the latter two he also featured in.
In 2013 he featured opposite NFL Cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha in Double Negative and was nominated for a Best Actor Award at the World Music & Independent Film Festival for his role as an addict in Alchemy - losing out to Steven Bauer In 2014, he has appeared in the Japanese World War II bio film An American Piano which premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, and has received strong critical praise for the starring role of John Caleo opposite Nate Jones, Cameron Daddo and Roxane Wilson for the Los Angeles production of the Australian classic, Holding the Man directed by Larry Moss. In 2015, he was nominated for Best Supporting actor in the drama category for his work in 'Holding the Man' for the 29th Annual Robby Awards in Los Angeles and appeared in the 5th season of the ABC drama Scandal.
Yeend is currently producing the popular horror series Scary Endings and plays the title role opposite Jordan Ladd of the satirical thriller Brentwood Strangler which he also produced with the same production team behind Skypemare. In 2017 he featured opposite Empire actress Kaitlin Doubleday in a Scary Endings episode called "The Water Rises".
Actor
2022
The Last Anomaly (Short) as
Daniel (voice)
2021
Matcha & Vanilla as
Matt O'Connor
2016
Scary Endings (TV Series short) as
Mark / Matt / Karl Ardo / ...
- Monster Breath (2019) - Mark
- The Water Rises (2017) - Matt
- The Grinning Man (2016) - Karl Ardo
- U Get What U Deserve (2016) - Gary Gray (voice)
2019
Synchronic as
Kyle (uncredited)
2015
Brentwood Strangler (Short) as
Floyd Garrison (Strangler)
2015
Scandal (TV Series) as
Tabloid Reporter
- Yes (2015) - Tabloid Reporter
2014
An American Piano (Short) as
The POW
2013
Double Negative (Short) as
Kyle
2013
Skypemare (Video short) as
Gary Gray
2013
Alchemy (Short) as
30 Year Old Man
2013
Black Box (TV Series) as
Grant / Tristan
- Lasseter's Eleven (2013) - Grant / Tristan
- The Bad, the Worst and the Coffee (2013) - Grant
- Cheapened by the Half Dozen (2013) - Grant
- Steve Lassiter: Judgement Day (2013) - Grant
2013
Drop Inc. (TV Series) as
Trey Hasfield
2012
The Carousel (TV Movie) as
Aiden Howe
2012
Liz & Dick (TV Movie) as
The V.I.P.s 1st AD
2012
The War on Love (Short) as
Micah
2011
Stigma (TV Mini Series) as
Robert
- Robert (2011) - Robert
2010
Baby Cake (Short) as
Ritchie
2008
All Saints (TV Series) as
Attendant / Vietnam Soldier / The Vietnam Soldier
- Reality Check (2008) - Attendant
- It Ain't Necessarily So (2008) - Vietnam Soldier
- Comfort Zone (2008) - The Vietnam Soldier
2007
BlackJack: Ghosts (TV Movie) as
Delivery Guy (as Adam Yeend)
2007
Untitled/The Trees (Short) as
Sam / Lazlo
2005
Headland (TV Series) as
Student Bully
- Episode #1.15 (2005) - Student Bully
- Episode #1.14 (2005) - Student Bully
2005
Boys Grammar (Short) as
James
2005
The Saviour (Short) as
Mormon Elder
Producer
2021
Los Aliens (Short) (producer)
2015
Scary Endings (TV Series short) (producer - 19 episodes) - Jacob (2020) - (producer)
- Monster Breath (2019) - (producer)
- Party Crasher (2018) - (producer)
- There's Something Out There (2017) - (producer)
- Am I Beautiful? (2017) - (producer)
- The Water Rises (2017) - (producer)
- Santa Claus is a Vampire (2016) - (producer)
- The Nightmare (2016) - (producer)
- Welcome to the Circus (2016) - (producer)
- The Grinning Man (2016) - (producer)
- U Get What U Deserve (2016) - (producer)
- Smother Mother (2016) - (producer)
- He's Right Behind You (2015) - (producer)
- Bounce House of Horror! (2015) - (producer)
- Yummy Meat: A Halloween Carol (2015) - (producer)
- The Babysitter and the Boogeyman (2015) - (producer)
- Voyeur (2015) - (producer)
- We Always Come Back (2015) - (producer)
- Don't Let Her In - (producer)
2015
Brentwood Strangler (Short) (producer)
2014
Lust for Love (co-producer)
2013
Skypemare (Video short) (co-producer - uncredited)
2011
Stigma (TV Mini Series) (producer - 2 episodes) - Robert (2011) - (producer)
- Myra (2011) - (producer)
Writer
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Scary Endings (TV Series short) (written by - 1 episode, 2016) (story by - 1 episode, 2016) - The Grinning Man (2016) - (written by)
- Smother Mother (2016) - (story by)
2011
Stigma (TV Mini Series) (2 episodes) - Robert (2011)
- Myra (2011)
Director
2011
Stigma (TV Mini Series) (2 episodes) - Robert (2011)
- Myra (2011)
Miscellaneous
2015
Star Trek: Renegades (TV Series) (production assistant - 1 episode) - Pilot (2015) - (production assistant)
Thanks
2020
Case 347 (special thanks)
2018
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Documentary) (special thanks)
2017
The Reflex Experience (TV Mini Series) (special thanks - 7 episodes) - Run Away (2017) - (special thanks)
- Drift Away (2017) - (special thanks)
- The Opposite of Love (2017) - (special thanks)
- Too Close (2017) - (special thanks)
- The Moment (2017) - (special thanks)
- Street Life (2017) - (special thanks)
- Following You (2017) - (special thanks)
Self
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Return to Oz: A Fan's Perspective (Documentary short) (post-production) as
Self
2017
Behind the Scenes of Scary Endings' 'the Water Rises' (TV Short documentary) as
Self - Producer / Actor
2012
The 84th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - On Camera Stair Escort (uncredited)
