Timothy Adams (actor)

Timothy Christopher Adams (born August 4, 1967) is an American actor and model. He is best known for his portrayal of Brucie Kibbutz in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV. He has also been in various television roles such Casey Mitchum in Sunset Beach as well as multiple film roles as bit parts such as Bad Boys II and Die Hard with a Vengeance. As a model, he appeared on the covers of more than 100 romance novels.^[2]

Timothy Adams
Born	Timothy Christopher Adams (1967-08-04) August 4, 1967 (age 57)[1] Belleville, New Jersey, United States
Occupation(s)	Actor, model
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	Daisy Fuentes ​ ​ (m. 1991; div. 1995)​

Early life

Adams was born in Bellville, New Jersey and grew up in Harrison, New Jersey, the middle child of five. He was a student at Queen of Peace High School in North Arlington, New Jersey and Harrison High School in Harrison. He received a BA in Computer Science in New Jersey City University and was a partner in a trucking company before he started his career in show business. He received recognition as an actor when he signed with a modeling agency.^[1]

Career

Adams gained his first credited role in the film Die Hard with a Vengeance. He later started his soap opera career with his role on the short-lived NBC drama Sunset Beach as Casey Mitchum from 1997 to 1999. After a few appearances on television shows and films, he returned to soap operas playing Rob Layne on Guiding Light, a role he played in 2000. Adams made his major film debut in the 2003 summer blockbuster Bad Boys II, where he worked alongside Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.

He has been a fitness model since being discovered by renowned modeling photographer John Yannella during his Sunset Beach days, having been seen on the cover of Men's Health several times as well as being the featured model on the cover and within Jeff Csatari's book Your Best Body at 40+, by Rodale, Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania (also publishers of the magazine).

He played Ron Walsh, on a recurring basis, on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, a role he has played on-and-off since 2003. He also guest starred on Rescue Me in the third season, playing opposite Mike Lombardi. In April 2008 he appeared as a gossip reporter on 30 Rock. In 2010, Adams appeared for eight episodes in the role of Dr. Clayton on All My Children.^[3]

He is the voice actor of Brucie Kibbutz in Grand Theft Auto IV. He also reprised his role as Brucie in Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony and Grand Theft Auto Online.

Personal life

Adams was married to model and TV personality Daisy Fuentes^[4] from 1991 to 1995. They were high school sweethearts. He dated Sherri Saum from 1997 to 2003.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Die Hard with a Vengeance	Gunther
1999	The Virgin Suicides	Buzz Romano	Credited as Tim Adams
2003	Bad Boys II	DEA Van Agent
2005	Little Manhattan	TV Cowboy
2014	The Amazing Spider-Man 2	Pilot
2022	Trophy Wife	Detective McKenzie

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997–1999	Sunset Beach	Casey Mitchum	312 episodes
2000	Guiding Light	Rob Layne	2 episodes
2002–2003	Ocean Ave.	Thomas "Thom" O'Keefe	68 episodes
2005–2007	One Life to Live	Ron Walsh	7 episodes
2005	Law & Order	Tom McGrath	Episode: "Obsession"
2006	Conviction	Bob The Beast	Episode: "Madness"
	Rescue Me	Mike's Roommate	7 episodes
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Brent Allen Banks	Episode: "Uncle"
	Law & Order	Attorney Tindell	Episode: "Corner Office"
2008	30 Rock	NY Post Guy	Episode: "MILF Island"
	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Spencer London	Episode: "Contract"
	Life on Mars	John Philip Fisher	Episode: "My Maharishi Is Bigger Than Your Maharishi"
2010	All My Children	Dr. Clayton	8 episodes
2011	Unforgettable	Steve Latman	Episode: "Pilot"
2013	White Collar	Museum Guard	Episode: "Shoot the Moon"
	Golden Boy	David Reed	Episode: "Sacrifice"
	Hostages	Jack Cahill	Episode: "The Cost of Living"
2015	Blue Bloods	John Knight, ESU Captain	Episode: "Worst Case Scenario"
2016	The Blacklist	Dean Bradley	Episode: "Miles McGrath (No. 65)
	Pearl	Kurt	TV pilot
2018	FBI	Richard Cook	Episode: "Doomsday"
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Army Staff Sgt. Tyler Jones	Episode: "Service"
2021	Law & Order: Organized Crime	Captain Chambliss	2 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Grand Theft Auto IV	Brucie Kibbutz	GameSpy Character of the Year 2008[5] GameSpot Best New Character[6]
2009	Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony		Supporting character
2011	Saints Row: The Third	Random Saint
2013	Grand Theft Auto V	Brucie Kibbutz	Grand Theft Auto Online only