Adam Smith Jr. is an American actor, director, and theatre producer born in St. Louis, Missouri, who spent his childhood moving throughout the U.S. and Canada. A multi-disciplinary artist with experience in photography, cinematography, directing, and acting, he has performed in Off-Broadway and regional productions and appeared in acclaimed TV series including HBO’s Divorce, Billions, The Blacklist, and Law & Order. A 20+ years New Yorker, he is currently producing three independent films and the Off-Broadway play COWBOY: The Story of Bass Reeves. His past credits include Sistas: The Musical and Trial on the Potomac, starring Rich Little.
Adam is the founder and executive director of The Brownstone Class, a New York–based acting studio offering a new kind of training that challenges outdated methods and shallow mimicry. He is also the author of The Actor’s Mirror: Reclaiming Realism in an Age of Simulation; a bold call to rediscover authenticity in modern performance. Drawing on the teachings of Adler, Chekhov, and Plato as well as his own experiences from the industry’s front lines; Adam urges actors to stop imitating life and start embodying it.
