Atlas Adams is an Australian actor and award-winning improviser, renowned for his towering height of 6'4" and distinctive deep voice. He has gained international recognition for setting the world record for the longest improvised play.
Early Life
Atlas was born and raised in Sydney, Australia.
Stage Career
In 2010, Atlas made his mark as the titular character in Science Revue's "Sherlock Ohms". He went on to direct a sellout season of "Buffy the Musical" and was commissioned to write and direct plays for Short+Sweet Sydney. Atlas's notable works include "The Matrix in Ten Minutes", "Harry Potter in Ten Minutes", and "Scene 122", which won Judge's Choice in its respective week. From 2014-2016, Atlas toured his solo shows "Australian Psycho" and "Over & Over", which was licensed for school performances by SLAP Arts.
As an MC, Atlas signed with Applause Entertainment and hosted various events, including The AdNews Agency of The Year Awards as Derek Zoolander, the Pole Candy Championships, and recurring live MC for TAL, CommBank, and Google.
Improv Career
Atlas trained under National Improv Champion Steen Raskopoulos and traveled to Canada to study under Keith Johnstone, the inventor of Theatresports. He won the Sydney "Scriptless Cup" and Adelaide's interstate Theatresports competition "Clash of the Titans" in 2012. Atlas directed and produced "The Bunker", which broke the world record for the longest improvised play (100 hours) in 2013. He also won the Cranston Cup record for longest streak of scenes (4) with a 'perfect' score and performed in Amnesty International's Theatresports Fundraiser with Andrew O'Keefe.
Screen Career
In 2012, Atlas supported in "The Avery", which won Best Film at the Billboard Film Festival. He studied "Advanced Screen Acting" at NIDA and "The Core" full-time at ACTT. Atlas secured his first TVC, "Sir David Martin Foundation", and hosted a series of advertisements as the Mad Hatter for the University of Sydney. He starred in a music video for Wild Honey's "Truth", which won 2nd place in Captured Australia. Atlas signed with Encompass Management in 2014 and appeared in TVCs for McDonald's "Monopoly" campaign and Tic Tacs "It's The Little Things". He became the face of AAMI in a series of commercials ("The Modern Man") and starred as Clint Pettifrock on Foxtel's "Pete Boone, Private Eye".
