ADAM SHALZI
- SAG-AFTRA,
- AEA (EMC)

- Theatrical Dramatic Reel 2023 (Performance Video)
Quicktime
1. Paper Girls (Amazon) 2. The Chi (Showtime) 3. Utopia (Amazon) 4. Janie Jones (Tribeca Film) 5. Chicago Fire (NBC)
- Theatrical Comedic Reel 2023 (Performance Video)
Quicktime
1. Indie web series 2. It's All Good (indie film) 3. The Onion web series 4. Educating Cooper (indie film)
Résumé Print Résumé
TV | ||
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Paper Girls |
Co-star |
Amazon |
The Chi |
Co-star |
Showtime |
Utopia |
Co-star |
Amazon |
Chicago Fire |
Co-star |
NBC |
Betrayal |
Co-star |
ABC |
The Jamz |
Co-star |
NYTVF Productions, The Orchard |
America's Best |
Guest Star |
The Onion |
Greetings! From Prison - web series |
Co-star |
Backyard Adventures Club |
Written Off (Indie Pilot) |
Series Regular |
Bluelight Productions |
Brass Ring (Indie Pilot) |
Series Lead |
DePaul MFA Thesis |
Boozehound (Indie Pilot) |
Guest Star |
VASE Productions |
JimMortal (Indie Pilot) |
Series Regular |
Owen Weber and Hunter Bradley |
FILM | ||
The Crusades |
Supporting |
Bad Little Thing, Leo Milano |
The Windigo |
Supporting |
Gylden Ent., Gabe Torres |
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Janie Jones* |
Principal |
Tribeca Film, David Rosenthal |
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Seen on Showtime and Netflix |
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NightLights |
Principal |
Play On Productions |
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Seen on Lifetime Movie Network |
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It's All Good |
Principal |
FND Films |
High on the Hog |
Principal |
Scotchworthy |
The Letter |
Principal |
Chiaravalle and Associates |
Synthetic Love Incorporated |
Lead |
Synthetic Love Films |
So It Goes |
Lead |
DePaul MFA Thesis Film |
Love |
Lead |
Legstone Films |
Lenny Morris vs. The Universe** |
Lead |
Columbia College |
Speed Dating*** |
Principal |
Project Bluelight |
Educating Cooper |
Supporting |
Filmworks |
High School Guidance Counselor |
Lead |
Zaxie Films |
Rooms |
Supporting |
Northwestern Univ. Thesis Film |
Rojas and Retribution |
Supporting |
NYU Thesis |
The Nest |
Supporting |
Rattlesnake Films |
Cheat Cheat Bang Bang |
Lead |
Fulton Market Films |
Dropping the Question |
Supporting |
48 Hour Film Audience Winner |
Hangers |
Supporting |
Glass City Films |
5-25-77 |
Feautred Extra |
Moonwatcher |
*Toronto Int. Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival |
**Sundance Screening, DC Shorts |
***USA Film Fest, CIFF |
THEATRE | ||
Right to be Forgotten (current) |
Derril Lark |
Raven Theatre |
Trouble In Mind |
Eddie |
TimeLine Theatre |
Lord of the Flies* |
Eric |
Steppenwolf - TYA |
The Original Grease** |
Eugene |
American Theater Company |
The Diviners |
Buddy Layman |
Organic Theater Company |
Balm in Gilead* |
Martin |
Griffin Theatre |
The Stinky Cheese Man |
Stinky Cheese Man |
Griffin Theatre |
Dr. Egg and the Man with No Ear* |
Dr. Egg |
Redmoon, Australia/Canada Tour |
End Days* |
Nelson |
Next Theatre |
10 Out of 12 |
Assistant Director (acting role) |
Theatre Wit |
Teddy Ferrara (reading) |
Jay |
Goodman Theater |
Graceland*** |
Miles |
Profiles Theatre |
The Gacy Play |
Randy |
Sideshow Theatre |
The Petrified Forest |
Ruby |
Strawdog Theatre |
The Good Soul of Szechuan* |
First God |
Strawdog Theatre |
Waiting for Godot |
Boy |
Redtwist Theatre |
The Shadow Over Innsmouth |
Walter |
WildClaw Theatre |
Much Ado About Nothing |
Verges |
IL Shakespeare Festival |
Love's Labour's Lost |
Moth |
IL Shakespeare Festival |
Henry V |
Boy, Dauphin US |
IL Shakespeare Festival |
We Three |
Dustin |
Side Project Theatre |
The Matchmaker |
August |
Summer Studio Theatre Co. |
The Wizard of Oz |
Emerald City Guard |
Best of the Best Theatre Co. |
The Adventures of Anansi the Spider |
Anansi |
Theatre Building Chicago |
Hansel and Gretel |
Boris |
Disney's Ralph Covert |
* Jeff Recommended |
** Jeff Award - Best Musical |
***Jeff Award - Best New Work |
COMEDY / IMPROV / SKETCH | ||
iO Chicago Graduate |
Improv Program |
Susan Messing, Craig Uhlir |
The Second City Chicago |
Improv Conservatory Program |
Norm Holly, Tim O'Malley |
iO Chicago |
Musical Improv Program |
Dave Asher |
Monday Night Live! |
Sketch Comedy Show |
iO Chicago, Michael McCarthy |
The Second City Chicago |
Sketch Comedy Show |
Dir/Dean Evans |
Cirque du Soleil |
Comedic Actor Database Member |
Talent Scout Marc-Andre Roy |
Chemically Imbalanced Comedy |
Supporting Role |
A One Act Comedic Play |
FUDGE (Chicago Improv Team) |
Improv Workshops |
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Annoyance Theatre |
Improv Program |
Lilly Allison, Megan Johns |
Chicago Sketchfest |
Sketch Comedy Show |
Stage 773, Dean Evans |
The Playground Theatre |
K.C. Redheart Improv Team |
Chicago |
COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL / VOICEOVER | ||
Resume Upon Request |
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MOVEMENT SKILLS | ||
DOES STUNTS FOR ACTING ROLES |
TV, Film, Theatre |
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Recognized Actor/Combatant by SAFD |
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Skills: |
Hand to Hand Combat, Sword, Firearm |
Masks, Clown, Movement |
Teachers: |
Robin McFarquhar, Dean Evans |
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The Actor's Gymnasium |
Circus Skills Class |
Silvia DiStasi |
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Freestyle Dance |
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Lots of Physical Comedy Experience |
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Juggling (Intermediate) |
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TRAINING | ||
University of Illinois |
BFA in Acting |
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College Acting Teachers: |
Daniel Sullivan, Robert G. Anderson |
Robin McFarquhar |
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Tom Mitchell, Henson Keys |
Lisa Gaye Dixon |
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Accomplished on Camera, LLC |
Advanced Acting for the Camera |
Brittani Ward |
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The Green Room |
Film, TV, Commercial |
AJ Links, David Murphy |
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Workshops: |
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PR Casting |
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Simon Casting |
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Tineka Becker |
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Pat McCorkle |
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Scotty Anderson |
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Joey Montenarello |
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Additional Skills | ||
Singer: |
Baritenor Voice |
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Instruments: |
Acoustic Guitar (beginner) |
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Trumpet (intermediate) |
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Euphonium (small tuba, intermediate) |
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Reads Music |
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Dialects: |
Southern American |
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Midwestern |
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Standard British |
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Cockney |
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Irish |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'10" |
Weight: 130 lbs |
Eyes: Blue |
Hair Color: Blonde |
Hair Length: Long |
Didgeridoo, Euphonium (small tuba), Impersonations, Playwright, Tumbling, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Billiards/Pool Player, Combat - Stage, Fishing, Frisbee, Jump Rope, Ping Pong, Running - General, Skateboarding, Tennis, Track & Field, Comedian, Dancer, Guitar, Improvisation, Juggler, Licensed Driver, Mime, Singer, Trumpet, Vocal Range: Baritone, Voiceover, American - Southern Accent, British - BBC English Accent, British - Cockney Accent, Irish Accent
Shalzi plays a supporting role in the upcoming film, “The Crusades”, staring Rudy Pankow, Mike Starr, and Nicholas Turturro. You will see him in the new Amazon series, “Paper Girls”. He plays a supporting role in the upcoming feature, "The Windigo", starring Brian Krause and Fivel Stewart. He is known for his work on Showtime's "The Chi", NBC's "Chicago Fire", and Amazon’s “Utopia”. He screen tested for a series regular in the new FOX show "Welcome to Flatch", directed by Paul Feig.