Adam Smethurst

Adam Smethurst is an English actor and writer. He has appeared in TV dramas including Casualty, Marple and Lewis, is the son of Love Thy Neighbour star Jack Smethurst, and is married to fellow actor Rakie Ayola, with whom he has two daughters.

Personal life Smethurst is the son of Love Thy Neighbour star Jack Smethurst. however they met again two years later during a production of Twelfth Night, and went on to become a couple. Asked to describe what attracted her to Smethurst, Ayola responded: "He's a very nice, uncomplicated man, but I saw something deeper in him. I also liked his incredible cheerfulness and openness and he has grown up with sisters so that made him easy with women." Ayola has explained that they planned the wedding before discovering her pregnancy, and although they had been trying to conceive for around eighteen months, she failed to recognise the initial symptoms and instead believed herself to be diabetic. In October 2008, Ayola announced that she was pregnant with the couple's second child.

Filmography Smethurst has undertaken the following roles from his televisual debut in 1994, to the present day.

Year Title Role Notes 1994 Make Love Last Business Planning Informational videoThe Bill Graham Episode "Parental Guidance" 1998 Getting the Message Across Informational video 2004 Heartbeat Reporter Episode "Mountains and Molehills" 2006 Lewis Locksmith Pilot episodeHustle Detective Sergeant Episode "Law and Corruption"Silent Witness Policeman Episode "Cargo, Part 1"Robin Hood Fuller 2 episodes 2007 Marple Cab driver Episode "At Bertram's Hotel" 2008 Casualty Alan Perriman Episode "Saturday Night Fever" 2018 Twelfth Night Director