Adam Tuominen

Adam Tuominen (born 22 January 1980) is an Australian actor best known for his role as Hunter Bradley, the Crimson Thunder Ranger in Power Rangers Ninja Storm.

Early life Tuominen was born in Adelaide, South Australia, one of three children to Christine and Lauri Tuominen. He and his twin brother Sam have an older sister, Natalie. He is of Finnish and Lithuanian descent; his father was born in Finland. Tuominen attended St Peter's College, Adelaide where he studied drama. Afterwards he went on to study drama and directing at Flinders University's Drama Centre. At Age 21, he graduated from the prestigious school National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney. He also studied martial arts for five years.

Personal life Tuominen married Stephanie Horlin-Smith in 2018 in Adelaide, South Australia.

Acting career In 2003, he joined the main cast of the American series Power Rangers Ninja Storm where he played Hunter Bradley until the end of the series. He reprised his role as Hunter in a guest appearance for two episodes of Power Rangers Dino Thunder in 2004. In 2006, he appeared as a guest in an episode of the series McLeod's Daughters where he played John Nostier, and in 2008, he appeared on stage in Melborn08's Playspotting at the La Mama Courthouse Theatre, where he played three different roles - A Cup of Sugar, The Trick and Lovely Bits. In 2011, he appeared in the mini-series Underbelly: Razor where he played the criminal and explosives expert Frank "Razor Jack" Hayes.

Filmography

Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 Always Greener Aaron/Drew Savage Episode: "Mirror Image" 2002 Young Lions Nathan Smyth Episode: "Boy School Bullies" 2003 Power Rangers Ninja Storm Hunter Bradley 35 episodes 2004 Power Rangers Dino Thunder Hunter Bradley 2 episodes: "Thunder Storm" Pt. 1 & 2 2006 Mcleod's Daughters John Nostier Episode: "Lost & Found" 2011 Underbelly: Razor Frank "Razor Jack" Hayes 13 episodes, mini-series 2017 Pine Gap Netflix mini-series 2022 Gymnastics Academy: A Second Chance Shane Fuller-Jones 4 episodes, mini-series

Films Year Title Character Notes 2003 Temptation Messenger with Toby Schmitz and Emma Lung 2004 For Love or Money Productor Short film 2010 My Friend Pillow James Short film with Nina Pearce 2010 I Rot Deacon Short film with Nick Buckland 2011 A Second Chance Shane Fuller with Nina Pearce and Emily Morris 2015 The Ghoul Shot Gun Thug Short - with Matt Boesenberg, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor and Guy Spence 2016 Raising the Bar Pete Johnson Feature Film 2018 A Second Chance - Rivals Shane Fuller-Jones Feature Film 2020 Escape from Pretoria Jeremy Cronin Feature Film

Theatre Year Title Character Notes 2000 Undiscovered Country Paul NIDA 2000 A Midsummer Night's Dream Demetrius NIDA 2001 Languages of the Gods Theo NIDA 2001 The Sea Wad Thompson NIDA 2001 Ring Round the Moon Joshua NIDA 2001 Kiss Me Kate Gremio NIDA 2003 Loot Dennis 2005 The School for Scandal Charles Surface Adelaide Repertory Theatre 2006 I Hate Hamlet Andrew Rally Adelaide Repertory Theatre 2007 Kiss Me Kate Gunman #1 East Coast Tour 2007 Two Gentlemen of Verona Proteus Mixed Salad Productions 2008 As You Like It Orlando de Boys This Rough Magic Theateatre, Adelaide Fringe 2008 A Streetcar Named Desire Stanley Kowlaski Adelaide University Theatre Guild 2009 Play Spotting Various Melbourne Fringe Festival 2009 The Glass Menagerie Gentleman Caller Adelaide Repertory Theatre 2009 Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Johnny Mixed Salad Productions 2010 Mr. Johnson Harry Rudbeck Adelaide Independent Theatre 2010 The Woman in Black Actor Adelaide Repertory Theatre 2010 Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles Jack Stapleton 2013 Corpse Evelyn & Rupert Farrant Therry Dramatic Society 2014 Misalliance Adelaide Repertory Theatre 2015 The Beaux' Stratagem Jack Archer 2015 Much Ado About Nothing Benedick 2015 Einstein and the Polar Bear Bill 2016 The Umbrella Plays Fringe Festival 2016 Death of a Salesman Biff Loman 2016 Extremities Raul 2017 Our Boys Joe

Video games Year Title Character Notes 2003 Power Rangers Ninja Storm (video game) Hunter Bradley Voice

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2008 Curtain Call Award Best Male Performance A Streetcar Named Desire 2009 Adelaide's Critic Choice Best Male Performance The Glass Menagerie 2010 Curtain Call Award Best Male Performance Frankie and Johnny