Gordon Thomson

Gordon Thomson (born March 2, 1945 ) is a Canadian actor widely known for his role as Adam Carrington on the 1980s American prime time soap opera Dynasty.

Early life Thomson began acting while studying English at McGill University in Montreal.

Having received acclaim for stage performances in productions including Love's Labour's Lost, Godspell and Joe Orton's Loot, Thomson advanced to the ABC Talent Development Program. After auditioning for a police series pilot called Callahan, he was instead cast as Dynasty Adam Carrington. In 2017, he played the role of Parker Rutledge, a ruthless Washington power player, in the Passionflix romantic drama film Afterburn Aftershock, based on The New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Sylvia Day.

Thomson guest hosted for Britain's ITV network on their then breakfast show Good Morning Britain, for which he covered celebrity events such as Wimbledon and Royal Ascot.

Partial filmography

Personal life On September 25, 2017, Thomson came out as gay.