Adam James Beard (born 7 January 1996) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for United Rugby Championship club Ospreys and the Wales national team.

In May 2017 Beard was named in the Wales senior squad for the tests against Tonga and Samoa in June 2017[1] He made his debut for Wales against Samoa in Apia on the 2017 summer tour, coming on as a replacement, and then made his first start in the home victory over Georgia five months later.

[citation needed] Beard was called into the British & Irish Lions squad for the 2021 tour to South Africa.

This followed the temporary withdrawal of tour captain Alun Wyn Jones following a shoulder injury.

[citation needed] Beard is in a relationship with Chelsea Lewis, the Wales netball international.