Anthony Stephen Adams (born 11 December 1940) is a Welsh actor of English and Norwegian descent, known for his performances in two British television soap operas.
[1] Adams was born on 11 December 1940 in Anglesey, Wales, to Winifred Brown, a sportswoman and aviator.
[4] As a child he appeared on the London stage, notably alongside the young Kenneth Williams in a production of Peter Pan at the Scala Theatre.
[citation needed] In November 1978 he moved on to a role in Crossroads, as accountant Adam Chance, who soon became a major character.
[10][11] In 2013, aged 72, Adams began suffering from osteoarthritis, which he speculated might have resulted from eating an excess of seafood, especially prawns.