# Adam Levy (actor)
**Adam Levy** (born 1970) is a British actor known for television roles including Peter in *[A.D. The Bible Continues](https://www.edgepedia.org/a-d-the-bible-continues)* (2015), Mousesack in Netflix's *The Witcher* (2019–2021), and Charles Hanani in HBO's *Industry* (2022–2026), alongside film work from *Gladiator* (2000) to *[Before I Go to Sleep](https://www.edgepedia.org/before-i-go-to-sleep-film)* (2014).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506314/) • [2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/adam_levy) He should not be confused with Adam Levy, the son of television judge [Judy Sheindlin](https://www.edgepedia.org/judy-sheindlin), who serves as a judge on American courtroom shows.[3](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/judge-judys-son-adam-levy-to-serve-justice-in-new-courtroom-show/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970, UK; British nationality[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/adam_levy) • [4](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne%3D218384.html) |
| Training | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), London[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506314/) |
| Signature TV roles | Peter in *A.D. The Bible Continues* (2015); Mousesack in *The Witcher* (2019–2021, 6 episodes); Charles Hanani in *Industry* (2022–2026, 11 episodes)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506314/) |
| Film work | *Gladiator* (2000, Officer 1 in the extended edition); *The Governess* (1998); *Before I Go to Sleep* (2014)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506314/) • [5](https://www.backstage.com/u/adam-levy/) |
| Stage background | Shakespearean roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre; played the villain Ramon in a West End *Zorro* musical[6](https://www.thejc.com/life/adam-levy-i-ght-but-people-pay-me-not-to-sing-mmijyj6f) |
| Background | British and Jewish; his father Abraham was born in Baghdad and left for Israel in 1947[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506314/) • [6](https://www.thejc.com/life/adam-levy-i-ght-but-people-pay-me-not-to-sing-mmijyj6f) |
## Training and early career
Levy trained in acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and has since worked in film, theater, and television, later keeping a base in Los Angeles as well.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506314/) His professional start came in the theater: at 21 he was cast by the playwright and director Alan Ayckbourn as the son of [Judd Hirsch](https://www.edgepedia.org/judd-hirsch)'s character in the Jewish comedy *Conversations With My Father*.[6](https://www.thejc.com/life/adam-levy-i-ght-but-people-pay-me-not-to-sing-mmijyj6f)
His early screen credits were small but placed him in major productions. He appeared as Benjamin in *The Governess* (1998) and as Officer 1 in the extended edition of [Ridley Scott](https://www.edgepedia.org/ridley-scott)'s *Gladiator* (2000).[5](https://www.backstage.com/u/adam-levy/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506314/) British television work through the 2000s included guest parts in *Rome* (as Saul, 2005), *A Harlot's Progress* (2006), *Lewis*, and *Inspector George Gently*.[7](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/adam-levy/)
## Stage career
**Shakespeare and the classics** form the backbone of Levy's theater resume. He played Paris in Peter Stein's Royal Shakespeare Company production of *Troilus and Cressida*, the Dauphin in Nicholas Hytner's National Theatre production of *Henry V*, and Paulina, a female role, in Edward Hall's all-male [Propeller](https://www.edgepedia.org/propeller) production of *The Winter's Tale*.[6](https://www.thejc.com/life/adam-levy-i-ght-but-people-pay-me-not-to-sing-mmijyj6f) He also appeared as Card-Sharp in [David Mamet](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-mamet)'s *Edmond*, directed by Edward Hall at the National Theatre's Olivier stage in 2003.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506314/)
In the West End he took the villainous role of Ramon in Christopher Renshaw's *Zorro* musical, a part written to carry a sword rather than a tune. Levy described being hired to bring something "a little more grounded and a little darker" to the show, and noted that the production's climactic fight between Zorro and Ramon doubles as the unmasking reveal.[6](https://www.thejc.com/life/adam-levy-i-ght-but-people-pay-me-not-to-sing-mmijyj6f)
## Television and film roles
Levy's most prominent early lead was Peter in *A.D. The Bible Continues*, NBC's 2015 follow-up to *[The Bible](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-bible-miniseries)* series, in which he played the apostle across the season.[8](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-218384/filmographie/) Genre and drama work followed in quick succession: Simon in *[Knightfall](https://www.edgepedia.org/knightfall-tv-series)* (2017), Abel Heimel in the *Snatch* television series (2017), Amadei Derros in *Supergirl* (2018), and Hannibal in *Eight Days That Made Rome* (2017).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506314/)
In film he played the husband of [Nicole Kidman](https://www.edgepedia.org/nicole-kidman)'s character in the thriller *Before I Go to Sleep* (2014) and Aleksander Rubin in the wartime romance *I'll Find You* (2019).[5](https://www.backstage.com/u/adam-levy/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506314/) On Rotten Tomatoes, *I'll Find You* is his highest-rated film at 78 percent, against a low of 37 percent for *Before I Go to Sleep*.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/adam_levy)
**Fantasy and finance.** Two later series broadened his audience. In Netflix's *The Witcher* he played Mousesack, the druid of Cintra, across six episodes from 2019 to 2021.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506314/) From 2022 he has played Charles Hanani, the father of Yasmin Hanani and a publishing figure, in the HBO/BBC banking drama *Industry*, appearing in 11 episodes through 2026; the character is written as an abusive father whose relationship with Yasmin foreshadows her fate in the series.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506314/) • [9](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/03/industry-hbo-season-4-finale-review/686159/) His upcoming credits include the motion-capture role of Brendon Barnes in the video game *Squadron 42* (2027).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506314/)
## The other Adam Levy
A different Adam Levy, born to television judge Judy Sheindlin and Ronald Levy, works on American courtroom television rather than as a screen actor. After graduating from [Hofstra University](https://www.edgepedia.org/hofstra-university)'s law school, he served two terms as Putnam County District Attorney from 2008 to 2015, then became a presiding judge on *Tribunal Justice* and *Justice on Trial*, both created and produced by Sheindlin, and takes the bench in her new daytime court show *Adam's Law*, which premieres on September 14.[3](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/judge-judys-son-adam-levy-to-serve-justice-in-new-courtroom-show/) Database listings for the two men are kept separate, with the judge's credits filed under a distinct IMDb entry.[10](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13614863/)
## References
1. [Adam Levy (II), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506314/)
2. [Adam Levy, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/adam_levy)
3. [Judge Judy, 83, Finds Big New Job for Nepo Son, 58, The Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/judge-judys-son-adam-levy-to-serve-justice-in-new-courtroom-show/)
4. [Adam Levy, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne%3D218384.html)
5. [Adam Levy, Backstage profile](https://www.backstage.com/u/adam-levy/)
6. [Adam Levy: 'I fight, but people pay me not to sing', The Jewish Chronicle](https://www.thejc.com/life/adam-levy-i-ght-but-people-pay-me-not-to-sing-mmijyj6f)
7. [Adam Levy, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/adam-levy/)
8. [Adam Levy : Filmographie - AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-218384/filmographie/)
9. [The Sickening Fairy Tale of Yasmin Hanani, The Atlantic](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/03/industry-hbo-season-4-finale-review/686159/)
10. [Adam Levy (XXXI), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13614863/)
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