Adrian Pasdar plays the ruthless politician Nathan Petrelli in the hit TV series Heroes. Nathan Petrelli belongs to the powerful Petrelli family, in Season one his brother is working as a nurse and searching for the answer to his weird dreams of being able to fly. On the other hand Nathan is desperate to hide the fact that he has the ability to fly as he is convinced that the voters of New York will not look kindly on this ability. As the plot of Heroes develops over three seasons it is clear that Nathans involvement with the potential destruction by explosion of New York and the deep involvment of his family with The Company and with Mr Lindeman make it difficult to see what are the right of wrong decisions facing Nathan Petrelli.
Adrian Pasdar was born in Pittsfield in the state of Massachusetts, and grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Adrian Pasdar currently resides in both Los Angeles and New York with his wife, Natalie Maines of the musical group Dixie Chicks, and their two children.Before becoming an actor, he excelled in football and attended the University of Florida on a football scholarship. After suffering an injury, he turned to acting and eventually studied at the famed Lee Strasberg Theater Institute.
Pasdar began his career in the iconic movie "Top Gun" when he was cast as Chipper alongside Tom Cruise, Anthony Edwards and Val Kilmer. Since then, he has starred in many other movies including o"Secondhand Lions" (with Michael Caine and Robert Duvall), Brian De Palma's "Carlito's Way," (opposite Al Pacino and Sean Penn), "Solarbabies" (with Jami Gertz, Jason Patric and Lukas Haas), "Streets of Gold" (with Wesley Snipes), "Near Dark" (directed by Kathryn Bigelow). Off screen and behind the camera Pasdar has written and directed a short film, "Beyond Belief," and directed the feature film "Cement," starring Chris Penn and Jeffrey Wright.
On the TV, Adrian Pasdar starred for two seasons on both "Judging Amy" and "Mysterious Ways." He also held starring roles on "Profit" and producer Dick Wolf's "Feds." He recently recurred on the hit series "Desperate Housewives" as David Bradley, as well as two productions of PBS' "American Playhouse:" "The Mother," starring with Anne Bancroft, and "Big Time," starring opposite Mia Sara. Additionally, he starred in a variety of television movies, including "Crossing the Line," "Mutiny," "House of Frankenstein," Showtime's "Slave of Dreams," "The Perfect Getaway," "Love in Another Town," "Touched by Evil," "The Pompatus of Love," "Shadows of Desire," "A Mother's Gift," "The Lost Capone" and "Big Time."
Other shows and films where you may have seen Adrian Pasdar
Heroes" .... Nathan Petrelli / ... (52 episodes,
"Marvel Super Hero Squad" (2009) TV series (voice)
Home Movie (2008/II) .... David Poe
Desperate Housewives" .... David Bradley (3 episodes, 2005)
"Judging Amy" .... ADA David McClaren (31 episodes, 2003-2005))
Secondhand Lions (2003) .... Skeet Machine Salesman
A Screwball Homicide (2003) (TV) .... Nick Bennett
"The Twilight Zone" .... Andrew Lomax (1 episode, 2002)
Crossing the Line (2002) (TV) .... Eric Harrison
Mysterious Ways .... Declan Dunn (43 episodes, 2000-2002)
The Big Day (2001) .... Tim
Desert Son (1999) .... Driver
Mutiny (1999) (TV) .... Lt. Maravich
Touched by an Angel" .... Edward Tanner (2 episodes, 1998)
The Perfect Getaway (1998) (TV) .... Colt Erikson
Profit .... Jim Profit (8 episodes, 1996-1997)
House of Frankenstein (1997) (TV) .... Detective Vernon Coyle
Love in Another Town (1997) (TV) .... Jake Cantrell
A Brother's Kiss (1997) .... Dopefiend
Wounded (1997) .... Hanaghan
Feds (1997) TV series .... C. Oliver Resor (unknown episodes)
Touched by Evil (1997) (TV) .... Jerry Braskin
Ties to Rachel (1997) .... Boxer
Blood Trail (1997) (V) .... Chase Leonard
The Pompatus of Love (1996) .... Josh
Slave of Dreams (1995) (TV) .... Joseph
A Mother's Gift (1995) (TV) .... William Deal
Great Performances .... George (1 episode, 1994)
Shadows of Desire (1994) (TV) .... Jude Snow
The Last Good Time (1994) .... Eddie
Carlito's Way (1993) .... Frankie Taglialucci
The Killing Box (1993) .... Capt. John Harling
Just Like a Woman (1992) .... Gerald Tilson/Geraldine
Grand Isle (1991) .... Robert Lebrun
Shang Hai yi jiu er ling (1991) .... Dawson Cole
he Lost Capone (1990) (TV) .... Richard Hart/Jimmy Capone
Torn Apart (1990) .... Ben Arnon
Vital Signs (1990) .... Michael Chatham
Cookie (1989) .... Vito
Big Time (1989) (TV) .... Paul
Near Dark (1987) .... Caleb Colton
Made in U.S.A. (1987) .... Dar
Solarbabies (1986)
Streets of Gold (1986) .... Timmy Boyle
Top Gun (1986) .... Chipper
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