Adam Brinley Woodyatt was born 28th June 1968 in Walthamstow, London, England. He is an English actor who portrayed Ian Beale in EastEnders for thirty six years from the start of the show in 1985 until 2021, making a cameo appearance in 2022, before returning full time in 2023 alongside Michelle Collins as the presumed to be 'dead' Cindy Beale.
Due to most of his acting career being spent in EastEnders Adam's only other acting roles came prior to his EastEnders debut. Adam was in the television shows The Witches and the Grinnygog and The Baker Street Boys, Adam was also in 2021's I'm A Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here!. Adam was also married to Beverly Sharp and has two children with her.