Adam Davenport was born and raised in the south burbs of Chicago, Illinois. At age fifteen, Davenport wrote a short story titled "Home" which was published in the anthology Looking Inward, for which he was presented with an Award of Achievement by former President George Bush, Sr. in 1999. In the spring of 2003, he created the production company ...
[(on being cast as Hercules in the feature film Project Olympus] I'm not quite sure if I made history here, but the casting still feels important as it shows that we are entering into an era where color-blind casting is being embraced and an actor can be cast solely based on talent; this has longer been the case in theater but it feels like film and TV are catching up.
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Currently in preproduction for 35mm film Midnight Sun. [June 2005]
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In post-production for Midnight Sun, starring Jack Mulcahy, Melissa Leo, David Harbour and April Grace. [May 2006]
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Graduated from Yale University. [May 2007]
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Studying literature at Yale University (Class of 2006) [November 2004]
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Panavision New Filmmaker Award.
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Two-time Gold Medalist for Best Writing in the National NAACP ACT-SO Competition, 2000-2001: "Colors of the Rainbow" (2000) and "Blood at the Root: The Legacy of Billy Holiday's Strange Fruit" (2001).
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Published short story "Home" at age 15 in anthology Looking Inward (Cascade Press, 1999). Presented award by President George Bush, Sr. for achievement.
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