Guy Adams (born 6 January 1976) is an English author, comedian, and actor, possibly best known for the novel The World House. Adams is also a regular writer for Big Finish productions, who produce audio plays based on Doctor Who, as well as several other properties.
Biography
Adams is based in Rochester, Kent, where he lives with writer A.K. Benedict. As well as The World House, he is best known for the Heaven’s Gate trilogy, the Clown Service series and the Deadbeat novels. He has also written the Torchwood novel, The House That Jack Built.
In audio drama, Adams has written extensively for Big Finish Productions, contributing to a wide range of titles within the Doctor Who franchise. He also adapted H. G. Wells’ The Shape of Things to Come, as well as creating the original horror series Blind Terror: The Gods of Frost.
In comics, Adams has written Rogue Trooper, Ulysses Sweet: Maniac for Hire and Max Normal for 2000 AD; with artist Jimmy Broxton, he co-created Goldtiger, conceived as a long-lost 1960s newspaper strip.
He played a mugger on British soap opera, Emmerdale and has also tried stand-up with his own material. Adams has also portrayed Sherlock Holmes before embarking on creating his own original novel featuring Holmes.