Jason Leland Adams has performed in, designed, and/or produced more than 60 plays in regional theaters around the country, and is a founder and former artistic director of the Washington, D.C. Shakespeare Company. During his tenure with the company, he produced six shows that garnered two Helen Hayes Awards and six nominations. He was also the 1991 recipient of the Source Award for his performance in the title role of Don Juan of Seville. He is a member of Actors Leading Actors, a Los Angeles-based theater group, and the Evidence Room, a new experimental theater company.

Adams' feature film credits include The Arc, Buffalo Jump, Black and White, The Privilege Cage, and Vanishing Son. He has also been a scriptwriter for National Public Radio, a copywriter for the Smithsonian Press, and a cabinetmaker.

He was born in Washington, D.C. His birth date is August 18.

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