Adam Tomlinson was born in Grimsby, ON. He attended Wilfrid Laurier University where he earned a combined Hons BA in archaeology and political science. He earned a law degree from the University of British Columbia and a post graduate diploma in comedy script writing from Humber College. He is best known for playing a variety of rolls on the SyFy series Scare Tactics and for writing, producing and acting in the feature film The Man in the Shadows/The Shadow Man.