Adam Pupchek

Adam Pupchek was born Desidorio Lakatosh in Berehovo, Ukraine, on the Hungarian border. He spent his first four years in the Svalyava Baby Home, before joining the Pupchek family of Leanne (Stuart), a professor of communication, and Bill, flight crew training instructor, in Columbia, SC. He was joined after one year by his brother. Adam is of Ukrainian and Roma descent. He grew up in Mooresville, NC, and went to Iredell-Statesville public schools, where he participated in cross-country running, show choir and high school musicals. Adam's breakthrough and debut role was Jack, the lead male character and "dude-in-distress" in Athena: The Goddess of War (2015). Performing background in Banshee (2014) and Paper Towns (2015) confirmed his passion for acting. His fondest wish is to enrich the lives of the children who followed him into his Svalyava orphanage when he is financially stable and able.