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Adam Savage

Actor and producer · Born July 15, 1967 (59) · New York City, New York, USA

Adam Whitney Savage (born July 15, 1967)  is an American industrial design and special effects designer/fabricator, actor, educator, and co-host of the Discovery Channel television series MythBusters. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam Savage, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
July 15, 1967 (59)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
9 on Motif · 17 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Adam Savage's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
37%
Self
30%
Society
15%
Morality
13%
Bonds
6%
Ambition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
2
Contemplative
2
Thrilling
1
Triumphant
1
Warm
1

How their films linger

Rousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Adam Savage's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adam Savage's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

17 credits, 9 with a Motif page; 20 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Alter Egos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Raca (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • 流言终结者（精选版） (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 70 episodes · Creator · Actor

  • Savage Builds(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Himself - Host

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • 2048: Nowhere to Run (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Shop Patron

  • The Expanse(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Mission Specialist

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Office Stormtrooper #1 (voice)

  • Unchained Reaction(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Producer · Actor

    Motif score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Night of the Little Dead (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Dan

  • The Darwin Awards(2006)

    as Adam

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • MythBusters(2003)

    Show 258 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Host

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Ever Since the World Ended (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as Engineer

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Lab Technician (uncredited)

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Galaxy Quest(1999)

    Modeling

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Home Alone 3(1997)

    Modeling

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Adam Savage (voice)

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Alter Egos (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 73rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles, 16 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

An Honest Liar (2014)

$181K worldwide

Highest rated

An Honest Liar (2014)

Motif 94th

Most popular right now

Savage Builds (2019)

Film career

19892026

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2007Screen debut· The Darwin Awards

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting12 of 17: 10 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Motif score80thProducing3 of 17: 3 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew4 of 17: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s2 · crew2000s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew2010s6 · 5 acting · 2 crew2020s3 · 2 acting · 2 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Adam Savage work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adam Savage's Motif titles; Lloyd Braun shares the most, 2.