After breaking into daytime as Tripp Johnson on Days of our Lives, a role he played on and off from 2017 to 2024, Lucas Adams has signed on to portray the new Noah Newman on The Young and the Restless. He’ll make his Genoa City debut as Noah in the fall of 2025.
Born and raised in Texas, Adams excelled in sports growing up, which was no surprise considering he’s the son of two athletes. After graduating from high school, he decided to pursue his dream of becoming an actor by moving to Los Angeles. Within a few months, he landed a TV commercial for Toyota. Prime time guest spots and film work soon followed, and Adam’s career was quickly off and running. His most notable gig, perhaps, was playing Josh Wilcox on the Disney Channel sitcom Liv and Maddie from 2015 to 2017.
Want to learn more about the actor? Here are seven things to know about Adams.
Lucas Adams Returns to Y&R After More Than a Decade
- Noah isn’t the first part Adams has landed on Y&R. Back in 2012, he was cast as a day player on the soap. He portrayed a character named Wesley, who was involved in the show’s teen storyline.
- As a kid, Adams was a devoted viewer of Xena: Warrior Princess. Not only did he love the TV series, but he was also a major fan of its star, Lucy Lawless. In fact, he readily admits that he was “obsessed” with her character, Xena.
- If things had worked out differently, Adams might never have become an actor. During his senior year of high school, he was All-District in three sports—baseball, football, and basketball. In fact, he originally aspired to become a professional athlete. However, upon not receiving a full scholarship to college, he decided to switch gears, leave sports behind, and pursue a career in show business.
- During his tenure on DAYS, Adams was nominated for two Daytime Emmy awards: Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 2018 and 2019. He lost out to Rome Flynn (ex-Zende, The Bold in the Beautiful) in 2018 and fellow DAYS co-star Kyler Pettis (ex-Theo) in 2019.
- Adams met and fell in love with his Liv and Maddie co-star, actress Shelby Wulfert, in 2015. The pair began dating that October. They wed seven years later on October 15, 2022, declaring their “I Do’s” to each other at the Chateau Hiddenwood estate in Waxahachie, Texas. Their nuptials were extensively covered by People magazine.
- Adams has made guest appearances on the hit series True Blood, Dexter, and Grimm, among others. He also has an array of film credits under his belt, including Confessional, Killer Ransom and American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules.
- Video games are his jam and one of the ways that Adams enjoys spending his free time. Among his favorites are Formula 1 Sim Racing, games that are played with a steering wheel to enhance their realism. He ‘fesses up to playing them for a while, once he gets started.
