Adam Barlow appeared on Coronation Street in two roles: firstly in July 2016 as a Man in Roy's Rolls who attempted to flirt with Rana Habeeb; and he returned to the programme in March 2019 as Health and Safety Inspector Wayne Hayes (the character originally appeared between December 2000 and December 2001 as a child looked after by Roy and Hayley Cropper, portrayed by Gary Damer).
He trained at the Guildford School of Acting.
His other known credits are for roles in Burn It and The Street, the feature film Watch Over Me IV and a collaboration of short films entitled The Red Zone.
Some of his many stage credits include productions of Love on the Dole, Moll Flanders, The Road to Nab End, Kes, Mr Carroll Invites, Sweeney Todd, Cooking with Elvis, Chicago, Our Day Out, Jumpers for Goalposts, Cyrano and War Horse.