Steven Matheson
Adam Charles Willits (born 18th February, 1972) is a former actor who played Steven Matheson. He made his debut in the pilot episode which was broadcast in 1988. Unlike many of the original cast members, Adam had two stints as a series regular. His first was from 1988-1991 and the second was 1995-1996. He also made guest appearances until 2008.
Pre Home And Away career[]
Adam grew up in Sydney and made an early appearance as Mr Scratch in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985). Interestingly, one of the other young actors who worked alongside him on this movie was Justine Clarke, who played Roo Stewart on H&A in 1988-89. In 1985, he played the son of Jacki Weaver and John Waters in the TV Movie The Perfectionist.
Home And Away 1988-1991[]
Adam was a regular on Home and Away from 1988 until early 1991. During his time on the show, his character fell for a couple of older women, lost his uncle Philip in an arson attack, and got into scrapes with a schoolteacher and his brother. He also had a memorable storyline with his foster brother Dodge, who turned out to have killed his uncle. Adam left the show at the end of 1990 when his character moved away to university. In the winter of 1990, Adam and some other H&A cast members travelled to the UK to work on "Home and Away: The Musical" which played in Birmingham, Nottingham and Northampton.
After Home And Away[]
Adam left Home and Away in 1990, though his scenes continued to be broadcast into 1991. He joined the cast of the sitcom Hampton Court which only lasted for 13 episodes.
Return to Home And Away 1995-1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008[]
Adam and Tempany Deckert (Selina Roberts) in a 1998 episode filmed in England.
In 1995, Adam reprised his role as Steven on H&A. After a promising beginning as a high-achieving student, his character had lost his way. Now somewhat disappointed with the way his life had turned out, he took a job teaching in the local school. Along the way, he fell for student Selina Roberts, which became a long-drawn-out affair with plenty of bumps in the road. In 1998, he appeared in a one-off episode filmed in Ironbridge in England. In that, his character finally got engaged to Selina.
Adam's later returns to the show were for brief, one-off occasions such as weddings and birthdays. His last appearance in 2008 was to mark Kate Ritchie's departure from the show.
At some stage after his last regular appearances on H&A as a regular, Adam stepped back from the industry and began working in insurance. His last acting credit on IMDB was as a policeman in a 2014 episode of Rake.