Adam Copeland
Acting
- Born:
- 1973-10-30
- Place of birth:
- Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Adam Copeland is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He previously competed in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for more than two decades under the ring name Edge, becoming one of the most decorated and influential performers in company history. After making his professional wrestling debut in 1992, Copeland spent several years on the independent circuit, competing in both singles and tag team competition, most notably alongside his longtime friend Christian Cage. Copeland signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1997 and debuted on television as Edge in 1998. Following an Intercontinental Championship win in 1999, he reunited with Christian to form one of the most successful tag teams of their era. Together, they won the World Tag Team Championship seven times and became closely associated with the rise of Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches. Transitioning into singles competition in 2001, Copeland established himself as a main-event star and went on to win 31 championships in WWE, including seven World Heavyweight Championships and four WWE Championships. He also became WWE’s 14th Triple Crown Champion and seventh Grand Slam Champion, while achieving the rare distinction of winning King of the Ring, Money in the Bank, and the Royal Rumble. Due to severe neck injuries, Copeland retired from in-ring competition in 2011 and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame the following year. He returned to wrestling in 2020 and remained an active top-level performer until departing WWE in 2023. Copeland debuted for AEW in October 2023, where he renewed both his rivalry and alliance with Christian Cage. During his time in AEW, he won the TNT Championship twice before capturing the AEW World Tag Team Championship alongside Christian Cage in May 2026. Outside of wrestling, Copeland has held recurring television roles on Haven (2011–2015), Vikings (2017–2020), and Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023–present), while also appearing on The Flash (2015), Private Eyes (2016), and Sanctuary (2011). In 2015, he received a Golden Maple Award nomination for his performance as Dwight Hendrickson in Haven.
Known For
Filmography
The Beekeeper 2
AEW WrestleDream 2026
MLP Northern Rising 2026
AEW All Out 2026
AEW All In 2026: London
AEW Redemption 2026
MLP Mayhem
AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026
AEW Double or Nothing 2026
AEW Dynasty 2026
AEW Revolution 2026
On The Red Carpet Presents: "Percy Jackson"
AEW All Out 2025
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
AEW All In 2025: Texas
AEW Dynasty 2025
AEW Revolution 2025
AEW: Grand Slam Australia
AEW Worlds End 2024
AEW Double or Nothing 2024
AEW Dynasty 2024
AEW Worlds End 2023
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
AEW Full Gear 2023
AEW: WrestleDream 2023
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
WrestleMania 39 Sunday
The Bloodline: The Complete Story
WWE Elimination Chamber 2023
WWE Royal Rumble 2023
WWE Extreme Rules 2022
WWE Clash at the Castle 2022
WWE SummerSlam 2022
WWE This Is Awesome
WWE Rivals
WWE Hell in a Cell 2022
WWE WrestleMania Backlash 2022
WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
Hey! (EW)
WWE Royal Rumble 2022
WWE Day 1 2022
WWE Crown Jewel 2021
Never Forget: WWE Returns After 9/11
WWE SummerSlam 2021
WWE Money in the Bank 2021
Biography: WWE Legends
WrestleMania 37: Night 2
WWE Fastlane 2021
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
The Best of WWE: 10 Best Matches of 2020
Meeting the Undertaker
Money Plane
WWE Backlash 2020
Undertaker: The Last Ride
The Firefly Funhouse Match
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 2
Edge: The Second Mountain
The Best of WWE
Ruthless Aggression
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
HOCKEY
WWE Backstage
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
Shawn Michaels - The Showstopper Unreleased
WWE Untold
Twist of Fate: The Best of the Hardy Boyz
WWE Hall of Fame 2018
WWE Chronicle
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
Sweet Daddy Siki
WWE: Best of the 2000's
NXT Takeover: Orlando
WWE The Day Of
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship
Interrogation
Private Eyes
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Straight Outta Dudleyville: The Legacy of the Dudley Boyz
WWE Fastlane 2016
The Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness
Owen: Hart of Gold
WWE Table For 3
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
WWE 24
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
WWE Rivalries
The Flash
Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
Signature Sounds: The Music of WWE
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Wrestlemania Rewind
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
Vikings
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
The Top 100 Moments In Raw History
WWE: The Attitude Era
WWE Main Event
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
WWE: The Best of Raw & Smackdown 2011
You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
WWE Hall Of Fame 2012
Bending The Rules
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
The Epic Journey of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
WWE: The Best of King of the Ring
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
WWE: The Ladder Match 2 - Crash and Burn
WWE SummerSlam 2011
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
The John Cena Experience
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
The True Story of WrestleMania
WWE Elimination Chamber 2011
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2010
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
WWE Survivor Series 2010
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
WWE Hell In A Cell 2010
Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho
WWE Night of Champions 2010
WWE - Best Of WWE Volume 7 - Kane
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2009-2010
WWE SummerSlam 2010
WWE Money in the Bank 2010
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
Haven
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey
WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches
WWE Over the Limit 2010
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
WWE NXT
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
WWE The Bash 2009
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
WWE Judgment Day 2009
WWE Backlash 2009
WWE Superstars
WWE WrestleMania XXV
WWE No Way Out 2009
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence
WWE Armageddon 2008
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
WWE Survivor Series 2008
WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
WWE: The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane
Sanctuary
WWE SummerSlam 2008
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
WWE Night of Champions 2008
WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One
WWE One Night Stand 2008
WWE Judgment Day 2008
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story
WWE Backlash 2008
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
WWE No Way Out 2008
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
WWE Armageddon 2007
WWE RAW 15th Anniversary
WWE Survivor Series 2007
WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007
WWE: The Ladder Match
WWE One Night Stand 2007
WWE Judgment Day 2007
WWE Backlash 2007
WWE WrestleMania 23
WWE: The New & Improved DX
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
WWE New Year's Revolution 2007
WWE Survivor Series 2006
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WWE Unforgiven 2006
WWE SummerSlam 2006
WWE Vengeance 2006
WWE ECW
ECW One Night Stand 2006
WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head
WWE Backlash 2006
WWE WrestleMania 22
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
Deal or No Deal
WWE Survivor Series 2005
WWE RAW Homecoming
The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior
WWE Unforgiven 2005
WWE SummerSlam 2005
Mind of Mencia
WWE Vengeance 2005
Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
ECW One Night Stand 2005
WWE Backlash 2005
WWE WrestleMania 21
WWE Hall of Fame
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
WWE Survivor Series 2004
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004
WWE SummerSlam 2004
WWE Vengeance 2004
WWE Bad Blood 2004
WWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
WWE Backlash 2004
WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown
WWE: Rey Mysterio - 619
WWE No Way Out 2003
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
WWE Armageddon 2002
WWE Survivor Series 2002
WWE Super Tuesday
WWE Rebellion 2002
WWE No Mercy 2002
WWE: The Videos Ramped Up Vol. 1
WWE Unforgiven 2002
WWE SummerSlam 2002
WWE Global Warning
WWE Vengeance 2002
WWE Divas: Undressed
WWE Velocity
WWE Judgment Day 2002
WWE Backlash 2002
WWE Wrestlemania X8
WWF: Before They Were Superstars
WWE No Way Out 2002
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
WWE Vengeance 2001
WWE Survivor Series 2001
WWE Rebellion 2001
WWE No Mercy 2001
WWF Action!
WWE Unforgiven 2001
4th Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show
WWE SummerSlam 2001
WWF: Hardcore
WWE InVasion
Lita: It Just Feels Right
WWE King of the Ring 2001
WWE Tough Enough
WWE Judgment Day 2001
WWE Insurrextion 2001
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
WWE No Way Out 2001
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
WWE Armageddon 2000
WWE Rebellion 2000
WWE Survivor Series 2000
WWE No Mercy 2000
WWE Unforgiven 2000
Highlander: Endgame
WWE SummerSlam 2000
WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
WWE King of the Ring 2000
WWE Judgment Day 2000
WWE Insurrextion 2000
WWE Backlash 2000
WWE WrestleMania 2000
WWE No Way Out 2000
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
WWE Armageddon 1999
WWE Survivor Series 1999
Beyond the Mat
WWE No Mercy 1999
WWE Rebellion 1999
WWE Unforgiven 1999
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
WWE King of the Ring 1999
WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
WWE Backlash: In Your House
WWE WrestleMania XV
TV total
WWE Royal Rumble 1999
WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House
WWE Capital Carnage
WWF: Eve of Destruction
Sable Unleashed
WWE Breakdown: In Your House
WWE SummerSlam 1998
WWE Heat
MADtv
Raw
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