Adam Poulsen was born on November 19, 1879 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Dorian Grays Portræt (1910), Scenens børn (1913) and Af elskovs naade (1914). He was married to Nathalia Olivia Cathrine Krause, Ellen Rimestad and Jytte Knipschildt. He died on June 30, 1969 in Grinsted, Denmark.