For years, actor Patrick J. Adams has carried around one of the funniest and most self-deprecating bios on Instagram, and now he has finally addressed it. The line, which references his famous former co-star without naming her, has followed him through every new project, and the story behind it is as much about Hollywood typecasting as it is about one very public royal marriage.
The Bio That Launched a Thousand Screenshots
Adams's Instagram profile famously reads: "the other guy from that show that you're watching on that app because that girl married that prince."
The "girl" in question is Meghan Markle, his on-screen partner from the hit legal drama Suits, and the "prince" is, of course, Prince Harry. The bio was written years ago, yet it has enjoyed constant new life. Suits experienced a massive streaming resurgence, becoming one of the most-watched shows on streaming platforms, which meant a whole new generation of viewers kept discovering the actor through Meghan's royal connection rather than his own considerable body of work.
What Adams Actually Said
Speaking on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast hosted by Amanda Hirsch, Adams was asked directly about the bio, and his answer blended humor with a hint of fatigue. He admitted he has thought about changing it more than once.
"I've got to change that," he confessed, before adding a joke that revealed plenty about his working relationship with Meghan. He predicted she would roll her eyes if she ever saw it, noting that eye-rolling was something he received from her constantly during their years filming together.
Markle has never publicly commented on the bio, but Adams joked that he is entirely certain how she would react. The anecdote offered fans a rare, warm glimpse of the friendship that developed between the two actors during seven seasons of playing Mike Ross and Rachel Zane, whose romance became one of the show's central storylines.
From Toronto Sets to a Royal Wedding
The trajectories of the two co-stars could hardly have diverged more. Adams and Markle spent years building on-screen chemistry in Toronto, with their characters eventually marrying in the show's seventh season. Off screen, Meghan's relationship with Prince Harry blossomed at almost exactly the same time, and she left the series in 2017 as the engagement became public.
Adams was among the Suits cast members invited to the 2018 royal wedding at Windsor Castle, an event he has described as surreal. By 2020, Meghan and Harry had stepped back from their roles as senior royals and relocated to California, where they now live with their two children, while Adams continued his career on stage and screen and launched his own directing projects.
Life After Suits and After Meghan
There is a bittersweet thread in Adams's humor. Being recognized primarily through a former co-star's royal title is the kind of fame oddity few actors ever have to navigate. At the same time, he has leaned into the absurdity rather than fighting it, and the bio's endurance suggests he understands better than anyone how the internet rewards self-awareness. Fans have long praised him for refusing to take himself too seriously, a trait that has arguably aged better than most publicity strategies in his position.
Colleagues from the Suits era have told similar stories about his easygoing nature on set, describing a cast environment that remained close long after the series wrapped. Gabriel Macht, Rick Hoffman and the rest of the ensemble have periodically reunited for anniversary posts and conventions, keeping the show's community alive well past its original run.
The Suits resurgence brought him renewed recognition on his own terms, too. New viewers discovered the sharp writing and ensemble cast, and Adams has spoken about being genuinely moved by messages from fans who found the show a decade after its debut. The "other guy" framing, it turns out, is a joke he is in on completely.
Would He Reunite With Meghan On Screen?
Podcast hosts naturally raised the question fans always ask: would a reunion ever happen? Adams has historically been gracious about the possibility while acknowledging the obvious, that Meghan's life now involves a different kind of public role entirely. For now, the connection survives in affectionate anecdotes like the eye-rolling story, and in the continued affection Suits fans hold for the Mike and Rachel pairing.
As for the bio, the world will have to wait and see whether Adams finally updates it. Given how perfectly it captures his wry take on an improbable chapter of television history, most fans are hoping it stays exactly where it is.
The Takeaway
Adams's story is a charming reminder of how strange modern fame can be: one royal marriage reshaped how millions of people identify him, and he answered with a punchline. His comments came during a recent podcast appearance, and Markle herself has not responded to the bio or the jokes about it.
