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Adrian Edmondson
Actor

Adrian Edmondson

24 Jan 1957Born
69Age
127Credits
Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UKBirthplace

Biography

Adrian Edmondson was born in Bradford, Yorkshire. He went to Manchester University to study drama. Whilst he was there he met Rik Mayall, and the pair began performing as 20th Century Coyote. The act continued after university when Adrian & Rik moved to London, and they became two of the leading lights in the new 'alternative comedy' scene, performing at the newly established Comedy Store, and setting up their own club, The Comic Strip, with 'Peter Richardson', Nigel Planer, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, and Alexei Sayle. This spawned two 1980s TV series: The Young Ones (1982), and The Comic Strip Presents...

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(1982) In the 1990's Ade & Rik continued their partnership with a new series called Bottom (1991), which ran for three seasons and became a major success on the live circuit. It was basically a live sitcom, liberally sprinkled with slapstick humour, and the pair did 5 long tours between 1993 and 2003. Simultaneously, Adrian established himself as an actor, doing two improvised TV films under the Screen One and Screen Two umbrella, with director Les Blair: Screen Two: Honest, Decent and True (1986), and Screen One: News Hounds (1990) (winner of the BAFTA for best single drama). He was a regular in the hospital drama Holby City (1999) from 2005 - 2008. He took the lead in a drama documentary about the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in the series Surviving Disaster (2006), and appeared as Henry Austen in the TV movie Miss Austen Regrets (2008), the film Blood (2012), and the drama series Prey (2014). But his most notable dramatic role to date is that of Count Rostov in the BBC series War & Peace (2016).

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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 127 credits.

  1. TBACodesFilm: Head of MI6
  2. 2026Sam & Ade Go BirdingSeries (5 episodes)
  3. 2025Alien: EarthSeries: Atom Eins (8 episodes)
  4. 2025BergeracSeries: Nigel (6 episodes)
  5. 2024Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling StorySeries: Phil (4 episodes)
  6. 2024Bottom: ExposedFilm: Director
  7. 20243 Body ProblemSeries: Denys Porlock (3 episodes)
  8. 2023Toad & FriendsSeries: Toad (52 episodes)
  9. 2022A Spy Among FriendsSeries: Sir Roger Hollis (6 episodes)
  10. 2022The Best Birthday EverFilm: Granny (voice)
  11. 2021The TrickFilm: Edward Acton
  12. 2021The PactSeries: Richard (6 episodes)
  13. 2020Out of Her MindSeries: Lewis (6 episodes)
  14. 2019Completely Bad NewsFilm: Vim Fuego, Writer
  15. 2019The Rizen: PossessionFilm: The Interviewer
  16. 2019Back to LifeSeries: John Boback (5 episodes)
  17. 2019CheatSeries: William Vaughan (4 episodes)
  18. 2018How The Young Ones Changed ComedyFilm
  19. 2018Save MeSeries: Gideon Charles (1 episode)
  20. 2018RSC Live: Twelfth NightFilm: Malvolio
  21. 2017Star Wars: The Last JediFilm: Captain Peavey
  22. 2017BancroftSeries: Superintendent Cliff Walker (7 episodes)
  23. 2017Interlude in PragueFilm: Herr Luptak
  24. 2017The RizenFilm: Interviewer
  25. 2017GeniusSeries: David Hilbert (1 episode)
  26. 2017Urban MythsSeries: Leslie Conn (1 episode)
  27. 2016One of UsSeries: Peter Elliot (4 episodes)
  28. 2016Upstart CrowSeries: Dogberry (1 episode)
  29. 2016War and PeaceSeries: Ilya Rostov (6 episodes)
  30. 2015Rocky Horror Show LiveFilm: Narrator
  31. 2014PreySeries: DCI Warner (3 episodes)
  32. 2013CatchphraseSeries (1 episode)
  33. 2012Gadget ManSeries (1 episode)
  34. 2012Five Go to RehabFilm: Dick
  35. 2012BloodFilm: Tom Tiernan
  36. 2012The Bleak Old Shop of StuffSeries: Headmaster Wackville (3 episodes)
  37. 2011Ade in BritainSeries (50 episodes)
  38. 2011Death in ParadiseSeries: Charles Crabtree (1 episode)
  39. 2010Monte Carlo or BustSeries (3 episodes)
  40. 2008Rocky Horror Tribute ShowFilm: Brad
  41. 2008Teenage KicksSeries: Creator (8 episodes)
  42. 2008Miss Austen RegretsFilm: Henry Austen
  43. 2006Surviving DisasterSeries (1 episode)
  44. 2005Twisted TalesSeries: Ed Barnes (1 episode)
  45. 2004Bottom Mindless ViolenceFilm: Vyvyan / Eddie Catflap / Sir Adrian Dangerous / Dreamy Time Escort / Eddie Hitler / Eddie Ndingombaba (archive footage)
  46. 2004Doctors and NursesSeries: Dr. Roy Glover (6 episodes)
  47. 2003Celebrity MastermindSeries (1 episode)
  48. 2003Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts TourFilm: Edward Hitler
  49. 2003Spine ChillersSeries (1 episode)
  50. 2003Comic Relief Does Fame AcademySeries (40 episodes)
  51. 2002The Best of French & SaundersFilm: Various
  52. 2001Bottom Live 2001: An Arse OddityFilm: Eddie, Writer
  53. 2000MirrorballFilm: Director
  54. 2000Four Men in a PlaneFilm: Ian Crisp
  55. 1999Guest House ParadisoFilm: Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba, Director, Writer
  56. 1999Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom LiveFilm
  57. 1999The ManFilm: Ash
  58. 1999Holby CitySeries: Percy "Abra" Durant (157 episodes)
  59. 1998Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV PantomimeFilm: Dame Dolly
  60. 1998Four Men in a CarFilm: Ian
  61. 1997Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's IslandFilm: Eddie Hitler
  62. 1997Captain StarSeries (13 episodes)
  63. 1997Jonathan CreekSeries: Brendan Baxter (5 episodes)
  64. 1997Midsomer MurdersSeries: Hugo Welles (1 episode)
  65. 1996Bottom FluffFilm
  66. 1995Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 TourFilm: Eddie
  67. 1995Look at the State We're In!Series: Dewhurst (1 episode)
  68. 1995The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's EyeFilm: Zyke
  69. 1994French and Saunders' Christmas CarolFilm: Tim Goodchance
  70. 1993If You See God, Tell HimSeries: Gordon Spry (4 episodes)
  71. 1993Bottom Live: The Stage ShowFilm: Eddie
  72. 1993DemonellaFilm: Sid Vicious
  73. 1993Gregory: Diary of a NutcaseFilm: Gregory Dawson
  74. 1993Space Virgins from Planet SexFilm: 'K' / Air Traffic Controller
  75. 1992Absolutely FabulousSeries: Hamish (2 episodes)
  76. 1992Holy - Bottom: Christmas SpecialFilm: Edward Elizabeth Hitler, Writer
  77. 1992Red Nose of CourageFilm: John Major/Coco the Clown
  78. 1991BottomSeries: Edward Elizabeth Hitler, Writer, Creator (18 episodes)
  79. 1991The Pope Must DieFilm: Father Rookie
  80. 1990Rita RudnerSeries (1 episode)

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