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Adrian Edmondson

Known for: Acting

Born 24/01/1957

Place of birth Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

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... (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).

Filmography

Series ★ 7,5

Midsomer Murders

Hugo Welles

1997

Series ★ 7,5

Death in Paradise

Charles Crabtree

2011

Series ★ 7,2

The Graham Norton Show

Self

2007

Series ★ 5,8

Holby City

Percy "Abra" Durant

1999

Series ★ 4,4

The One Show

Self - Guest

2006

Series ★ 7,3

Alien: Earth

Atom Eins

2025

Film ★ 6,7

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Captain Peavey

2017

Series ★ 7,5

3 Body Problem

Denys Porlock

2024

Series ★ 7,4

Natural World

Narrator

1983

Series ★ 8,0

Ready, Steady, Cook

Self - Guest

1994

Series ★ 7,1

Screen Two

Alun Pickersgill

1985

Series ★ 7,8

Would I Lie to You?

Self

2007

Series ★ 7,5

Genius

David Hilbert

2017

Series ★ 8,0

Blackadder

Baron von Richtoven

1983

Series ★ 7,5

Absolutely Fabulous

Hamish

1992

Series ★ 4,7

Film '72

Self

1971

Series ★ 4,1

Pebble Mill

Self

1991

Series ★ 8,0

Going Live!

Self

1987

Series ★ 5,3

An Audience with...

Self

1978

Series ★ 4,5

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

Self

2007

Series ★ 7,6

Jonathan Creek

Brendan Baxter

1997

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Dick

1982

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Mike/Hatchett/Julio/Bolsen/Man in Cage/Jenkins/Zarkoff

1982

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Desmond

1982

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Vim Fuego

1982

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Peter

1982

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Bean

1982

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Martin

1982

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Billy

1982

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Gordon/Bill

1982

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Eddie Monsoon

1982

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Ace

1982

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

John

1982

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Brian

1982

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Adrian/Slim/Policeman

1982

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Dreamy Time Escort

1982

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Michael

1982

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Billy/Prince/Giles Cricket Bat Portland

1982

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

2nd MI5 Man/Fan

1982

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

Bestman

1982

Series ★ 7,4

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982

Series ★ 6,5

Great British Menu

Self - Guest Judge

2006

Series ★ 7,5

War and Peace

Ilya Rostov

2016

Series ★ 7,9

The Young Ones

Vyvyan

1982

Series ★ 6,0

Celebrity Mastermind

2003

Series ★ 6,1

Richard Osman's House of Games

Self - Contestant

2017

Series ★ 10,0

Celebrity Catchphrase

Self - Contestant

2018

Series ★ 6,5

A Spy Among Friends

Sir Roger Hollis

2022

Series ★ 7,2

Screen One

Phil Burke

1989

Series ★ 7,1

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

Self

2014

Series ★ 6,1

Bergerac

Nigel

2025

Series ★ 7,4

French & Saunders

John

1987

Series ★ 7,4

Urban Myths

Leslie Conn

2017

Series ★ 7,5

Press Gang

Simon Knowles

1989

Series ★ 6,7

Ronja, the Robber's Daughter

Noodle Pete (voice, English version)

2014

Series ★ 7,9

Bottom

Edward Elizabeth Hitler

1991

Series ★ 7,0

The Pact

Richard

2021

Series ★ 4,0

Catchphrase

2013

Series ★ 2,7

Britain's Got More Talent

Self

2007

Series ★ 6,5

Save Me

Gideon Charles

2018

Series ★ 6,8

Prey

DCI Warner

2014

Series ★ 7,3

Upstart Crow

Dogberry

2016

Series ★ 5,5

Between the Covers

Self

2020

Series ★ 5,0

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Self

1976

Series ★ 6,7

Let's Dance for Comic Relief

Self - Contestant

2009

Series ★ 8,0

Comic Relief Does Fame Academy

2003

Series ★ 6,9

Bancroft

Superintendent Cliff Walker

2017

Series ★ 6,5

One of Us

Peter Elliot

2016

Series ★ 7,0

Spine Chillers

2003

Series ★ 7,0

Saturday Live

1986

Series ★ 7,7

Twisted Tales

Ed Barnes

2005

Series ★ 7,4

Back to Life

John Boback

2019

Series ★ 6,3

Cheat

William Vaughan

2019

Series ★ 5,3

Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story

Phil

2024

Series ★ 7,0

Gadget Man

2012

Series ★ 6,7

Filthy Rich & Catflap

Edward Catflap

1987

Series ★ 5,5

Out of Her Mind

Lewis

2020

Series

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

Self - Contestant

2012

Series ★ 7,3

Happy Families

Guy Fuddle

1985

Series ★ 9,0

Ade in Britain

2011

Series

Look at the State We're In!

Dewhurst

1995

Film ★ 6,1

Guest House Paradiso

Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba

1999

Film ★ 5,9

Blood

Tom Tiernan

2012

Series

Toad & Friends

Toad

2023

Series ★ 7,5

If You See God, Tell Him

Gordon Spry

1993

Series ★ 5,2

This Morning

Self

1988

Film ★ 5,5

Bottom: Exposed

Himself

2024

Series

School's Out

Self

2006

Series ★ 5,2

Hardwicke House

Tiny

1987

Series ★ 6,9

The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff

Headmaster Wackville

2012

Series ★ 6,0

Doctors and Nurses

Dr. Roy Glover

2004

Film ★ 6,2

Eat the Rich

Charles

1987

Series

Rita Rudner

1990

Series ★ 7,0

The Dangerous Brothers

Sir Adrian Dangerous

1986

Film ★ 6,7

The Best Birthday Ever

Granny (voice)

2022

Series ★ 6,7

Surviving Disaster

2006

Series ★ 6,6

Captain Star

1997