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Adrian Edmondson

Acting
Known For

68 Years Old

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).

Born

Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK on 24th January 1957

All Credits

Would I Lie to You? Image
Would I Lie to You?
Self
Midsomer Murders Image
Midsomer Murders
Hugo Welles
The Graham Norton Show Image
The Graham Norton Show
Self
No Image
Pebble Mill
Self
Death in Paradise Image
Death in Paradise
Charles Crabtree
Great British Menu Image
Great British Menu
Self - Guest Judge
Celebrity Mastermind Image
Celebrity Mastermind
Blackadder Image
Blackadder
Baron von Richtoven
No Image
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
An Audience with... Image
An Audience with...
Self
Richard Osman's House of Games Image
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Contestant
3 Body Problem Image
3 Body Problem
Denys Porlock
Britain's Got More Talent Image
Britain's Got More Talent
Self
The Young Ones Image
The Young Ones
Vyvyan
Genius Image
Genius
David Hilbert
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Ian Crisp
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Ian
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Sid Vicious
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Gregory Dawson
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Bestman
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
John Major - Coco the Clown
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
'K'/Air Traffic Controller
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
2nd MI5 Man/Fan
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Billy/Prince/Giles Cricket Bat Portland
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Michael
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Adrian/Slim/Policeman
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Dreamy Time Escort
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Gordon/Bill
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Martin
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The Comic Strip Presents...
Billy
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The Comic Strip Presents...
Peter
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The Comic Strip Presents...
Bean
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The Comic Strip Presents...
John
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The Comic Strip Presents...
Eddie Monsoon
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The Comic Strip Presents...
Ace
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The Comic Strip Presents...
Vim Fuego
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The Comic Strip Presents...
Brian
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The Comic Strip Presents...
Mike/Hatchett/Julio/Bolsen/Man in Cage/Jenkins/Zarkoff
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The Comic Strip Presents...
Desmond
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Dick
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Alien: Earth
Atom Eins
Absolutely Fabulous Image
Absolutely Fabulous
Hamish
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Catchphrase
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The One Show
Self - Guest
Saturday Live Image
Saturday Live
The Secret Policeman's Ball Image
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
Ronja the Robber's Daughter Image
Ronja the Robber's Daughter
Noodle Pete (voice, English version)
War and Peace Image
War and Peace
Ilya Rostov
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Natural World
Narrator
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Filthy Rich & Catflap
Edward Catflap
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One of Us
Peter Elliot
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Upstart Crow
Dogberry
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Urban Myths
Leslie Conn
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Save Me
Gideon Charles
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Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
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Gadget Man
Ready Steady Cook Image
Ready Steady Cook
Self - Guest
Going Live! Image
Going Live!
Self
Cheat Image
Cheat
William Vaughan
Prey Image
Prey
DCI Warner
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French & Saunders
John
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Celebrity Catchphrase
Self - Contestant
Bottom Image
Bottom
Edward Elizabeth Hitler
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Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self
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Captain Star
Press Gang Image
Press Gang
Simon Knowles
Jonathan Creek Image
Jonathan Creek
Brendan Baxter
Toad & Friends Image
Toad & Friends
Toad
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Between the Covers
Self
The Pact Image
The Pact
Richard
Snakes and Ladders Image
Snakes and Ladders
Giles Tewkesbury
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Captain Peavey
A Spy Among Friends Image
A Spy Among Friends
Sir Roger Hollis
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off Image
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
Self - Contestant
Anna Lee Image
Anna Lee
Dominic Jones
Rita Rudner Image
Rita Rudner
Ade in Britain Image
Ade in Britain
No Image
Doctors and Nurses
Dr. Roy Glover
Out of Her Mind Image
Out of Her Mind
Lewis
Ade at Sea Image
Ade at Sea
Self
Spine Chillers Image
Spine Chillers
Happy Families Image
Happy Families
Guy Fuddle
No Image
School's Out
Self
No Image
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
Self - Contestant
Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story Image
Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story
Phil
This Morning Image
This Morning
Self
Bancroft Image
Bancroft
Superintendent Cliff Walker
The Dangerous Brothers Image
The Dangerous Brothers
Sir Adrian Dangerous
Teenage Kicks Image
Teenage Kicks
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Monte Carlo or Bust
Twisted Tales Image
Twisted Tales
No Image
Look at the State We're In!
Dewhurst
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff Image
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
Headmaster Wackville
Hardwicke House Image
Hardwicke House
Tiny
Eat the Rich Image
Eat the Rich
Charles
Surviving Disaster Image
Surviving Disaster
Miss Austen Regrets Image
Miss Austen Regrets
Henry Austen
No Image
Happy Families
Guest House Paradiso Image
Guest House Paradiso
Eddie
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights Image
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger Image
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
Sir Adrian Dangerous
Bad News Image
Bad News
Vim Fuego/Alan Metcalfe
Blood Image
Blood
Tom Tiernan
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If You See God, Tell Him
Gordon Spry
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
Zyke
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The Pope Must Die
Father Rookie
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The Rizen
Interviewer
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Rocky Horror Show Live
Narrator
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Interlude In Prague
Herr Luptak
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime Image
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
Dame Dolly
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball Image
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
Summer School Image
Summer School
Peter
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments Image
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Baron von Richthoven/Self
The Trick Image
The Trick
Edward Acton
Eddie Monsoon - a Life? Image
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
Eddie Moonson
Honest Decent & True Image
Honest Decent & True
Alun Pickersgill
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel Image
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Self
Four Men in a Car Image
Four Men in a Car
Ian
The Beat Generation Image
The Beat Generation
Desmond
Dead on Time Image
Dead on Time
Fool
The Supergrass Image
The Supergrass
Dennis Carter
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter Image
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live Image
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Self
Bottom: Exposed Image
Bottom: Exposed
Himself
Slags Image
Slags
Ace
The Strike Image
The Strike
Adrian/Slim/Policeman
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door Image
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Dreamy Time Escort
The Comic Strip Image
The Comic Strip
The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso' Image
The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso'
Self
Completely Bad News Image
Completely Bad News
Vim Fuego
The Rizen: Possession Image
The Rizen: Possession
The Interviewer
War Image
War
Various Roles
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) Image
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
John
More Bad News Image
More Bad News
Vim Fuego
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques Image
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Billy
Private Enterprise Image
Private Enterprise
Brian
Oxford Image
Oxford
2nd MI5 Man / Fan
Gino: Full Story and Pics Image
Gino: Full Story and Pics
Gordon/Bill
An Audience With Victoria Wood Image
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Self
The Yob Image
The Yob
Michael
Demonella Image
Demonella
Sid Vicious
Red Nose of Courage Image
Red Nose of Courage
John Major/Coco the Clown
Four Men in a Plane Image
Four Men in a Plane
Ian Crisp
Dirty Movie Image
Dirty Movie
Bean
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 Image
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Billy
No Image
Les Dogs
Best Man
South Atlantic Raiders:  Part 2 Argie Bargie! Image
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Billy
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story Image
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
Self - Narrator
Five Go to Rehab Image
Five Go to Rehab
Dick
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door Image
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door
Keith Marshall
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy Image
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
Just Like That! Image
Just Like That!
Self
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase Image
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
Gregory Dawson
Space Virgins from Planet Sex Image
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
'K' / Air Traffic Controller
Susie Image
Susie
Martin
Rocky Horror Tribute Show Image
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Brad
Bottom Live: The Stage Show Image
Bottom Live: The Stage Show
Eddie
News Hounds Image
News Hounds
Phil Burke
The Best of French & Saunders Image
The Best of French & Saunders
Various
The Making of 'The Young Ones' Image
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
Self (Archived Footage)
Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live Image
Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live
Five Go Mad in Dorset Image
Five Go Mad in Dorset
Dick
RSC Live: Twelfth Night Image
RSC Live: Twelfth Night
Malvolio
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective Image
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Self
Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour Image
Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour
Edward Hitler
No Image
GLC: The Carnage Continues
Billy/Prince Charles/Giles Cricket Bat Portland
Five Go Mad on Mescalin Image
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
Dick
Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour Image
Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour
Eddie
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration Image
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity Image
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity
Eddie
No Image
The Man
Ash
King Rocker Image
King Rocker
Self (archive footage)
Filthy Rich & Catflap Image
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Edward Catflap
The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision Image
The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision
Sir Adrian Dangerous
Bottom Fluff Image
Bottom Fluff
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island Image
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island
Eddie Hitler
Bottom Mindless Violence Image
Bottom Mindless Violence
Eddie