Adrian Edmondson
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: 24 January 1957
Played In
Sam & Ade Go Birding
Alien: Earth
Atom Eins
Bergerac
Nigel
Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story
Phil
Bottom: Exposed
Himself
3 Body Problem
Denys Porlock
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self
Toad & Friends
Toad
A Spy Among Friends
Sir Roger Hollis
The Best Birthday Ever
Granny (voice)
The Trick
Edward Acton
The Pact
Richard
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Self
King Rocker
Self (archive footage)
Out of Her Mind
Lewis
Between the Covers
Self
Completely Bad News
Vim Fuego
The Rizen: Possession
The Interviewer
Back to Life
John Boback
Cheat
William Vaughan
Celebrity Catchphrase
Self - Contestant
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
Save Me
Gideon Charles
RSC Live: Twelfth Night
Malvolio
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Captain Peavey
Bancroft
Superintendent Cliff Walker
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Contestant
Interlude in Prague
Herr Luptak
The Rizen
Interviewer
Genius
David Hilbert
Urban Myths
Leslie Conn
One of Us
Peter Elliot
Upstart Crow
Dogberry
War and Peace
Ilya Rostov
Rocky Horror Show Live
Narrator
Ronja, the Robber's Daughter
Noodle Pete (voice, English version)
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self
Prey
DCI Warner
Ade at Sea
Self
Catchphrase
Gadget Man
Five Go to Rehab
Dick
Blood
Tom Tiernan
Britain Beware!
Self (Presenter)
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
Headmaster Wackville
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
Self - Contestant
Ade in Britain
Death in Paradise
Charles Crabtree
Monte Carlo or Bust
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
Self - Contestant
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self - Baron von Richthoven (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Brad
Teenage Kicks
Miss Austen Regrets
Henry Austen
The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision
Sir Adrian Dangerous
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
Self (Narrator)
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
Self (Archived Footage)
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
Would I Lie to You?
Self
Britain's Got More Talent
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The One Show
Self - Guest
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration
Self
School's Out
Self
Great British Menu
Self - Guest Judge
Surviving Disaster
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Self
Twisted Tales
Ed Barnes
Bottom Mindless Violence
Vyvyan / Eddie Catflap / Sir Adrian Dangerous / Dreamy Time Escort / Eddie Hitler / Eddie Ndingombaba (archive footage)
Doctors and Nurses
Dr. Roy Glover
Celebrity Mastermind
Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour
Edward Hitler
Spine Chillers
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
The Best of French & Saunders
Various
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity
Eddie
Four Men in a Plane
Ian Crisp
Guest House Paradiso
Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba
The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso'
Self
Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live
The Man
Ash
Holby City
Percy "Abra" Durant
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
Dame Dolly
Four Men in a Car
Ian
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island
Eddie Hitler
Captain Star
Jonathan Creek
Brendan Baxter
Midsomer Murders
Hugo Welles
Bottom Fluff
Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour
Eddie
Look at the State We're In!
Dewhurst
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
Zyke
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
Tim Goodchance
Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Guest
If You See God, Tell Him
Gordon Spry
Bottom Live: The Stage Show
Eddie
Demonella
Sid Vicious
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
Gregory Dawson
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
'K' / Air Traffic Controller
Absolutely Fabulous
Hamish
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
Edward Elizabeth Hitler
Red Nose of Courage
John Major/Coco the Clown
Pebble Mill
Self
Bottom
Edward Elizabeth Hitler
The Pope Must Die
Father Rookie
Rita Rudner
News Hounds
Phil Burke
Les Dogs
Best Man
Oxford
2nd MI5 Man / Fan
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Billy
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Billy
GLC: The Carnage Continues
Billy/Prince Charles/Giles Cricket Bat Portland
Snakes and Ladders
Giles Tewkesbury
Screen One
Phil Burke
Press Gang
Simon Knowles
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
Just Like That!
Self
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Self
This Morning
Self
The Yob
Michael
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Dreamy Time Escort
More Bad News
Vim Fuego
The Strike
Adrian/Slim/Policeman
Eat the Rich
Charles
Going Live!
Self
French & Saunders
John
Hardwicke House
Tiny
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Edward Catflap
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Edward Catflap
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Self
Honest Decent & True
Alun Pickersgill
Saturday Live
Private Enterprise
Brian
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
Sir Adrian Dangerous
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
John
The Dangerous Brothers
Sir Adrian Dangerous
The Supergrass
Dennis Carter
Happy Families
Guy Fuddle / Grandpa Harold Fuddle
Happy Families
Guy Fuddle
Screen Two
Alun Pickersgill
Slags
Ace
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
Eddie Moonson
Gino: Full Story and Pics
Gordon/Bill
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Billy
Susie
Martin
Dirty Movie
Bean
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
Dick
Natural World
Narrator
Blackadder
Baron von Richtoven
Summer School
Peter
Bad News
Vim Fuego/Alan Metcalfe
The Beat Generation
Desmond
War
Various Roles
Dead on Time
Fool
The Young Ones
Vyvyan
Five Go Mad in Dorset
Dick
The Comic Strip Presents...
Dick
The Comic Strip Presents...
Mike/Hatchett/Julio/Bolsen/Man in Cage/Jenkins/Zarkoff
The Comic Strip Presents...
Desmond
The Comic Strip Presents...
Vim Fuego
The Comic Strip Presents...
Peter
The Comic Strip Presents...
Bean
The Comic Strip Presents...
Martin
The Comic Strip Presents...
Billy
The Comic Strip Presents...
Gordon/Bill
The Comic Strip Presents...
Eddie Monsoon
The Comic Strip Presents...
Ace
The Comic Strip Presents...
John
The Comic Strip Presents...
Brian
The Comic Strip Presents...
Adrian/Slim/Policeman
The Comic Strip Presents...
Dreamy Time Escort
The Comic Strip Presents...
Michael
The Comic Strip Presents...
Billy/Prince/Giles Cricket Bat Portland
The Comic Strip Presents...
2nd MI5 Man/Fan
The Comic Strip Presents...
Bestman
The Comic Strip Presents...
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door
Keith Marshall
The Comic Strip
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
An Audience with...
Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
Codes
Head of MI6