Adrian Edmondson
Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Composer
January 24, 1957 (69 years)
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).
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | Alien: Earth · as Atom Eins |
| 2024 | Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story · as Phil |
| 2024 | 3 Body Problem · as Denys Porlock |
| 2023 | Toad & Friends · as Toad |
| 2023 | Rain Dogs · as Lenny |
| 2023 | Beyond Paradise · as David Haleton |
| 2022 | A Spy Among Friends · as Sir Roger Hollis |
| 2021 | Best Birthday Ever · as Granny (voice) |
| 2021 | The Trick · as Edward Acton |
| 2021 | The Pact (2021) · as RichardOn Plex |
| 2020 | Out of Her Mind · as Lewis |
| 2019 | The Rizen: Possession · as The Interviewer |
| 2019 | Summer of Rockets · as Max Dennis |
| 2019 | Back to Life · as John Boback |
| 2019 | Cheat (2019) · as William Vaughan |
| 2018 | The War of the Worlds: The Musical Drama · as Oglivy |
| 2018 | Save Me (2018) · as Gideon Charles |
| 2017 | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi · as Captain Peavey |
| 2017 | Bancroft · as Superintendent Cliff WalkerOn Plex |
| 2017 | The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales · as Bunny |
| 2017 | Interlude in Prague · as Herr Luptak |
| 2017 | The Rizen · as Interviewer |
| 2017 | Genius (2017) · as David Hilbert |
| 2017 | Urban Myths · as Leslie Conn |
| 2016 | One of Us · as Peter Elliot |
| 2016 | Upstart Crow · as Dogberry |
| 2016 | War & Peace (2016) · as Ilya Rostov |
| 2015 | A Life on Screen: Stephen Fry · as Cast |
| 2015 | Rocky Horror Show Live · as Narrator |
| 2014 | Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (2014) · as Noodle Pete (voice, English Version) |
| 2014 | Prey (2014) · as Dci Warner |
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| 2012 | Blood · as Tom Tiernan |
| 2012 | The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s · as Vyvyan |
| 2011 | The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff · as Headmaster Wackville |
| 2011 | Ade in BritainOn Plex |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise · as Charles Crabtree |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Strike Back · as James Mckitterick |
| 2008 | Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments · as Baron Von Richthoven/self |
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| 2008 | The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision · as Sir Adrian Dangerous |
| 2007 | The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz · as Dick |
| 2007 | A Bucket O' French and Saunders · as Cast |
| 2007 | Miss Austen Regrets · as Henry Austen |
| 2006 | University Challenge: The Story So Far · as Vyvyan Basterd |
| 2006 | The Rocky Horror Tribute Show · as Brad |
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| 2005 | Twisted Tales (UK) · as Ed Barnes |
| 2004 | Bottom Mindless Violence · as Vyvyan / Eddie Catflap / Sir Adrian Dangerous / Dreamy Time Escort / Eddie Hitler / Eddie Ndingombaba (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | Terkel in Trouble · as Terkel |
| 2003 | Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour · as Edward Hitler |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | More Great Comedy Moments · as Vyvyan |
| 2003 | Bottom: Series One · as Eddie Hitler (various Segments) |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | Bottom 2001: An Arse Oddity · as Eddie |
| 1999 | Guest House Paradiso · as Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | Holby City · as Percy "abra" Durant |
| 1998 | Jack and the Beanstalk · as Dame Dolly |
| 1997 | Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Not! · as Hamish |
| 1997 | Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island · as Eddie Hitler |
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| 1997 | Jonathan Creek · as Brendan Baxter |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders · as Hugo WellesOn Plex |
| 1996 | |
| 1995 | Bottom Live: The Big Number 2 Tour · as Eddie |
| 1995 | |
| 1994 | Anna Lee · as Dominic Jones |
| 1993 | If You See God, Tell Him · as Gordon Spry |
| 1993 | Bottom Live · as Eddie |
| 1992 | Absolutely Fabulous · as Hamish |
| 1992 | Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special · as Edward Elizabeth Hitler |
| 1991 | Bottom · as Edward Elizabeth Hitler |
| 1991 | The Pope Must Diet · as Father Rookie |
| 1991 | Comic Relief · as Vim Fuego |
| 1989 | Snakes and Ladders · as Giles Tewkesbury |
| 1989 | Press Gang · as Simon Knowles |
| 1988 | Mr Jolly Lives Next Door · as Dreamy Time Escort |
| 1987 | Eat the Rich · as Charles |
| 1987 | French & Saunders · as John |
| 1987 | Hardwicke House · as Tiny |
| 1987 | Filthy Rich & Catflap · as Edward Catflap |
| 1986 | Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger · as Sir Adrian Dangerous |
| 1985 | Screen One · as Phil Burke |
| 1985 | The Supergrass · as Dennis Carter |
| 1985 | Happy Families · as Guy Fuddle |
| 1985 | EastEnders · as Daniel Cook |
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| 1984 | Screen Two · as Alun Pickersgill |
| 1984 | The Lenny Henry Show · as Various Characters |
| 1984 | Spitting Image · as Harold Angryperson |
| 1984 | Eddie Monsoon - a Life? · as Eddie Moonson |
| 1983 | Natural World · as Narrator |
| 1983 | Bad News · as Vim Fuego/alan Metcalfe |
| 1983 | Dead on Time · as FoolOn Plex |
| 1982 | Blackadder · as Baron Von Richtoven |
| 1982 | The Young Ones · as Vyvyan |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... · as Billy |
| 1982 | Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door · as Keith Marshall |
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| 1971 | Masterpiece (2017) · as Henry Austen |
| 1965 | Jackanory · as Storyteller |
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| 1997 | Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island · as Executive Producer |
| 1995 | Bottom Live: The Big Number 2 Tour · as Executive Producer |
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| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... · as Composer |
| 2003 | More Great Comedy Moments · as Written By: "bottom" |
| 1997 | Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island · as Production Designer |
| 1997 | Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island · as Written By |
| 1995 | Bottom Live: The Big Number 2 Tour · as Written By |
| 1985 | Saturday Live · as Written By |