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