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).

Nacimiento: 1957-01-24, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,6 de 5

En CMNetwork Actors

The Young Ones como Vyvyan
Alien: Earth como Atom Eins

Conocido por

Star Wars: Los últimos Jedi (2017) — Captain Peavey
Alien: Planeta Tierra (2025) — Atom Eins
El problema de los 3 cuerpos (2024) — Denys Porlock
Los jóvenes (1982) — Vyvyan
La pareja basura (1991) — Edward Elizabeth Hitler
Guerra y paz (2016) — Ilya Rostov
Hotel Paraíso (1999) — Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba
El secreto de la isla (2012) — Tom Tiernan

Filmografía

Codes — Head of MI6
Alien: Planeta Tierra (2025) — Atom Eins
Bergerac (2025) — Nigel
Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story (2024) — Phil
El problema de los 3 cuerpos (2024) — Denys Porlock
Toad & Friends (2023) — Toad
Un espía entre amigos (2022) — Sir Roger Hollis
Karlchen - Das große Geburtstagsabenteuer (2022) — Granny (voz)
The Trick (2021) — Edward Acton
El pacto (2021) — Richard
Out of Her Mind (2020) — Lewis
Completely Bad News (2019) — Vim Fuego
The Rizen: Possession (2019) — The Interviewer
Back to life (2019) — John Boback
Engaño (2019) — William Vaughan
Save Me (2018) — Gideon Charles
RSC Live: Twelfth Night (2018) — Malvolio
Star Wars: Los últimos Jedi (2017) — Captain Peavey
Bancroft (2017) — Superintendent Cliff Walker
Interlude in Prague (2017) — Herr Luptak
The Rizen (2017) — Interviewer
Genius (2017) — David Hilbert
Represalias (2016) — Peter Elliot
Upstart Crow (2016) — Dogberry
Guerra y paz (2016) — Ilya Rostov
La Presa (2014) — DCI Warner
Five Go to Rehab (2012) — Dick
El secreto de la isla (2012) — Tom Tiernan
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff (2012) — Headmaster Wackville
Crimen en el paraíso (2011) — Charles Crabtree
Monte Carlo or Bust (2010)
Rocky Horror Tribute Show (2008) — Brad
Teenage Kicks (2008)
Jane Austen recuerda (2008) — Henry Austen
Twisted Tales (2005) — Ed Barnes
Bottom Mindless Violence (2004) — Vyvyan / Eddie Catflap / Sir Adrian Dangerous / Dreamy Time Escort / Eddie Hitler / Eddie Ndingombaba (archive footage)
Doctors and Nurses (2004) — Dr. Roy Glover
Celebrity Mastermind (2003)
Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour (2003) — Edward Hitler
Spine Chillers (2003)
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy (2003)
The Best of French & Saunders (2002) — Various
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity (2001) — Eddie
Four Men in a Plane (2000) — Ian Crisp
Hotel Paraíso (1999) — Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba
Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live (1999)
The Man (1999) — Ash
Holby City (1999) — Percy "Abra" Durant
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime (1998) — Dame Dolly
Four Men in a Car (1998) — Ian
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island (1997) — Eddie Hitler
Captain Star (1997)
Jonathan Creek (1997) — Brendan Baxter
Los asesinatos de Midsomer (1997) — Hugo Welles
Bottom Fluff (1996)
Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour (1995) — Eddie
Look at the State We're In! (1995) — Dewhurst
Las Aventuras del Joven Indiana Jones: El Tesoro del Ojo Pavo Real (1995) — Zyke
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol (1994) — Tim Goodchance
If You See God, Tell Him (1993) — Gordon Spry
Bottom Live: The Stage Show (1993) — Eddie
Demonella (1993) — Sid Vicious
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase (1993) — Gregory Dawson
Space Virgins from Planet Sex (1993) — 'K' / Air Traffic Controller
Absolutamente fabulosas (1992) — Hamish
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special (1992) — Edward Elizabeth Hitler
Red Nose of Courage (1992) — John Major/Coco the Clown
La pareja basura (1991) — Edward Elizabeth Hitler
The Pope Must Die (1991) — Father Rookie
Rita Rudner (1990)
News Hounds (1990) — Phil Burke
Les Dogs (1990) — Best Man
Oxford (1990) — 2nd MI5 Man / Fan
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 (1990) — Billy
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! (1990) — Billy
GLC: The Carnage Continues (1990) — Billy/Prince Charles/Giles Cricket Bat Portland
Snakes and Ladders (1989) — Giles Tewkesbury
Screen One (1989) — Phil Burke
Press Gang (1989) — Simon Knowles
The Yob (1988) — Michael
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door (1988) — Dreamy Time Escort
More Bad News (1988) — Vim Fuego
The Strike (1988) — Adrian/Slim/Policeman
Eat the Rich (1987) — Charles
French & Saunders (1987) — John
Hardwicke House (1987) — Tiny
Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987) — Edward Catflap
Honest Decent & True (1986) — Alun Pickersgill
Saturday Live (1986)
Private Enterprise (1986) — Brian
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger (1986) — Sir Adrian Dangerous
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) (1986) — John
The Dangerous Brothers (1986) — Sir Adrian Dangerous
The Supergrass (1985) — Dennis Carter
Happy Families (1985) — Guy Fuddle
Screen Two (1985) — Alun Pickersgill
Slags (1984) — Ace
Eddie Monsoon - a Life? (1984) — Eddie Moonson
Gino: Full Story and Pics (1984) — Gordon/Bill
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques (1984) — Billy
Susie (1984) — Martin
Dirty Movie (1984) — Bean
Five Go Mad on Mescalin (1983) — Dick
La víbora negra (1983) — Baron von Richtoven
Summer School (1983) — Peter
Bad News (1983) — Vim Fuego/Alan Metcalfe
The Beat Generation (1983) — Desmond
War (1983) — Various Roles
Dead on Time (1983) — Fool
Los jóvenes (1982) — Vyvyan
Five Go Mad in Dorset (1982) — Dick
The Comic Strip Presents... (1982) — Dick / Mike/Hatchett/Julio/Bolsen/Man in Cage/Jenkins/Zarkoff / Desmond / Vim Fuego / Peter / Bean / Martin / Billy / Gordon/Bill / Eddie Monsoon / Ace / John / Brian / Adrian/Slim/Policeman / Dreamy Time Escort / Michael / Billy/Prince/Giles Cricket Bat Portland / 2nd MI5 Man/Fan / Bestman
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door (1982) — Keith Marshall
The Comic Strip (1981)
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights (1980)