Adrian Edmondson
Age: N/A | From: Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Ade Edmonson , Ade Edmondson , Ade Edmonton , Bad News , Adrian Charles "Ade" Edmondson , Adrian Charles Edmondson
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 36
TV Involvements: 29
Most Famous Work
Biography
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).
Most Famous Work
Midsomer Murders
(1997) Hugo Welles
Ready Steady Cook
(1994) Self - Guest
3 Body Problem
(2024) Denys Porlock
Natural World
(1983) Narrator
Genius
(2017) David Hilbert
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
(2017) Captain Peavey
Great British Menu
(2006) Self - Guest Judge
Prey
(2014) DCI WarnerActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Himself | |
| Denys Porlock | ||
| 2023 | Self | |
| 2022 | Sir Roger Hollis | |
| 2021 | Edward Acton | |
| Richard | ||
| Self | ||
| 2020 | (archive footage) | |
| Lewis | ||
| Self | ||
| 2019 | Vim Fuego | |
| The Interviewer | ||
| William Vaughan | ||
| 2018 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| Gideon Charles | ||
| Malvolio | ||
| 2017 | Captain Peavey | |
| Superintendent Cliff Walker | ||
| Self - Contestant | ||
| Herr Luptak | ||
| Interviewer | ||
| David Hilbert | ||
| Leslie Conn | ||
| 2016 | Peter Elliot | |
| Dogberry | ||
| Ilya Rostov | ||
| 2015 | Narrator | |
| 2014 | Noodle Pete (voice, English version) | |
| Self | ||
| DCI Warner | ||
| 2013 | N/A | |
| 2012 | N/A | |
| Dick | ||
| Tom Tiernan | ||
| Headmaster Wackville | ||
| Self - Contestant | ||
| 2011 | N/A | |
| Charles Crabtree | ||
| 2010 | N/A | |
| 2009 | Himself - Contestant | |
| 2008 | Baron von Richthoven/Self | |
| Brad | ||
| N/A | ||
| Henry Austen | ||
| Sir Adrian Dangerous | ||
| 2007 | Self - Narrator | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2006 | Self - Guest | |
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self - Guest Judge | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2005 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| 2004 | Eddie | |
| N/A | ||
| 2003 | N/A | |
| Edward Hitler | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2002 | Various | |
| 2001 | Eddie | |
| 2000 | Ian Crisp | |
| 1999 | Eddie | |
| Himself | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1998 | Dame Dolly | |
| Ian | ||
| 1997 | Eddie Hitler | |
| N/A | ||
| Brendan Baxter | ||
| Hugo Welles | ||
| 1996 | N/A | |
| 1995 | Eddie | |
| Zyke | ||
| Dewhurst | ||
| 1994 | Self - Guest | |
| Dominic Jones | ||
| 1993 | Gordon Spry | |
| Eddie | ||
| Sid Vicious | ||
| Gregory Dawson | ||
| 'K' / Air Traffic Controller | ||
| 1992 | Hamish | |
| John Major/Coco the Clown | ||
| 1991 | Self | |
| Edward Elizabeth Hitler | ||
| Father Rookie | ||
| 1990 | N/A | |
| Phil Burke | ||
| Best Man | ||
| 2nd MI5 Man / Fan | ||
| Billy | ||
| Billy | ||
| Billy/Prince Charles/Giles Cricket Bat Portland | ||
| 1989 | Giles Tewkesbury | |
| N/A | ||
| Simon Knowles | ||
| Himself | ||
| Self | ||
| 1988 | Himself | |
| Self | ||
| Michael | ||
| Dreamy Time Escort | ||
| Vim Fuego | ||
| Adrian/Slim/Policeman | ||
| 1987 | Charles | |
| Self | ||
| John | ||
| James Macaroon | ||
| Tiny | ||
| Edward Catflap | ||
| 1986 | N/A | |
| Alun Pickersgill | ||
| N/A | ||
| Brian | ||
| Sir Adrian Dangerous | ||
| Sir Adrian Dangerous | ||
| John | ||
| 1985 | Dennis Carter | |
| N/A | ||
| 1984 | Ace | |
| Eddie Moonson | ||
| Gordon/Bill | ||
| Billy | ||
| Martin | ||
| Bean | ||
| 1983 | Dick | |
| Narrator | ||
| Baron von Richtoven | ||
| Peter | ||
| Vim Fuego/Alan Metcalfe | ||
| Desmond | ||
| Various Roles | ||
| Fool | ||
| 1982 | Vyvyan | |
| 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 | ||
| John Major - Coco the Clown | ||
| 'K'/Air Traffic Controller | ||
| Gregory Dawson | ||
| Sid Vicious | ||
| Ian | ||
| Ian Crisp | ||
| Adrian Dangerous | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dennis Carter | ||
| Dick | ||
| Keith Marshall | ||
| 1981 | N/A | |
| 1980 | N/A | |
| 1978 | Self | |
| 1976 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Music | |
| 1983 | Music | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Writer | |
| 2001 | Writer | |
| 1999 | Writer | |
| 1991 | Writer | |
| Scenario Writer | ||
| 1988 | Writer | |
| Writer | ||
| 1986 | Writer | |
| 1984 | Writer | |
| Writer | ||
| 1983 | Writer | |
| 1982 | Writer | |
| 1981 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Creator
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Creator | |
| 1991 | Creator | |
| 1986 | Creator | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Director | |
| 1999 | Director | |
| 1990 | Director | |
| 1988 | Director | |
| 1986 | Director | |
| 1982 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Art
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Production Design | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |