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Adrian Edmondson
Born · January 24, 1957 (67 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Bio
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).
Bottom: Exposed
Himself
5.5
2024
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self
7.0
2023
A Spy Among Friends
Sir Roger Hollis · (6 episodes)
6.6
2022
The Pact
Richard · (6 episodes)
7.3
2021
Save Me
Gideon Charles · (1 episode)
6.5
2018
Bancroft
Superintendent Cliff Walker · (7 episodes)
6.6
2017
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Contestant · (10 episodes)
5.9
2017
Urban Myths
Leslie Conn · (1 episode)
7.6
2017
One of Us
Peter Elliot · (4 episodes)
6.6
2016
War and Peace
Ilya Rostov · (6 episodes)
7.6
2016
Ronja the Robber's Daughter
Noodle Pete (voice, English version) · (26 episodes)
6.4
2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
2014
Prey
DCI Warner · (3 episodes)
6.8
2014
Gadget Man
(1 episode)
7.0
2012
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
Headmaster Wackville · (3 episodes)
6.9
2012
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
Self - Contestant · (1 episode)
0.0
2012
Ade in Britain
(50 episodes)
9.0
2011
Monte Carlo or Bust
(3 episodes)
0.0
2010
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
Self - Contestant · (1 episode)
6.7
2009
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self · (1 episode)
3.7
2007
Would I Lie to You?
Self · (1 episode)
7.7
2007
Britain's Got More Talent
Self · (1 episode)
2.8
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
7.2
2007
School's Out
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
2006
Great British Menu
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
6.4
2006
Surviving Disaster
(1 episode)
6.7
2006
Twisted Tales
(1 episode)
7.5
2005
Doctors and Nurses
(6 episodes)
0.0
2004
Celebrity Mastermind
(1 episode)
6.0
2003
Spine Chillers
(1 episode)
0.0
2003
Midsomer Murders
Hugo Welles · (1 episode)
7.5
1997
Look at the State We're In!
Dewhurst · (6 episodes)
0.0
1995
Anna Lee
Dominic Jones · (1 episode)
7.1
1994
Pebble Mill
Self · (1 episode)
3.1
1991
Rita Rudner
(1 episode)
0.0
1990
Snakes and Ladders
Giles Tewkesbury · (7 episodes)
5.5
1989
Happy Families
(5 episodes)
5.5
1989
Press Gang
Simon Knowles · (1 episode)
7.3
1989
French & Saunders
James Macaroon · (1 episode)
7.5
1987
Natural World
Narrator · (1 episode)
7.0
1983
Ade at Sea
Self · (6 episodes)
0.0
Going Live!
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1987
Hardwicke House
Tiny · (1 episode)
4.0
1987
Blackadder
Baron von Richtoven · (1 episode)
8.0
1983
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
(2 episodes)
0.0
1980
An Audience with...
Self · (1 episode)
5.3
1978
Alien: Earth
(1 episode)
0.0
Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story
Phil · (4 episodes)
5.0
2024
3 Body Problem
Denys Porlock · (3 episodes)
7.5
2024
The Trick
Edward Acton
4.5
2021
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Self
7.0
2021
King Rocker
Self (archive footage)
7.5
2020
Out of Her Mind
Lewis · (6 episodes)
5.0
2020
Between the Covers
Self · (3 episodes)
5.5
2020
Completely Bad News
Vim Fuego
0.0
2019
The Rizen: Possession
The Interviewer
5.4
2019
Cheat
William Vaughan · (4 episodes)
6.6
2019
Celebrity Catchphrase
Self - Contestant · (1 episode)
0.0
2018
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
7.0
2018
RSC Live: Twelfth Night
Malvolio
7.5
2018
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Captain Peavey
6.8
2017
Interlude In Prague
Herr Luptak
5.9
2017
The Rizen
Interviewer
5.2
2017
Genius
David Hilbert · (1 episode)
7.8
2017
Upstart Crow
Dogberry · (1 episode)
7.2
2016
Rocky Horror Show Live
Narrator
7.2
2015
Catchphrase
(1 episode)
7.5
2013
Five Go to Rehab
Dick
0.0
2012
Blood
Tom Tiernan
5.9
2012
Death in Paradise
Charles Crabtree · (1 episode)
7.5
2011
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Baron von Richthoven/Self
8.0
2008
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Brad
7.2
2008
Teenage Kicks
(8 episodes)
3.2
2008
Miss Austen Regrets
Henry Austen
6.1
2008
The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision
Sir Adrian Dangerous
0.0
2008
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
Self - Narrator
7.0
2007
The One Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
4.6
2006
The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band: 40th Anniversary Celebration
Self
0.0
2006
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Self
6.0
2005
Bottom Mindless Violence
Eddie
10.0
2004
Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour
Edward Hitler
7.5
2003
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
(40 episodes)
0.0
2003
The Best of French & Saunders
Various
0.0
2002
Bottom Live 2001 An Arse Oddity
Eddie
7.3
2001
Four Men in a Plane
Ian Crisp
0.0
2000
Guest House Paradiso
Eddie
6.1
1999
The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso'
Himself
5.0
1999
Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live
7.3
1999
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
Dame Dolly
7.0
1998
Four Men in a Car
Ian
0.0
1998
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island
Eddie Hitler
7.2
1997
Captain Star
(13 episodes)
8.0
1997
Jonathan Creek
Brendan Baxter · (5 episodes)
7.5
1997
Bottom Fluff
0.0
1996
Bottom Live The Big Number 2 Tour
Eddie
7.6
1995
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
Zyke
5.7
1995
Ready Steady Cook
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
0.0
1994
If You See God, Tell Him
Gordon Spry · (4 episodes)
6.7
1993
Bottom Live The Stage Show
Eddie
7.8
1993
Demonella
Sid Vicious
0.0
1993
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
Gregory Dawson
0.0
1993
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
'K' / Air Traffic Controller
0.0
1993
Absolutely Fabulous
Hamish · (2 episodes)
7.5
1992
Red Nose of Courage
John Major/Coco the Clown
0.0
1992
Bottom
Edward Elizabeth Hitler · (18 episodes)
7.9
1991
The Pope Must Diet
Father Rookie
4.9
1991
News Hounds
Phil Burke
0.0
1990
Les Dogs
Best Man
0.0
1990
Oxford
2nd MI5 Man / Fan
0.0
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Billy
0.0
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Billy
0.0
1990
GLC: The Carnage Continues
Billy/Prince Charles/Giles Cricket Bat Portland
0.0
1990
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
7.5
1989
Just Like That!
Self
0.0
1989
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Self
5.2
1988
This Morning
Self · (2 episodes)
5.7
1988
The Yob
Michael
0.0
1988
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Dreamy Time Escort
8.2
1988
More Bad News
Vim Fuego
9.8
1988
The Strike
Adrian/Slim/Policeman
7.0
1988
Eat the Rich
Charles
6.0
1987
French & Saunders
John · (1 episode)
7.5
1987
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Edward Catflap · (6 episodes)
6.6
1987
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
6.0
1986
Honest Decent & True
Alun Pickersgill
0.0
1986
Saturday Live
(30 episodes)
6.7
1986
Private Enterprise
Brian
0.0
1986
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
Sir Adrian Dangerous
6.6
1986
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
John
0.0
1986
The Dangerous Brothers
Sir Adrian Dangerous · (12 episodes)
0.0
1986
The Supergrass
Dennis Carter
6.2
1985
Happy Families
Guy Fuddle · (6 episodes)
6.8
1985
Slags
Ace
0.0
1984
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
Eddie Moonson
0.0
1984
Gino: Full Story and Pics
Gordon/Bill
0.0
1984
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Billy
7.0
1984
Susie
Martin
0.0
1984
Dirty Movie
Bean
0.0
1984
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
Dick
0.0
1983
Summer School
Peter
0.0
1983
Bad News
Vim Fuego/Alan Metcalfe
8.7
1983
The Beat Generation
Desmond
0.0
1983
War
Various Roles
10.0
1983
Dead on Time
Fool
6.5
1983
The Young Ones
Vyvyan · (12 episodes)
7.9
1982
Five Go Mad in Dorset
Dick
0.0
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Dennis Carter · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Dick · (3 episodes)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Desmond · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Mike/Hatchett/Julio/Bolsen/Man in Cage/Jenkins/Zarkoff · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Brian · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Vim Fuego · (2 episodes)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Ace · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Eddie Monsoon · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
John · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Bean · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Peter · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Billy · (3 episodes)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Martin · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Gordon/Bill · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Dreamy Time Escort · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Adrian/Slim/Policeman · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Michael · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Billy/Prince/Giles Cricket Bat Portland · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
2nd MI5 Man/Fan · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
'K'/Air Traffic Controller · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
John Major - Coco the Clown · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Bestman · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Gregory Dawson · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Sid Vicious · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Ian · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Ian Crisp · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Adrian Dangerous · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
(46 episodes)
7.3
1982
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door
Keith Marshall
8.0
1982
The Comic Strip
0.0
1981
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self · (15 episodes)
5.0
1976