Adrian Edmondson
Acting
Born: January 24, 1957 (age 69) · Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Highest Rated
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).
Known for
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
3 Body Problem
2024
Alien: Earth
2025
Blackadder
1983
Midsomer Murders
1997
Death in Paradise
2011
Genius
2017
War and Peace
2016
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
Blood
2012
The Young Ones
1982
Guest House Paradiso
1999
Photos (3)
Movies (65)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Captain Peavey
Blood
Tom Tiernan
Guest House Paradiso
Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
Zyke
Miss Austen Regrets
Henry Austen
Summer School
Peter
Interlude in Prague
Herr Luptak
Rocky Horror Show Live
Narrator
Eat the Rich
Charles
The Best Birthday Ever
Granny (voice)
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity
Eddie
The Pope Must Die
Father Rookie
Bottom Live: The Stage Show
Eddie
Gino: Full Story and Pics
Gordon/Bill
Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour
Eddie
The Supergrass
Dennis Carter
Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live
1999
Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour
Edward Hitler
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island
Eddie Hitler
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
Dead on Time
Fool
The Comic Strip
1981
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Billy
The Trick
Edward Acton
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
Dame Dolly
RSC Live: Twelfth Night
Malvolio
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
Sir Adrian Dangerous
The Rizen
Interviewer
Bad News
Vim Fuego/Alan Metcalfe
Bottom Mindless Violence
Vyvyan / Eddie Catflap / Sir Adrian Dangerous / Dreamy Time Escort / Eddie Hitler / Eddie Ndingombaba (archive footage)
Dirty Movie
Bean
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Dreamy Time Escort
News Hounds
Phil Burke
Les Dogs
Best Man
The Rizen: Possession
The Interviewer
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Billy
Five Go Mad in Dorset
Dick
More Bad News
Vim Fuego
Red Nose of Courage
John Major/Coco the Clown
The Yob
Michael
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
'K' / Air Traffic Controller
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
Eddie Moonson
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
Tim Goodchance
The Beat Generation
Desmond
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door
Keith Marshall
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Brad
The Strike
Adrian/Slim/Policeman
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
Dick
Five Go to Rehab
Dick
GLC: The Carnage Continues
Billy/Prince Charles/Giles Cricket Bat Portland
Demonella
Sid Vicious
Private Enterprise
Brian
Susie
Martin
Bottom Fluff
1996
Completely Bad News
Vim Fuego
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
John
Four Men in a Car
Ian
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
Gregory Dawson
Slags
Ace
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Billy
Oxford
2nd MI5 Man / Fan
The Best of French & Saunders
Various
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
Edward Elizabeth Hitler
Four Men in a Plane
Ian Crisp
War
Various Roles
TV Shows (72)
Midsomer Murders
Hugo Welles · 1 eps
Death in Paradise
Charles Crabtree · 1 eps
Holby City
Percy "Abra" Durant · 157 eps
Natural World
Narrator · 1 eps
Screen Two
Alun Pickersgill · 1 eps
3 Body Problem
Denys Porlock · 3 eps
Alien: Earth
Atom Eins · 8 eps
Blackadder
Baron von Richtoven · 1 eps
Genius
David Hilbert · 1 eps
Absolutely Fabulous
Hamish · 2 eps
Jonathan Creek
Brendan Baxter · 5 eps
Celebrity Mastermind
1 eps
The Young Ones
Vyvyan · 12 eps
Bergerac
Nigel · 6 eps
Screen One
Phil Burke · 1 eps
War and Peace
Ilya Rostov · 6 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Dick · 2 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Desmond · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Mike/Hatchett/Julio/Bolsen/Man in Cage/Jenkins/Zarkoff · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Brian · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Vim Fuego · 2 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Ace · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Eddie Monsoon · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
John · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Bean · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Peter · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Billy · 3 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Martin · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Gordon/Bill · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Dreamy Time Escort · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Adrian/Slim/Policeman · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Michael · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Billy/Prince/Giles Cricket Bat Portland · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
2nd MI5 Man/Fan · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Bestman · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
30 eps
French & Saunders
John · 1 eps
Upstart Crow
Dogberry · 1 eps
Bottom
Edward Elizabeth Hitler · 18 eps
Catchphrase
1 eps
A Spy Among Friends
Sir Roger Hollis · 6 eps
Prey
DCI Warner · 3 eps
The Pact
Richard · 6 eps
Urban Myths
Leslie Conn · 1 eps
Save Me
Gideon Charles · 1 eps
Press Gang
Simon Knowles · 1 eps
Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story
Phil · 4 eps
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
40 eps
Saturday Live
30 eps
Back to Life
John Boback · 5 eps
Bancroft
Superintendent Cliff Walker · 7 eps
One of Us
Peter Elliot · 4 eps
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Edward Catflap · 6 eps
Spine Chillers
1 eps
Gadget Man
1 eps
Cheat
William Vaughan · 4 eps
Happy Families
Guy Fuddle · 6 eps
Twisted Tales
Ed Barnes · 1 eps
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
Headmaster Wackville · 3 eps
The Dangerous Brothers
Sir Adrian Dangerous · 12 eps
If You See God, Tell Him
Gordon Spry · 4 eps
Ade in Britain
50 eps
Hardwicke House
Tiny · 1 eps
Toad & Friends
Toad · 52 eps
Snakes and Ladders
Giles Tewkesbury · 7 eps
Surviving Disaster
1 eps
Out of Her Mind
Lewis · 6 eps
Captain Star
13 eps
Rita Rudner
1 eps
Teenage Kicks
8 eps
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
2 eps
Sam & Ade Go Birding
3 eps
Self / Appearances (34)
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The One Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Would I Lie to You?
Self · 1 eps
Great British Menu
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
An Audience with...
Self · 1 eps
Going Live!
Self · 1 eps
Celebrity Catchphrase
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Contestant · 10 eps
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self · 1 eps
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
Britain's Got More Talent
Self · 1 eps
Between the Covers
Self · 3 eps
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self · 15 eps
This Morning
Self · 2 eps
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
Bottom: Exposed
Himself
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
Self
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self - Baron von Richthoven (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Self
Britain Beware!
Self (Presenter)
Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen
Self (archive footage)
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Self
King Rocker
Self (archive footage)
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Self
Ade at Sea
Self · 6 eps
Just Like That!
Self
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration
Self
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
Self (Archived Footage)
The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso'
Self
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
Self (Narrator)
Directing (7)
Writing (13)
The Comic Strip Presents...
Writer
Bottom
Writer
Guest House Paradiso
Writer
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity
Writer
The Comic Strip
Writer
Bad News
Writer
Dirty Movie
Writer
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Writer
More Bad News
Writer
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
Writer
Private Enterprise
Writer
Completely Bad News
Writer
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
Writer
