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