Adrian Edmondson
Acting
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
Acting165
movieRik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen
2026
Self (archive footage)
tvAlien: Earth
2025
Atom Eins
tvBergerac
2025
Nigel
movieBottom: Exposed
2024
Himself
tv3 Body Problem
2024
Denys Porlock
tvA Spy Among Friends
2022
Sir Roger Hollis
movieThe Best Birthday Ever
2022
Granny (voice)
movieThe Trick
2021
Edward Acton
tvThe Pact
2021
Richard
movieKing Rocker
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieCompletely Bad News
2019
Vim Fuego
movieThe Rizen: Possession
2019
The Interviewer
tvBack to Life
2019
John Boback
tvCheat
2019
William Vaughan
tvCelebrity Catchphrase
2018
Self - Contestant
tvSave Me
2018
Gideon Charles
movieRSC Live: Twelfth Night
2018
Malvolio
movieStar Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
Captain Peavey
tvBancroft
2017
Superintendent Cliff Walker
tvRichard Osman's House of Games
2017
Self - Contestant
movieInterlude in Prague
2017
Herr Luptak
movieThe Rizen
2017
Interviewer
tvGenius
2017
David Hilbert
tvUrban Myths
2017
Leslie Conn
tvOne of Us
2016
Peter Elliot
tvUpstart Crow
2016
Dogberry
tvWar and Peace
2016
Ilya Rostov
movieRocky Horror Show Live
2015
Narrator
tvRonja, the Robber's Daughter
2014
Noodle Pete (voice, English version)
tvPrey
2014
DCI Warner
tvAde at Sea
2014
Self
movieBlood
2012
Tom Tiernan
movieBritain Beware!
2012
Self (Presenter)
tvThe Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
2012
Headmaster Wackville
tvThe Great Sport Relief Bake Off
2012
Self - Contestant
tvDeath in Paradise
2011
Charles Crabtree
tvLet's Dance for Comic Relief
2009
Self - Contestant
movieBlackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
Self - Baron von Richthoven (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieMiss Austen Regrets
2008
Henry Austen
movieThe Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision
2008
Sir Adrian Dangerous
movieIf It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
2007
Self (Narrator)
movieThe Making of 'The Young Ones'
2007
Self (Archived Footage)
tvThe One Show
2006
Self - Guest
tvGreat British Menu
2006
Self - Guest Judge
tvTwisted Tales
2005
Ed Barnes
movieBottom 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
movieFour Men in a Plane
2000
Ian Crisp
movieGuest House Paradiso
1999
Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba
tvHolby City
1999
Percy "Abra" Durant
movieBottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island
1997
Eddie Hitler
tvJonathan Creek
1997
Brendan Baxter
tvMidsomer Murders
1997
Hugo Welles
movieFrench and Saunders' Christmas Carol
1994
Tim Goodchance
tvReady, Steady, Cook
1994
Self - Guest
tvIf You See God, Tell Him
1993
Gordon Spry
movieDemonella
1993
Sid Vicious
movieGregory: Diary of a Nutcase
1993
Gregory Dawson
movieSpace Virgins from Planet Sex
1993
'K' / Air Traffic Controller
movieHoly - Bottom: Christmas Special
1992
Edward Elizabeth Hitler
movieRed Nose of Courage
1992
John Major/Coco the Clown
movieThe Pope Must Die
1991
Father Rookie
movieNews Hounds
1990
Phil Burke
movieLes Dogs
1990
Best Man
movieOxford
1990
2nd MI5 Man / Fan
movieGLC: The Carnage Continues
1990
Billy/Prince Charles/Giles Cricket Bat Portland
tvSnakes and Ladders
1989
Giles Tewkesbury
tvScreen One
1989
Phil Burke
tvPress Gang
1989
Simon Knowles
movieThe Yob
1988
Michael
movieMr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988
Dreamy Time Escort
movieMore Bad News
1988
Vim Fuego
movieThe Strike
1988
Adrian/Slim/Policeman
movieEat the Rich
1987
Charles / Edward Elizabeth Hitler
movieFilthy Rich & Catflap
1987
Edward Catflap
tvFilthy Rich & Catflap
1987
Edward Catflap
Honest Decent & True
1986
Alun Pickersgill
movieDangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
1986
Sir Adrian Dangerous
tvThe Dangerous Brothers
1986
Sir Adrian Dangerous
movieThe Supergrass
1985
Dennis Carter
movieHappy Families
1985
Guy Fuddle / Grandpa Harold Fuddle
tvHappy Families
1985
Guy Fuddle
tvScreen Two
1985
Alun Pickersgill
movieEddie Monsoon - a Life?
1984
Eddie Moonson
movieGino: Full Story and Pics
1984
Gordon/Bill
movieSusie
1984
Martin
tvNatural World
1983
Narrator
tvBlackadder
1983
Baron von Richtoven
movieBad News
1983
Vim Fuego/Alan Metcalfe
movieThe Beat Generation
1983
Desmond
movieWar
1983
Various Roles
tvThe Young Ones
1982
Vyvyan
tvThe 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
movieKevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door
1982
Keith Marshall
Codes
Head of MI6
Writing13
tvBottom
1991
Writer
movieMore Bad News
1988
Writer
movieDirty Movie
1984
Writer
movieBad News
1983
Writer
movieThe Comic Strip
1981
Writer
Directing7
movieBottom: Exposed
2024
Director
movieMirrorball
2000
Director
movieGuest House Paradiso
1999
Director
movieFrench & Saunders LIVE
1990
Director
movieMore Bad News
1988
Director
moviePrivate Enterprise
1986
Director
Creator3
Sound3
Honest Decent & True
1986
Theme Song Performance
movieBad News
1983
Music
