1957-01-24 Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
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).
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Alien: Earth - On Set Dispatches | Self | 2025-07-23 |
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Bottom: Exposed | Himself | 2024-04-18 |
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imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter | Self | 2023-12-27 |
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Karlchen - Das große Geburtstagsabenteuer | Granny (voice) | 2022-01-26 |
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The Trick | Edward Acton | 2021-10-18 |
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Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel | Self | 2021-03-22 |
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King Rocker | Self (archive footage) | 2020-10-31 |
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The Rizen: Possession | The Interviewer | 2019-05-22 |
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Completely Bad News | Vim Fuego | 2019-11-29 |
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How The Young Ones Changed Comedy | 2018-05-26 | |
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RSC Live: Twelfth Night | Malvolio | 2018-02-14 |
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The Rizen | Interviewer | 2017-05-06 |
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Interlude In Prague | Herr Luptak | 2017-05-25 |
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Captain Peavey | 2017-12-13 |
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Rocky Horror Show Live | Narrator | 2015-11-17 |
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Britain Beware! | Self (Presenter) | 2012-05-06 |
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Five Go to Rehab | Dick | 2012-11-07 |
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Blood | Tom Tiernan | 2012-10-09 |
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Rocky Horror Tribute Show | Brad | 2008-10-14 |
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The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision | Sir Adrian Dangerous | 2008-01-01 |
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Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments | Baron von Richthoven/Self | 2008-10-16 |
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Miss Austen Regrets | Henry Austen | 2008-02-03 |
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The Making of 'The Young Ones' | Self (Archived Footage) | 2007-10-29 |
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If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story | Self (Narrator) | 2007-12-14 |
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Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 2006-05-22 |
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The Comic Strip - A Retrospective | Self | 2005-07-04 |
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Bottom Mindless Violence | Vyvyan / Eddie Catflap / Sir Adrian Dangerous / Dreamy Time Escort / Eddie Hitler / Eddie Ndingombaba (archive footage) | 2004-11-22 |
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Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour | Edward Hitler | 2003-11-24 |
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The Best of French & Saunders | Various | 2002-08-05 |
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Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity | Eddie | 2001-10-19 |
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Four Men in a Plane | Ian Crisp | 2000-01-04 |
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Guest House Paradiso | Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba | 1999-12-03 |
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Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live | 1999-11-15 | |
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The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso' | Self | 1999-11-15 |
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The Man | Ash | 1999-04-05 |
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Four Men in a Car | Ian | 1998-04-12 |
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Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime | Dame Dolly | 1998-12-25 |
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Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island | Eddie Hitler | 1997-10-27 |
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Bottom Fluff | 1996-11-16 | |
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Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour | Eddie | 1995-11-06 |
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Young Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Peacock's Eye | Zyke | 1995-01-15 |
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Demonella | Sid Vicious | 1993-05-20 |
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Bottom Live: The Stage Show | Eddie | 1993-09-27 |
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Space Virgins from Planet Sex | 'K' / Air Traffic Controller | 1993-04-29 |
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Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase | Gregory Dawson | 1993-05-13 |
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Red Nose of Courage | John Major/Coco the Clown | 1992-04-09 |
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The Pope Must Die | Father Rookie | 1991-06-21 |
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Oxford | 2nd MI5 Man / Fan | 1990-02-22 |
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South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! | Billy | 1990-02-08 |
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GLC: The Carnage Continues | Billy/Prince Charles/Giles Cricket Bat Portland | 1990-02-05 |
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Les Dogs | Best Man | 1990-08-03 |
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South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 | Billy | 1990-02-08 |
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News Hounds | Phil Burke | 1990-09-02 |
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The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball | Self | 1989-01-01 |
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Just Like That! | Self | 1989-01-01 |
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More Bad News | Vim Fuego | 1988-02-27 |
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Mr Jolly Lives Next Door | Dreamy Time Escort | 1988-03-05 |
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The Yob | Michael | 1988-03-12 |
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The Strike | Adrian/Slim/Policeman | 1988-02-20 |
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An Audience With Victoria Wood | Self | 1988-12-10 |
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Filthy Rich & Catflap | Edward Catflap | 1987-01-07 |
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Eat the Rich | Charles | 1987-10-23 |
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Honest Decent & True | Alun Pickersgill | 1986-02-09 |
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The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live | Self | 1986-04-25 |
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Private Enterprise | Brian | 1986-01-02 |
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Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) | John | 1986-01-01 |
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Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger | Sir Adrian Dangerous | 1986-01-01 |
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The Supergrass | Dennis Carter | 1985-11-08 |
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Dirty Movie | Bean | 1984-01-07 |
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A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques | Billy | 1984-01-21 |
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Eddie Monsoon - a Life? | Eddie Moonson | 1984-02-04 |
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Susie | Martin | 1984-01-14 |
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Gino: Full Story and Pics | Gordon/Bill | 1984-01-28 |
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Slags | Ace | 1984-02-11 |
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The Beat Generation | Desmond | 1983-01-17 |
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War | Various Roles | 1983-01-03 |
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Bad News | Vim Fuego/Alan Metcalfe | 1983-01-24 |
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Dead on Time | Fool | 1983-01-01 |
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Summer School | Peter | 1983-01-31 |
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Five Go Mad on Mescalin | Dick | 1983-11-02 |
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Five Go Mad in Dorset | Dick | 1982-11-02 |
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Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door | Keith Marshall | 1982-03-13 |
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The Comic Strip | 1981-01-01 | |
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Bottom: Christmas Special |
