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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Completely Bad News | Vim Fuego | 2019-11-29 |
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The Rizen: Possession | The Interviewer | 2019-05-22 |
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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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Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Captain Peavey | 2017-12-13 |
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Interlude In Prague | Herr Luptak | 2017-05-25 |
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The Rizen | Interviewer | 2017-05-06 |
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Rocky Horror Show Live | Narrator | 2015-11-17 |
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Five Go to Rehab | Dick | 2012-11-07 |
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Britain Beware! | Self (Presenter) | 2012-05-06 |
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Blood | Tom Tiernan | 2012-10-09 |
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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 Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision | Sir Adrian Dangerous | 2008-01-01 |
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Rocky Horror Tribute Show | Brad | 2008-10-14 |
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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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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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Guest House Paradiso | Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba | 1999-12-03 |
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Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime | Dame Dolly | 1998-12-25 |
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Four Men in a Car | Ian | 1998-04-12 |
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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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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye | Zyke | 1995-01-15 |
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Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase | Gregory Dawson | 1993-05-13 |
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Demonella | Sid Vicious | 1993-05-20 |
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Space Virgins from Planet Sex | 'K' / Air Traffic Controller | 1993-04-29 |
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Bottom Live: The Stage Show | Eddie | 1993-09-27 |
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Red Nose of Courage | John Major/Coco the Clown | 1992-04-09 |
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Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special | Edward Elizabeth Hitler | 1992-10-29 |
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The Pope Must Die | Father Rookie | 1991-06-21 |
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South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! | Billy | 1990-02-08 |
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South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 | Billy | 1990-02-08 |
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Les Dogs | Best Man | 1990-08-03 |
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GLC: The Carnage Continues | Billy/Prince Charles/Giles Cricket Bat Portland | 1990-02-05 |
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News Hounds | Phil Burke | 1990-09-02 |
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Oxford | 2nd MI5 Man / Fan | 1990-02-22 |
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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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Eat the Rich | Charles | 1987-10-23 |
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Filthy Rich & Catflap | Edward Catflap | 1987-01-07 |
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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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Honest Decent & True | Alun Pickersgill | 1986-02-09 |
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Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger | Sir Adrian Dangerous | 1986-01-01 |
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Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) | John | 1986-01-01 |
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Happy Families | Guy Fuddle / Grandpa Harold Fuddle | 1985-10-17 |
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The Supergrass | Dennis Carter | 1985-11-08 |
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A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques | Billy | 1984-01-21 |
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Dirty Movie | Bean | 1984-01-07 |
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Gino: Full Story and Pics | Gordon/Bill | 1984-01-28 |
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Susie | Martin | 1984-01-14 |
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Eddie Monsoon - a Life? | Eddie Moonson | 1984-02-04 |
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Slags | Ace | 1984-02-11 |
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Bad News | Vim Fuego/Alan Metcalfe | 1983-01-24 |
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Five Go Mad on Mescalin | Dick | 1983-11-02 |
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Summer School | Peter | 1983-01-31 |
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Dead on Time | Fool | 1983-01-01 |
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War | Various Roles | 1983-01-03 |
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The Beat Generation | Desmond | 1983-01-17 |
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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 |
