Adrian Edmondson
Known for Acting · 163 credits
- Born
- 1957-01-24 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Ade Edmonson · Ade Edmondson · Ade Edmonton · Bad News · Adrian Charles "Ade" Edmondson · Adrian Charles Edmondson
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
TV Shows (77)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Hugo Welles
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Death in Paradise
2011
as Charles Crabtree
Holby City
1999
as Percy "Abra" Durant
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
as Self - Guest
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
3 Body Problem
2024
as Denys Porlock
Blackadder
1983
as Baron von Richtoven
Alien: Earth
2025
as Atom Eins
Genius
2017
as David Hilbert
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
Screen Two
1985
as Alun Pickersgill
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
as Hamish
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Dick / Desmond / Mike/Hatchett/Julio/Bolsen/Man in Cage/Jenkins/Zarkoff / Brian / Vim Fuego / Ace / Eddie Monsoon / John / Bean / Peter / Billy / Martin / Gordon/Bill / Dreamy Time Escort / Adrian/Slim/Policeman / Michael / Billy/Prince/Giles Cricket Bat Portland / 2nd MI5 Man/Fan / Bestman
The Young Ones
1982
as Vyvyan
Great British Menu
2006
as Self - Guest Judge
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
as Self - Contestant
Jonathan Creek
1997
as Brendan Baxter
Going Live!
1987
as Self
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
as Self
War and Peace
2016
as Ilya Rostov
Urban Myths
2017
as Leslie Conn
Press Gang
1989
as Simon Knowles
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
as Self - Contestant
Prey
2014
as DCI Warner
French & Saunders
1987
as John
Catchphrase
2013
Screen One
1989
as Phil Burke
Ronja, the Robber's Daughter
2014
as Noodle Pete (voice, English version)
Bergerac
2025
as Nigel
Between the Covers
2020
as Self
Bancroft
2017
as Superintendent Cliff Walker
Upstart Crow
2016
as Dogberry
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
Bottom
1991
as Edward Elizabeth Hitler
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
2003
A Spy Among Friends
2022
as Sir Roger Hollis
Save Me
2018
as Gideon Charles
Spine Chillers
2003
Britain's Got More Talent
2007
as Self
Gadget Man
2012
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
2009
as Self - Contestant
Twisted Tales
2005
as Ed Barnes
Back to Life
2019
as John Boback
One of Us
2016
as Peter Elliot
The Pact
2021
as Richard
Happy Families
1985
as Guy Fuddle
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987
as Edward Catflap
This Morning
1988
as Self
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
2012
as Self - Contestant
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
2012
as Headmaster Wackville
Hardwicke House
1987
as Tiny
Saturday Live
1986
Look at the State We're In!
1995
as Dewhurst
Out of Her Mind
2020
as Lewis
Movies (86)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
as Captain Peavey
Miss Austen Regrets
2008
as Henry Austen
Slags
1984
as Ace
Eat the Rich
1987
as Charles
Blood
2012
as Tom Tiernan
Guest House Paradiso
1999
as Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba
The Trick
2021
as Edward Acton
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
1995
as Zyke
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
2021
as Self
The Pope Must Die
1991
as Father Rookie
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
as Self
Bad News
1983
as Vim Fuego/Alan Metcalfe
The Yob
1988
as Michael
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988
as Dreamy Time Escort
Interlude in Prague
2017
as Herr Luptak
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
1998
as Dame Dolly
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
as Self - Baron von Richthoven (archive footage) (uncredited)
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988
as Self
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
1986
as Sir Adrian Dangerous
Dirty Movie
1984
as Bean
Summer School
1983
as Peter
Just Like That!
1989
as Self
The Supergrass
1985
as Dennis Carter
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
1993
as 'K' / Air Traffic Controller
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
as Self
The Rizen: Possession
2019
as The Interviewer
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990
as Billy
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
2007
as Self (Narrator)
The Strike
1988
as Adrian/Slim/Policeman
Gino: Full Story and Pics
1984
as Gordon/Bill
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023
as Self
The Rizen
2017
as Interviewer
Five Go Mad in Dorset
1982
as Dick
War
1983
as Various Roles
The Beat Generation
1983
as Desmond
Bottom: Exposed
2024
as Himself
Dead on Time
1983
as Fool
Rocky Horror Show Live
2015
as Narrator
Happy Families
1985
as Guy Fuddle / Grandpa Harold Fuddle
Demonella
1993
as Sid Vicious
GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990
as Billy/Prince Charles/Giles Cricket Bat Portland
Private Enterprise
1986
as Brian
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
2008
as Brad
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984
as Billy
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
1986
as John
Susie
1984
as Martin
Red Nose of Courage
1992
as John Major/Coco the Clown
Les Dogs
1990
as Best Man
Honest Decent & True
1986
as Alun Pickersgill
More Bad News
1988
as Vim Fuego
Four Men in a Car
1998
as Ian
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
as Self
News Hounds
1990
as Phil Burke
Oxford
1990
as 2nd MI5 Man / Fan
RSC Live: Twelfth Night
2018
as Malvolio
Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour
2003
as Edward Hitler
Five Go to Rehab
2012
as Dick
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004
as Vyvyan / Eddie Catflap / Sir Adrian Dangerous / Dreamy Time Escort / Eddie Hitler / Eddie Ndingombaba (archive footage)
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
1993
as Gregory Dawson
The Comic Strip
1981
The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso'
1999
as Self
King Rocker
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Best Birthday Ever
2022
as Granny (voice)
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
2007
as Self (Archived Footage)
The Best of French & Saunders
2002
as Various
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
1984
as Eddie Moonson
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990
as Billy
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity
2001
as Eddie
Completely Bad News
2019
as Vim Fuego
The Man
1999
as Ash
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
1983
as Dick
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
1992
as Edward Elizabeth Hitler
Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour
1995
as Eddie
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door
1982
as Keith Marshall
Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live
1999
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration
2006
as Self
Four Men in a Plane
2000
as Ian Crisp
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island
1997
as Eddie Hitler
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
1994
as Tim Goodchance
The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision
2008
as Sir Adrian Dangerous
Bottom Fluff
1996
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987
as Edward Catflap
Codes
as Head of MI6
Bottom Live: The Stage Show
1993
as Eddie
Britain Beware!
2012
as Self (Presenter)
About 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 19… With 163 credits spanning from 1976 to 2026, Adrian Edmondson has appeared in 86 films and 77 TV shows.
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Most Popular Adrian Edmondson Movies
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) — as Captain Peavey
- Miss Austen Regrets (2008) — as Henry Austen
- Slags (1984) — as Ace
- Eat the Rich (1987) — as Charles
- Blood (2012) — as Tom Tiernan
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