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Adrian Edmondson

Adrian Edmondson

Actor · Born 1957-01-24 · Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

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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…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) — Captain Peavey
  2. 3 Body Problem (2024) — Denys Porlock
  3. Alien: Earth (2025) — Atom Eins
  4. Blackadder (1983) — Baron von Richtoven
  5. Midsomer Murders (1997) — Hugo Welles
  6. Death in Paradise (2011) — Charles Crabtree
  7. Genius (2017) — David Hilbert
  8. The Graham Norton Show (2007) — Self
  9. War and Peace (2016) — Ilya Rostov
  10. Absolutely Fabulous (1992) — Hamish
  11. Blood (2012) — Tom Tiernan
  12. The Young Ones (1982) — Vyvyan
  13. Guest House Paradiso (1999) — Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba
  14. Bottom (1991) — Edward Elizabeth Hitler
  15. Would I Lie to You? (2007) — Self
  16. One of Us (2016) — Peter Elliot
  17. A Spy Among Friends (2022) — Sir Roger Hollis
  18. Jonathan Creek (1997) — Brendan Baxter
  19. Miss Austen Regrets (2008) — Henry Austen
  20. Back to Life (2019) — John Boback
  21. Upstart Crow (2016) — Dogberry
  22. Prey (2014) — DCI Warner
  23. Save Me (2018) — Gideon Charles
  24. Holby City (1999) — Percy "Abra" Durant
  25. The Pact (2021) — Richard
  26. French & Saunders (1987) — John
  27. Eat the Rich (1987) — Charles
  28. Bancroft (2017) — Superintendent Cliff Walker
  29. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (1995) — Zyke
  30. Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (2014) — Noodle Pete (voice, English version)
  31. Cheat (2019) — William Vaughan
  32. Natural World (1983) — Narrator
  33. The One Show (2006) — Self - Guest
  34. Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987) — Edward Catflap
  35. Bottom Live: The Stage Show (1993) — Eddie
  36. The Pope Must Die (1991) — Father Rookie
  37. Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour (1995) — Eddie
  38. Rocky Horror Show Live (2015) — Narrator
  39. Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island (1997) — Eddie Hitler
  40. Bergerac (2025) — Nigel

Directed

  1. Guest House Paradiso (1999) — Director
  2. The Comic Strip Presents... (1982) — Director
  3. More Bad News (1988) — Director
  4. Mirrorball (2000) — Director
  5. Bottom: Exposed (2024) — Director
  6. French & Saunders LIVE (1990) — Director
  7. Private Enterprise (1986) — Director