Adrian Edmondson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

172

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-01-24 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

Adrian 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

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Alien: Earth

    Alien: Earth

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Death in Paradise

    Death in Paradise

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Ready Steady Cook

    Ready Steady Cook

  • Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

  • Richard Osman's House of Games

    Richard Osman's House of Games

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • 3 Body Problem

    3 Body Problem

  • The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

  • Genius

    Genius

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • The Comic Strip Presents...

    The Comic Strip Presents...

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    The Comic Strip Presents...

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    The Comic Strip Presents...

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    The Comic Strip Presents...

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    The Comic Strip Presents...

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    The Comic Strip Presents...

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    The Comic Strip Presents...

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    The Comic Strip Presents...

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    The Comic Strip Presents...

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    The Comic Strip Presents...

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    The Comic Strip Presents...

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    The Comic Strip Presents...

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    The Comic Strip Presents...

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    The Comic Strip Presents...

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    The Comic Strip Presents...

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    The Comic Strip Presents...

  • Great British Menu

    Great British Menu

  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    Star Wars: The Last Jedi

  • Absolutely Fabulous

    Absolutely Fabulous

  • Blackadder

    Blackadder

  • Going Live!

    Going Live!

  • Jonathan Creek

    Jonathan Creek

  • Celebrity Catchphrase

    Celebrity Catchphrase

  • Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

    Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

  • Press Gang

    Press Gang

  • Celebrity Mastermind

    Celebrity Mastermind

  • War and Peace

    War and Peace

  • Urban Myths

    Urban Myths

  • Between the Covers

    Between the Covers

  • The Young Ones

    The Young Ones

  • The Rizen

    The Rizen

  • Britain's Got More Talent

    Britain's Got More Talent

  • Bottom

    Bottom

  • Bad News

    Bad News

  • Catchphrase

    Catchphrase

  • Comic Relief Does Fame Academy

    Comic Relief Does Fame Academy

  • French & Saunders

    French & Saunders

  • Ronja the Robber's Daughter

    Ronja the Robber's Daughter

  • A Spy Among Friends

    A Spy Among Friends

  • Rocky Horror Tribute Show

    Rocky Horror Tribute Show

  • News Hounds

    News Hounds

  • Blood

    Blood

  • The Best of French & Saunders

    The Best of French & Saunders

  • The Beat Generation

    The Beat Generation

  • Gino: Full Story and Pics

    Gino: Full Story and Pics

  • The Yob

    The Yob

  • Save Me

    Save Me

  • Twisted Tales

    Twisted Tales

  • Les Dogs

    Les Dogs

  • Slags

    Slags

  • Miss Austen Regrets

    Miss Austen Regrets

  • Let's Dance for Comic Relief

    Let's Dance for Comic Relief

  • Interlude In Prague

    Interlude In Prague

  • Upstart Crow

    Upstart Crow

  • One of Us

    One of Us

  • Saturday Live

    Saturday Live

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

    How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

  • The Pact

    The Pact

  • Susie

    Susie

  • Guest House Paradiso

    Guest House Paradiso

  • The Rizen: Possession

    The Rizen: Possession

  • The Trick

    The Trick

  • Dead on Time

    Dead on Time

  • Spine Chillers

    Spine Chillers

  • A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

    A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

  • Bancroft

    Bancroft

  • More Bad News

    More Bad News

  • imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

    imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

  • South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

    South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

  • Young Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Peacock's Eye

    Young Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Peacock's Eye

  • GLC: The Carnage Continues

    GLC: The Carnage Continues

  • Honest Decent & True

    Honest Decent & True

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • Cheat

    Cheat

  • Filthy Rich & Catflap

    Filthy Rich & Catflap

  • Prey

    Prey

  • Gadget Man

    Gadget Man

  • The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff

    The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff

  • The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

    The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

  • The Dangerous Brothers

    The Dangerous Brothers

  • School's Out

    School's Out

  • Anna Lee

    Anna Lee

  • Look at the State We're In!

    Look at the State We're In!

  • The Strike

    The Strike

  • Ade in Britain

    Ade in Britain

  • Happy Families

    Happy Families

  • Out of Her Mind

    Out of Her Mind

  • Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story

    Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story

  • Rita Rudner

    Rita Rudner

  • Summer School

    Summer School

  • Dirty Movie

    Dirty Movie

  • King Rocker

    King Rocker

  • Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

    Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

  • Toad & Friends

    Toad & Friends

  • Eat the Rich

    Eat the Rich

  • Doctors and Nurses

    Doctors and Nurses

  • Red Nose of Courage

    Red Nose of Courage

  • Oxford

    Oxford

  • If You See God, Tell Him

    If You See God, Tell Him

  • Five Go Mad on Mescalin

    Five Go Mad on Mescalin

  • Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door

    Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door

  • Four Men in a Plane

    Four Men in a Plane

  • Captain Star

    Captain Star

  • Teenage Kicks

    Teenage Kicks

  • An Audience With Victoria Wood

    An Audience With Victoria Wood

  • Hardwicke House

    Hardwicke House

  • The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

    The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

  • South Atlantic Raiders:  Part 2 Argie Bargie!

    South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

  • The Supergrass

    The Supergrass

  • Surviving Disaster

    Surviving Disaster

  • Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

    Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

  • Five Go to Rehab

    Five Go to Rehab

  • The Comic Strip

    The Comic Strip

  • Monte Carlo or Bust

    Monte Carlo or Bust

  • The Making of 'The Young Ones'

    The Making of 'The Young Ones'

  • If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story

    If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story

  • Demonella

    Demonella

  • Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

    Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

  • Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger

    Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger

  • Rocky Horror Show Live

    Rocky Horror Show Live

  • Ade at Sea

    Ade at Sea

  • Snakes and Ladders

    Snakes and Ladders

  • Private Enterprise

    Private Enterprise

  • Four Men in a Car

    Four Men in a Car

  • Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

    Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

  • Five Go Mad in Dorset

    Five Go Mad in Dorset

  • The Pope Must Die

    The Pope Must Die

  • Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel

    Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel

  • Bottom: Exposed

    Bottom: Exposed

  • Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase

    Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase

  • Eddie Monsoon - a Life?

    Eddie Monsoon - a Life?

  • The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

    The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

  • The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso'

    The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso'

  • Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour

    Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour

  • Bottom Mindless Violence

    Bottom Mindless Violence

  • War

    War

  • The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision

    The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision

  • Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour

    Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour

  • The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

    The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

  • Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity

    Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity

  • Just Like That!

    Just Like That!

  • Filthy Rich & Catflap

    Filthy Rich & Catflap

  • The Man

    The Man

  • Bottom Fluff

    Bottom Fluff

  • RSC Live: Twelfth Night

    RSC Live: Twelfth Night

  • Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island

    Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island

  • Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime

    Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime

  • Bottom Live: The Stage Show

    Bottom Live: The Stage Show

  • Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration

    Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration

  • Completely Bad News

    Completely Bad News

  • Space Virgins from Planet Sex

    Space Virgins from Planet Sex

  • Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live

    Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live

  • Britain Beware!

    Britain Beware!