Adrian Edmondson
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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
Credits
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
as Captain Peavey
Bottom: Exposed (2024)
as Himself
Guest House Paradiso (1999)
as Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba
Summer School (1983)
as Peter
Codes (2026)
as Head of MI6
Eat the Rich (1987)
as Charles
Rocky Horror Show Live (2015)
as Narrator
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel (2021)
as Self
Blood (2012)
as Tom Tiernan
RSC Live: Twelfth Night (2018)
as Malvolio
The Best Birthday Ever (2022)
as Granny (voice)
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard (2026)
as Self
The Pope Must Die (1991)
as Father Rookie
Space Virgins from Planet Sex (1993)
as 'K' / Air Traffic Controller
Demonella (1993)
as Sid Vicious
Miss Austen Regrets (2008)
as Henry Austen
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective (2005)
as Self
Gino: Full Story and Pics (1984)
as Gordon/Bill
The Trick (2021)
as Edward Acton
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 (1990)
as Billy
Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour (1995)
as Eddie
The Comic Strip (1981)
Actor
The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso' (1999)
as Self
Honest Decent & True (1986)
as Alun Pickersgill
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol (1994)
as Tim Goodchance
Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (1995)
as Zyke
Eddie Monsoon - a Life? (1984)
as Eddie Moonson
Bottom Live: The Stage Show (1993)
as Eddie
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger (1986)
as Sir Adrian Dangerous
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special (1992)
as Edward Elizabeth Hitler
Interlude in Prague (2017)
as Herr Luptak
Five Go to Rehab (2012)
as Dick
The Rizen (2017)
as Interviewer
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy (2018)
Actor
Britain Beware! (2012)
as Self (Presenter)
Five Go Mad in Dorset (1982)
as Dick
Red Nose of Courage (1992)
as John Major/Coco the Clown
Four Men in a Plane (2000)
as Ian Crisp
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door (1982)
as Keith Marshall
Dead on Time (1983)
as Fool
Susie (1984)
as Martin
Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live (1999)
Actor
GLC: The Carnage Continues (1990)
as Billy/Prince Charles/Giles Cricket Bat Portland
King Rocker (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball (1989)
as Self
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! (1990)
as Billy
Oxford (1990)
as 2nd MI5 Man / Fan
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (2008)
as Self - Baron von Richthoven (archive footage) (uncredited)
An Audience With Victoria Wood (1988)
as Self
Bad News (1983)
as Vim Fuego/Alan Metcalfe
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story (2007)
as Self (Narrator)
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door (1988)
as Dreamy Time Escort
Dirty Movie (1984)
as Bean
Four Men in a Car (1998)
as Ian
Bottom Fluff (1996)
Actor
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity (2001)
as Eddie
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) (1986)
as John
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques (1984)
as Billy
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter (2023)
as Self
Five Go Mad on Mescalin (1983)
as Dick
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase (1993)
as Gregory Dawson
Bottom Mindless Violence (2004)
as Vyvyan / Eddie Catflap / Sir Adrian Dangerous / Dreamy Time Escort / Eddie Hitler / Eddie Ndingombaba (archive footage)
The Strike (1988)
as Adrian/Slim/Policeman
More Bad News (1988)
as Vim Fuego
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live (1986)
as Self
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island (1997)
as Eddie Hitler
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime (1998)
as Dame Dolly
The Supergrass (1985)
as Dennis Carter
Private Enterprise (1986)
as Brian
Rocky Horror Tribute Show (2008)
as Brad
Slags (1984)
as Ace
The Best of French & Saunders (2002)
as Various
The Beat Generation (1983)
as Desmond
Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour (2003)
as Edward Hitler
The Making of 'The Young Ones' (2007)
as Self (Archived Footage)
News Hounds (1990)
as Phil Burke
The Yob (1988)
as Michael
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration (2006)
as Self
Les Dogs (1990)
as Best Man
War (1983)
as Various Roles
Completely Bad News (2019)
as Vim Fuego
Just Like That! (1989)
as Self
The Man (1999)
as Ash
More Great Comedy Moments (2003)
as Vyvyan Basterd / Eddie Hitler (archive footage)
The Rizen: Possession (2019)
as The Interviewer