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