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 lig ... hts 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).
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Ronja the Robber's Daughter
as Noodle Pete (voice, English version)
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Oct 11, 2014
Bottom
as Edward Elizabeth Hitler
Episodes: 18
First Aired: Sep 17, 1991
The Young Ones
as Vyvyan
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Nov 09, 1982
The Dangerous Brothers
as Sir Adrian Dangerous
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Jan 01, 1986
Bancroft
as Superintendent Cliff Walker
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Dec 11, 2017
Snakes and Ladders
as Giles Tewkesbury
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Oct 17, 1989
Happy Families
as Guy Fuddle
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Oct 17, 1985
The Pact
as Richard
Episodes: 6
First Aired: May 17, 2021
Look at the State We're In!
as Dewhurst
Episodes: 6
First Aired: May 20, 1995
War and Peace
as Ilya Rostov
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jan 03, 2016
A Spy Among Friends
as Sir Roger Hollis
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Dec 08, 2022
Filthy Rich & Catflap
as Edward Catflap
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jan 07, 1987
Out of Her Mind
as Lewis
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Oct 20, 2020
Jonathan Creek
as Brendan Baxter
Episodes: 5
First Aired: May 09, 1997
If You See God, Tell Him
as Gordon Spry
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Nov 11, 1993
One of Us
as Peter Elliot
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Aug 23, 2016
Cheat
as William Vaughan
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Mar 11, 2019
Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story
as Phil
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Aug 14, 2024
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
as Headmaster Wackville
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Feb 20, 2012
Prey
as DCI Warner
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Apr 28, 2014
3 Body Problem
as Denys Porlock
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Mar 21, 2024
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Dick
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Billy
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
Absolutely Fabulous
as Hamish
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 12, 1992
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Vim Fuego
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
Death in Paradise
as Charles Crabtree
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 25, 2011
Anna Lee
as Dominic Jones
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 27, 1994
Natural World
as Narrator
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 30, 1983
Midsomer Murders
as Hugo Welles
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 23, 1997
French & Saunders
as James Macaroon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 09, 1987
Blackadder
as Baron von Richtoven
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 15, 1983
Press Gang
as Simon Knowles
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 16, 1989
Hardwicke House
as Tiny
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 24, 1987
Urban Myths
as Leslie Conn
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 19, 2017
Save Me
as Gideon Charles
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 28, 2018
Genius
as David Hilbert
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 25, 2017
Upstart Crow
as Dogberry
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 09, 2016
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Dennis Carter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Mike/Hatchett/Julio/Bolsen/Man in Cage/Jenkins/Zarkoff
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Desmond
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Peter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Bean
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Martin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Gordon/Bill
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Eddie Monsoon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Ace
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as John
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Brian
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Adrian/Slim/Policeman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Dreamy Time Escort
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Michael
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Billy/Prince/Giles Cricket Bat Portland
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as 2nd MI5 Man/Fan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Bestman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as John Major - Coco the Clown
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as 'K'/Air Traffic Controller
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Gregory Dawson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Sid Vicious
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Ian
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Ian Crisp
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Adrian Dangerous
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
French & Saunders
as John
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 09, 1987
Ade in Britain
Episodes: 50
First Aired: Nov 07, 2011
The Comic Strip Presents...
Episodes: 46
First Aired: Nov 02, 1982
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
Episodes: 40
First Aired: Mar 07, 2003
Saturday Live
Episodes: 30
First Aired: Jan 25, 1986
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
Episodes: 15
First Aired: Apr 01, 1976
Captain Star
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Jul 08, 1997
Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Contestant
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Sep 04, 2017
Teenage Kicks
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Mar 28, 2008
Doctors and Nurses
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jan 13, 2004
Ade at Sea
as Self
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Unknown
Happy Families
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Aug 17, 1989
Monte Carlo or Bust
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Oct 28, 2010
Between the Covers
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Oct 09, 2020
This Morning
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 03, 1988
The One Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 14, 2006
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 14, 1980
School's Out
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 19, 2006
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 03, 2007
Celebrity Mastermind
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 26, 2003
Pebble Mill
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 14, 1991
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 16, 2014
Britain's Got More Talent
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 09, 2007
Spine Chillers
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 23, 2003
Twisted Tales
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 16, 2005
An Audience with...
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 08, 1978
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
Rita Rudner
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1990
Alien: Earth
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Unknown
Gadget Man
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 19, 2012
Surviving Disaster
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 10, 2006
Going Live!
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 1987
Great British Menu
as Self - Guest Judge
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 10, 2006
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 16, 2007
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
as Self - Contestant
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 10, 2012
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
as Self - Contestant
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 21, 2009
Ready Steady Cook
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 24, 1994
Catchphrase
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 07, 2013
Celebrity Catchphrase
as Self - Contestant
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 17, 2018
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