Cast
Adrian Edmondson
Acting
Cast
Adrian Edmondson
Known for
Acting
Born
1957-01-24
From
Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as Ade Edmonson, Ade Edmondson, Ade Edmonton
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).
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Captain Peavey
Eat the Rich
as Charles
Guest House Paradiso
as Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba
Miss Austen Regrets
as Henry Austen
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
as Sir Adrian Dangerous
Slags
as Ace
Blood
as Tom Tiernan
The Trick
as Edward Acton
The Rizen
as Interviewer
The Pope Must Die
as Father Rookie
The Yob
as Michael
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
as Self
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
as Zyke
Rocky Horror Show Live
as Narrator
Bad News
as Vim Fuego/Alan Metcalfe
The Strike
as Adrian/Slim/Policeman
Interlude in Prague
as Herr Luptak
Gino: Full Story and Pics
as Gordon/Bill
Dead on Time
as Fool
Happy Families
as Guy Fuddle / Grandpa Harold Fuddle
The Supergrass
as Dennis Carter
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
as Self - Baron von Richthoven (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
as Self
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
as 'K' / Air Traffic Controller
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
as Self (Narrator)
War
as Various Roles
The Rizen: Possession
as The Interviewer
Susie
as Martin
An Audience With Victoria Wood
as Self
Summer School
as Peter
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
as Gregory Dawson
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
as John
Five Go Mad in Dorset
as Dick
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
as Dreamy Time Escort
Dirty Movie
as Bean
Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour
as Eddie
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
as Billy
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
The Comic Strip
Bottom Mindless Violence
as Vyvyan / Eddie Catflap / Sir Adrian Dangerous / Dreamy Time Escort / Eddie Hitler / Eddie Ndingombaba (archive footage)
Bottom: Exposed
as Himself
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
as Self
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
as Brad
More Bad News
as Vim Fuego
The Beat Generation
as Desmond
Completely Bad News
as Vim Fuego
Just Like That!
as Self
Red Nose of Courage
as John Major/Coco the Clown
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
as Dame Dolly
Private Enterprise
as Brian
News Hounds
as Phil Burke
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
as Self
Demonella
as Sid Vicious
Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour
as Edward Hitler
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
as Billy
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
as Self (Archived Footage)
The Best Birthday Ever
as Granny (voice)
The Man
as Ash
Honest Decent & True
as Alun Pickersgill
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
as Billy
Bottom Fluff
Five Go to Rehab
as Dick
GLC: The Carnage Continues
as Billy/Prince Charles/Giles Cricket Bat Portland
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
as Self
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity
as Eddie
RSC Live: Twelfth Night
as Malvolio
The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso'
as Self
The Best of French & Saunders
as Various
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
as Eddie Moonson
King Rocker
as Self (archive footage)
Four Men in a Car
as Ian
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
as Edward Elizabeth Hitler
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door
as Keith Marshall
Oxford
as 2nd MI5 Man / Fan
Les Dogs
as Best Man
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
as Dick
Filthy Rich & Catflap
as Edward Catflap
The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision
as Sir Adrian Dangerous
Four Men in a Plane
as Ian Crisp
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 40th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
Codes
as Head of MI6
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
as Tim Goodchance
Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island
as Eddie Hitler
Bottom Live: The Stage Show
as Eddie
Britain Beware!
as Self (Presenter)