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Adrian Dunbar

Screenwriter / Actor | * 08/01/1958 (65) | Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom (UK))
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Adrian Dunbar (born 1 August 1958) is a Northern Irish actor, director and singer, known for his television and theatre work. He co-wrote and starred in the 1991 film Hear My Song, nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the BAFTA awards. He played Superintendent Ted Hastings in all six series of BBC Television's Line of Duty (2012–21). He has appeared as Alan Cox in The Jump, Martin Summers in Ashes to Ashes, Richard Plantagenet in The Hollow Crown, and Father Flaherty in Broken. Dunbar also stars in the lead role of DI Ridley in the 2022 police procedural crime series Ridley, of which he was also associate producer. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Thriller

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Singer Josef Locke fled to Ireland 25 years ago to escape the clutches of the tax man and police Chief Jim Abbott. What he also left behind was the love of his life Cathleen Doyle. Now, Micky O’Neil ...

Hear My Song

R

1991 | 3.0/5 | 1h 53min
Comedy
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In this true story told through flashbacks, Christy Brown is born with crippling cerebral palsy into a poor, working-class Irish family. Able only to control movement in his left foot and to speak in ...

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

R

1989 | 3.8/5 | 1h 43min
Drama
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Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promi ...

The Crying Game

R

1992 | 3.4/5 | 1h 52min
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit. ...

Line of Duty

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2012 | 4.1/5 | 1h per episode
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Movies with Adrian Dunbar as Actor(46)

as Adrian2023 A Statement of Affairs
as Patrick Brontë2022 Emily
2019 Lost Lives
as Himself - Presenter2019 Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
as Frederik Aasen2017 The Snowman
as DI Walter Gambon2014 Walter
as Andy2012 Good Vibrations
as Seamus2011 Mother's Milk
as Dr. Russell2011 Hideaways
as David Trimble2010 Mo
as Frank O'Connor2009 Act of God
as Philip Conolly2009 The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce
as Dr. James Hawk2007 Eye of the Dolphin
as Detective Lomax2005 The Quatermass Experiment
as Mickybo's Da2005 Mickybo and Me
as Alfie Palmer2005 Child of Mine
as Narrator2004 Car Crash: The Delorean Story
as Max Bell2002 Shooters
as Andy Jarrett2002 Triggermen
as George2002 How Harry Became a Tree
as DCI Mike Love2000 Tough Love
as J. J. MacMahon2000 Wild About Harry
as Mr. Mac2000 The Wedding Tackle
as Noel Curley1998 The General
as James Tyrrell1995 Richard III
as Charlie Colquhoun1995 The Near Room
as Alan Cross1995 Innocent Lies
as Jack Dando1995 Cruel Train
as Godfrey Doyle-Counihan1994 Widows' Peak
as Joe1994 The Blue Boy
as Gustave Coudray1994 Pleasure
as Maguire1992 The Crying Game
as Mick1992 The Playboys
as Micky O'Neill1991 Hear My Song
as Martin Deeley1991 Children of the North
as John1990 Drowning in the Shallow End
as Peter1989 My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
as Lennon Mayhew1989 Dealers
as Capt. Rankin1988 The Dawning
as Robbie MacIntyre1988 Reasonable Force
as Norris McWhirter1988 The Four Minute Mile
1988 Unusual Ground Floor Conversion
as Mechanic1986 Sky Bandits
as Willy1985 The Price
as Peter Douglas1984 The Cry
as Colm1980 The Long March

TV Shows/Series with Adrian Dunbar as Actor(23)

as DI Alex Ridley2022 Ridley
2021 Adrian Dunbar's Coastal Ireland
as Jim Hogan2018 Blood
as Father Peter Flaherty2017 Broken
as Adrian2014 Inside No. 9
2013 Jo
as SI Ted Hastings2012 Line of Duty
as Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York2012 The Hollow Crown
as Ralph Nickleby2012 The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby
as Damien Vull2012 A Touch of Cloth
as Himself - Narrator2011 World's Most Dangerous Roads
as Aidan Miles2011 Death in Paradise
as Martin Summers2008 Ashes to Ashes
as Florence Wycherley2008 Whistleblower
as himself2007 The Graham Norton Show
2005 Kidnapped
as Tom Robbins2001 Murder in Mind
2001 Murphy's Law
as Graeme Hepburn1997 Melissa
as Kelly1993 Cracker
as Self - Host1990 Have I Got News for You
as Brown1990 Centrepoint
1987 Inspector Morse

Movies with Adrian Dunbar as Crew(1)

Writing/Screenplay1991 Hear My Song

Full Name: Adrian Dunbar
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Friday, 08/01 1958 (August) in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 65 years + 262 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Adrian Dunbar frequently works together with these people:
Steve Pemberton (12x, Actor)
Reece Shearsmith (11x, Actor)
Richard Ayoade (6x, Actor)
Pat Laffan (6x, Actor)
Keeley Hawes (5x, Actress)
Phil Davis (5x, Actor)
Barbara Flynn (5x, Actress)
Jo Brand (5x, Actress)
Benedict Cumberbatch (4x, Actor)
James Nesbitt (4x, Actor)
Chris Parr (4x, Crew)
Michael D. Sellers (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:64196, Added: 05/23/2018, Last updated: 03/30/2024