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Adrian Edmondson

Comedian / Screenwriter / Film Director | * 01/24/1957 (67) | Bradford, Yorkshire (United Kingdom (UK))
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Adrian Charles Edmondson (born 24 January 1957) is an English actor, comedian, musician, writer and television presenter. He was part of the alternative comedy boom in the early 1980s and had roles in the television series The Young Ones (1982–1984) and Bottom (1991–1995), which he wrote together with his collaborator Rik Mayall. Edmondson also appeared in The Comic Strip Presents... series of films throughout the 1980s and 1990s. For two episodes of this he created the spoof heavy metal band Bad News, and for another he played his nihilistic alter-ego Eddie Monsoon, an offensive South African television star. He played the lead role in The Comic Strip's 1985 feature film, The Supergrass. In the 2000s, Edmondson appeared in numerous TV programmes in drama roles including Jonathan Creek, Holby City, ()
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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).

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Crime

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Movies with Adrian Edmondson as Actor(40)

as Edward Acton2021 The Trick
as (archive footage)2020 King Rocker
as The Interviewer2019 The Rizen: Possession
as Malvolio2018 RSC Live: Twelfth Night
as Captain Peavey2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Interviewer2017 The Rizen
as Herr Luptak2017 Interlude In Prague
as Narrator2015 Rocky Horror Show Live
as Tom Tiernan2012 Blood
as Henry Austen2008 Miss Austen Regrets
as Baron von Richthoven/Self2008 Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
as Father Rookie1991 The Pope Must Die
as Adrian/Slim/Policeman1988 The Strike
as Vim Fuego1988 More Bad News
as Charles1987 Eat the Rich
as Dennis Carter1985 The Supergrass
as Fool1983 Dead on Time
as Vim Fuego/Alan Metcalfe1983 Bad News Tour

TV Shows/Series with Adrian Edmondson as Actor(78)

2024 Alien
as Sir Roger Hollis2022 A Spy Among Friends
as Richard2021 The Pact
as himself2020 Between the Covers
as Lewis2020 Out of Her Mind
as William Vaughan2019 Cheat
as Gideon Charles2018 Save Me
as Leslie Conn2017 Urban Myths
as Superintendent Cliff Walker2017 Bancroft
as David Hilbert2017 Genius
as Ilya Rostov2016 War and Peace
as Peter Elliot2016 One of Us
as DCI Warner2014 Prey
as Noodle Pete (voice, English version)2014 Ronja the Robber's Daughter
as Headmaster Wackville2012 The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
as Himself - Contestant2012 The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
as Charles Crabtree2011 Death in Paradise
as Himself - Contestant2009 Let's Dance for Comic Relief
as himself2007 Would I Lie to You?
as Self - Guest2006 The One Show
as Hugo Welles1997 Midsomer Murders
as Brendan Baxter1997 Jonathan Creek
as Gordon Spry1993 If You See God, Tell Him
as Edward Elizabeth Hitler1991 Bottom
as himself1991 Pebble Mill
as Giles Tewkesbury1989 Snakes and Ladders
as Simon Knowles1989 Press Gang
as himself1988 This Morning
as John1987 French & Saunders
as Edward Catflap1987 Filthy Rich & Catflap
as Baron von Richtoven1983 Blackadder
as Narrator1983 Natural World
as Vyvyan1982 The Young Ones
as Mike/Hatchett/Julio/Bolsen/Man in Cage/Jenkins/Zarkoff1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Vim Fuego1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Gordon/Bill1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Eddie Monsoon1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Adrian/Slim/Policeman1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Dreamy Time Escort1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Billy/Prince/Giles Cricket Bat Portland1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as 2nd MI5 Man/Fan1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as John Major - Coco the Clown1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as 'K'/Air Traffic Controller1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Gregory Dawson1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Sid Vicious1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Ian Crisp1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Adrian Dangerous1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as himself1978 An Audience with...

Movies with Adrian Edmondson as Crew(9)

Directing/Director1999 Guest House Paradiso
Writing/Writer1999 Guest House Paradiso
Writing/Writer1988 Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Directing/Director1988 More Bad News
Writing/Writer1988 More Bad News
Sound/Music1983 Bad News Tour
Writing/Writer1983 Bad News Tour
Writing/Writer1981 The Comic Strip

TV Shows/Series with Adrian Edmondson as Crew(7)

Creator/Creator2008 Teenage Kicks
Writing/Writer1991 Bottom
Writing/Scenario Writer1991 Bottom
Production/Producer1991 Bottom
Creator/Creator1991 Bottom
Writing/Writer1982 The Comic Strip Presents
Directing/Director1982 The Comic Strip Presents

Additional Information

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Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Thursday, 01/24 1957 (January) in Bradford, Yorkshire (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 67 years + 65 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Manchester, Pocklington School, Victoria University of Manchester
Spouses (current/former): Jennifer Saunders
Children: Ella Edmondson, Beattie Edmondson
Other names for Adrian Edmondson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ade Edmonson"
"Ade Edmondson"
"Ade Edmonton"
"Bad News"
"Adrian Charles Edmondson"
"Ade" (Nickname)
Adrian Edmondson frequently works together with these people:
Rik Mayall (63x, Actor)
Peter Richardson (58x, Actor)
Dawn French (52x, Actress)
Jennifer Saunders (51x, Actress)
Nigel Planer (44x, Actor)
Robbie Coltrane (32x, Actor)
Keith Allen (28x, Actor)
Stephen Fry (20x, Actor)
Alexei Sayle (20x, Actor)
Ben Elton (18x, Actor)
Jo Brand (14x, Actress)
Pete Richens (5x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:3706, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/11/2024