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