Adrian Edmondson
Known for
Long careers are rarer than they look, and Adrian Edmondson has become a familiar face whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. Elsewhere on the filmography sits 'Alien: Earth'. 24 was the age at the first credit. The filmography leans toward drama. 45 years of work add up to around 94 titles. Ask a viewer to place Adrian Edmondson and the answer usually comes back 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'.
Adrian Edmondson
54 Movies
40 Series
Long careers are rarer than they look, and Adrian Edmondson has become a familiar face whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. Elsewhere on the filmography sits 'Alien: Earth'. 24 was the age at the first credit. The filmography leans toward drama. 45 years of work add up to around 94 titles. Ask a viewer to place Adrian Edmondson and the answer usually comes back 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'.
Movies
Plays Captain Peavey
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
Director
Plays Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba
Guest House Paradiso
1999
Plays Tom Tiernan
Blood
2012
Plays Charles
Eat the Rich
1987
Plays Granny (voice)
The Best Birthday Ever
2022
Plays Father Rookie
The Pope Must Die
1991
Plays Sir Adrian Dangerous
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
1986
Plays Fool
Dead on Time
1983
Writer
Plays Vim Fuego/Alan Metcalfe
Bad News
1983
Plays Interviewer
The Rizen
2017
Plays Herr Luptak
Interlude in Prague
2017
Plays Dame Dolly
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
1998
Director
Plays Vim Fuego
More Bad News
1988
Plays Dennis Carter
The Supergrass
1985
Plays Brad
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
2008
Plays Eddie
Bottom Live: The Stage Show
1993
Plays Adrian/Slim/Policeman
The Strike
1988
Plays Eddie
Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour
1995
Plays Eddie Hitler
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island
1997
Plays The Interviewer
The Rizen: Possession
2019
Plays Edward Hitler
Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour
2003
Writer
Plays Eddie
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity
2001
TV Shows
Plays Toad
Toad & Friends
2023
Plays Noodle Pete (voice, English version)
Ronja, the Robber's Daughter
2014
Creator
Plays Edward Elizabeth Hitler
Bottom
1991
Plays Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
Plays Vyvyan
The Young Ones
1982
Creator
Plays Sir Adrian Dangerous
The Dangerous Brothers
1986
Plays Atom Eins
Alien: Earth
2025
Plays Superintendent Cliff Walker
Bancroft
2017
Plays Giles Tewkesbury
Snakes and Ladders
1989
Plays Guy Fuddle
Happy Families
1985
Plays Richard
The Pact
2021
Plays Ilya Rostov
War and Peace
2016
Plays Sir Roger Hollis
A Spy Among Friends
2022
Plays Edward Catflap
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987
Plays Lewis
Out of Her Mind
2020
Plays Nigel
Bergerac
2025
Plays Brendan Baxter
Jonathan Creek
1997
Plays John Boback
Back to Life
2019
Plays Gordon Spry
If You See God, Tell Him
1993
Plays Peter Elliot
One of Us
2016
Plays William Vaughan
Cheat
2019
Plays Phil
Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story
2024
Plays Headmaster Wackville
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
2012
Plays DCI Warner
Prey
2014
Plays Denys Porlock
3 Body Problem
2024
Director
Plays Billy
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
Plays Hamish
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
Plays Charles Crabtree
Death in Paradise
2011
Plays Hugo Welles
Midsomer Murders
1997
Plays Baron von Richtoven
Blackadder
1983
Latest Trailers
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Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
Full Filmography
Alien: Earth
Atom Eins · 8 episodes
2025–
TV
Bergerac
Nigel · 6 episodes
2025–
TV
Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story
Phil · 4 episodes
2024–
TV
3 Body Problem
Denys Porlock · 3 episodes
2024–
TV
Toad & Friends
Toad · 52 episodes
2023–
TV
A Spy Among Friends
Sir Roger Hollis · 6 episodes
2022
TV
The Best Birthday Ever
Granny (voice)
2022
Film
The Pact
Richard · 6 episodes
2021
TV
Midsomer Murders
Hugo Welles · 1 episode
2021
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Adrian Edmondson and where are they from?
Adrian Edmondson is 69 years old, born on January 24, 1957 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Adrian Edmondson?
Adrian Edmondson is best known for roles in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Blood, Guest House Paradiso.
How many movies has Adrian Edmondson been in?
Over a 45-year career (since 1981), Adrian Edmondson has appeared in 54 movies and 38 TV shows.
What was Adrian Edmondson's first movie?
The career of Adrian Edmondson began with The Comic Strip (1981).
What is Adrian Edmondson's most recent movie or series?
Adrian Edmondson's most recent release is Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard, which premiered on June 25, 2026.
What TV shows has Adrian Edmondson appeared in?
On television, Adrian Edmondson has appeared in 3 Body Problem, Alien: Earth, Blackadder, Midsomer Murders.
Adrian Edmondson
1957-01-24 · Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
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).