Adrian Lester
Adrian Lester is known for The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Case 39 (2009), Mary Queen of Scots (2018).
Biography
Adrian Anthony Lester (born Anthony Harvey on 14 August 1968) is a British actor. He is the recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award, an Evening Standard Theatre Award and a Critics' Circle Theatre Award for his work on the London stage, and has also been nominated for a Tony Award.
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- Awards
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire · Commander of the Order of the British Empire · Laurence Olivier Awards
Known for
Trivia
- Studied at
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art · Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College
- Spouse
- Lolita Chakrabarti
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
44 films — 42 in the catalogue
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6.4 Mutiny
2026 · Captain Adam Spencer
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Adrian Lester Remembers... Company
2025
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6.0 Angel Pavement
2024 · Narrator
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Renegade Nell
2024 · Robert Hennessey, Earl of Poynton
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6.0 The Penitent: A Rational Man
2023 · Procuratore
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1.0 David Harewood on Blackface
2023 · Himself
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6.0 Elizabeth: Her Passions and Pastimes
2022 · Self - Narrator (voice)
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9.0 Keeping Company with Sondheim
2022 · Self / Bobby (archive footage)
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6.2 National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
2021 · Prince
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Hymn
2021 · Gil
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9.0 Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
2019 · Self
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6.5 Mary Queen of Scots
2018 · Lord Randolph
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6.3 Euphoria
2018 · Aron
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4.8 Grey Lady
2017 · Johnson
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5.4 Breakable You
2017 · Ken Yates
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Britain's Racist Election
2015 · Narrator (Voice Only)
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Respect: A Felix Dexter Special
2013 · Self - Narrator (voice)
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6.2 National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013 · Othello
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9.0 National Theatre Live: Othello
2013 · Othello
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5.6 Jimi: All Is by My Side
2013 · Michael X
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3.0 Sleep with Me
2009 · Richard
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6.3 Case 39
2009 · Wayne
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6.3 Ballet Shoes
2008 · Mr. Sholsky
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4.5 Anatomy of Catastrophe: The Making of 'Doomsday'
2008 · Self
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5.9 Doomsday
2008 · Sergeant Norton
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6.7 Starting Out in the Evening
2007 · Casey Davis
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5.3 Scenes of a Sexual Nature
2006 · Pete
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5.8 As You Like It
2006 · Oliver De Boys
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6.6 The Day After Tomorrow
2004 · Simon
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4.9 The Final Curtain
2002 · Jonathan Stitch
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8.5 The Tragedy of Hamlet
2002 · Hamlet
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8.0 Brook by Brook
2002 · Self
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5.5 Dust
2001 · Edge
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6.0 Born Romantic
2000 · Jimmy
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5.5 Maybe Baby
2000 · George
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6.2 Best
2000 · Rocky
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5.6 Love's Labour's Lost
2000 · Dumaine
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8.0 Storm Damage
2000 · Danny
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6.3 Primary Colors
1998 · Henry Burton
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7.0 Up on the Roof
1997 · Scott
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3.6 Les Sœurs Soleil
1997 · Isaac Nelson
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7.1 Company
1996 · Bobby
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4.0 The Affair
1995 · Ray
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5.0 Touch and Die
1991 · Lute
Series and TV shows
30 titles
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6.9
PONIES
2026 · Dane · 8 ep.
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6.9
PONIES
2026 · Writer
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6.6
The Hack
2025 · Mr. Apollo
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7.3
Renegade Nell
2024 · Earl of Poynton · 8 ep.
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8.0
Quentin Blake's Box of Treasures
2023 · Narrator
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4.3
Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius
2023 · Appearance
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6.3
The Undeclared War
2022 · PM Andrew Makinde · 12 ep.
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7.9
The Sandman
2022 · Destiny · 5 ep.
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6.9
Trigger Point
2022 · Joel Nutkins
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7.4
Life
2020 · David Aston · 6 ep.
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7.9
Staged
2020 · Adrian · 2 ep.
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5.6
Curfew
2019 · Simon Donahue · 8 ep.
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6.5
The Rook
2019 · Conrad Grantchester · 8 ep.
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6.4
Trauma
2018 · Jon Allerton · 3 ep.
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6.1
Riviera
2017 · Robert Carver · 11 ep.
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6.5
Undercover
2016 · Nick Johnson · 6 ep.
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7.0
London Spy
2015 · Professor Marcus Shaw · 2 ep.
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7.2
Red Band Society
2014 · Dr. Naday · 4 ep.
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5.6
Bonekickers
2008 · Ben Ergha · 6 ep.
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7.8
Merlin
2008 · Myror
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7.3
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Appearance · 3 ep.
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7.2
Afterlife
2005 · Cast
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7.7
Hustle
2004 · Michael Stone · 42 ep.
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7.7
Hustle
2004 · Director
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7.3
Girlfriends
2000 · Ellis Carter · 10 ep.
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6.5
Jason and the Argonauts
2000 · Orpheus · 2 ep.
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7.6
Silent Witness
1996 · Danny · 2 ep.
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7.4
Natural World
1983 · Narrator
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6.1
Great Performances
1971 · Appearance
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7.5
Horizon
1964 · Himself - Narrator
People data: TMDb.
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