Adrian Lester
Actor Adrian Lester, the son of Jamaican immigrants, sang with the local church choir, and performed with the Birmingham Youth Theatre. He went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. By 1992, he made his television debut in the made-for-TV movie "Touch and Die." Six years later he earned the lead in the Mike Nichols political comedy "Primary Colors," a thinly veiled look at the Clinton presidential campaign. The film showed Lester could hold his own against big name stars like Emma Thompson, John Travolta, and Kathy Bates. Two years later, he was featured in Kenneth Branagh's musical adaptation of the Shakespeare classic "Love's Labour's Lost." The film was scorned by critics, but Lester's portrayal of Dumaine earned him a British Independent Film Award nomination for Best Actor. In 2006, Lester re-teamed with Branagh for his Asian-inspired take on Shakespeare's "As You Like It." Lester established a career on both sides of the pond in TV and film. In the States, he snagged the recurring role of Ellis Carter of the popular comedy series "Girlfriends," while in the United Kingdom he became a series regular on the crime drama "Hustle."
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Adrian Lester
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Penitent – A Rational Man | Unknown (Character) | - | 2023 |
62% |
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Mary Queen of Scots | Lord Randolph (Character) | $16.4M | 2018 |
19% |
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Euphoria | Aron (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Grey Lady | Johnson (Character) | - | 2017 |
64% |
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Jimi: All Is by My Side | Michael X (Character) | $323.0K | 2013 |
22% |
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Case 39 | Wayne (Character) | $13.2M | 2009 |
50% |
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Doomsday | Sgt. Norton (Character) | $11.0M | 2008 |
89% |
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Starting Out in the Evening | Casey Davis (Character) | $902.1K | 2007 |
36% |
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As You Like It | Oliver De Boys (Character) | - | 2006 |
50% |
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Scenes of a Sexual Nature | Pete (Character) | - | 2006 |
45% |
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The Day After Tomorrow | Simon (Character) | $186.7M | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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The Final Curtain | Jonathan Stitch (Character) | - | 2002 |
20% |
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Dust | Edge (Character) | - | 2001 |
58% |
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Born Romantic | Jimmy (Character) | $14.6K | 2000 |
50% |
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Maybe Baby | George (Character) | $19.1K | 2000 |
50% |
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Love's Labour's Lost | Dumaine (Character) | $284.3K | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Best | Rocky (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Storm Damage | Danny (Character) | - | 1999 |
80% |
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Primary Colors | Henry Burton (Character) | $39.0M | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Silent Witness: Cease Upon the Midnight | Danny Thomas (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Up on the Roof | Scott (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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The Affair | Ray (Character) | - | 1995 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2024 |
82% | 52% | Trigger Point | Joel Nutkins (Character) | 2022 2024 |
69% | 75% | The Undeclared War | Andrew Makinde (Character) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 45% | Riviera |
Robert Carver (Character), Director |
2017 2020 |
40% | No Score Yet | Life | David (Character) | 2020 |
89% | 98% | Staged | Adrian (Character) | 2020 |
45% | 80% | The Rook | Conrad Grantchester (Character) | 2019 |
88% | 88% | Curfew | Simon Donahue (Character) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Portrait Artist of the Year | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Undercover | Nick Johnson (Character) | 2016 2018 |
100% | 17% | Trauma | Jon Allerton (Character) | 2018 |
59% | 86% | Red Band Society | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014-2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shakespeare Uncovered | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 84% | Robot Chicken | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Hustle |
Mickey "Bricks" Stone (Character), Writer |
2004-2007 2009-2012 |
85% | 88% | The Adventures of Merlin | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Os Escavadores | Ben Ergha (Character) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girlfriends | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002-2003 |