Adrian Lester CBE was born in Birmingham, England. He is a multi award winning actor and director, known for seven seasons of the hit TV show Hustle (2004), The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and Primary Colors (1998) and his extensive classical work in the theatre playing Othello, Henry V, Rosalind and Hamlet to name but a few. He is married to actress and writer Lolita Chakrabarti.
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Renegade Nell (2024)
Starring as Robert Hennessey, Earl of Poynton
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Not Some Cheap Trick (Mar 29, 2024)
- Episode 1x07: Stop Printing This Muck (Mar 29, 2024)
- Episode 1x06: Snatched by Strollers (Mar 29, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: Excuse Me, I'm a Doctor (Mar 29, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: Devil's Dung (Mar 29, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: A Private Joke With the Queen (Mar 29, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: Tracks Less Well Trod (Mar 29, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Don't Call Me Nelly (Mar 29, 2024)
Quentin Blake's Box of Treasures (2023)
Starring as Narrated By
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Quentin Blake's Mrs Armitage on Wheels (Mar 30, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: Quentin Blake's Snuff (Mar 30, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: Quentin Blake's Zagazoo (Dec 1, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: Quentin Blake's Jack and Nancy (Dec 1, 2023)
Staged (2020)
Guest starring as Adrian Lester
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x06: Knock, Knock (Nov 24, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: Ulysses (Jun 10, 2020)
VE Day 75 (2020)
Guest starring as Adrian Lester
- Episode 1x02: The People's Celebration (May 8, 2020)
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan (2019)
Guest starring as Adrian Lester
- Episode 4x04: Adrian Lester, Asim Chaudhry, AJ Odudu, Sam Ryder (May 26, 2023)
The Rook (2019)
Starring as Conrad Grantchester
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Chapter 8 (Aug 18, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: Prologue (Aug 11, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: Chapter 6 (Aug 4, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Chapter 5 (Jul 28, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Chapter 4 (Jul 21, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Chapter 3 (Jul 14, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: Chapter 2 (Jul 7, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Chapter 1 (Jun 30, 2019)
Curfew (2019)
Starring as Simon Donahue
(2 episodes)
Guest starring as Simon Donahue
- Episode 1x08: Episode 8 (Apr 12, 2019)
Riviera (2017)
Starring as Robert Carver
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: In the Sight of All (Aug 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: An Eye for an Eye (Aug 10, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: The Key (Aug 3, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: The Gift (Jul 27, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Artist's Work (Jul 20, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Elena (Jul 13, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Family Paintings (Jul 6, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: The Secret Chamber (Jun 29, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Counterfeiters (Jun 22, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Villa Carmella (Jun 15, 2017)
Guest starring as Robert Carver
- Episode 3x07: Episode 7 (Oct 15, 2020)
London Spy (2015)
Starring as Professor Marcus Shaw
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: If This is a Lie (Dec 7, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: I Know (Nov 30, 2015)
Red Band Society (2014)
Guest starring as Dr. Lawrence Naday
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Waiting for Superman (Feb 7, 2015)
- Episode 1x12: We'll Always Have Paris (Feb 7, 2015)
- Episode 1x10: What I Did for Love (Dec 3, 2014)
- Episode 1x08: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car (Nov 19, 2014)
The Kumars (2014)
Guest starring as Adrian Lester
- Episode 1x04: Adrian Lester, Jenny Agutter, Brian Blessed, Shane Filan (Feb 5, 2014)
Sunday Brunch (2012)
Guest starring as Adrian Lester
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2021-07-25: Ellie Taylor, Adrian Lester, Sigala, Jess Phillips, KSI (Jul 25, 2021)
- Episode 2018-02-11: Josh O'Connor, Dakota Blue Richards, Iain Lee, Adrian Lester, Mary Beard, Jax Jones and Ina Wroldsen (Feb 11, 2018)
- Episode 2016-04-03: Adrian Lester, Jo Hartley, Richard Herring, Izzy Bizu (Apr 3, 2016)
Bonekickers (2008)
Starring as Dr. Ben Akomfrah
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Follow the Gleam (Aug 12, 2008)
- Episode 1x01: Army of God (Jul 8, 2008)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Guest starring as Adrian Lester
(2 episodes)
- Episode 31x19: Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Dua Lipa, Adrian Lester, Justin Timberlake (Feb 23, 2024)
- Episode 28x17: Daniel Kaluuya, Sienna Miller, Adrian Lester, Mayim Bialik, Marcus Brigstocke, Rachel Parris, Arlo Parks (Feb 12, 2021)
The One Show (2006)
Guest starring as Adrian Lester
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2017-06-12: 12/06/2017 (Jun 12, 2017)
- Episode 2016-05-13: 13/05/2016 (May 13, 2016)
- Episode 2016-01-05: 05/01/2016 (Jan 5, 2016)
- Episode 2009-01-21: 21/01/2009 (Jan 21, 2009)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Adrian Lester
- Episode 19x29: Sleeping Dogs, Renegade Nell, American Rust: Broken Justice (Mar 30, 2024)
Hustle (2004)
Starring as Michael "Mickey Bricks" Stone
(42 episodes)
- Episode 8x06: The Con is Off (Feb 17, 2012)
- Episode 8x05: Ding Dong That's My Song (Feb 10, 2012)
- Episode 8x04: Eat Yourself Slender (Feb 3, 2012)
- Episode 8x03: Curiosity Caught the Kat (Jan 27, 2012)
- Episode 8x02: Picasso Finger Painting (Jan 20, 2012)
- Episode 8x01: Gold Finger (Jan 13, 2012)
- Episode 7x06: The Delivery (Feb 18, 2011)
- Episode 7x05: The Fall of Railton FC (Feb 11, 2011)
- Episode 7x04: Benny's Funeral (Jan 28, 2011)
- Episode 7x03: Clearance from a Deal (Jan 21, 2011)
- Episode 7x02: Old Sparks Come New (Jan 14, 2011)
- Episode 7x01: Silent Witness (Jan 7, 2011)
- Episode 6x06: The Hush Heist (Feb 8, 2010)
- Episode 6x05: Conned Out of Luck (Feb 1, 2010)
- Episode 6x04: The Father of Jewels (Jan 25, 2010)
- Episode 6x03: Tiger Troubles (Jan 18, 2010)
- Episode 6x02: The Thieving Mistake (Jan 11, 2010)
- Episode 6x01: And This Little Piggy Had Money (Jan 4, 2010)
- Episode 5x06: The Road Less Travelled (Feb 12, 2009)
- Episode 5x05: Politics (Feb 5, 2009)
- Episode 5x04: Diamond Seeker (Jan 29, 2009)
- Episode 5x03: Lest Ye Be Judged (Jan 22, 2009)
- Episode 5x02: New Recruits (Jan 15, 2009)
- Episode 5x01: Return of the Prodigal (Jan 8, 2009)
- Episode 3x06: Law and Corruption (Apr 14, 2006)
- Episode 3x05: The Hustler's News of Today (Apr 7, 2006)
- Episode 3x04: A Bollywood Dream (Mar 31, 2006)
- Episode 3x03: Ties That Bind Us (Mar 24, 2006)
- Episode 3x02: Albert's Challenge (Mar 17, 2006)
- Episode 3x01: Price for Fame (Mar 10, 2006)
- Episode 2x06: Eye of the Beholder (May 3, 2005)
- Episode 2x05: Old Acquaintance (Apr 26, 2005)
- Episode 2x04: Missions (Apr 19, 2005)
- Episode 2x03: The Lesson (Apr 12, 2005)
- Episode 2x02: Confessions (Apr 5, 2005)
- Episode 2x01: Gold Mine (Mar 29, 2005)
- Episode 1x06: The Last Gamble (Mar 30, 2004)
- Episode 1x05: A Touch of Class (Mar 23, 2004)
- Episode 1x04: Cops and Robbers (Mar 16, 2004)
- Episode 1x03: Picture Perfect (Mar 9, 2004)
- Episode 1x02: Faking It (Mar 2, 2004)
- Episode 1x01: The Con is On (Feb 24, 2004)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
Guest starring as Adrian Lester
- Episode 14x24: Chris Addison, Meryl Streep, Adrian Lester, Last of the Shadow Puppets (Jul 4, 2008)