Adrian Dunbar Children: Meet Madaleine Dunbar: Adrian Dunbar is a Northern Irish actor, director, and singer born on August 1, 1958.
He developed a love for acting and singing at a younger age and has been consistent throughout his career rising through the ranks to become one of the most sought-after acts
Adrian is known for his television and his theatre work. He’s best known for co-writing and starring in the hit film; Hear My Song which was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the BAFTA awards.
Since making his debut, Adrian has appeared in such notable films as My Left Foot, The Crying Game, and The General, to mention a few.
He has also had leading roles in the films Triggermen, Shooters, How Harry Became A Tree, Richard III, and Widows’ Peak, among others.
On television he starred in the first episode of Cracker, giving a performance as an innocent murder suspect with amnesia, and also in the last episode of A Touch of Frost
Adrian has been in many British productions, including Tough Love, Inspector Morse, Kidnapped, Murphy’s Law, Murder in Mind, Ashes to Ashes, and the 2005 re-staging of The Quatermass Experiment.
His theatre credits include; The Shaughraun and Exiles at Dublin’s Abbey Theatre; Real Dreams and The Danton Affair at the Royal Shakespeare Company; King Lear, Pope’s Wedding, Saved and Up to the Sun And Down to the Centre at Royal Court Theatre.
In 2008 he starred in and co-directed Brendan at the Chelsea by Janet Behan, playing Brendan Behan. The play was the first to be staged in the Naughton Studio in the new Lyric Theatre in Belfast.
Adrian played the role of Tullus Aufidius in the BBC radio production of Coriolanus. He also made a guest appearance in the BBC Radio 4 series Baldi and appeared on stage as Vermeer in an adaptation of Girl with a pearl earring.
He’s also a theatre director who staged productions for the Happy Days Enniskillen International Beckett Festival. Adrian played the mysterious character Martin Summers in the second series of Ashes to Ashes.
In March 2023, Adrian Dunbar hit the headlines after he met ‘real-life’ Father Ted character in ITV’s DNA Journey
The Line Of Duty star was left gobsmacked as he met a real-life incarnation of housekeeper Mrs. Doyle from Father Ted.
Adrian has teamed up with pal Neil Morrissey for an episode of ITV’s DNA Journey which aired on Tuesday, March 21.
Adrian Dunbar has been blessed with a daughter, Madaleine Dunbar who was born in 1987. He shares her with his wife, Anna Nygh.
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