- 5th August: Bloods gets a second series
Adrian Scarborough is an English actor known for appearances in comedy films such as The History Boys, and for TV roles in Professor Branestawm, Up The Women, and Gavin & Stacey.
Biography
Born and raised in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, Scarborough was educated at Brooksby Melton College and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, winning the Chesterton Award for Best Actor for school graduates.
Scarborough is perhaps best known for playing Peter "Pete" Sutcliffe, married to Dawn Sutcliffe (played by Julia Davis) in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey. Friends of Pam and Mick's on the show, their marriage is constantly strained, and they regularly insult each other vehemently in public.
Alongside this role, he has featured as Bouffant in Let Them Eat Cake, Charlie in all series of Miranda, Claudius in Plebs, Frank in Up The Women, and the Prime Minister's Husband in Watson & Oliver.
In 2019 he took on the roles of both Ronnie and Ollie on the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Me And My Shadow, about a comic double-act living the mid-20th century.
An accomplished TV dramatic actor and theatre actor, in 2011 he won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a revival of Terence Rattigan's play After the Dance.
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- England
- I Talk Telly Awards 2020 - Best Comedy Partnership: Nominee
- Born
- Friday 10th May 1968 (53 years-old)
Awards
Known for
Gavin & Stacey - Pete
Up The Women - Frank
Professor Branestawm - The Vicar
Credits
| Year | Production | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bloods - Series 2 Announced | Gary |
| 2021 | Bloods - Series 1 | Gary |
| 2021 | Murder, They Hope
|
Jacob |
| 2020 | The Windsors - Series 3
|
Ian Drabble |
| 2020 | Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration | Self |
| 2019 | Gavin & Stacey - Christmas Special | Pete |
| 2019 | Candide | Narrator |
| 2019 | Me And My Shadow | Ronnie |
| 2019 | Me And My Shadow | Ollie |
| 2018 | Making A Killing | Mr Loveless |
| 2018 | Urban Myths: The Mysterious Case Of Agatha Christie | Chief Inspector Danders |
| 2016 | Stella - 2016 Christmas Special | Horst |
| 2016 | Crashing | Colin |
| 2015 | Professor Branestawm - Professor Branestawm Returns | The Vicar |
| 2015 | Up The Women - Series 2 | Frank |
| 2014 | Miranda - Final Specials
|
Charlie |
| 2014 | Professor Branestawm - The Incredible Adventures Of Professor Branestawm | The Vicar |
| 2014 | Plebs - Series 2
|
Claudius |
| 2014 | Edge Of Heaven | Bald Gary |
| 2013 | Reception | Brian |
| 2013 | Jo Brand's Great Wall Of Comedy
|
Self |
| 2013 | Up The Women - Series 1 | Frank |
| 2013 | Watson & Oliver - Series 2
|
Prime Minister's Husband |
| 2013 | Richard Briers: A Tribute | Self |
| 2013 | Plebs - Series 1
|
Claudius |
| 2013 | Miranda - Series 3
|
Charlie |
| 2012 | Brian Gulliver's Travels - Series 2
|
Chaplin |
| 2012 | Watson & Oliver - Series 1 | Sir Thomas |
| 2012 | Get Lucky | Racing commentator |
| 2011 | The Benefit Of Time | Donald |
| 2010 | Miranda - Series 2
|
Charlie |
| 2010 | What Went Wrong With The Olympics? | Toby Morrison |
| 2009 | Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off - Series 4 | Mr Timmis |
| 2009 | Miranda - Series 1 | Charlie |
| 2009 | Gavin & Stacey - Series 3 | Pete |
| 2009 | Psychoville - Series 1 | Mr Jolly |
| 2008 | Gavin & Stacey - Series 2 | Pete |
| 2008 | The Genuine Particle | Professor Heimlich |
| 2007 | Gavin & Stacey - Series 1 | Pete |
| 2006 | Saxondale - Series 1
|
Chairman |
| 2006 | The History Boys | Mr. Stanley Wilkes (PE Teacher) |
| 2002 | TLC
|
The Phlebotomist |
| 1999 | Let Them Eat Cake | Bouffant |
| 1997 | Cows | Vicar |
| 1995 | Coogan's Run
|
Councillor Hillary Crabbe |
| 1995 | The Madness Of King George | Fortnum |
Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Adrian Scarborough on IMDb