Adrian Dunbar

Adrian Dunbar

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderMale
BirthdayAug 1, 1958
BiographyAdrian Dunbar (born 1 August 1958) is an Irish actor, director, and singer from Northern Ireland, known for his television and theatre work. He co-wrote and starred in the 1991 film Hear My Song, nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the BAFTA awards.

Dunbar is best known for playing Superintendent Ted Hastings in all six series of the hit BBC crime drama Line of Duty (2012–21). He has also appeared as Alan Cox in The Jump, Martin Summers in Ashes to Ashes, Richard Plantagenet in The Hollow Crown, and Father Flaherty in Broken. Since 2022, Dunbar has starred in the lead role of Alex Ridley in the ITV detective series Ridley. In 2024 he starred in Kiss Me Kate on stage.

Notable film work includes My Left Foot (1989), The Crying Game (1992), and deleted scenes in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999), whilst TV guest appearances include Inspector Morse, Cracker, A Touch of Frost, Silk, Scott & Bailey, Silent Witness and Inside No. 9.

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Known For

Mountain Vets
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as Narrator
Ridley
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as DI Alex Ridley
World's Most Dangerous Roads
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as Narrator
A Statement of Affairs
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as Adrian
A Woman's Guide to Adultery
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as Michael
Adrian Dunbar: My Ireland
Ended

Adrian Dunbar: My Ireland

as Presenter
Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?
Ended

Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?

as Narrator
Blood
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Blood

as James "Jim" Hogan
Broken
Ended

Broken

as Father Peter Flaherty
Children of the North
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Children of the North

as Martin Deeley
Line of Duty
Ended

Line of Duty

as Superintendent Edward "Ted" Hastings
Melissa
Ended

Melissa

as Graeme Hepburn
Nick Nickleby
Ended

Nick Nickleby

as Ralph Nickleby
The Estate
Ended

The Estate

as Narrator
The Fear
Ended

The Fear

as Con
The Hollow Crown
Ended

The Hollow Crown

as Richard Plantagenet / Duke of York
The Jump
Ended

The Jump

as Alan Cox

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