Adrian Dunbar

Adrian Dunbar
Dunbar in 2014
Born (1958-08-01) 1 August 1958 (age 65)
Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma materGuildhall School of Music and Drama
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • director
  • singer
Years active1980–present
Notable workAshes to Ashes (2009)
Line of Duty (2012–2021)
Spouse
Anna Nygh
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(m. 1986)​

Adrian Dunbar (born 1 August 1958) is an Irish actor, director and singer, 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.[1]

He played Superintendent Ted Hastings in all six series of BBC Television's Line of Duty (2012–21). He has appeared as Alan Cox in The Jump, Martin Summers in Ashes to Ashes, Richard Plantagenet in The Hollow Crown, and Father Flaherty in Broken. Dunbar also stars in the lead role of DI Ridley in the 2022 police procedural crime series Ridley, of which he was also associate producer.

  1. ^ Maslin, Janet (19 January 1992). "Hear My Song (1991) Review/Film; Irish Tenor Is Focus Of Intrigue and Blarney". The New York Times.