Adrian Scarborough
Biography
Adrian Scarborough is a British actor from Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, who studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and won a Chesterton Award as best actor among its graduates. His first film role came in The Madness of King George (1994), and he went on to appear in Vera Drake (2004), Notes on a Scandal (2006), The History Boys (2006), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), The King's Speech (2010), and 1917 (2019). On television he has been seen in Cranford, Gavin & Stacey, Upstairs Downstairs, and Killing Eve, and since 2022 he has played the lead in The Chelsea Detective, Detective Inspector Max Arnold. On stage he has worked often for the Royal National Theatre and won the Laurence Olivier Award twice for best actor in a supporting role, in 2011 for After the Dance and in 2020 for Leopoldstadt.
58years old
Turns 59 on May 10in 209 days
- Born Melton Mowbray
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Adrian Philip Scarborough (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 25 years1995 to 2020
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Early training
Scarborough attended Brooksby Melton College and then trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. While there, he won the Chesterton Award, given to the best actor among school graduates.
Adrian Scarborough movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Kenneth Branagh directed two of these films. Andrew Havill appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Andrew Havill's page
Cate Blanchett's page
Colin Firth's page
Guy Pearce's page
Judi Dench's page
Helena Bonham Carter's page
All films by Kenneth Branagh
Also two films together14 more actors
- Derek JacobiThe King's Speech (2010) and Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
- Imelda StauntonVera Drake (2004) and Bright Young Things (2003)
- Geoffrey RushThe King's Speech (2010) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
- Daniel Mays1917 (2019) and Vera Drake (2004)
- Phil DavisNotes on a Scandal (2006) and Vera Drake (2004)
- Stephen Campbell MooreThe History Boys (2006) and Bright Young Things (2003)
- Karl JohnsonThe Last Vermeer (2019) and Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
- Michael MaloneyNotes on a Scandal (2006) and In the Bleak Midwinter (1995)
- Jennifer SaundersPatrick (2018) and In the Bleak Midwinter (1995)
- Gerard HoranArtemis Fowl (2020) and In the Bleak Midwinter (1995)
- Wendy NottinghamNotes on a Scandal (2006) and Vera Drake (2004)
- Jamie Parker1917 (2019) and The History Boys (2006)
- Julia McKenzieNotes on a Scandal (2006) and Bright Young Things (2003)
- Katy CarmichaelChristopher Robin (2018) and In the Bleak Midwinter (1995)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Adrian Scarborough's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.2 billion
8 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 8 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 7US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$446M36.8% of the total
- 2$414M34.2% of the total
- 3$198M16.3% of the total
- 4$74M6.1% of the total
- 5$50M4.1% of the total
- 6$13M1.1% of the total
- 7$13M1.1% of the total
- 8$3.3M0.3% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
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