Adrian Bower
British actor and voice over artist (born 1970)
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Adrian Bower (born 20 August 1970)[1] is an English actor and voice over artist. He is best known for his role as physical education and geography teacher Brian Steadman in the first three series of the British comedy series Teachers. In 2015, he played Leofric in The Last Kingdom, a British television drama adapted from Bernard Cornwell's historical novels series The Saxon Stories.[2]
Adrian Bower | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 August 1970 |
| Education | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| Occupations | Actor, voice over artist |
Biography
Born in Chester, Cheshire, he studied drama at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.[1]
He was the winner of the third series of Celebrity Poker Club, using the nickname "The Tower" in relation to his 6'4" height.[1]
Other television work includes the first series of Gimme Gimme Gimme, the ITV drama series Talk to Me and the 2005 remake of The Quatermass Experiment, which was transmitted live on BBC Four. He also guest-starred in Dirty Filthy Love, Monroe and Rev. and played John Lennon's best friend Pete Shotton in the BBC4 drama Lennon Naked. In 2005 he played Detective Sergeant Tremayne in 'The Guise of Death', an episode from Series Four of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.
Bower's theatre credits include: Andy in Brassed Off (Royal National Theatre), Heracles in Simon Armitage's adaptation of Euripides classic Mr Heracles (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Steve in Celebration (Chichester) and Dan in Hotel in Amsterdam (Donmar Warehouse). He also played opposite John Simm in Elling at the Trafalgar Studios, Lovbourg in Hedda Gate Theatre.
Bower also played Greg in the Sky Living comedy-drama Mount Pleasant and DC Harihan in Charlie Brooker's A Touch of Cloth.
Acting credits
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Jude | Blacksmith | |
| 2001 | Last Legs | (unknown) | Short film |
| 2007 | The Waiting Room | Toby | |
| 2009 | Slingers | DM | Video |
| 2012 | Hard Boiled Sweets | Gerry | |
| 2013 | A Performance | Doctor | Short films |
| Fink | Brody | ||
| 2017 | Eat Locals | Private Bower | |
| 2018 | Early Days | Steve | Short films |
| 2024 | Black Dog | Father | |
| 2025 | Snow White | Captain of the Guard | |
| TBA | The Reformation of Sister Edith | London | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | In Your Dreams | Charlie | Television film |
| The Bill | Mick Hastings | Episode: "Chatterbox" | |
| Casualty | Mark Conrad | Episode: "Mother's Little Helper" | |
| 1997 | Supply & Demand | Constable | Television films |
| The Heart Surgeon | ICU Nurse | ||
| Dangerfield | Dr. Ross Freeman | Recurring role, 3 episodes (series 4) | |
| 1999 | Gimme Gimme Gimme | Joe | Episode: "Legs and Co." |
| 1999–2000 | Badger | DC Jim Cassidy | 13 episodes (series 1 & 2) |
| 2001–2003 | Teachers | Brian Steadman | 31 episodes (series 1–3) |
| 2004 | The Hotel in Amsterdam | Dan | Television films |
| Dirty Filthy Love | Nathan | ||
| 2005 | Faith | Paul | |
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | DC Tremayne | Episode: "In the Guise of Death" | |
| The Quatermass Experiment | James Fullalove | Television film; live-action remake of the 1953 television series | |
| 2007 | Talk to Me | Scott | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
| 2008 | Apparitions | Simon | Mini-series; episode 4 |
| 2009 | Runaway | Gary | Recurring role, mini-series; 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Lennon Naked | Pete Shotton | Television film |
| Harry & Paul | Liam | Episode: #3.6 | |
| 2011 | Outcasts | James Shapiro | Episode: #1.7 |
| Monroe | Mr. Chadwick | Episode: #1.2 | |
| Rev. | Matthew Feld | Episode: #2.4 | |
| 2011–2017 | Mount Pleasant | Greg | Recurring role, 46 episodes (series 1–7) |
| 2012–2014 | A Touch of Cloth | DC Des Hairihan | Recurring role, 6 episodes (series 1–3) |
| 2015 | Inspector George Gently | Michael Woodruff | Episode: "Gently Among Friends" |
| 2015–2018 | The Last Kingdom | Leofric | Recurring role, 10 episodes (series 1 & 3) |
| 2017 | Grantchester | Pal | Episode: #3.5 |
| Secret History | Narrator (voice) | Episode: "Britain's Forgotten Army" | |
| Love, Lies and Records | Rob | Recurring role, 6 episodes | |
| 2020 | Death in Paradise | Brian Hunter | Episode: #9.3 |
| Gangs of London | Mark | 5 episodes (series 1) |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Killzone 2 | Additional Heighast voices | |
| Risen | Cid / Balturo / Derry (voices) | English version | |
| 2010 | Fable III | Additional voice |
