Adrian Lester — Actor (15)
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData
The Day After Tomorrow
6.7 (22 ratings) director: Roland Emmerich actor: Dennis Quaid / Jake Gyllenhaal
other title: The Day After Tomorrow - L'alba del giorno dopo / O Dia Depois de Amanhã
After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice Age, his research proves true when a superstorm develops, setting off catastrophic natural disasters throughout the world. Trying to get to his son, Sam, who is trapped in New York City with his friend Laura and others, Jack and his crew must travel to get to Sam before it's too late.
The Rook (2019) [TV] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Rook
director: Karyn Usher / Lisa Zwerling actor: Emma Greenwell / Joely Richardson
After waking in a park with total amnesia — and surrounded by dead bodies, all wearing latex gloves — a young woman must fight to uncover her past, and resume her position at the head of Britain’s most secret (supernatural) service before the traitors who stole her memory can finish what they started.
London Spy (2015) [TV] TMDB
London Spy
director: Tom Rob Smith actor: Ben Whishaw / Edward Holcroft
A chance romance between two men from very different worlds, one from the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, the other from a world of clubbing and youthful excess, leads into mystery after one of them suddenly disappears.
Renegade Nell (2024) [TV] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Renegade Nell
director: Sally Wainwright actor: Louisa Harland / Frank Dillane
other title: Nell, a Renegada / Nell rebelle
England, 1705: Framed for murder and on the run with her sisters, Nell Jackson turns her hand to highway robbery to survive. Aided by her superpowered sidekick, a plucky little sprite called Billy Blind, Nell realizes that fate has put her on the wrong side of the law for a reason. A reason much bigger than she could have ever imagined: to defeat a magical plot against the Queen of England.
Hustle (2004) [TV] TMDB IMDb
Hustle
7.8 (19 ratings) director: Tony Jordan actor: Adrian Lester / Robert Glenister
other title: Les Arnaqueurs VIP / Hustle - La movida
A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.
Case 39 (2009) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Case 39
director: Christian Alvart actor: Renée Zellweger / Jodelle Ferland
other title: Caso 39 / Fall 39
In her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents. Emily's worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to harm the child, and so Emily assumes custody of Lilith while she looks for a foster family. However, Emily soon finds that dark forces surround the seemingly innocent girl, and the more she tries to protect Lilith, the more horrors she encounters.
Bonekickers (2008) [TV] TMDB
Bonekickers
director: Ashley Pharoah / Matthew Graham actor: Hugh Bonneville / Adrian Lester
Bonekickers was a BBC drama about a team of archaeologists, set at the fictional Wessex University. It made its début on 8 July 2008 and ran for one series.

It was written by Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes creators Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah. It was produced by Michele Buck and Damien Timmer of Mammoth Screen Ltd and co-produced with Monastic Productions. Archaeologist and Bristol University academic Mark Horton acted as the series' archaeological consultant. Adrian Lester has described the programme as "CSI meets Indiana Jones [...] There's an element of the crime procedural show, there's science, conspiracy theories – and there's a big underlying mystery that goes through the whole six-episode series."

Much of the series was filmed in the City of Bath, Somerset, with locations including the University of Bath campus. Additional locations included Brean Down Fort and Kings Weston House, Chavenage House for episodes 5 & 6 and Sheldon Manor.

On 21 November 2008 Broadcast magazine revealed the show would not be returning for a second series.
Maybe Baby (2000) [Movie] TMDB
Maybe Baby
director: Ben Elton actor: Hugh Laurie / Joely Richardson
Sam and Lucie Bell are a married couple who seem to have it all: good looks, successful careers, matching motorbikes, and an enthusiastic love life. The only thing they lack is the one thing they want more—a baby.
The Hack (2025) [TV] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Hack
director: Jack Thorne actor: David Tennant / Robert Carlyle
Set between 2002 and 2012, the drama deftly interweaves two real life stories, the uncovering of phone hacking at the News of the World, and running parallel, the investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan.
The Undeclared War (2022) [TV] IMDb TMDB
The Undeclared War
director: Peter Kosminsky actor: Hannah Khalique-Brown / Simon Pegg
In the post-pandemic world of 2024 during an upcoming British general election involving the UK’s first Black Conservative prime minister, a leading team of analysts at the heart of the UK’s NSA-style spy agency GCHQ attempt to ward off a cyber-attack on the country’s electoral system.
Ballet Shoes (2008) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Ballet Shoes
director: Sandra Goldbacher actor: Emilia Fox / Victoria Wood
other title: L'École de tous les talents
An unusual explorer named Gum and his kindly niece adopt three orphans -- Pauline, Petrova and Posy -- and raise them as sisters in 1930s London. But the girls must fend for themselves when Gum doesn't return from one of his adventures. Together, they nurture their passions for acting, aviation and ballet in this charming TV adaptation of Noel Streatfield's novel.
Euphoria (2018) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Euphoria
director: Lisa Langseth actor: Alicia Vikander / Eva Green
The story of two sisters on a journey, where they try to get close to each other and approach the tough questions in life. Euphoria is a contemporary drama about responsibility and reconciliation, in a world where these concepts are gradually being lost.
PONIES (2026) [TV] TMDB IMDb Hamapiko
PONIES
director: Susanna Fogel / David Iserson actor: Emilia Clarke / Haley Lu Richardson
other title: Ponies
In 1977 Moscow, two "PONIES" ("persons of no interest") become CIA operatives and uncover a Cold War conspiracy their husbands were killed for.