Adrian Dunbar

Adrian Dunbar is one of those actors who earns your trust without ever shouting for it. Born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh — a corner of Northern Ireland that's shaped more than a few quietly intense creative souls — he built a career across film, stage, and television that rewards anyone paying attention. I first really clocked him when he co-wrote and starred in Hear My Song back in 1991, a warm, slightly mad film that got a BAFTA nomination for its screenplay. But the role that cemented him for a whole new generation is Superintendent Ted Hastings in Line of Duty, where his Irish brogue and righteous fury became appointment television for nearly a decade. He's a craftsman through and through — not flashy, not chasing celebrity, just consistently present in a way that makes you lean forward every time he's on screen.

Name (English)

Adrian Dunbar

Name (Japanese)

エイドリアン・ダンバー

Reading

えいどりあん・だんばー

Born

August 1, 1958 (age 67)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dog

Origin

Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, United Kingdom

Occupation

film actor / stage actor / screenwriter / television actor / actor

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC

Tags

• County Fermanagh
• film actor
• stage actor
• screenwriter

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.