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Will Adamsdale

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Will Adamsdale
Born in England in 1974, Will was partially brought up in America, where his father was in the Army. It was here that he picked up the accent for his comic persona, the motivational speaker Chris John Jackson. He went to Eton College in England and the Oxford School of Drama and started to gain stage notice in 1999. He spent much time at London's Battersea Arts Center, noted as a springboard for offbeat comedy, and this is where he honed the character of 'Jackson'. He took it to the Edinburgh Festival, planning initially on only a week's booking as a friend was running another venue and there was a vacant slot. However, it won him the Perrier Comedy Award for 2004.
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Will Adamsdale, Ralph Brown, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy, Tom Wisdom, Tom Brooke, and Katherine Parkinson in The Boat That Rocked (2009)
Will Adamsdale, Bill Nighy, Tom Sturridge, and Rhys Darby in The Boat That Rocked (2009)
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Will Adamsdale, Nick Frost, and Tom Sturridge at an event for The Boat That Rocked (2009)

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Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy, and Talulah Riley in The Boat That Rocked (2009)
The Boat That Rocked
7.3
  • News John
  • 2009
Four Lions (2010)
Four Lions
7.3
  • Alex
  • 2010
Knights of the Realm
Short
  • Johnno
  • 2018
Campus (2009)
Campus
7.2
TV Series
  • Jason Armitage

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  • Matthew Macfadyen in Stonehouse (2023)
    Stonehouse
  • Knights of the Realm
  • Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero (2018)
    Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero
    • (voice)
  • Paul Bettany, Asa Butterfield, and Sam Claflin in Journey's End (2017)
    Journey's End
  • ABCs of Death 2 (2014)
    ABCs of Death 2
  • Campus (2009)
    Campus
  • Skeletons (2010)
    Skeletons
  • Four Lions (2010)
    Four Lions
  • Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller in Comedy Showcase (2007)
    Comedy Showcase
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy, and Talulah Riley in The Boat That Rocked (2009)
    The Boat That Rocked
  • Leo Gregory in Stoned (2005)
    Stoned
  • Pam Ferris and Felicity Kendal in Rosemary & Thyme (2003)
    Rosemary & Thyme
  • Manchild (2002)
    Manchild
  • Sword of Honour (2001)
    Sword of Honour
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  • Knights of the Realm

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  • Knights of the Realm

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    • 1974
    • Hereford, England, UK

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    Won the 2004 Perrier Comedy Award.

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