Adrian Lukis

• Name — Adrian Lukis • Birth Name — Adrian Leonard Fellowes Lukis • Born — 28 March 1957 • Birthplace — Birmingham, England • Occupation — Actor • Education — Drama Studio London • Years Active — 1984–present

Lukis is descended from the Channel Islands archaeologist Frederick Lukis. Lukis was educated at Mount House School (now known as Mount Kelly), in Tavistock, Devon and Wellington College.

Lukis had roles as a regular in the second series of Chandler & Co (1995), playing Mark Judd, and in Peak Practice (1997–1999), playing Dr. David Shearer. He played Mr. George Wickham in the BBC's 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. He also appeared in ITV's one-off drama Back Home and in the BBC rural drama series Down to Earth. He had previously appeared in The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (as Bennett in The Creeping Man), Maigret, Miss Marple, Campion, The Strauss Dynasty and Prime Suspect. He played Simon Avery in Silent Witness, series 15, episode 2: Death Has No Dominion. For radio, he appeared as George Vavasour in BBC Radio 4's 2004 adaptation of Anthony Trollope's The Pallisers. He also appeared in a Midsomer Murders episode "Dead in the Water" (2004) as Phillip Trent, and in Silk as Patrick Stephens. In 2013, he played General Ravenscroft in an Agatha Christie's Poirot episode "Elephants Can Remember". He has narrated a number of books for the BBC and elsewhere, including Graham Greene's The Comedians for Penguin. From 2013 to the present day, Lukis has played the recurring role of Colonel Blair Toast in the Channel 4 series Toast of London. In 2014, he appeared in another Midsomer Murders episode "The Killings of Copenhagen" as Julian Calder. In 2015, Lukis appeared as Francis Davison in the BBC TV series Death in Paradise "Damned If You Do" (episode 4.3), and as Laurence Olivier in the European premiere of the Austin Pendleton play Orson's Shadow at the Southwark Playhouse in London. In 2015, he appeared in Downton Abbey as Sir John Darnley. In 2016, he appeared as Home Secretary Alex Wallis in "Hated in the Nation", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror. In September 2019, he reprised his role as George Wickham in the world premiere of Being Mr Wickham, a new play co-written with Catherine Curzon, and performed at the Old Georgian Theatre Royal in Bath as part of the Jane Austen Festival. In 2020, he appeared in Mae Martin's sitcom Feel Good, playing Mae's father. In October 2022, Lukis starred in the BBC series SAS: Rogue Heroes playing General Claude Auchinleck.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1985 — Dutch Girls — Murray — Television film • 1987 — The Bretts — Giles Peabody — Series 1; episode 2: "Driving Ambition" • 1989 — Campion — Matt D'Urfey — Series 1; episodes 7 & 8: "Death of a Ghost: Parts 1 & 2" • After the War — Michael Jordan — Mini-series; episodes 2–7, 9 & 10 • Agatha Christie's Miss Marple — Tim Kendal — Episode 10: "A Caribbean Mystery" • 1991 — Sherlock Holmes — Jack Bennett — Series 3: The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes; episode 6: "The Creeping Man" • The Strauss Dynasty — Edi — Mini-series; episodes 1–8 • 1992 — Maigret — Captain Danielou — Series 1; episode 3: "Maigret Goes to School" • 1994 — Citizen Locke — Richard — Television film • 1995 — Prime Suspect — John Warwick — Series 4; episode 1: "The Lost Child" • Chandler & Co — Dr. Mark Judd — Series 2; episodes 2–6 • Pride and Prejudice — Lt. Wickham — Mini-series; episodes 2–6 • 1997–1999 — Peak Practice — Dr. David Shearer — Series 5–7; 35 episodes • 2001 — The Hunt — The Hon. Hugh Whitton — Television film • Back Home — Roger Dickinson — Television film • 2003 — Down to Earth — Laurent Falaise — Series 3; episodes 3 & 4: "The Last Dance" & "Moving On" • Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie — Rob Blake — Television film. 2nd prequel to Saving Grace • Too Good to Be True — Matthew — 2-part television drama • Foyle's War — Blake Hardiman — Series 2; episode 4: "The Funk Hole" • Absolute Power — Roddy Growse — Series 1; episode 5: "Country Life" • 2004 — Midsomer Murders — Philip Trent — Series 8; episode 2: "Dead in the Water" • Spooks — John Sylvester — Series 3; episode 8: "Celebrity". Uncredited role • 2005–2006 — Judge John Deed — Marc Thompson — Series 4; episodes 3 & 4, & series 5; episodes 1–6 • 2006–2007 — The Bill — Sgt. Doug Wright — Series 22 & 23; 6 episodes • 2007 — Trial & Retribution — Neil Dench — Series 10; episode 5: "Paradise Lost: Part 1" • Britz — Horne — 2-part television drama • 2008 — A Touch of Frost — James Callum — Series 14; episode 3: "In the Public Interest" • Heartbeat — Rupert Middleton — Series 17; episode 15: "Hey Hey LBJ" • 2009 — Doctors — Mark Shelby — Series 11; episode 32: "Worlds Apart" • Lewis — Jem Wishart — Series 3; episode 1: "Allegory of Love" • Personal Affairs — Jeeves — Mini-series; episodes 4 & 5: "Fool on the Hill" & "Vital Statistix" • 2010 — Money — Ossie Twain — Mini-series; episodes 1 & 2 • Pete versus Life — (unknown) — Series 1; episode 5: "Ollie's Girlfriend" • 2010–2011 — Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love — Noel Keeling — Series 1; episodes 1 & 2, & series 2; episodes 1 & 2 • 2011 — Outnumbered — Martin — Series 4; episode 4: "The Parents' Evening" • Fresh Meat — Richard Pemberley — Series 1; episode 6 • 2012 — Doctors — Walt Carson — Series 13; episode 226: "Let Me Shipwreck" • Silent Witness — Simon Avery — Series 15; episodes 1 & 2: "Death Has No Dominion: Parts 1 & 2" • 2012–2015 — Toast of London — Blair Toast — Series 1–3; 5 episodes • 2013 — Agatha Christie's Poirot — General Ravenscroft — Series 13; episode 1: "Elephants Can Remember" • 2014 — Midsomer Murders — Julian Calder — Series 16; episode 5: "The Killings of Copenhagen" • Silk — Patrick Stephens — Series 3; episode 3: "Heavy Metal" • 2015 — Death in Paradise — Francis Davison — Series 4; episode 3: "Damned If You Do..." • New Tricks — Tommy Naylor — Series 12; episodes 1 & 2: "Last Man Standing: Parts 1 & 2" • Downton Abbey — Sir John Darnley — Series 6; episode 1 • 2015–2016 — X Company — Lt.-Col. George Mayhew — Seasons 1 & 2: 7 episodes • 2016 — Follow the Money — CEO i London — Series 1; episode 6 • Black Mirror — Home Secretary, Alex Wallis — Series 3; episode 6: "Hated in the Nation" • 2017 — Apple Tree Yard — Witness A — Mini-series; episode 3 • Genius — Wilhelm Röntgen — Season 1; episode 3: "Einstein: Chapter Three" • Grantchester — Superintendent John Baldwin — Series 3; episode 4 • Red Dwarf — Professor Telford — Series 12; episode 1: "Cured" • The Crown — Vice-Admiral Connolly Abel Smith — Series 2; episodes 2 & 3: "A Company of Men" & "Lisbon" • 2018 — Collateral — Xan Schofield — Mini-series; episodes 2 & 3 • Bulletproof — Edward — Series 1; episode 6. Uncredited role • Poldark — Sir John Mitford — Series 4; episode 7 • 2019 — Vera — Graham Caswell — Series 9; episode 1: "Blind Spot" • A Christmas Carol — Headmaster — Mini-series; episode 1: "The Human Beast" • 2020 — Spy City — Aldous Petrie — Episodes 1–6 • 2020–2021 — Feel Good — Malcolm — Series 1 & 2; 7 episodes • 2022 — Toast of London — Blair Toast — Series 4: Toast of Tinseltown; episodes 1 & 6: "Anger Man" & "Monster Mash" • Anatomy of a Scandal — Aitkin — Mini-series; episode 2 • The Man Who Fell to Earth — Edward Flood — Episode 9: "As the World Falls Down" • SAS: Rogue Heroes — General Auchinleck — Series 1; episodes 2–4 & 6 • 2024 — The Outlaws — Kelvin Archer — Series 3; episodes 2 & 4 • The Road Trip — Miles — Episodes 3, 4 & 6 • 2025 — The Bombing of Pan Am 103 — Roy Burman — Mini-series; episodes 1–6 • 2025 — The War Between the Land and the Sea — Sir Jonathan Hynes — Mini-series