“Sometimes what you turn out may be just a performance, but sometimes what you create will change the way people think about a play, character or situation for the rest of their lives. We don't have to be happy about it - we just have to do it well. That's why acting is not a trade; it's a vocation.”

British actor

Adrian Anthony Lester is a British actor known for his work on the London stage. He has won a Laurence Olivier Award, an Evening Standard Theatre Award, and a Critics' Circle Theatre Award, and has also been nominated for a Tony Award. His reputation rests on stage performance, especially in London, where his work has drawn major theatrical recognition. The awards and nomination point to a career shaped by serious stage acting and regular attention from the theatre press and awards bodies.