“When I stand back and look at people I was at drama school with, and think of how good they were, yes, I do have to pinch myself. I know I've been lucky. But when I get an audition, I haven't got the job, I've only got the opportunity - and when I've got the job, there's a lot of hard work and bloody mindedness yet to come.”

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.