The Line of Duty star on being impetuous, his red-faced moment in a swimming pool and why he’d like to be Davina McCall
Born in Northern Ireland, Adrian Dunbar, 64, studied at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. His early films include My Left Foot (1989) and The Crying Game (1992). He co-wrote and starred in Hear My Song, which was Bafta-nominated for best screenplay and won best comedy film at the 1992 British Comedy awards. In 2012 he was cast as Superintendent Ted Hastings in Jed Mercurio’s BBC drama Line of Duty which has run for six seasons. He stars in ITV’s new detective series Ridley. Married with a daughter and stepson, he lives in London.
When were you happiest?
My first year of drama school: a sense of freedom, doing something I wanted to do and being with lovely people.
