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Who is Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar and is he married?
The talented actor starred in a VERY famous Oscar winning movie
IT'S FAIR to say Adrian Dunbar is best known for his starring role in Line of Duty.
But the Northern Irish actor has actually enjoyed a varied acting career, which also includes movies.
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Who is Adrian Dunbar?
Adrian Dunbar was born on August 1, 1958, and raised in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, the eldest of seven siblings.
He was educated by the Presentation Brothers, an international Catholic congregation of laymen whose mission is to "form Christ in the young" which they do through education.
Adrian then went on to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
He received an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from the University of Ulster in June 2009 in recognition of his services to acting.
What has Adrian Dunbar starred in?
In 1993, Adrian came to prominence when he co-wrote the BAFTA-nominated comedy film Hear My Song in which he also played the lead.
The following year he starred alongside Stephen Rea and Miranda Richardson in the critically-acclaimed film The Crying Game.
He also starred in Oscar-winning film My Left Foot alongside Daniel Day Lewis.
Adrian has had roles in TV shows such as Inspector Morse, Cracker and Murphy's Law.
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He starred as Martin Summers, the main antagonist in the BBC One drama Ashes to Ashes.
Adrian also appeared in Death in Paradise and the last ever episode of A Touch of Frost.
He also starred in the Rose d'Or nominated film The Last Confession Of Alexander Pearce, and played the lead in Channel 5's Blood.
The actor also traced his roots on ITV's DNA Journey.
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Who does he play in Line of Duty?
Since 2012, Adrian has starred in Line Of Duty as Superintendent Ted Hastings, the head of an anti-corruption squad.
He kept his native accent for the role and told the Belfast Telegraph: "It was useful at the start to make Hastings from here, especially if he had been involved for many years in counter-terror.
"There's a lot of instances where people came, after 15 or 20 years in the RUC, and went into other police services across the UK, in particular the Met.
"So that kind of makes sense."
It would be great, wouldn’t it? I mean we are all very eager for it to come back.
Adrian Dunbar on the return on Line of Duty
Line of Duty has run for six seasons so far, with fans begging for a seventh series of the hit BBC One cop drama.
In January 2024, Adrian teased the return of Line of Duty.
Speaking on BBC Breakfast he said: “It would be great, wouldn’t it?
“I mean we are all very eager for it to come back obviously, me, Vicky [McClure] and Martin [Compston], and so are the public.
“It seems as they are always asking us, but as of yet, I can’t answer that question, just keep your fingers crossed.”
Is Adrian Dunbar married?
Adrian is wed to his Australian actress wife Anna Nygh, after the got married in 1986.
He has a daughter with Anna, and also a stepson.
Opening up about his marriage on Radio 4, Adrian previously said: “I don't know anyone else I could have hooked up with who could have handled me.
"I've got my woman and she's a very good one.”
He added: “I wouldn't let her down."