Adrian Dunbar

Adrian Dunbar (born 1 August 1958) is an Irish actor, director and singer, known for his television and theatre work. He co-wrote and starred in the 1991 film ''Hear My Song'', nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the BAFTA awards.

Dunbar is best known for playing Superintendent Ted Hastings in all six series of the hit BBC crime drama ''Line of Duty'' (2012–21). He has also appeared as Alan Cox in ''The Jump'', Martin Summers in ''Ashes to Ashes'', Richard Plantagenet in ''The Hollow Crown'', and Father Flaherty in ''Broken''. Since 2022, Dunbar has starred in the lead role of Alex Ridley in the ITV detective series ''Ridley''.

Notable film work includes ''My Left Foot'' (1989), ''The Crying Game'' (1992), and deleted scenes in ''Star Wars: The Phantom Menace'' (1999), whilst TV guest appearances include ''Inspector Morse'', ''Cracker'', ''A Touch of Frost'', ''Silk'', ''Scott & Bailey'', ''Silent Witness'' and ''Inside No. 9''. Provided by Wikipedia