Talented British actor Adrian Lester first became known to American audiences with his role as an idealistic presidential campaign worker in Mike Nichols' Primary Colors (1998). Lester, who was born in Birmingham, England, in 1970, got his start on the stage, winning an Olivier Award in 1996 for his performance in Company. He made his film debut in 1991, acting in a number of British productions, and got his first Hollywood break with Primary Colors. In 2000, he could be seen interpreting the Bard as Dumaine, one of the noblemen in Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of Love's Labour's Lost who finds that the demands of the body are liable to undermine the noble pursuits of the mind. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide
Family
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Daughter: Jasmine Lester.
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Daughter: Lila Lester.
Significant Others
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Wife: Lolita Chakrabarti.
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Wife: Lolita Lester.
Education
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Birmingham Youth Theatre, Birmingham, England
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Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London, England
Milestones
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1996 Earned critical praise for his performance in the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical Company
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1997 Feature acting debut in the ensemble comedy-drama Up on the Roof
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1998 American film debut, as a campaign manager in Mike Nichols film Primary Colors
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2000 Appeared in Kenneth Branagh s musicalization of Love s Labor s Lost
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2001 Had title role in the US tour of The Tragedy of Hamlet
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2002 Appeared as Ellis in the UPN sitcom Girlfriends
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2004 Played big-time con artist Michael Mickey Bricks Stone in the BBC TV series Hustle
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2005 Had a major guest starring role in Channel 4 s police drama, The Ghost Squad
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2006 Cast in Kenneth Branagh s As You Like It
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2007 Co-starred in Starting Out in the Evening with Frank Langella and Lili Taylor
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2008 Featured in the sci-fi film, Doomsday
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Began performing in youth choirs at age 10
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Played Rosalind in an all-male production of As You Like It
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Portrayed the con artist in the London production of John Guare s Six Degrees of Separation