Adrian Lukis

Adrian Leonard Fellowes Lukis (born 28 March 1957) is an English actor who has appeared regularly in British television drama since the late 1980s. Some of his most notable appearances have been as Sergeant Doug Wright in the police drama series The Bill and as Marc Thompson in the BBC legal drama Judge John Deed.

Background Lukis is descended from the Channel Islands archaeologist Frederick Lukis.

Lukis was educated at Mount House School (now known as Mount Kelly), in Tavistock, Devon and Wellington College.

Career Lukis had roles as a regular in the second series of Chandler & Co (1995), playing Mark Judd, and in Peak Practice (1997–1999), playing Dr. David Shearer. He played Mr. George Wickham in the BBC's 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. He also appeared in ITV's one-off drama Back Home and in the BBC rural drama series Down to Earth.

He had previously appeared in The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (as Bennett in The Creeping Man), Maigret, Miss Marple, Campion, The Strauss Dynasty and Prime Suspect. He played Simon Avery in Silent Witness, series 15, episode 2: Death Has No Dominion. For radio, he appeared as George Vavasour in BBC Radio 4's 2004 adaptation of Anthony Trollope's The Pallisers. He also appeared in a Midsomer Murders episode "Dead in the Water" (2004) as Phillip Trent, and in Silk as Patrick Stephens. In 2013, he played General Ravenscroft in an Agatha Christie's Poirot episode "Elephants Can Remember". He has narrated a number of books for the BBC and elsewhere, including Graham Greene's The Comedians for Penguin.

From 2013 to the present day, Lukis has played the recurring role of Colonel Blair Toast in the Channel 4 series Toast of London. In 2014, he appeared in another Midsomer Murders episode "The Killings of Copenhagen" as Julian Calder. In 2015, Lukis appeared as Francis Davison in the BBC TV series Death in Paradise "Damned If You Do" (episode 4.3), and as Laurence Olivier in the European premiere of the Austin Pendleton play Orson's Shadow at the Southwark Playhouse in London. In 2015, he appeared in Downton Abbey as Sir John Darnley.

In 2016, he appeared as Home Secretary Alex Wallis in "Hated in the Nation", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.

In September 2019, he reprised his role as George Wickham in the world premiere of Being Mr Wickham, a new play co-written with Catherine Curzon, and performed at the Old Georgian Theatre Royal in Bath as part of the Jane Austen Festival. In 2020, he appeared in Mae Martin's sitcom Feel Good, playing Mae's father.

In October 2022, Lukis starred in the BBC series SAS: Rogue Heroes playing General Claude Auchinleck.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1999 The Trench Lt. Col. Villiers 2001 Young Blades Maréchal d'Ancre Me Without You Leo 2005 7 Seconds Vanderbrink Direct-to-video film 2007 Nightwatching Frans Banninck Cocq 2009 Nine Miles Down Dr. Leonard Innocent Bridges 2011 Victim Mr. Galsworthy 2012 Bert & Dickie Lord Burleigh Also called: Going for Gold: The '48 Games City Slacker Charles Grey Wolf: Hitler's Escape to Argentina Voiceover Artist (voice) Film adaptation of the book "Grey Wolf: The Escape of Adolf Hitler" 2018 The Festival Brother Julian Get Carter: The Christchurch Murder Douggie Quinn Direct-to-video film 2019 Amundsen Lord Curzon Judy Dr. Hargreaves 2021 Being Mr. Wickham George Wickham Also co-writer 2023 Bank of Dave Edward De Thame The Boys in the Boat Jay Ellis 2024 Office Royale Boss Short film Joy Professor Mason 2025 Tiny Little Voices Repton Heads of State Jack Gordon2026 How to Make a Killing Father Morris Heavyweight Bernard Completed

Television Year Title Role Notes 1985 Dutch Girls Murray Television film 1987 The Bretts Giles Peabody Series 1; episode 2: "Driving Ambition" 1989 Campion Matt D'Urfey Series 1; episodes 7 & 8: "Death of a Ghost: Parts 1 & 2" After the War Michael Jordan Mini-series; episodes 2–7, 9 & 10 Agatha Christie's Miss Marple Tim Kendal Episode 10: "A Caribbean Mystery" 1991 Sherlock Holmes Jack Bennett Series 3: The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes; episode 6: "The Creeping Man" The Strauss Dynasty Edi Mini-series; episodes 1–8 1992 Maigret Captain Danielou Series 1; episode 3: "Maigret Goes to School" 1994 Citizen Locke Richard Television film 1995 Prime Suspect John Warwick Series 4; episode 1: "The Lost Child" Chandler & Co Dr. Mark Judd Series 2; episodes 2–6 Pride and Prejudice Lt. Wickham Mini-series; episodes 2–6 1997–1999 Peak Practice Dr. David Shearer Series 5–7; 35 episodes 2001 The Hunt The Hon. Hugh Whitton Television film Back Home Roger Dickinson Television film 2003 Down to Earth Laurent Falaise Series 3; episodes 3 & 4: "The Last Dance" & "Moving On" Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie Rob Blake Television film. 2nd prequel to Saving Grace Too Good to Be True Matthew 2-part television drama Foyle's War Blake Hardiman Series 2; episode 4: "The Funk Hole" Absolute Power Roddy Growse Series 1; episode 5: "Country Life" 2004 Midsomer Murders Philip Trent Series 8; episode 2: "Dead in the Water" Spooks John Sylvester Series 3; episode 8: "Celebrity". Uncredited role 2005–2006 Judge John Deed Marc Thompson Series 4; episodes 3 & 4, & series 5; episodes 1–6 2006–2007 The Bill Sgt. Doug Wright Series 22 & 23; 6 episodes 2007 Trial & Retribution Neil Dench Series 10; episode 5: "Paradise Lost: Part 1" Britz Horne 2-part television drama 2008 A Touch of Frost James Callum Series 14; episode 3: "In the Public Interest" Heartbeat Rupert Middleton Series 17; episode 15: "Hey Hey LBJ" 2009 Doctors Mark Shelby Series 11; episode 32: "Worlds Apart" Lewis Jem Wishart Series 3; episode 1: "Allegory of Love" Personal Affairs Jeeves Mini-series; episodes 4 & 5: "Fool on the Hill" & "Vital Statistix" 2010 Money Ossie Twain Mini-series; episodes 1 & 2 Pete versus Life (unknown) Series 1; episode 5: "Ollie's Girlfriend" 2010–2011 Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love Noel Keeling Series 1; episodes 1 & 2, & series 2; episodes 1 & 2 2011 Outnumbered Martin Series 4; episode 4: "The Parents' Evening" Fresh Meat Richard Pemberley Series 1; episode 6 2012 Doctors Walt Carson Series 13; episode 226: "Let Me Shipwreck" Silent Witness Simon Avery Series 15; episodes 1 & 2: "Death Has No Dominion: Parts 1 & 2" 2012–2015 Toast of London Blair Toast Series 1–3; 5 episodes 2013 Agatha Christie's Poirot General Ravenscroft Series 13; episode 1: "Elephants Can Remember" 2014 Midsomer Murders Julian Calder Series 16; episode 5: "The Killings of Copenhagen" Silk Patrick Stephens Series 3; episode 3: "Heavy Metal" 2015 Death in Paradise Francis Davison Series 4; episode 3: "Damned If You Do..." New Tricks Tommy Naylor Series 12; episodes 1 & 2: "Last Man Standing: Parts 1 & 2" Downton Abbey Sir John Darnley Series 6; episode 1 2015–2016 X Company Lt.-Col. George Mayhew Seasons 1 & 2: 7 episodes 2016 Follow the Money CEO i London Series 1; episode 6 Black Mirror Home Secretary, Alex Wallis Series 3; episode 6: "Hated in the Nation" 2017 Apple Tree Yard Witness A Mini-series; episode 3 Genius Wilhelm Röntgen Season 1; episode 3: "Einstein: Chapter Three" Grantchester Superintendent John Baldwin Series 3; episode 4 Red Dwarf Professor Telford Series 12; episode 1: "Cured" The Crown Vice-Admiral Connolly Abel Smith Series 2; episodes 2 & 3: "A Company of Men" & "Lisbon" 2018 Collateral Xan Schofield Mini-series; episodes 2 & 3 Bulletproof Edward Series 1; episode 6. Uncredited role Poldark Sir John Mitford Series 4; episode 7 2019 Vera Graham Caswell Series 9; episode 1: "Blind Spot" A Christmas Carol Headmaster Mini-series; episode 1: "The Human Beast" 2020 Spy City Aldous Petrie Episodes 1–6 2020–2021 Feel Good Malcolm Series 1 & 2; 7 episodes 2022 Toast of London Blair Toast Series 4: Toast of Tinseltown; episodes 1 & 6: "Anger Man" & "Monster Mash" Anatomy of a Scandal Aitkin Mini-series; episode 2 The Man Who Fell to Earth Edward Flood Episode 9: "As the World Falls Down" SAS: Rogue Heroes General Auchinleck Series 1; episodes 2–4 & 6 2024 The Outlaws Kelvin Archer Series 3; episodes 2 & 4 The Road Trip Miles Episodes 3, 4 & 6 2025 The Bombing of Pan Am 103 Roy Burman Mini-series; episodes 1–6 2025 The War Between the Land and the Sea Sir Jonathan Hynes Mini-series