Adrian Schiller

Adrian Schiller
Schiller in 2016
Born	Adrian Townsend Schiller (1964-02-21)21 February 1964 Oxford, England
Died	3 April 2024(2024-04-03) (aged 60) Norwich, Norfolk
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–2024

Adrian Townsend Schiller (21 February 1964 – 3 April 2024) was an English actor. His credits include A Touch of Frost (2000), Bright Star (2009), Terry Pratchett's Going Postal (2010), Being Human (2010), A Little Chaos (2014), Son of God (2014), The Danish Girl (2015), Suffragette (2015), Doctor Who (episode "The Doctor's Wife" 2011), Victoria (2016–2019), Beauty and the Beast (2017), The Mercy (2017), Tolkien (2019), Raised by Wolves (2020), Censor (2021), and The New Look (2024).

His most notable work was as Ealdorman Aethelhelm for three seasons of The Last Kingdom (2018-2022).

Adrian Townsend Schiller was born in Oxford on 21 February 1964.^[1][2]

An actor with a career spanning over thirty years, Schiller began his career appearing in an episode of Prime Suspect in December 1992.

Schiller was the face on the anti-drink-driving PIF Moment of Doubt on British TV, part of the DfT's 'Think! Road Safety' campaign from 2007. The advert won won Best Casting at the BTACA awards in December 2008.^[3][4]

From 2018-2022, he played Ealdorman Aethelhelm for three seasons of The Last Kingdom.^[5]

In 2021, he played Pasha Verdinikov in two episodes of Death in Paradise.^[6]

Schiller died "suddenly and unexpectedly" on 3 April 2024, at the age of 60.^[5] His death was announced the following day in a statement by his agent.^{[7][8][9][10]}

• The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other (2008, theatre performance)
• Bright Star (2009)
• Terry Pratchett's Going Postal (2010) (cast as the Banshee, Mr. Gryle)
• Being Human (Season 2, 2010)
• A Touch of Frost
• A Little Chaos (2014)
• Son of God (2014) as Caiaphas
• The Danish Girl (2015)
• Suffragette (2015)
• Doctor Who (2011, episode "The Doctor's Wife")
• Victoria (2016–2019)^[11]
• Beauty and the Beast (2017)
• The Mercy (2017)
• The Last Kingdom (2018–2022)
• Tolkien (2019)
• Raised by Wolves (2020)
• Censor (2021)
• The New Look (2024)

• Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings (2009) (video game, Magnus Völler)
• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (2010)
• Assassin's Creed III (2012)

• Adrian Schiller at IMDb