Name
Justin Edwards
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1972-07-21 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
Biography
Justin Matthew Edwards (born 21 July 1972) is an English actor, comedian and writer. His roles include Ben Swain in the BBC political comedy The Thick of It and the lead role in the short-lived Channel 5 sitcom Respectable.
His television work includes roles in Black Books, Endeavour, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, The Old Guys, Skins, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Fast and Loose, The Trip, Veep, Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, and Black Mirror amongst many others. He won an RTS Award in 2014 for Best Male Actor for his performance in Father Brown ("The Daughters of Jerusalem").
He has played Jeremy Clarkson three times for television, twice for Harry & Paul, and once for Murder in Successville. In 2016 he played Mr Rumbold in the BBC remake of Are You Being Served?
His film work includes the role of Charles Vernon in Whit Stillman's Love & Friendship, Spartak Sokolov in The Death of Stalin, John Forster in The Man Who Invented Christmas, Inept Policemen in both Paddington and Thor 2, a fop in The Duchess, Leo in Yesterday, and as Giant Haystacks and Gan in Tim Plester's short films World of Wrestling and Blakes Junction Seven
Born in Southampton, Hampshire, Edwards studied Drama at the University of Manchester before training at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. He is married to Lucy Porter and they have two children.
Known For
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Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful ...
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Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the ...
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A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alon...
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A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who w...
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When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power stru...
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The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a re...
- 2022 It's Dog to Make A Houseplant If You're Sandwich as Graeme Thybbs
- 2022 Empire of Light as Jim Booth
- 2011 The Trip as Steve's UK Agent
- 2014 The Riot Club as Grumpy Man
- 2004 Blake's Junction 7 as Gan
- 2004 Trauma as Doctor
- 2024 Tuesday as Jack
- 2002 The Orange Tree as Man
- 2023 Wonka as Green Skinned Customer
- 2005 Buried Alive
- 2014 Paddington as Desk Sergeant
- 2015 Bill as Sir Francis Drake
- 2007 World of Wrestling
- 2011 Albatross as Policeman
- 2016 Love & Friendship as Charles Vernon
- 2007 The Rise of the Nutters as Ben Swain
- 2010 Dead Happy as Office Boss
- 2015 Professor Branestawm Returns as Radio Announcer
- 2010 Peacock Season as Bradley
- 2013 Thor: The Dark World as Police Officer #1
- 2017 The Trip to Spain as Greg
- 2017 The Death of Stalin as Spartak Sokolov, Conductor #1
- 2017 The Man Who Invented Christmas as John Forster / Ghost of Christmas Present
- 2008 The Duchess as Macaroni
- 2017 Paddington 2 as Dozy Policeman
- 2019 Yesterday as Leo (Russian Stranger)
- 2014 Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s as Orson Welles / Jeremy Clarkson / Boris Big Johnson / Phil Youranus / Various
- 2019 1917 as Captain Ivins
- 2020 The Trip to Greece as Greg
- 2016 You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks as Mr. Rumbold
- 2007 Spinners and Losers as Ben Swain
- 2013 The Murder in Angel Lane as Reverend Marlow
- 2024 Joy as Michael Barratt
- 2025 Lost Dog as Terry
- 2026 Joke
- 2009 May Contain: Nuts as William McDonald
- 2026 Flavia as Mr. Tully
- 2008 Headcases ( 8 episodes )
- 2006 Respectable ( 6 episodes ) as Michael
- 2009 The Old Guys ( 4 episodes ) as Steve
- 2023 The Gold ( 2 episodes ) as PC Dave
- 2011 Fast and Loose ( 8 episodes )
- 2015 In and Out of the Kitchen ( 3 episodes ) as Iain Frobisher
- 2015 In and Out of the Kitchen ( 3 episodes ) as Anthony McIlvanney
- 2009 Misfits ( 1 episode ) as Roger
- 2003 Peep Show ( 1 episode ) as Alan
- 2003 Hardware ( 1 episode ) as Dithery Man
- 2005 Love Soup ( 1 episode )
- 2006 Mayo ( 1 episode ) as Ken Dainty
- 2011 Spy ( 1 episode )
- 2013 Father Brown ( 1 episode ) as PC Hywel Pugh
- 2006 Not Going Out ( 1 episode ) as Man in Gallery
- 2012 Pramface ( 1 episode )
- 2007 Secret Diary of a Call Girl ( 2 episodes ) as Stewart
- 2005 Harry & Paul ( 1 episode )
- 2006 Time Trumpet ( 1 episode )
- 2000 Black Books ( 1 episode ) as Poker Customer
- 2011 Black Mirror ( 1 episode ) as Jon
- 2022 The Witchfinder ( 1 episode ) as Will Gooch
- 2014 W1A ( 1 episode ) as Mark Stephenson
- 2005 The Thick of It ( 3 episodes ) as Ben Swain
- 2012 The Hollow Crown ( 1 episode ) as Fang
- 2020 Avenue 5 ( 3 episodes ) as Nathan Basic
- 2012 Veep ( 1 episode ) as Rob
- 2007 Angelo's ( 1 episode ) as Tony
- 2022 The Other Half ( 1 episode ) as Richard
- 2009 Archer ( 1 episode ) as Bardsley (voice)
- 2021 The Outlaws ( 1 episode ) as Head Teacher
- 2011 Death in Paradise ( 1 episode ) as Patrick Harborne
- 2013 Endeavour ( 1 episode ) as Station Master Cal Paterson
- 2024 The Franchise ( 8 episodes ) as Rufus Maley
- 2008 Sorry, I've Got No Head ( 39 episodes ) as Various
- 2013 It's Kevin ( 4 episodes ) as Various
- 2007 Skins ( 2 episodes ) as Eric
- 2007 Skins ( 2 episodes ) as Heavy
- 2015 Cradle to Grave ( 2 episodes ) as Headmaster
- 2009 Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle ( 1 episode ) as Various Characters
- 2009 Reggie Perrin ( 3 episodes ) as Monty
- 2005 The Robinsons ( 1 episode ) as Parrot
