Justin Edwards

Known for ActingBorn 1972-07-21 (age 53)Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

In and Out of the Kitchen

Love Soup

Black Mirror

The Rise of the Nutters

Spinners and Losers

Endeavour

Skins

1917

The Thick of It

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle

May Contain: Nuts

Peep Show

Black Books

Archer

W1A

Cradle to Grave

Father Brown

Spy

Blake's Junction 7

Misfits

Paddington 2

Veep

The Hollow Crown

Death in Paradise

The Outlaws

The Gold

Time Trumpet

Not Going Out

It's Kevin

Wonka

Paddington

The Death of Stalin

Professor Branestawm Returns

Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s

Pramface

Joy

Peacock Season

Angelo's

The Duchess

The Murder in Angel Lane

The Man Who Invented Christmas

Tuesday

Reggie Perrin

Bill

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

Yesterday

Empire of Light

The Trip