Justin Edwards
Acting
Born 1972-07-21
Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
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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.
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Acting
53 credits
Death in Paradise
Black Mirror
Father Brown
Skins
Archer
Thor: The Dark World
Endeavour
Veep
Misfits
1917
Not Going Out
Peep Show
Wonka
The Gold
The Hollow Crown
Paddington 2
Avenue 5
Paddington
Black Books
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
The Thick of It
The Outlaws
The Duchess
The Franchise
The Death of Stalin
Yesterday
W1A
Empire of Light
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Flavia
The Man Who Invented Christmas
The Riot Club
Cradle to Grave
Tuesday
The Robinsons
Love & Friendship
Joy
The Witchfinder
Hardware
Mayo
Reggie Perrin
It's Kevin
Respectable
The Old Guys
Angelo's
Sorry, I've Got No Head
The Trip
Bill
Albatross
The Other Half
The Trip to Spain
Trauma
The Trip to Greece
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