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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 21, 1972
Place of Birth
Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
Also Known As
- Justin Matthew Edwards
Justin Edwards
0.7 Popularity
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
7.0
Michael Barratt
Joy
2024
6.5
Rufus Maley
The Franchise
2024
6.8
Jack
Tuesday
2024
7.1
Green Skinned Customer
Wonka
2023
7.3
PC Dave
The Gold
2023
6.6
Jim Booth
Empire of Light
2022
0.0
Graeme Thybbs
It's Dog to Make A Houseplant If You're Sandwich
2022
0.0
Richard
The Other Half
2022
6.6
Will Gooch
The Witchfinder
2022
7.4
Head Teacher
The Outlaws
2021
Credits
Joy
as Michael Barratt
2024
7.0
The Franchise
as Rufus Maley
2024
6.5
Tuesday
as Jack
2024
6.8
Wonka
as Green Skinned Customer
2023
7.1
The Gold
as PC Dave
2023
7.3
Empire of Light
as Jim Booth
2022
6.6
It's Dog to Make A Houseplant If You're Sandwich
as Graeme Thybbs
2022
0.0
The Other Half
as Richard
2022
0.0
The Witchfinder
as Will Gooch
2022
6.6
The Outlaws
as Head Teacher
2021
7.4
The Trip to Greece
as Greg
2020
6.3
Avenue 5
as Nathan Basic
2020
6.5
1917
as Captain Ivins
2019
8.0
Yesterday
as Leo (Russian Stranger)
2019
6.7
Paddington 2
as Dozy Policeman
2017
7.5
The Death of Stalin
as Spartak Sokolov, Conductor #1
2017
7.0
The Man Who Invented Christmas
as John Forster / Ghost of Christmas Present
2017
6.8
The Trip to Spain
as Greg
2017
6.5
Are you Being Served
as Mr Rumbold
2016
5.3
Love & Friendship
as Charles Vernon
2016
6.1
Professor Branestawm Returns
as Radio Announcer
2015
7.0
Cradle to Grave
2015
7.7
Bill
as Sir Francis Drake
2015
6.8
🎬
In and Out of the Kitchen
as Iain Frobisher
2015
0.0
🎬
In and Out of the Kitchen
as Anthony McIlvanney
2015
0.0
Paddington
as Desk Sergeant
2014
7.1
The Riot Club
as Grumpy Man
2014
5.9
Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s
as Orson Welles / Jeremy Clarkson / Boris Big Johnson / Phil Youranus / Various
2014
7.0
W1A
as Mark Stephenson
2014
7.8
Thor: The Dark World
as Police Officer #1
2013
6.5
The Murder in Angel Lane
as Reverend Marlow
2013
7.0
Endeavour
as Station Master Cal Paterson
2013
8.1
It's Kevin
as Various
2013
7.3
Father Brown
as PC Hywel Pugh
2013
7.5
The Hollow Crown
as Fang
2012
7.3
Veep
as Rob
2012
7.4
Pramface
2012
7.3
Black Mirror
as Jon
2011
8.3
Death in Paradise
as Patrick Harborne
2011
7.4
Spy
2011
7.6
Albatross
as Policeman
2011
6.0
The Trip
as Steve's UK Agent
2011
6.7
Fast and Loose
2011
6.5
Peacock Season
as Bradley
2010
7.0
🎬
Dead Happy
as Office Boss
2010
5.0
Misfits
as Roger
2009
7.6
Archer
as Bardsley (voice)
2009
8.0
May Contain: Nuts
2009
8.0
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
2009
7.9
The Old Guys
as Steve
2009
6.5
The Duchess
as Macaroni
2008
7.0
Sorry, I've Got No Head
as Various
2008
6.5
Headcases
2008
5.5
Angelo's
as Tony
2007
7.0
World of Wrestling
2007
0.0
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
as Stewart
2007
6.9
Spinners and Losers
as Ben Swain
2007
8.0
The Rise of the Nutters
as Ben Swain
2007
8.1
Not Going Out
as Man in Gallery
2006
7.4
Respectable
as Michael
2006
5.7
Time Trumpet
2006
7.6
Mayo
as Ken Dainty
2006
4.2
Love Soup
2005
8.0
Harry & Paul
2005
6.6
The Thick of It
as Ben Swain
2005
8.0
The Robinsons
2005
6.0
🎬
Buried Alive
2005
0.0
Trauma
as Doctor
2004
5.1
Blake's Junction 7
as Gan
2004
7.0
Peep Show
as Alan
2003
8.0
Hardware
as Dithery Man
2003
4.2
🎬
The Orange Tree
as Man
2002
0.0
Black Books
as Poker Customer
2000
8.1