Person Details
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Aliases: Justin Matthew Edwards
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
Homepage: https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/justin-edwards/
Movie Involvements: 13
TV Involvements: 4
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Black Mirror
(2011) JonEndeavour
(2013) Station Master Cal PatersonFather Brown
(2013) PC Hywel PughThor: The Dark World
(2013) Police Officer #11917
(2019) Captain IvinsThe Gold
(2023) PC DaveThe Riot Club
(2014) Grumpy ManEmpire of Light
(2022) Jim BoothActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Green Skinned Customer | |
| Jack | ||
| PC Dave | ||
| 2022 | Jim Booth | |
| Graeme Thybbs | ||
| Richard | ||
| Will Gooch | ||
| 2020 | Greg | |
| Nathan Basic | ||
| 2019 | Captain Ivins | |
| Leo (Russian Stranger) | ||
| Nicholas | ||
| 2017 | Dozy Policeman | |
| Spartak Sokolov, Conductor #1 | ||
| John Forster / Ghost of Christmas Present | ||
| Greg | ||
| 2016 | Mr Rumbold | |
| Charles Vernon | ||
| 2015 | Radio Announcer | |
| N/A | ||
| Sir Francis Drake | ||
| Iain Frobisher | ||
| Anthony McIlvanney | ||
| 2014 | Desk Sergeant | |
| Grumpy Man | ||
| Orson Welles / Jeremy Clarkson / Boris Big Johnson / Phil Youranus / Various | ||
| Mark Stephenson | ||
| 2013 | Police Officer #1 | |
| N/A | ||
| Reverend Marlow | ||
| Station Master Cal Paterson | ||
| PC Hywel Pugh | ||
| 2012 | Rob | |
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| 2011 | Jon | |
| Patrick Harborne | ||
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| Policeman | ||
| Steve's UK Agent | ||
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| 2010 | Bradley | |
| Office Boss | ||
| 2009 | Roger | |
| N/A | ||
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| 2008 | Macaroni | |
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| 2007 | Tony | |
| Stewart | ||
| Ben Swain | ||
| Ben Swain | ||
| 2006 | N/A | |
| Michael | ||
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| Ken Dainty | ||
| 2005 | N/A | |
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| Ben Swain | ||
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| Gan | ||
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| 2004 | Doctor | |
| 2003 | Alan | |
| Dithery Man | ||
| 2002 | Man | |
| 2000 | Poker Customer | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |