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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
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Black Mirror

(2011) Jon
Endeavour
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8

Endeavour

(2013) Station Master Cal Paterson
Father Brown
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8

Father Brown

(2013) PC Hywel Pugh
Thor: The Dark World
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7

Thor: The Dark World

(2013) Police Officer #1
1917
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8

1917

(2019) Captain Ivins
The Gold
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7

The Gold

(2023) PC Dave
The Riot Club
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6

The Riot Club

(2014) Grumpy Man
Empire of Light
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7

Empire of Light

(2022) Jim Booth

Acting

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
N/A
2011 Jon
Patrick Harborne
N/A
Policeman
Steve's UK Agent
N/A
2010 Bradley
Office Boss
2009 Roger
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N/A
N/A
2008 Macaroni
N/A
2007 Tony
Stewart
Ben Swain
Ben Swain
2006 N/A
Michael
N/A
Ken Dainty
2005 N/A
N/A
Ben Swain
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Gan
N/A
2004 Doctor
2003 Alan
Dithery Man
2002 Man
2000 Poker Customer
Year Character Movie/Tv

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