Justin Edwards

Justin Edwards

Birthday: 1972-07-21

Place of birth: Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK

Also known as: Justin Matthew Edwards

imdb_id: nm1517523

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.

Played in movies:

Spinners and Losers

Score: 8.3

The Rise of the Nutters

Score: 8.3

May Contain: Nuts

Score: 8.0

1917

Score: 8.0

Paddington 2

Score: 7.5

Paddington

Score: 7.1

Wonka

Score: 7.1

The Death of Stalin

Score: 7.0

Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s

Score: 7.0

Peacock Season

Score: 7.0

Professor Branestawm Returns

Score: 7.0

Blake's Junction 7

Score: 7.0

The Duchess

Score: 7.0

Joy

Score: 6.9

Tuesday

Score: 6.9

The Murder in Angel Lane

Score: 6.9

Bill

Score: 6.8

The Man Who Invented Christmas

Score: 6.8

Yesterday

Score: 6.7

The Trip

Score: 6.7

Empire of Light

Score: 6.6

The Trip to Spain

Score: 6.5

Thor: The Dark World

Score: 6.5

The Trip to Greece

Score: 6.3

Love & Friendship

Score: 6.1

Albatross

Score: 6.0

The Riot Club

Score: 5.9

Are you Being Served?

Score: 5.3

Trauma

Score: 5.1

Dead Happy

Score: 5.0

Lost Dog

Score: 0.0

World of Wrestling

Score: 0.0

Buried Alive

Score: 0.0

The Orange Tree

Score: 0.0

It's Dog to Make A Houseplant If You're Sandwich

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Black Mirror

Score: 8.3

Skins

Score: 8.1

Skins

Score: 8.1

Endeavour

Score: 8.1

Black Books

Score: 8.1

Peep Show

Score: 8.0

The Thick of It

Score: 8.0

Love Soup

Score: 8.0

Archer

Score: 8.0

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle

Score: 7.9

W1A

Score: 7.8

Cradle to Grave

Score: 7.7

Spy

Score: 7.6

Misfits

Score: 7.6

Time Trumpet

Score: 7.6

Father Brown

Score: 7.5

Death in Paradise

Score: 7.4

Veep

Score: 7.4

The Hollow Crown

Score: 7.4

Not Going Out

Score: 7.4

The Gold

Score: 7.4

The Outlaws

Score: 7.4

Pramface

Score: 7.3

It's Kevin

Score: 7.3

Angelo's

Score: 7.0

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

Score: 6.9

Harry & Paul

Score: 6.6

The Witchfinder

Score: 6.6

Avenue 5

Score: 6.5

Sorry, I've Got No Head

Score: 6.5

Fast and Loose

Score: 6.5

The Old Guys

Score: 6.5

The Franchise

Score: 6.4

The Robinsons

Score: 6.0

Respectable

Score: 5.7

Headcases

Score: 5.5

Mayo

Score: 4.2

Hardware

Score: 4.2

The Other Half

Score: 0.0

In and Out of the Kitchen

Score: 0.0

In and Out of the Kitchen

Score: 0.0