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