Justin Edwards

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 Known For

Black Mirror

as Jon

Death in Paradise

as Patrick Harborne

Archer

as Bardsley (voice)

Father Brown

as PC Hywel Pugh

Endeavour

as Station Master Cal Paterson

Skins

as Eric

Skins

as Heavy

Veep

as Rob

Misfits

as Roger

Thor: The Dark World

as Police Officer #1

Peep Show

as Alan

Wonka

as Green Skinned Customer

The Hollow Crown

as Fang

Black Books

as Poker Customer

The Gold

as PC Dave

Not Going Out

as Man in Gallery

1917

as Captain Ivins

Avenue 5

as Nathan Basic

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

as Stewart

The Thick of It

as Ben Swain