
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.
TV Shows(30)

The Franchise
Rufus Maley

The Gold
PC Dave

The Witchfinder
Will Gooch

The Other Half
Richard

The Outlaws
Head Teacher

Avenue 5
Nathan Basic
In and Out of the Kitchen
Iain Frobisher
In and Out of the Kitchen
Anthony McIlvanney

Cradle to Grave
Headmaster

W1A
Mark Stephenson

Father Brown
PC Hywel Pugh

Endeavour
Station Master Cal Paterson

It's Kevin
Various

Pramface

The Hollow Crown
Fang

Veep
Rob

Fast and Loose

Spy

Black Mirror
Jon

Death in Paradise
Patrick Harborne