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Justin Edwards

Justin Edwards

Birthday: 1972-07-21 | Place of Birth: Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Lost Dog

as    Terry

2022
The Other Half

as    Richard

2020
The Trip to Greece

as    Greg

2017
The Trip to Spain

as    Greg

2017
The Man Who Invented Christmas

as    John Forster / Ghost of Christmas Present

2016
Love & Friendship

as    Charles Vernon

2016
Are you Being Served?

as    Mr. Rumbold

2015
In and Out of the Kitchen

as    Iain Frobisher

2015
Bill

as    Sir Francis Drake

2014
Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s

as    Orson Welles / Jeremy Clarkson / Boris Big Johnson / Phil Youranus / Various

2012
Albatross

as    Policeman

2010
Dead Happy

as    Office Boss

2008
Sorry, I've Got No Head

as    Various

2007
The Rise of the Nutters

as    Ben Swain

2007
Spinners and Losers

as    Ben Swain

2007
Spinners and Losers

as    Ben Swain

2006
Respectable

as    Michael