Justin Edwards
Acting
1972-07-21 · 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.
Filmography
Flavia
2026 · Movie
Joke
2026 · Movie
Lost Dog
2025 · Movie
Joy
2024 · Movie
The Franchise
2024 · Series
Tuesday
2024 · Movie
Wonka
2023 · Movie
The Gold
2023 · Series
Empire of Light
2022 · Movie
It's Dog to Make A Houseplant If You're Sandwich
2022 · Movie
The Other Half
2022 · Series
The Witchfinder
2022 · Series
The Outlaws
2021 · Series
The Trip to Greece
2020 · Movie
Avenue 5
2020 · Series
1917
2019 · Movie
Yesterday
2019 · Movie
Paddington 2
2017 · Movie
The Death of Stalin
2017 · Movie
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017 · Movie
The Trip to Spain
2017 · Movie
Zapped
2016 · Series
You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks
2016 · Movie
Love & Friendship
2016 · Movie
Professor Branestawm Returns
2015 · Movie
Cradle to Grave
2015 · Series
Bill
2015 · Movie
In and Out of the Kitchen
2015 · Series
Paddington
2014 · Movie
The Riot Club
2014 · Movie
Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s
2014 · Movie
W1A
2014 · Series
Thor: The Dark World
2013 · Movie
The Murder in Angel Lane
2013 · Movie
Endeavour
2013 · Series
It's Kevin
2013 · Series
Father Brown
2013 · Series
The Hollow Crown
2012 · Series
Veep
2012 · Series
Pramface
2012 · Series
Black Mirror
2011 · Series
Death in Paradise
2011 · Series
Spy
2011 · Series
Albatross
2011 · Movie
The Trip
2011 · Movie
Fast and Loose
2011 · Series
Peacock Season
2010 · Movie
Dead Happy
2010 · Movie
Misfits
2009 · Series
Archer
2009 · Series
May Contain: Nuts
2009 · Movie
Reggie Perrin
2009 · Series
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
2009 · Series
The Old Guys
2009 · Series
The Duchess
2008 · Movie
Sorry, I've Got No Head
2008 · Series
Headcases
2008 · Series
Angelo's
2007 · Series
World of Wrestling
2007 · Movie
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
2007 · Series
Spinners and Losers
2007 · Movie
Skins
2007 · Series
The Rise of the Nutters
2007 · Movie
Not Going Out
2006 · Series
Respectable
2006 · Series
Time Trumpet
2006 · Series
Mayo
2006 · Series
Love Soup
2005 · Series
Harry & Paul
2005 · Series
The Thick of It
2005 · Series
The Robinsons
2005 · Series
Buried Alive
2005 · Movie
Trauma
2004 · Movie
Blake's Junction 7
2004 · Movie
Peep Show
2003 · Series
Hardware
2003 · Series
The Orange Tree
2002 · Movie
Black Books
2000 · Series