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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm1517523
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6181643
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Instagram: https://instagram.com/justedwards14
Filmography (Movies)
Lost Dog
Character:Terry
Release Date:30/09/2025
Joy
Character:Michael Barratt
Release Date:15/11/2024
Tuesday
Character:Jack
Release Date:07/06/2024
Wonka
Character:Green Skinned Customer
Release Date:06/12/2023
Empire of Light
Character:Jim Booth
Release Date:09/12/2022
It's Dog to Make A Houseplant If You're Sandwich
Character:Graeme Thybbs
Release Date:01/09/2022
The Trip to Greece
Character:Greg
Release Date:02/07/2020
1917
Character:Captain Ivins
Release Date:25/12/2019
Yesterday
Character:Leo (Russian Stranger)
Release Date:26/06/2019
Paddington 2
Character:Dozy Policeman
Release Date:09/11/2017
The Death of Stalin
Character:Spartak Sokolov, Conductor #1
Release Date:20/10/2017
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Character:John Forster / Ghost of Christmas Present
Release Date:12/10/2017
The Trip to Spain
Character:Greg
Release Date:24/08/2017
Are you Being Served?
Character:Mr. Rumbold
Release Date:28/08/2016
Love & Friendship
Character:Charles Vernon
Release Date:26/05/2016
Professor Branestawm Returns
Character:Radio Announcer
Release Date:24/12/2015
Bill
Character:Sir Francis Drake
Release Date:27/03/2015
Paddington
Character:Desk Sergeant
Release Date:24/11/2014
The Riot Club
Character:Grumpy Man
Release Date:19/09/2014
Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s
Character:Orson Welles / Jeremy Clarkson / Boris Big Johnson / Phil Youranus / Various
Release Date:25/05/2014
Thor: The Dark World
Character:Police Officer #1
Release Date:30/10/2013
The Murder in Angel Lane
Character:Reverend Marlow
Release Date:12/05/2013
Albatross
Character:Policeman
Release Date:14/10/2011
The Trip
Character:Steve's UK Agent
Release Date:24/04/2011
Peacock Season
Character:Bradley
Release Date:12/08/2010
Dead Happy
Character:Office Boss
Release Date:19/06/2010
May Contain: Nuts
Character:
Release Date:11/06/2009
The Duchess
Character:Macaroni
Release Date:05/09/2008
World of Wrestling
Character:
Release Date:29/09/2007
Spinners and Losers
Character:Ben Swain
Release Date:03/07/2007
The Rise of the Nutters
Character:Ben Swain
Release Date:02/01/2007
Buried Alive
Character:
Release Date:10/01/2005
Trauma
Character:Doctor
Release Date:17/09/2004
Blake's Junction 7
Character:Gan
Release Date:24/08/2004
The Orange Tree
Character:Man
Release Date:08/11/2002
Television Appearances
The Franchise
Character:Rufus Maley
The Gold
Character:PC Dave
The Other Half
Character:Richard
The Witchfinder
Character:Will Gooch
The Outlaws
Character:Head Teacher
Avenue 5
Character:Nathan Basic
Cradle to Grave
Character:Headmaster
In and Out of the Kitchen
Character:Anthony McIlvanney
In and Out of the Kitchen
Character:Iain Frobisher
W1A
Character:Mark Stephenson
Endeavour
Character:Station Master Cal Paterson
It's Kevin
Character:Various
Father Brown
Character:PC Hywel Pugh
The Hollow Crown
Character:Fang
Veep
Character:Rob
Pramface
Character:
Black Mirror
Character:Jon
Death in Paradise
Character:Patrick Harborne
Spy
Character:
Fast and Loose
Character:
Misfits
Character:Roger
Archer
Character:Bardsley (voice)
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Character:Various Characters
The Old Guys
Character:Steve
Sorry, I've Got No Head
Character:Various
Headcases
Character:
Angelo's
Character:Tony
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Character:Stewart
Skins
Character:Eric
Skins
Character:Heavy
Not Going Out
Character:Man in Gallery
Respectable
Character:Michael
Time Trumpet
Character:
Mayo
Character:Ken Dainty
Love Soup
Character:
Harry & Paul
Character:
The Thick of It
Character:Ben Swain
The Robinsons
Character:
Peep Show
Character:Alan
Hardware
Character:Dithery Man
Black Books
Character:Poker Customer
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