 
    Justin Edwards
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            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.
            
        
        
        
        Known For
             
                        Death in Paradise
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Veep
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Black Mirror
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Archer
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Skins
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Hollow Crown
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Father Brown
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Avenue 5
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Thick of It
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Ghosts
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Spy
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Outlaws
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Mayo
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Gold
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Secret Diary of a Call Girl
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Not Going Out
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Love Soup
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Misfits
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Pramface
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Man Down
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Harry & Paul
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Franchise
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Paddington 2
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Paddington
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Thor: The Dark World
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Wonka
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Yesterday
                    
                
                    
                         
                        1917
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Death of Stalin
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Tuesday
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Trip
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Duchess
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Empire of Light
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Spinners and Losers
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Are you Being Served?
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Love & Friendship
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Albatross
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Rise of the Nutters
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Man Who Invented Christmas
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Sorry, I've Got No Head
                    
                
                    
                         
                        In and Out of the Kitchen
                    
                
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