Justin Edwards (actor)
| Justin Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1972 Hampshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor, writer, voice actor, comedian |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Porter |
| Children | 2 |
Justin Edwards (born 1972) is an English actor, comedian, voice actor and writer.
Career
Edwards was a member of sketch trio The Consultants, alongside Neil Edmond and James Rawlings. They won the Perrier award (Best Newcomer) at the 2002 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and went on to write and record three series for BBC Radio 4 between 2002 and 2005. Justin was nominated for the main Perrier Award in 2005 in the guise of his booze-sodden children's entertainer Jeremy Lion.[1]
His television work includes the role of Ben Swain in political comedy The Thick of It, the lead role in Channel 5 sitcom Respectable, as well as parts in Black Books, Reggie Perrin, The Old Guys, Harry and Paul, Not Going Out, Skins, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Love Soup, Peep Show, The Trip, Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, Father Brown ("The Daughters of Jerusalem") and many others. He played the part of a policeman in the 2014 film Paddington.
Edwards is a regular voice on BBC Radio 4, appearing on The News Quiz, Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive, The Odd Half Hour, Double Science, Mr Blue Sky and Listen Against amongst others. In September 2011, he took over from Miles Jupp as the host of Newsjack, the topical sketch show on Radio 4 Extra. He and Jupp performed together on the latter's radio sitcom In and Out of the Kitchen.
Edwards's musical and songwriting abilities have led to several appearances on the BBC Radio 2 series Jammin' with Rowland Rivron and Out to Lunch. He wrote and performed the music for all three series of The Consultants, and had a successful run at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival with his one-man musical show Unaccompanied As I Am. He has written the sitcoms Double Science and Buy Me Up TV for radio, and is one of the main writers on the BAFTA-nominated children's show Sorry, I've Got No Head, as well as co-devising and writing the children's sitcom Pixelface. His film work includes The Duchess, Albatross, Virgin Territory as well as playing Giant Haystacks and Gan in Tim Plester's short films World of Wrestling and Blakes Junction Seven. In 2014, he appeared in In and Out of the Kitchen as Anthony.
Personal life
Born in Hampshire, Edwards was educated at the University of Manchester before training at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
Edwards is 6'5" tall. He is married to comedian Lucy Porter, also a graduate of Manchester University, and they have two children.
References
- ↑ Higgins, Charlotte (August 25, 2005). "Laughing all the way to the Perrier". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved October 10, 2012.