Justin Edwards
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Justin Edwards ( b. 1972 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire ) is an English actor, comedian and singer.
Justin is also a member of sketch trio The Consultants alongside Neil Edmond and James Rawlings. In 2002 they won the Perrier award Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh fringe festival. The Consultants went on to record four series for BBC Radio 4 between 2002 and 2005. More recently on Radio 4, he has been a guest on The News Quiz and starred in The Odd Half Hour.[1]
In the guise of alcoholic children's entertainer Jeremy Lion, he was nominated for the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2005.
Edwards plays the lead role of Michael Price in Channel Five sitcom Respectable. Other roles include Giant Haystacks and Gan in Tim Plester's short films World of Wrestling and Blakes Junction Seven (2004) respectively. His musical and songwriting abilities have led to several appearances on the BBC Radio 2 series Jammin with Roland Rivron; and Out to Lunch presented by Rob Deering. He also stars as Ben Swain in BBC2's political comedy The Thick Of It.