Justin Edwards
| Justin Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Medium |
Television Radio |
| Nationality | British |
| Notable works and roles |
The Consultants The Thick of It |
Justin Edwards (born 1972) is an English actor and writer. He is married to comedian Lucy Porter and they have two children.
Education
Born in Hampshire, Edwards was educated at the University of Manchester, before training at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
Life and 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 four 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 and many others.
He 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 Miles performed together on Miles' radio sitcom In and Out of the Kitchen.
His musical and songwriting abilities have led to several appearances on the BBC Radio 2 series Jammin' with Roland Rivron and Out to Lunch. He wrote and performed the music for all four 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.
References
- ↑ Higgins, Charlotte (August 25, 2005). "Laughing all the way to the Perrier". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved October 10, 2012.