Justin Edwards

Actor Jul 21 (age 53) Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK 2000–2025 (25 year career)

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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 B…

Known For

Film

1917

Captain Ivins

Film

Thor: The Dark World

Police Officer #1

Film

Paddington

Desk Sergeant

Film

Paddington 2

Dozy Policeman

Film

Wonka

Green Skinned Customer

Film

Yesterday

Leo (Russian Stranger)

Film

The Death of Stalin

Spartak Sokolov, Conductor #1

Film

The Duchess

Macaroni

Filmography

Acting (76)

Movies (35)

Lost Dog

2025

as Terry

Joy

as Michael Barratt

Tuesday

as Jack

Wonka

as Green Skinned Customer

7.0

Empire of Light

2022

as Jim Booth

6.6

It's Dog to Make A Houseplant If You're Sandwich

2022

as Graeme Thybbs

The Trip to Greece

as Greg

1917

as Captain Ivins

Yesterday

as Leo (Russian Stranger)

Paddington 2

as Dozy Policeman

The Death of Stalin

as Spartak Sokolov, Conductor #1

7.0

The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017

as John Forster / Ghost of Christmas Present

The Trip to Spain

as Greg

Love & Friendship

as Charles Vernon

You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks

as Mr. Rumbold

Bill

as Sir Francis Drake

Professor Branestawm Returns

as Radio Announcer

Paddington

as Desk Sergeant

The Riot Club

as Grumpy Man

Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s

2014

as Orson Welles / Jeremy Clarkson / Boris Big Johnson / Phil Youranus / Various

7.0

Thor: The Dark World

2013

as Police Officer #1

6.5

The Murder in Angel Lane

as Reverend Marlow

Albatross

as Policeman

The Trip

as Steve's UK Agent

Dead Happy

as Office Boss

Peacock Season

as Bradley

May Contain: Nuts

The Duchess

as Macaroni

World of Wrestling

Spinners and Losers

as Ben Swain

The Rise of the Nutters

as Ben Swain

Buried Alive

Trauma

as Doctor

Blake's Junction 7

as Gan

The Orange Tree

as Man

Television (41)

The Franchise

as Rufus Maley

The Gold

as PC Dave

The Witchfinder

as Will Gooch

The Other Half

as Richard

The Outlaws

as Head Teacher

Avenue 5

as Nathan Basic

Ghosts

as Nicholas

Cradle to Grave

as Headmaster

In and Out of the Kitchen

2015

as Anthony McIlvanney

W1A

as Mark Stephenson

Father Brown

as PC Hywel Pugh

Endeavour

as Station Master Cal Paterson

Man Down

It's Kevin

as Various

Veep

as Rob

The Hollow Crown

as Fang

Pramface

Death in Paradise

as Patrick Harborne

Black Mirror

as Jon

Spy

Fast and Loose

Archer

as Bardsley (voice)

Misfits

as Roger

The Old Guys

as Steve

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle

2009

as Various Characters

8.0

Sorry, I've Got No Head

as Various

Headcases

Skins

as Heavy

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

as Stewart

Angelo's

as Tony

Not Going Out

as Man in Gallery

Mayo

as Ken Dainty

Respectable

as Michael

Time Trumpet

The Thick of It

as Ben Swain

Love Soup

Harry & Paul

The Robinsons

Peep Show

as Alan

Hardware

as Dithery Man

Black Books

as Poker Customer