Portrait of Steve Pemberton

Steve Pemberton

Acting

Biography

Steve Pemberton is a BAFTA winning actor and writer born in Blackburn, UK. He graduated from Bretton Hall in Yorkshire with a BA (Hons) in Theatre Arts in 1989. After leaving college Steve spent time producing and starring in small-scale theatre productions in London and working part-time for Variety as assistant editor of the International Film Guide. In 1996 Steve and his college friends Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and Jeremy Dyson went to Edinburgh with comedy show The League of Gentlemen, winning the coveted Perrier Comedy prize a year later. The group then went on to record a radio series and four TV series for the BBC as well as staging three live tours and making a film. In 2009 Steve and Reece wrote and starred in the multi-award winning black comedy Psychoville which ran for two series and a Halloween special. The pair's acclaimed anthology show Inside No 9 began in 2014 and Steve was awarded with a BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance in 2019. The show also won BAFTAs for Scripted Comedy and Comedy Writing. Steve lives in North London with his partner and three children.

Born: September 1, 1967

Place of Birth: Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK

Filmography

2025
The Hack

as Rupert Murdoch

2025
Missing You

as Titus

2024
Better Man

as Peter

2024
Rob Beckett's Smart TV

as Self - Guest

2021
2021
2021
The Cleaner

as Donald

2020
2020
The Hour

as Himself

2019
Worzel Gummidge

as Mr Braithwaite

2019
Ladhood

as The Gardener

2019
Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

2019
Brassic

as Mr King

2019
Good Omens

as Mr. Glozier

2018
2018
2018
Celebrity Catchphrase

as Self - Contestant

2018
2017
Richard Osman's House of Games

as Self - Contestant

2017
Urban Myths

as Bill Grundy

2016
Camping

as Robin

2015
Professor Branestawm Returns

as Professor Algebrain

2015
Taskmaster

as Self

2014
Mapp and Lucia

as Georgie Pillson

2014
Happy Valley

as Kevin Weatherill

2014
2014
Inside No. 9

as The Doctor

2014
Inside No. 9

as Spencer Maguire

2014
Inside No. 9

as Attendant

2014
2014
Inside No. 9

as Felix

2014
Inside No. 9

as Wilma

2014
Inside No. 9

as Kenny

2014
Inside No. 9

as Dickie

2014
Inside No. 9

as Jason

2014
2014
Inside No. 9

as Robert

2014
Inside No. 9

as Kenneth

2014
2014
Inside No. 9

as Adrian

2014
Inside No. 9

as Giles

2014
Inside No. 9

as Keith

2014
Inside No. 9

as Blake

2014
2014
2014
Inside No. 9

as Eddie

2014
2014
Inside No. 9

as Graham

2014
Inside No. 9

as Bobby

2014
2014
Inside No. 9

as Trevor

2014
Inside No. 9

as Willy Wando

2014
2014
Inside No. 9

as David

2014
Inside No. 9

as Peter

2014
Inside No. 9

as Mr Clarke

2014
2014
2014
Inside No. 9

as PC Thompson

2014
Inside No. 9

as Galen

2014
2014
Inside No. 9

as Malcolm

2014
Inside No. 9

as Nigel

2014
Inside No. 9

as Roger

2014
Inside No. 9

as Chris

2014
Inside No. 9

as Mr Edwards

2014
Inside No. 9

as Darren

2014
2014
Inside No. 9

as DI Ellis

2014
Inside No. 9

as Mr Blenkin

2014
2014
Inside No. 9

as Manny

2014
Inside No. 9

as Harry

2014
Inside No. 9

as Jasper

2014
2014
Inside No. 9

as Various

2013
Toast of London

as Francis Bacon

2013
Heading Out

as Jonathan Walters

2012
Mr. Stink

as Sir Derek Dimble

2011
Death in Paradise

as Neil Henderson

2011
Pointless Celebrities

as Self - Participant

2010
Going Postal

as Drumknott

2009
Psychoville

as David Sowerbutts

2009
Whitechapel

as Edward Buchan

2007
2007
Kingdom

as Jack Thriplow

2007
2007
The Bad Mother's Handbook

as Leo Fairbrother

2007
Benidorm

as Mick Garvey

2007
Benidorm

as Mick

2006
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You

as Tubbs Tattsyrup / Pauline Campbell-Jones / Herr Lipp / Pop / Dave Parkes / Harvey Denton / Charlie Hull / Reenie Calver / Anne Hand / Barry Baggs / Mike Harris / Dr Carlton / Mary

2006
Great British Menu

as Self - Guest Judge

2005
2005
Lassie

as Hynes

2005
Match Point

as Detective Parry

2005
2005
2005
Friends Reunited

as Edward Netherton

2005
Doctor Who

as Strackman Lux

2004
2004
Blackpool

as Adrian Marr

2001
Birthday Girl

as Duty sergeant

2000
Gormenghast

as Professor Mule

1998
In the Red

as Lawrence Boot Heath

1997
Midsomer Murders

as Timothy Benson

1995
Soccer AM

as Self

1995
Alice in Russialand

as Various characters

1989
1988