Steve Pemberton
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.
Filmography
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
as Self
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
as Self
Better Man
as Peter
Better Man
as Peter
Worzel Gummidge: Twitchers
as Mr Braithwaite
Worzel Gummidge: Twitchers
as Mr Braithwaite
The Hour
as Himself
The Hour
as Himself
The Interrogation of Tony Martin
as Tony Martin
The Interrogation of Tony Martin
as Tony Martin
Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday
as Himself
Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday
as Himself
The Devil of Christmas
The Devil of Christmas
Professor Branestawm Returns
as Professor Algebrain
Professor Branestawm Returns
as Professor Algebrain
The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge
as Mr Clarke
The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge
as Mr Clarke
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Self
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Self
The Understudy
as Tony
The Understudy
as Tony
Tom & Gerri
as Migg
Tom & Gerri
as Migg
Psychoville Halloween Special
as Various
Psychoville Halloween Special
as Various
The First Men in the Moon
as Sun
The First Men in the Moon
as Sun
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
as Narrator
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
as Narrator
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Mr. Short
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Mr. Short
I Could Never Be Your Woman
as Censor
I Could Never Be Your Woman
as Censor
Mr. Bean's Holiday
as Vicar
Mr. Bean's Holiday
as Vicar
The Bad Mother's Handbook
as Leo Fairbrother
The Bad Mother's Handbook
as Leo Fairbrother
What the Pythons Did Next...
as Self
What the Pythons Did Next...
as Self
Lassie
as Hynes
Lassie
as Hynes
Match Point
as Detective Parry
Match Point
as Detective Parry
Riot at the Rite
as Critic
Riot at the Rite
as Critic
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
as Various Characters
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
as Various Characters
Friends Reunited
as Edward Netherton
Friends Reunited
as Edward Netherton
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Harry Secombe
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Harry Secombe
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
as Viking (voice)
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
as Viking (voice)
Birthday Girl
as Duty sergeant
Birthday Girl
as Duty sergeant