Steve Pemberton
Steven James "Steve" Pemberton (born September 1, 1967 in Blackburn ) is a British actor, comedian and author.
life and career
Steve Pemberton began his acting career at Fringe Theaters . While studying theater at Bretton Hall College , he met Reece Shearsmith , Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson . From 1995 the four men appeared together as The League of Gentlemen , two years later they were heard for the first time on the radio on BBC Radio 4 . In 1999 the comedian group received their eponymous BBC television series , through which they became known to a wide audience. The series, in which Pemberton also participated as a screenwriter, won several television awards. The League of Gentlemen ran until 2002, but then a movie was released in 2005 and a new edition with three episodes for Christmas 2017.
In the 2000s, Pemberton took on minor roles in some movies, for example as Mr. Prosser in the science fiction film adaptation The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) and as vicar in the opening scene of Mr. Bean's vacation . Mostly Pemberton appears on British television, for example, between 2009 and 2013 he was one of the main characters in the Whitechapel crime series . With Reece Shearsmith, his colleague from The League of Gentlemen , he played the lead role in the horror sitcom Psychoville from 2009 to 2011 . The two also wrote the scripts for the series. Since 2014, Pemberton and Shearsmith have been working together on the television series Inside No. 9 , again in the roles of leading actor and screenwriter. For the series, Pemberton received a British Academy Film Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Program in 2019 .
Pemberton lives in north London with his partner Alison, they have three children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1998: In the Red (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1999-2002; 2017: The League of Gentlemen (TV series, 22 episodes)
- 2001: Birthday Girl
- 2004: The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
- 2005: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
- 2005: The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
- 2005: Lassie Returns (Lassie)
- 2005: Match Point
- 2007: Mainly in love (I Could Never Be Your Woman)
- 2007: Mr. Bean's Holiday
- 2007–2015: Benidorm (TV series, 43 episodes)
- 2008: Doctor Who (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2009-2011: Psychoville (TV series, 14 episodes)
- 2009-2013: Whitechapel (TV series, 18 episodes)
- 2010: Terry Pratchett - Going Postal
- 2012: Permit, Mr. Stink ( Mr. Stink ; TV movie)
- 2014: Happy Valley - In a Small Town ( Happy Valley ; TV series, 6 episodes)
- since 2014: Inside No. 9 (TV series, 30 episodes)
- 2015: Lewis - The Oxford Crime ( Lewis ; TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2017: Inspector Barnaby ( Midsomer Murders ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 2019: Britannia (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2020: Killing Eve (TV series, 5 episodes)
Web links
- Steve Pemberton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rachael Bletchly: Benidorm's Steve Pemberton: I had a heart attack at 25 ... but it took me 20 years to scare me into losing two stone . In: mirror . April 11, 2012 ( mirror.co.uk [accessed March 25, 2018]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pemberton, Steve |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pemberton, Steven James (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor, comedian and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Blackburn |