Steve Pemberton
- Acting
- September 1, 1967 · Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Helpless · Thanks
- The Hack · Rupert Murdoch
- Missing You · Titus
- Inside No. 9: The Party's Over · Self
- Better Man · Peter
- Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening · Self
- The Little Things · Executive producer
- Rob Beckett's Smart TV · Self
- Worzel Gummidge: Calliope Jane · Mr Braithwaite
- Worzel Gummidge: Twitchers · Mr Braithwaite
- The Weakest Link · Self
- The Cleaner · Donald
- Michael McIntyre's The Wheel · Self
- The Hour · Self
- Alma's Not Normal · Uncle Dickie
- Worzel Gummidge · Mr Braithwaite
- Ladhood · The Gardener
- The Tamron Hall Show · Self
- Brassic · Mr King
- Good Omens · Mr. Glozier
- The League of Gentlemen - Live Again! · Multiple Characters, Writer
- The Interrogation of Tony Martin · Tony Martin
- Celebrity Catchphrase · Self
- Take Rabbit · Man
- Killing Eve · Paul
- Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday · Self
- Zanzibar · Robert, Writer
- House of Games · Self
- The Riddle of the Sphinx · Squires, Writer
- Urban Myths · Bill Grundy
- The Devil of Christmas · Producer
- Camping · Robin
- Professor Branestawm Returns · Professor Algebrain
- Taskmaster · Self
- The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge · Mr Clarke, Associate Producer
- The 12 Days of Christine · Bobby, Associate Producer
- La Couchette · Jorg, Associate Producer
- Mapp and Lucia · Georgie Pillson, Writer
- Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) · Self
- Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled · Self
- 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy · Self
- Happy Valley · Kevin Weatherill
- The Harrowing · Associate Producer
- The Understudy · Tony, Associate Producer
- Last Gasp · Graham, Script
- Tom & Gerri · Migg, Associate Producer
- A Quiet Night In · Eddie, Writer
- Sardines · Carl, Writer
- Inside No. 9 · Stan, The Doctor
- Toast of London · Francis Bacon
- Tipping Point: Lucky Stars · Self
- Psychobitches · Dian Fossey
- Catchphrase
- Heading Out · Jonathan Walters
- Mr. Stink · Sir Derek Dimble
- Playhouse Presents · Dian Fossey
- National Theatre Live: She Stoops to Conquer · Hardcastle
- Death in Paradise · Neil Henderson
- Pointless Celebrities · Self
- Going Postal 2in1 · Drumknott
- Psychoville Halloween Special · Various, Writer
- The First Men in the Moon · Sun
- Going Postal · Drumknott
- Psychoville · David Sowerbutts / Various Characters, Writer
- Horrible Histories
- Whitechapel · Edward Buchan
- Rocky Horror Tribute Show · Narrator
- The Old Curiosity Shop · Mr. Short
- Would I Lie to You? · Self
- I Could Never Be Your Woman · Censor
- Kingdom · Jack Thriplow
- Derren Brown: Trick or Treat · Self
- Mr. Bean's Holiday · Vicar
- The Bad Mother's Handbook · Leo Fairbrother
- Lewis · Ian Tedman
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! · Eric's Drums
- Benidorm · Mick Garvey, Mick
- What the Pythons Did Next... · Self
- The Russell Brand Show · Self
- The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You · 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, Author