Steve Pemberton

Born: 1967-09-01 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK

Known For: 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.

Filmography

2025

The Hack as Rupert Murdoch
Missing You as Titus
Helpless ... (Thanks)

2019

Good Omens as Mr. Glozier
Brassic as Mr King
Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
Ladhood as The Gardener
Worzel Gummidge as Mr Braithwaite

2018

Killing Eve as Paul
Celebrity Catchphrase as Self - Contestant
The Interrogation of Tony Martin as Tony Martin
Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday as Himself
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again! as Various Characters
Take Rabbit as Man
The League of Gentlemen - Live Again! as Various Characters

2017

Urban Myths as Bill Grundy
Richard Osman's House of Games as Self - Contestant

2016

Camping as Robin
The Devil of Christmas

2015

Taskmaster as Self
Professor Branestawm Returns as Professor Algebrain
The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge as Mr Clarke
The 12 Days of Christine as Bobby
La Couchette as Jorg

2014

Inside No. 9 as Stan
Happy Valley as Kevin Weatherill
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) as Self
Mapp and Lucia as Georgie Pillson
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy as Self
Sardines as Carl
Tom & Gerri as Migg
The Harrowing ... (Associate Producer)
A Quiet Night In as Eddie
The Understudy as Tony
Last Gasp as Graham

2013

Toast of London as Francis Bacon
Catchphrase
Psychobitches as Dian Fossey
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars as Self - Contestant
Heading Out as Jonathan Walters

2012

Playhouse Presents as Dian Fossey
Mr. Stink as Sir Derek Dimble
National Theatre Live: She Stoops to Conquer as Hardcastle

2011

Death in Paradise as Neil Henderson
Pointless Celebrities as Self - Participant

2010

Going Postal as Drumknott
The First Men in the Moon as Sun
Psychoville Halloween Special as Various

2009

Horrible Histories
Psychoville as David Sowerbutts / Various Characters
Whitechapel as Edward Buchan

2008

Rocky Horror Tribute Show as Narrator

2007

Would I Lie to You? as Self
Benidorm as Mick Garvey
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Eric's Drums
Mr. Bean's Holiday as Vicar
Kingdom as Jack Thriplow
I Could Never Be Your Woman as Censor
The Old Curiosity Shop as Mr. Short
The Bad Mother's Handbook as Leo Fairbrother
What the Pythons Did Next... as Self
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat as Himself

2006

Great British Menu as Self - Guest Judge
Hotel Babylon
The Russell Brand Show as Self
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