Career
His television work includes the role of Ben Swain in political comedy The Thick of lieutenant, the lead role in Channel 5 sitcom Respectable, as well as parts in Black Books, Reggie Perrin, The Old Guys, Harry and Paul, Not Going Out, Skins, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Love Soup, Peep Show, The Trip, Stewart Lee"s Comedy Vehicle, Father Brown ("The Daughters of Jerusalem") and many others He played the part of a policeman in the 2014 film Paddington. Edwards is a regular voice on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4, appearing on The News Quiz, Armando Iannucci"s Charm Offensive, The Odd Half Hour, Double Science, Mr Blue Sky and Listen Against amongst others
In September 2011, he took over from Miles Jupp as the host of Newsjack, the topical sketch show on Radio 4 Extra.
He and Jupp performed together on the latter"s radio sitcom In and Out of the Kitchen. Edwards"s musical and songwriting abilities have led to several appearances on the British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 2 series Jammin" with Rowland Rivron and Out to Lunch.
He wrote and performed the music for all three series of The Consultants, and had a successful run at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival with his one-man musical show Unaccompanied As I American He has written the sitcoms Double Science and Buy Maine Up television for radio, and is one of the main writers on the British Academy of Film and Television Arts-nominated children"s show Sorry, I"ve Got Number Head, as well as co-devising and writing the children"s sitcom Pixelface.
His film work includes The Duchess, Albatross, Virgin Territory as well as playing Giant Haystacks and Gan in Tim Plester"s short films World of Wrestling and Blakes Junction Seven.
In 2014, he appeared in In and Out of the Kitchen as Anthony.
