Steve Pemberton

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

Midsomer Murders

Doctor Who

Death in Paradise

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Marple

Tamron Hall

Killing Eve

Good Omens

All Movies (47)

• Inside No. 9: The Party's Over2024 · as Self
• Better Man2024 · as Peter
• Worzel Gummidge: Calliope Jane2021 · as Mr Braithwaite
• Worzel Gummidge: Twitchers2021 · as Mr Braithwaite
• The Hour2020 · as Himself
• The Interrogation of Tony Martin2018 · as Tony Martin
• Take Rabbit2018 · as Man
• Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday2018 · as Himself
• The Riddle of the Sphinx2017 · as Squires
• The Devil of Christmas2016
• Professor Branestawm Returns2015 · as Professor Algebrain
• The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge2015 · as Mr Clarke
• The 12 Days of Christine2015 · as Bobby
• La Couchette2015 · as Jorg
• 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy2014 · as Self
• The Understudy2014 · as Tony
• Last Gasp2014 · as Graham
• Tom & Gerri2014 · as Migg
• A Quiet Night In2014 · as Eddie
• Sardines2014 · as Carl
• Mr. Stink2012 · as Sir Derek Dimble
• National Theatre Live: She Stoops to Conquer2012 · as Hardcastle
• Psychoville Halloween Special2010 · as Various
• The First Men in the Moon2010 · as Sun
• Rocky Horror Tribute Show2008 · as Narrator
• The Old Curiosity Shop2007 · as Mr. Short
• I Could Never Be Your Woman2007 · as Censor
• Mr. Bean's Holiday2007 · as Vicar
• The Bad Mother's Handbook2007 · as Leo Fairbrother
• What the Pythons Did Next...2007 · as Self
• The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You2006 · 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
• Under The Greenwood Tree2005 · as Mr. Shiner
• Lassie2005 · as Hynes
• Match Point2005 · as Detective Parry
• Riot at the Rite2005 · as Critic
• Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'2005 · as Self - The League of Gentlemen
• The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse2005 · as Various Characters
• Friends Reunited2005 · as Edward Netherton
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy2005 · as Mr. Prosser
• Churchill: The Hollywood Years2004 · as Chester
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers2004 · as Harry Secombe
• Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe2002 · as Viking (voice)
• Tales from Behind the Crypt2002 · as Self
• The League of Gentlemen: Live at Drury Lane2001 · as various
• Birthday Girl2001 · as Duty sergeant
• Alice in Russialand1995 · as Various characters
• Highgate House of Horror1995 · as Woodall

All TV Shows (112)

• The Hack2025 · as Rupert Murdoch
• Missing You2025 · as Titus
• Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening2024 · as Self
• Rob Beckett's Smart TV2024 · as Self - Guest
• The Weakest Link2021 · as Self - Contestant
• The Cleaner2021 · as Donald
• Michael McIntyre's The Wheel2020 · as Self - Expert
• Worzel Gummidge2019 · as Mr Braithwaite
• Ladhood2019 · as The Gardener
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• Brassic2019 · as Mr King
• Good Omens2019 · as Mr. Glozier
• Celebrity Catchphrase2018 · as Self - Contestant
• Killing Eve2018 · as Paul
• Richard Osman's House of Games2017 · as Self - Contestant
• Richard Osman's House of Games2017 · as Self - Panellist
• Urban Myths2017 · as Bill Grundy
• Camping2016 · as Robin
• Taskmaster2015 · as Self
• Mapp and Lucia2014 · as Georgie Pillson
• Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)2014 · as Self
• Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled2014 · as Self
• Happy Valley2014 · as Kevin Weatherill
• Inside No. 92014 · as Stan
• Inside No. 92014 · as The Doctor
• Inside No. 92014 · as Spencer Maguire
• Inside No. 92014 · as Attendant
• Inside No. 92014 · as Mick
• Inside No. 92014 · as Felix
• Inside No. 92014 · as Wilma
• Inside No. 92014 · as Kenny
• Inside No. 92014 · as Dickie
• Inside No. 92014 · as Jason
• Inside No. 92014 · as Kenneth
• Inside No. 92014 · as Robert
• Inside No. 92014 · as Len
• Inside No. 92014 · as Hugo
• Inside No. 92014 · as Adrian
• Inside No. 92014 · as Giles
• Inside No. 92014 · as Keith
• Inside No. 92014 · as Blake
• Inside No. 92014 · as Carl
• Inside No. 92014 · as Eddie
• Inside No. 92014 · as Migg
• Inside No. 92014 · as Graham
• Inside No. 92014 · as Tony
• Inside No. 92014 · as Jorg
• Inside No. 92014 · as Bobby
• Inside No. 92014 · as Oggy
• Inside No. 92014 · as David
• Inside No. 92014 · as Trevor
• Inside No. 92014 · as Willy Wando
• Inside No. 92014 · as Mr Clarke
• Inside No. 92014 · as Andy
• Inside No. 92014 · as Jim
• Inside No. 92014 · as Peter
• Inside No. 92014 · as Galen
• Inside No. 92014 · as PC Thompson
• Inside No. 92014 · as Self
• Inside No. 92014 · as Malcolm
• Inside No. 92014 · as Nigel
• Inside No. 92014 · as Roger
• Inside No. 92014 · as Chris
• Inside No. 92014 · as Darren
• Inside No. 92014 · as Mr Edwards
• Inside No. 92014 · as Ezra
• Inside No. 92014 · as DI Ellis
• Inside No. 92014 · as Bob
• Inside No. 92014 · as Mr Blenkin
• Inside No. 92014 · as Manny
• Inside No. 92014 · as Harry
• Inside No. 92014 · as Jasper
• Inside No. 92014 · as Joe
• Inside No. 92014 · as Various
• Inside No. 92014 · as Johnny
• Toast of London2013 · as Francis Bacon
• Tipping Point: Lucky Stars2013 · as Self - Contestant
• Psychobitches2013 · as Dian Fossey
• Catchphrase2013
• Heading Out2013 · as Jonathan Walters
• Playhouse Presents2012 · as Dian Fossey
• Death in Paradise2011 · as Neil Henderson
• Pointless Celebrities2011 · as Self - Participant
• Going Postal2010 · as Drumknott
• Psychoville2009 · as David Sowerbutts / Various Characters
• Horrible Histories2009
• Whitechapel2009 · as Edward Buchan
• Would I Lie to You?2007 · as Self
• Kingdom2007 · as Jack Thriplow
• Derren Brown: Trick or Treat2007 · as Himself
• Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!2007 · as Eric's Drums
• Benidorm2007 · as Mick Garvey
• Benidorm2007 · as Mick
• The Russell Brand Show2006 · as Self
• Great British Menu2006 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Hotel Babylon2006
• Doctor Who2005 · as Strackman Lux
• Agatha Christie's Marple2004 · as Henry Wake
• Blackpool2004 · as Adrian Marr
• Shameless2004 · as Eddie
• Celebrity Mastermind2003
• The Last Detective2003
• Friday Night with Jonathan Ross2001 · as Self
• Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)2000
• Gormenghast2000 · as Professor Mule
• The League of Gentlemen1999 · as Various
• In the Red1998 · as Lawrence Boot-Heath
• Midsomer Murders1997 · as Timothy Benson
• Mash and Peas1996
• Soccer AM1995 · as Self
• Agatha Christie's Poirot1989 · as Dr Bessner
• This Morning1988 · as Self