British actor and comedian (born 1967)
Steve Pemberton
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Born
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1967-09-01
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1 September 1967
(age 56)
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Education
| Bretton Hall College of Education
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Occupation(s)
| Actor, comedian, director, writer
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Years active
| 1995?present
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Partner
| Alison Rowles
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Children
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Steven James Pemberton
(born 1 September 1967) is a British actor, comedian, director and writer. He was a writer and actor for BBC's
The League of Gentlemen
with
Reece Shearsmith
,
Mark Gatiss
, and
Jeremy Dyson
. Pemberton and Shearsmith also co-wrote and starred in the
black comedy
Psychoville
and the
anthology series
Inside No. 9
. His other notable television performance credits include
Doctor Who
,
Benidorm
,
Blackpool
,
Shameless
,
Whitechapel
,
Happy Valley
and
Mapp & Lucia
.
Early life
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Steve Pemberton was born and raised in
Blackburn
,
Lancashire
[1]
and attended Saint Michael's
Church of England
High School, Chorley.
[2]
He trained as an actor at
Bretton Hall College of Education
where he met Mark Gatiss and Reece Shearsmith.
[1]
Career
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Film and television
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Pemberton's television performance credits include
Whitechapel
,
Doctor Who
,
Benidorm
,
Under the Greenwood Tree
,
Hotel Babylon
,
The Last Detective
,
Randall and Hopkirk
,
Blackpool
and
Shameless
. In 2004, he portrayed Dr Bessner in
Death on the Nile
and
Harry Secombe
in
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
. He also appeared in the film
Lassie
(2005).
Pemberton as Pauline in
The League of Gentlemen
Pemberton is best known as being a member of the sketch comedy team
The League of Gentlemen
, along with fellow performers
Mark Gatiss
,
Reece Shearsmith
, and co-writer
Jeremy Dyson
, all of whom he met at
Bretton Hall College
in his late teens.
The League of Gentlemen
initially began as a stage act in 1995, then transferred to
BBC Radio 4
as
On the Town with the League of Gentlemen
in 1997, and finally arrived on television on
BBC Two
in 1999. The latter has seen Pemberton and his colleagues awarded a British Academy Television Award, a Royal Television Society Award, and a Golden Rose of Montreux.
From 2007 to 2015, Pemberton appeared as
Mick Garvey
in
Benidorm
. Pemberton appeared in 43 episodes.
In the 2008 English language DVD re-release of the cult 2006 Norwegian animated film
Free Jimmy
, Pemberton voiced Mattis, a heavy-set and bizarrely-dressed biker member of the Lappish Mafia. In June 2009,
Psychoville
aired and marked Pemberton's return to BBC Two.
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
It was co-written by Pemberton and his fellow League of Gentlemen member, Reece Shearsmith. Both of them play numerous characters in the series, similar to the format of
The League of Gentlemen
.
Pemberton portrayed
Rufus Drumknott
in 2010's
Terry Pratchett's Going Postal
. He appeared as Vice Principal Douglas Panch in the Donmar's 2011 production of
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
. In 2014, he played Georgie Pillson in an
adaptation
of
E. F. Benson
's
Mapp and Lucia
. He also wrote the
adaptation
, which featured his
League of Gentlemen
colleague Mark Gatiss. It was broadcast during Christmas 2014.
[7]
Since 2014, he has starred as various characters in the
dark comedy
anthology
series
Inside No. 9
, which he co-created with Shearsmith, airing on BBC Two. Series six aired in 2021.
[8]
Pemberton reunited with his
The League of Gentlemen
colleagues in 2017 for three special episodes, transmitted in December 2017 on BBC2.
[9]
[10]
[11]
He appeared as himself in the 2018 short film To Trend on Twitter in aid of young people with cancer charity
CLIC Sargent
with fellow comedians
David Baddiel
,
Reece Shearsmith
,
Helen Lederer
and actor
Jason Flemyng
.
[12]
In October 2021, Pemberton was nominated for Best Outstanding Comedy Actor at the inaugural National Comedy Awards for
Stand Up to Cancer
[13]
for his appearances in series 6 of
Inside No. 9
.
The seventh series of
Inside No. 9
premiered on 20 April 2022.
[14]
Pemberton was a contestant on the seventeenth series of the
Channel 4
show
Taskmaster
in 2024.
[15]
Theatre
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Pemberton's early work centred mainly around
fringe theatre
; he was a founding member of the 606 Theatre with Gordon Anderson, Tom Hadley, and producer Shane Walter. He has produced, performed in, and directed various stage productions.
In 2020 it was announced that Pemberton would join
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
on West End stage in
Martin McDonagh
's
The Pillowman
, directed by
Matthew Dunster
.
[16]
However, due to the
Covid-19
situation, the run was postponed until 2021. Pemberton said, "It's been a dark time for the performing arts and I can't wait to have the theatres open again. Unfortunately, The Pillowman has to be put to bed for now, but I very much hope that we'll be able to bring
Martin
's dazzling play to the West End before too long."
[17]
The play was staged from 10 June 2023 to 2 September 2023 at the Duke of York's Theatre in London's West End with
Lily Allen
, Paul Kaye, Pemberton, and Matthew Tennison.
[18]
[19]
The Guardian
praised Pemberton's performance as "unfailingly excellent",
[20]
although other reviews of the play were mixed.
[21]
[22]
On 3 May 2024, it was announced that Pemberton and Shearsmith would write and star in a stage adaptation of the series called
Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright
which will open at the
Wyndham's Theatre
in
London
's
West End
from 18 January 2025 for a limited run until 5 April. It will be directed by
Simon Evans
. Tickets for the 85 shows were released on 8 May 2024.
[23]
[24]
[25]
Other
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Pemberton has written for
Variety
and was the assistant editor of the
International Film Guide
from 1991 to 1998.
Personal life
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Pemberton lives in
Fortis Green
,
London
, with his partner, Alison Rowles, and their three children.
[26]
[27]
[28]
He also speaks German and French.
[29]
The
University of Huddersfield
awarded him an honorary doctorate of letters in 2003.
[30]
Pemberton is a football fan and a supporter of
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
[31]
Filmography
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Film
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Television
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Stage credits
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Awards and nominations
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References
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a
b
Guardian Staff (10 February 2001).
"Interview with The League of Gentlemen"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
16 May
2024
.
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Townend, Jon.
"Steve Pembertons shows have become cult hits"
.
- ^
Dowell, Ben (9 October 2008).
"League of Gentlemen duo back with BBC2 comedy Psychoville"
.
The Guardian
. London
. Retrieved
5 February
2009
.
- ^
"TV Preview: Psychoville + panel discussion"
.
British Film Institute
. Archived from
the original
on 11 May 2009
. Retrieved
15 May
2009
.
- ^
"Psychoville"
. BBC
. Retrieved
21 May
2009
.
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"New show for League of Gentlemen"
. BBC Online. 9 October 2008
. Retrieved
5 February
2009
.
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"BBC announces adaptation of EF Benson's Mapp and Lucia"
.
bbc.co.uk
. Retrieved
3 May
2014
.
- ^
Chase, Stephanie (28 April 2021).
"Inside No. 9 confirms series 6 return date"
.
Digital Spy
. Retrieved
21 October
2021
.
- ^
"
'League of Gentlemen' revival and 'Alan Partridge' documentary among BBC highlights for Christmas 2017"
.
NME
. 28 November 2017
. Retrieved
20 December
2017
.
- ^
Moreland, Alex (13 December 2017).
"The League Of Gentlemen: everything you need to know about this cult comedy revival"
.
Metro
. Retrieved
21 October
2021
.
- ^
Wollaston, Sam (19 December 2017).
"The League of Gentlemen review Royston Vasey: just as terrifying as ever"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
21 October
2021
.
- ^
"Top Comics Join Short Film"
.
Chortle
. 13 August 2018
. Retrieved
14 August
2018
.
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a
b
McGee, Sarah (13 October 2021).
"Blackburn comedians nominated in Channel 4 comedy awards"
.
Lancashire Telegraph
. Retrieved
27 October
2021
.
- ^
"TV tonight: Diane Morgan crashes The League of Gentlemen cast reunion"
.
The Guardian
. 20 April 2022
. Retrieved
20 April
2022
.
- ^
"Taskmaster season 17: Release date, cast and latest news"
.
Radio Times
. Retrieved
29 March
2024
.
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Orlova-Alvarez, Tamara (28 February 2020).
"West End: Aaron Taylor-Johnson & Steve Pemberton to Star in The Pillowman"
. Ikon London Magazine
. Retrieved
28 February
2020
.
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Mayo, Douglas (4 June 2021).
"Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman delayed ? New dates announced soon"
.
British Theatre
. Retrieved
20 October
2021
.
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Thomas, Sophie (14 March 2023).
"
'The Pillowman', starring Steve Pemberton, announces further West End casting"
.
London Theatre
. Retrieved
18 March
2023
.
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Putnam, Leah (13 March 2023).
"Paul Kaye and Matthew Tennyson Join West End Revival of The Pillowman"
.
Playbill
. Retrieved
18 March
2023
.
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Akbar, Arifa (22 June 2023).
"The Pillowman review ? Lily Allen fails to deliver visceral punch"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
22 June
2023
.
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Thompson, Jessie (22 June 2023).
"The Pillowman review: A dark, twisted triumph despite lightweight Lily Allen's one-note turn"
.
The Independent
. Retrieved
22 June
2023
.
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Allfree, Claire (21 June 2023).
"The Pillowman, Duke of York's Theatre, review: Lily Allen all at sea in dull revival"
.
The Telegraph
. Retrieved
22 June
2023
.
- ^
Rook, Olivia (3 May 2024).
"Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's 'Inside No 9' to be adapted for the West End"
.
London Theatre
. Retrieved
18 May
2024
.
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Garrett, Olivia (10 May 2024).
"How to get Inside No.9 Stage/Fright tickets for Pemberton and Shearsmith's West End show"
.
Radio Times
. Retrieved
18 May
2024
.
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Wiegand, Chris (May 2024).
"Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith announce stage version of Inside No 9"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
18 May
2024
.
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Bletchly, Rachael (11 April 2012).
"
Benidorm
'
s Steve Pemberton: I had a heart attack at 25 ... but it took me 20 years to scare me into losing two stone"
.
Daily Mirror
. Retrieved
17 February
2018
.
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"Lucas James Pemberton"
.
Variety
. 31 May 2000. Archived from
the original
on 20 February 2019
. Retrieved
19 February
2019
.
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"Steve Pemberton's diary"
.
Evening Standard
. 10 April 2012.
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"Actor Steve Pemberton reveals secret heartache"
.
Daily Mirror
. 20 March 2013
. Retrieved
29 August
2020
.
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"Honorary Graduates"
.
University of Huddersfield
. 24 April 2017. Archived from
the original
on 24 April 2017
. Retrieved
19 April
2023
.
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"Steve Pemberton: "It is fantastic the club reaches out to the community"
"
. 12 December 2023 – via YouTube.
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"Writers' Guild Awards winners 2018"
.
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
. 15 January 2018
. Retrieved
16 January
2018
.
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"BAFTA Television 2019: Winners of the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards + British Academy Television Craft Awards"
.
BAFTA
. 12 May 2019.
Archived
from the original on 14 February 2020
. Retrieved
11 February
2020
.
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