Steve Pemberton
Birth name	Steve James Pemberton
Born	1 September 1967 (1967-09-01) (age 42) Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Medium	Actor, writer, comedian, performer
Nationality	British
Years active	1995–present
Influences	The Goons (in particular Peter Sellers), Rowan Atkinson
Spouse	Alison Pemberton
Notable works and roles	Various roles in The League of Gentlemen The Vicar in Mr. Bean's Holiday Eddie Jackson in Shameless Mick Garvey in Benidorm David Sowerbutts in Psychoville Strackman Lux in Doctor Who Edward Buchanan in Whitechapel

Steve James Pemberton^[1] (born 1 September 1967) is an English actor, comedian, writer and performer, most famous as a member of The League of Gentlemen along with fellow performers Reece Shearsmith, Mark Gatiss and co-writer Jeremy Dyson.

[edit] Early life and career

Pemberton attended St. Michael's CE High School in Chorley, Lancashire where his acting skills were first realised. Pemberton graduated from Bretton Hall College with a BA (hons) in Theatre Arts. His previous work has centred mainly around fringe theatre, being a founder member of 606 Theatre with Gordon Anderson, Tom Hadley and producer Shane Walter, and he has produced, performed in and directed stage productions. Pemberton has written for Variety and was the assistant editor of the International Film Guide from 1991 to 1998.

Pemberton's TV credits include: Whitechapel (2009); Doctor Who (2008); Benidorm (2007-present); Under the Greenwood Tree (2005); Hotel Babylon (2005); The Last Detective (2005); Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased); and Blackpool. He also appeared in Shameless as the husband of Sheila, Frank's Girlfriend. In 2004 he played Dr. Bessner in Agatha Christie's Poirot – Death on the Nile. Pemberton also starred in the film Lassie (2005) as Hymes.

2007 saw him make an appearance in the official Comic Relief film Mr Bean's Holiday as the vicar in the first scene.

In July 2007, Pemberton took over from Bob Martin as "Man in Chair" in the West End production of the musical The Drowsy Chaperone,^[2] playing the role until the production closed on August 4, 2007.^[3]

In the 2008 English language DVD re-release of the cult 2006 Norwegian animated film Free Jimmy, Pemberton voiced the character of "Mattis", a heavy-set, bizarrely dressed biker member of the "Lappish Mafia". In this his voice is used along with the other actors of League of Gentlemen such as Reece Shearsmith and Mark Gatiss. The dialogue was written by Simon Pegg and other actors included Pegg himself and Woody Harrelson, amongst others.

More recently in 2009 he has written and starred in Psychoville alongside Reece Shearsmith from The League of Gentleman once more.

[edit] Notes and references

• "Steve Pemberton". PBJ Management. 2006. http://www.pbjmgt.co.uk/clients/steve-pemberton/. Retrieved 2008-06-03. 

[edit] External links

• Steve Pemberton at the Internet Movie Database

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