[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/steve-pemberton-wikipedia\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/steve-pemberton-wikipedia\/","headline":"Steve Pemberton – Wikipedia","name":"Steve Pemberton – Wikipedia","description":"British actor and comedian Steve Pemberton Born (1967-09-01) 1 September 1967 (age\u00a055) Occupation(s) Actor, comedian, director, writer Years\u00a0active 1995\u2013present Partner","datePublished":"2021-07-15","dateModified":"2021-07-15","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/41\/Steve_Pemberton_after_winning_a_BAFTA_for_Inside_No._9_in_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg\/220px-Steve_Pemberton_after_winning_a_BAFTA_for_Inside_No._9_in_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/41\/Steve_Pemberton_after_winning_a_BAFTA_for_Inside_No._9_in_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg\/220px-Steve_Pemberton_after_winning_a_BAFTA_for_Inside_No._9_in_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg","height":"272","width":"220"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/steve-pemberton-wikipedia\/","about":["Wiki"],"wordCount":5070,"articleBody":"British actor and comedianSteve PembertonBorn (1967-09-01) 1 September 1967 (age\u00a055)Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, director, writerYears\u00a0active1995\u2013presentPartnerAlison RowlesChildren3Steven James Pemberton (born 1 September 1967) is a British actor, comedian, director and writer. He is best known as a member of 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 credits include Doctor Who, Benidorm, Blackpool, Shameless, Whitechapel, Happy Valley and Mapp and Lucia.Table of ContentsEarly life[edit]Film and television[edit]Theatre[edit]Other[edit]Personal life[edit]Filmography[edit]Film[edit]Television[edit]Stage[edit]Awards and nominations[edit]References[edit]Sources[edit]External links[edit]Early life[edit]Steve Pemberton was born and raised in Blackburn, Lancashire and attended Saint Michaels Church of England High School, Chorley.[citation needed]Film and television[edit]Pemberton\u2019s 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 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.[1][2][3][4] 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 cohort Mark Gatiss. It was broadcast during Christmas 2014.[5] 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.[6]Pemberton reunited with his The League of Gentlemen colleagues in 2017 for three special episodes, transmitted in December 2017 on BBC2.[7][8][9] 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.[10]In October 2021, Pemberton was nominated for Best Outstanding Comedy Actor at the inaugural National Comedy Awards for Stand Up to Cancer[11] for his appearances in series 6 of Inside No. 9.The seventh series of Inside No. 9 premiered on 20 April 2022.[12]Theatre[edit]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\u2019s The Pillowman, directed by Matthew Dunster.[13] However, due to the Covid-19 situation, the run was postponed until 2021. Pemberton said, \u201cIt\u2019s been a dark time for the performing arts and I can\u2019t 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\u2019ll be able to bring Martin\u2019s dazzling play to the West End before too long.\u201d[14] The play is due to be revived from 10 June 2023 to 2 September 2023 at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London’s West End. It stars Pemberton, Lily Allen, Paul Kaye and Matthew Tennison.[15][16]Other[edit]Pemberton has written for Variety and was the assistant editor of the International Film Guide from 1991 to 1998.Personal life[edit]Pemberton lives in Fortis Green, London, with his partner, Alison Rowles, and their three children.[17][18][19] He speaks German and French.[20] The University of Huddersfield awarded him an honorary doctorate of letters in 2003.[21]Filmography[edit]Film[edit]Television[edit]Stage[edit]Awards and nominations[edit]References[edit]^ 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.^ “New show for League of Gentlemen”. BBC Online. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2009.^ “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.^ 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.^ 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.^ Mayo, Douglas (4 June 2021). “Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman delayed \u2013 New dates announced soon”. British Theatre. Retrieved 20 October 2021.^ Thomas, Sophie (14 March 2023). “‘The Pillowman’, starring Steve Pemberton, announces further West End casting”. London Theatre. Retrieved 18 March 2023.^ Putnam, Leah (13 March 2023). “Paul Kaye and Matthew Tennyson Join West End Revival of The Pillowman”. Playbill. Retrieved 18 March 2023.^ Bletchly, Rachael (11 April 2012). “Benidorm’s Steve Pemberton: I had a heart attack at 25 … but it took me 20\u00a0years to scare me into losing two stone”. mirror. Retrieved 17 February 2018.^ “Lucas James Pemberton”. Variety. 31 May 2000. Retrieved 19 February 2019.^ “Steve Pemberton’s diary”. 10 April 2012.^ “Actor Steve Pemberton reveals secret heartache”. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2020.^ “Honorary Graduates – University of Huddersfield”. web.archive.org. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2023.^ “Writers’ Guild Awards winners 2018”. Writers’ Guild of Great Britain. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.^ “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.^ McGee, Sarah (13 October 2021). “Blackburn comedians nominated in Channel 4 comedy awards”. Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 27 October 2021.Sources[edit]External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/steve-pemberton-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Steve Pemberton – Wikipedia"}}]}]