Steve Edge

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Steve Edge
Steve Edge from Phoenix Nights.jpg
Edge in 2004
Born (1972-11-02) 2 November 1972 (age 51)
Cannock, Staffordshire, England
MediumTelevision, Comedy
NationalityBritish
Years active1997–present
Genres Situation comedy, sketch comedy
Subject(s) Celebrities, Football, Prison

Steve Edge (born 2 November 1972) is an English actor, writer and former stand-up comedian. He is most famous for his work on Starlings , Phoenix Nights , The Cup , The Visit , Peep Show , Benidorm , The Madame Blanc Mysteries, and the satirical magazine show Star Stories .

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Early life and stand-up

Edge was born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England. He attended Stafford College and the University of Salford. He began his career in 1997 and from then until 2004 worked as a stand-up comedian. From March–November 2004 Steve, Paddy McGuinness, Archie Kelly and Janice Connolly toured a live stand-up show "Jumping on the Bandwagon" in reference to the success of Phoenix Nights . The final show of the tour and the last time he did stand-up was at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Edge is most famous for playing Alan, one half of double-act Les Alanos with Les played by Toby Foster in That Peter Kay Thing , Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights and Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere . He reprised the role in 2015 for Phoenix Nights LIVE where the cast performed 16 shows at Manchester Arena and raised £5 million for Comic Relief.

Writing and other work

Edge was a programme associate/writer on 8 Out of 10 Cats from 2007 to 2011.

He was script editor for the BBC2 comedy The Cup in which he also starred as the lead, Terry McConnell.

In 2009 he wrote the BBC1 show Walk on the Wild Side along with Jason Manford as well as adding the voices to the show, most notably the Marmot repeatedly shouting "Alan". [1]

In 2009 he wrote and narrated BBC3's Almost Famous III its 2010 sequel Almost Famous IV.

In 2002 he starred in a series of improvised adverts directed by Graham Linehan, for the now defunct ITV Sport Channel. [2]

He starred as a hapless undertaker in the Elbow promo for the song "Not a Job". [3]

Edge is the creator and co-writer of the series Starlings on Sky1 along with Matt King. [4]

He regularly joins Jason Manford on Manford's Sunday morning radio show on Absolute Radio.

Personal life

Edge has moved to St Leonards on the East Sussex coast.[ citation needed ] Before that, he lived in Didsbury, a suburb of Manchester, since 1995 and revealed on Soccer AM that he is a Wolverhampton Wanderers season ticket holder who sits in the Stan Cullis Stand. [5] He was married in August 2014, with friend and colleague Jason Manford as best man.[ citation needed ] He is godfather to Manford's twin daughters. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Magicians Tony White
2014 Paddington Natural History Museum Security Guard
2021 Cruella Steven the Jewellery Shop Assistant
2022 Floodlights Terry Woodward
2023 Bank of Dave Compere

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Live at the Top of the Tower Brian
That Peter Kay Thing Alan4 Episodes
2001–2002 Phoenix Nights Alan12 Episodes
2003 Cold Feet SeanEpisode: #5.2
2004Family BusinessTrevor1 Episode
No Angels Ray3 Episodes
Peep Show Daryl1 Episode
Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere Alan2 Episodes
Christmas Lights Gibbo
2005 Twisted Tales Trax1 Episode
2006 The Street Malcolm McKenzie1 episode
2006–2008 Star Stories Various5 episodes
2006 I'm with Stupid Sgt. Swithenback6 episodes
2007 The Visit Clint 7 episodes
Dogface Various4 episodes
2008 The Cup Terry McConnellAll 6 episodes
2009 Comedy Showcase PhilEpisode: "Guantanamo Phil"
2010 Secret Diary of a Call Girl HamishEpisode: #3.2
Scallywagga Mr. StylesAll 6 episodes
The Great Outdoors TomAll 3 episodes
2011 Lunch Monkeys PatEpisode: "Who's the Daddy?"
2012 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Lionel T'LionEpisode: "Todd and his Valet Arrive in Leeds and What They Saw There"
The Royal Bodyguard Constable TruncheonEpisode: "A Watery Grave"
2012–2013 Starlings FergieAll 16 episodes
2013Love MattersWarrenEpisode: "Officially Special"
2013–2015 All at Sea Kevin EnrightAll 26 episodes
2015 Drunk History: UK Various3 episodes
2016–2018 Benidorm Billy Dawson25 episodes
2016 Do Not Disturb NeilTV film
Happy Valley Graham Tattersall2 episodes
Plebs JustinEpisode: "Justin Junior"
2018 The Split Matthew RoystonEpisode: #1.4
Urban Myths BarryEpisode: "Public Enemy (feat. Kev Wells)"
The Reluctant Landlord David Foster12 episodes
2019 Scarborough BigsyAll 6 episodes
2021 Death in Paradise Freddie ArcherEpisode: #10.4
Murder, They Hope SimonEpisode: "Evil Under the Bun"
2021-Present The Madame Blanc Mysteries Dom HayesMain character
2022 Shakespeare & Hathaway Rob DavenportEpisode: "I No More Desire a Rose"
Maxine Brian FarmerAll 3 episodes
2023 Ted Lasso SimonEpisode: Mom City

Awards and nominations

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