Steve Edge

Steve Edge
Edge in 2004
Born (1972-11-02) 2 November 1972
Cannock, Staffordshire, England
Medium Television, Comedy
Nationality British
Genres Situation comedy, sketch comedy
Subject(s) Celebrities, Football, Prison

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

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 steadily as a 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 Peter Kay's 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 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.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Live at the Top of the TowerBrian
That Peter Kay ThingAlan4 Episodes
2001Phoenix Nights (Series 1)Alan6 Episodes
2002Phoenix Nights (Series 2)Alan6 Episodes
2003Cold FeetSean1 Episode
2004Family BusinessTrevor1 Episode
No AngelsRay3 Episodes
Peep ShowDaryl1 Episode
Max & Paddy's Road to NowhereAlan2 Episodes
Christmas LightsGibbo
2005Twisted TalesTrax1 Episode
Mike Bassett: ManagerDoddsy (Dave Dodds)6 Episodes
2006The StreetMalcolm McKenzie1 Episode
Star Stories Series 1Boy George, Sting, Mark Curry, various5 Episodes
I'm with StupidSgt. Swithenback6 Episodes
2007MagiciansTony White
The VisitClint7 Episodes
Star Stories Series 2Gary Barlow, John Travolta, Walt Disney, various4 Episodes
DogfaceVarious4 Episodes
2008The CupTerry McConnell6 Episodes
Star Stories Series 3Paul McCartney, David Furnish, The Edge, various5 Episodes
2009Comedy ShowcasePhil1 Episode – Guantanamo Phil
2010Secret Diary of a Call GirlHamish1 Episode
ScallywaggaMr. Styles, Various6 Episodes
The Great OutdoorsTom3 Episodes
2011Lunch MonkeysPat1 Episode
2012StarlingsFergie8 Episodes
2013Love MattersWarren1 Episode
Starlings (Series 2)Fergie8 Episodes
All at SeaKevin Enright13 Episodes (2013)
2014PaddingtonNatural History Museum Security Guardfilm
All at SeaKevin Enright13 episodes (2014–15)
2016–2018BenidormBilly Dawson
2016Happy ValleyGraham Tattersall2 episodes

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" and returned in 2010 with the much revered 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 along with Matt King on Sky1.[4]

Awards and nominations

Personal life

Steve has 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]

Steve Edge is godfather to comedian and actor, Jason Manford's twin daughters.[6]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9Hc204XVNA
  2. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/news/a6322/streaker-stars-in-new-itv-sport-channel-ad.html
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4M0AG1p1jM&feature=channel
  4. ↑ "Steve Coogan and Matt King unite for Starlings". Sky One.
  5. ↑ http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid958992159?bctid=1733286259
  6. ↑ Twitter
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