- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 20, 1979
- Place of Birth
- UK
Rick Edwards
Rick began his career on the standup circuit after graduating with a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University. He now works as a journalist, presenter and screenwriter. Rick has a keen interest in history and loves a bit of wild swimming - he has swum outdoors across the UK. On television, Rick hosts BBC1’s smash daytime quiz show !mpossible which will be recording its fourth series in 2018. Amongst his other numerous presenting credits are: ITV2’s comedy roast Safeword, BBC Three’s live current affairs debate show Free Speech and Channel 4’s Paralympic Breakfast Show. Rick hosts the podcast Science(ish) alongside Dr Michael Brooks which delves into the science behind popular films. The series proved such a hit that the duo were commissioned by Atlantic to write a book of the same name, Science(ish): The Peculiar Science Behind The Movies, which was published in October 201…
Filmography
tvGreat British Castle Rescue
2026 · Self - Host
tvThe Apprentice: Unfinished Business
2026 · Self
tvSteal
2026
tvThe Celebrity Inner Circle
2025 · Self - Participant
tvEvil Genius with Russell Kane
2023
tvThe Courtship
2022
tvThe Weakest Link
2021 · Self - Participant
movieThe Science(ish) of… Stranger Things
2021 · Self
I'm A Celebrity... The Daily Drop
2020 · Self - Guest
tvThe Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker
2020 · Presenter
tvBetween the Covers
2020 · Self
tvThe Hit List
2019 · Self - Contestant
tvRiver Hunters
2019 · Himself
tvImpossible Celebrities
2018 · Host
tvSecrets of the Bermuda Triangle
2018 · Rick Edwards
tvCelebrity Catchphrase
2018 · Self - Contestant
tvRichard Osman's House of Games
2017 · Self
tvImpossible
2017 · Host
Celebrity Advice Bureau
2016 · Self
movieFHM: The Last of the Lads' Mags
2016 · Self - Narrator (voice)
tvChewing Gum
2015 · Rick Edwards
movieBaguettes
2015 · Writer
movieDoctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013 · Presenter
movieStalled
2013 · Operator (voice)
tvSweat the Small Stuff
2013 · Self - Panelist
Games On: Tent
2012 · Writer
movieChalet Girl
2011 · Himself - T4 Presenter
movieThe Boot Sale
2010 · Writer
tvNo More Women
2009 · Self - Contestant
tvWe Need Answers
2009 · Self - Contestant
tvCelebrity Juice
2008 · Self
Freshly Squeezed
2006 · Host
tv8 Out of 10 Cats
2005 · Self