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Ricky Gervais

Acting 64 years old Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK ★ 2.4
Born: June 25, 1961

Biography

Ricky Dene Gervais (born June 25, 1961) is an English comedian, actor, director, producer, musician and writer.

Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with friend and frequent collaborator Stephen Merchant. In addition to writing and directing the shows, Gervais also played the lead roles of David Brent in The Office and Andy Millman in Extras. Gervais has also starred in a number of Hollywood films, assuming leading roles in Ghost Town and The Invention of Lying. He has performed on four sell-out stand-up comedy tours, written the best-selling Flanimals book series and starred with Merchant and Karl Pilkington in the most downloaded podcast in the world as of March 2009, The Ricky Gervais Show.

He has won a multitude of awards and honours, including seven BAFTA Awards, five British Comedy Awards, two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and the 2006 Rose d'Or, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In 2007 he was voted the 11th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups and again in the updated 2010 list as the 3rd greatest stand-up comic. In 2010 he was named on the TIME 100 list of the world's most influential people. Gervais hosted both the 2010 and 2011 Golden Globe Awards.

External Links

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Known For

The Simpsons
The Simpsons Charles Heathbar (voice) 1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Ricky Gervais (voice) 1989
Family Guy
Family Guy Billy Finn (voice) 1999
The View
The View Self - Guest 1997
The Office
The Office David Brent 2005

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (138)

Ricky Gervais: Mortality
Ricky Gervais: Mortality Self 2025
Dog Man
Dog Man Flippy (voice) 2025
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy Self (archive footage) 2024
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon Self 2023
German Genius
German Genius Ricky Gervais 2023
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM Self 2022
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank Ika Chu (voice) 2022
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
George Michael: Freedom Uncut Self 2022
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature Self 2022
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up Self 2021
Save Ralph
Save Ralph Interviewer (voice) 2021
The Willoughbys
The Willoughbys The Cat (voice) 2020
Talking Sopranos
Talking Sopranos Self 2020
The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?
The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate? Self (archive footage) 2019
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? Ricky Gervais (voice) 2019
After Life
After Life Tony 2019
Suede: The Insatiable Ones
Suede: The Insatiable Ones Self 2018
The Alec Baldwin Show
The Alec Baldwin Show Self 2018
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
Ricky Gervais: Humanity Self 2018
Child Support
Child Support Self 2018
George Michael: Freedom
George Michael: Freedom Self 2017
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame Self (uncredited) 2017
David Brent: Life on the Road
David Brent: Life on the Road David Brent 2016
Special Correspondents
Special Correspondents Albert Finch 2016
The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh Self 2016
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Michael McIntyre's Big Show Self - Performer 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015
The Little Prince
The Little Prince The Conceited Man (voice) 2015
Derek Special
Derek Special Derek 2015
Hot Ones
Hot Ones Self 2015
Galavant
Galavant Xanax 2015
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Dr. McPhee 2014
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman Hedgehog at Orphanage (voice) 2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy Self 2014
Muppets Most Wanted
Muppets Most Wanted Dominic Badguy 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
The Unbelievers
The Unbelievers Self 2013
David Blaine: Real or Magic
David Blaine: Real or Magic Self 2013
Learn Guitar with David Brent
Learn Guitar with David Brent David Brent 2013
The Office Retrospective
The Office Retrospective Self 2013
The Return of Brent
The Return of Brent David Brent 2013
Escape from Planet Earth
Escape from Planet Earth Mr Bing (voice) 2013
Derek
Derek Derek 2013
The Last Leg
The Last Leg Self 2013
Learn English with Ricky Gervais
Learn English with Ricky Gervais Self 2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Self 2012
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars Self 2012
Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short Ricky Gervais 2011
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World Voice of Argonaut 2011
David Haye versus
David Haye versus Self 2011
Talking Funny
Talking Funny Self 2011
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2 Self 2010
Meet Karl Pilkington II
Meet Karl Pilkington II Self 2010
When Karl Met Warwick
When Karl Met Warwick Self 2010
Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science Self 2010
Conan
Conan Self 2010
An Idiot Abroad
An Idiot Abroad Self 2010
Louie
Louie Dr. Ben 2010
The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem
The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem Self - Narrator 2010
Cemetery Junction
Cemetery Junction Len Taylor 2010
The Marriage Ref
The Marriage Ref Self - Panelist 2010
The Ricky Gervais Show
The Ricky Gervais Show Self 2010
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying Self 2010
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying Mark Bellison 2009
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
SpongeBob's Truth or Square Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 2009
The Invention of Lying
The Invention of Lying Mark Bellison 2009
Live from Studio Five
Live from Studio Five Self 2009
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants Self 2009
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Alan Carr: Chatty Man Self 2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Dr. McPhee 2009
Horne & Corden
Horne & Corden 2009
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
Ricky Gervais: Out of England Self 2008
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Self (uncredited) 2008
Ghost Town
Ghost Town Dr. Bertram Pincus 2008
Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame
Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame Self 2007
Living with Ricky Gervais 2
Living with Ricky Gervais 2 Self 2007
Stardust
Stardust Ferdy the Fence 2007
Concert for Diana
Concert for Diana David Brent 2007
Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening
Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening Self 2007
The Art of Breaking Character
The Art of Breaking Character Self 2007
Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool
Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool Self 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum Dr. McPhee 2006
For Your Consideration
For Your Consideration Martin Gibb 2006
The One Show
The One Show Self - Guest 2006
Taping Nigel
Taping Nigel Self 2005
Finding Leo
Finding Leo Self 2005
Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1
Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1 Audio Sample (Self) 2005
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy Self 2005
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Self 2005
Extras
Extras Andy Millman 2005
Valiant
Valiant Bugsy (voice) 2005
The Office
The Office David Brent 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Self 2005
Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics
Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics Self 2004
Living with Ricky Gervais
Living with Ricky Gervais Self 2004
Meet Karl Pilkington
Meet Karl Pilkington Self 2004
Golden Years
Golden Years Clive Meadows 2003
Ricky Gervais Live: Animals
Ricky Gervais Live: Animals Self 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
The Fight
The Fight Self 2002
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive Self 2002
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe Penguin (voice) 2002
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais Self 2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Self 2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Self - Guest Announcer 2002
Dog Eat Dog
Dog Eat Dog Bouncer 2001
Alias
Alias Daniel Ryan 2001
The Office
The Office David Brent 2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm Ricky Gervais 2000
Meet Ricky Gervais
Meet Ricky Gervais 2000
Vic Reeves Examines
Vic Reeves Examines 2000
Spaced
Spaced Dave 1999
The Jim Tavaré Show
The Jim Tavaré Show Various 1999
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants Narrator 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Billy Finn (voice) 1999
The 11 O'Clock Show
The 11 O'Clock Show Self 1998
Parkinson
Parkinson Self 1998
Seedy Boss
Seedy Boss David Brent 1998
The View
The View Self - Guest 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Room 101
Room 101 Self 1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
GMTV
GMTV Self 1993
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Charles Heathbar (voice) 1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Ricky Gervais (voice) 1989
This Morning
This Morning Self 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Host 1944
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows Mole
Alley Cats
Alley Cats

Directing Credits (20)

Writing Credits (38)

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