Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 25, 1961
Place of Birth
Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK
Credits
154 titles
Ricky Gervais
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.
Known For
Filmography
Ricky Gervais Alley Cats
England 2006: The Golden Generation
Self (archive footage)
La oficina
Original Series Creator
Ricky Gervais: Mortality
Self
The Paper
Executive Producer
Dog Man
Flippy (voice)
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Self (archive footage)
The Office
Original Series Creator
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
Self
7 Minutes
Executive Producer
German Genius
Ricky Gervais
The Office (SA)
Original Series Creator
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM
Self
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Ika Chu (voice)
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Self
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
Self
The Office PL
Original Series Creator
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up
Self
The Willoughbys
The Cat (voice)
Talking Sopranos
Self
The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?
Self (archive footage)
The Office
Original Series Creator
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Ricky Gervais (voice)
After Life
Tony
Suede: The Insatiable Ones
Self
The Alec Baldwin Show
Self
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
Self
Child Support
Self
George Michael: Freedom
Self
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
Self (uncredited)
The Office
Original Series Creator
David Brent: Life on the Road
David Brent
Special Correspondents
Albert Finch
The Last Laugh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Self - Performer
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
The Little Prince
The Conceited Man (voice)
Derek Special
Derek
Hot Ones
Self
Galavant
Xanax
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Dr. McPhee
BoJack Horseman
Hedgehog at Orphanage (voice)
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Self
Muppets Most Wanted
Dominic Badguy
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Unbelievers
Self
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Self
Learn Guitar with David Brent
David Brent