Peter Serafinowicz
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 10, 1972 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Liverpool, England, UK
Biography
Peter Szymon Serafinowicz (/ˌsɛrəˈfɪnoʊwɪtʃ/SERR-ə-FIN-oh-witch; Polish: [sɛrafʲiˈnɔvʲit͡ʂ]; born 10 July 1972) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is known for his roles as Pete in Shaun of the Dead (2004), Garthan Saal in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), the voice of Big Daddy in Sing (2016) and Sing 2 (2021), The Tick in The Tick(2016), The Sommelier in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) and Spitelout in the live-action remake How to Train Your Dragon (2025). On television, Serafinowicz created and starred in the comedy shows Look Around You (2002–2005) and The Peter Serafinowicz Show (2007–2008). He also voiced characters and worked as a creative consultant on South Park (2006–2015), portrayed Edgar Covington in Parks and Recreation (2013–2015), voiced the Fisher King in Doctor Who (2015), and starred as the title character in the live-action adaptation series The Tick (2016–2019). His other television work includes voicing characters in animated series such as Archer, Bob's Burgers, Rick and Morty, The Simpsons, American Dad!, and the second season of What If...?, reprising his live-action role as Garthan Saal. Serafinowicz has voiced characters in video games such as Dark Souls II (2014), LittleBigPlanet 3 (2014), and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016). He has also directed music videos for acts such as Hot Chip and went viral in 2016 for political satire videos in which he dubbed over videos of Donald Trump with a "sassy" voice, a Cockney accent, and a posh English accent. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Serafinowicz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life
Movie · as Death (voice)
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TV · as Himself - Panellist · 1 ep
Elden Ring
Movie · as Godfrey
Saturday Night Live UK
TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 ep
Hit Point
TV · as Carter · 6 eps
Jingle Bell Heist
Movie · as Maxwell Sterling
How to Train Your Dragon
Movie · as Spitelout
Brian Butterfield's Call of Now
Movie · as Brian Butterfield
Too Disgusting To Be Confused
Movie · as Eric Morley / Lord Denning / Judge Vinelott / Tony Blair / Film Reviewer (voice)
Amandaland
TV · as Johannes · 6 eps
Million Dollar Secret
TV · as Self - Host · 16 eps
Wolf King
TV · as Mack Ferran (voice) · 1 ep
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Movie · as Christopher Lee (Voice)
Dead Hot
TV · as Danny · 6 eps
The Gentlemen
TV · as Tommy Dixon · 1 ep
Creature Commandos
TV · as Victor (voice) · 1 ep
Sumotherhood
Movie · as Krzysztof
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Movie · as Reginald Smith (voice)
White House Plumbers
TV · as William F. Buckley, Jr. · 1 ep
Royal Crackers
TV · as Sandy (voice) · 1 ep
The Amazing Maurice
Movie · as Death (voice)
The School for Good and Evil
Movie · as Yuba
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
Movie · as Neil / Big Neil (voice)
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
Movie
The Bubble
Movie · as Gavin
We Baby Bears
TV · as Judge Whisk (voice) · 1 ep
Sing 2
Movie · as Big Daddy (voice)
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel
Movie · as Self
What If...?
TV · as Garthan Saal (voice) · 1 ep
Dreaming Whilst Black
TV · as Howard · 3 eps
DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger
Movie · as The Phantom Stranger (voice)
Sassy Justice
Movie · as Fred Sassy/Michael Caine/Donald Trump
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
Movie · as The Phantom Stranger (voice)
Last Christmas
Movie · as Theatre Producer
Miracle Workers
TV · as King Cragnoor · 7 eps
His Dark Materials
TV · as Iofur Raknison (voice) · 2 eps
The Shivering Truth
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep
An Ordinary Man
Movie · as Miro
John Wick: Chapter 2
Movie · as Sommelier
Going in Style
Movie · as Murphy
House of Games
TV · as Self - Panellist · 5 eps
At Home with Amy Sedaris
TV · as Turtleneck Man · 1 ep
Opening Night
Movie · as Waldo (voice)
The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush: The Deadly Brothel
Movie · as OG Sherlock Kush
Sing
Movie · as Big Daddy (voice)
The Tick
TV · as The Tick · 22 eps
Star Wars at the BBC
Movie · as Self - Presenter
The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush: The Mystery of the Royal Flasher
Movie · as OG Sherlock Kush
Spy
Movie · as Aldo
The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush
TV · as OG Sherlock Kush · 5 eps
Long Live the Royals
TV · as Frederick, Announcer,Demonic Hare · 4 eps
Guardians of the Galaxy
Movie · as Denarian Saal
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Movie · as Edward the Horse (voice)
Muppets Most Wanted
Movie · as Gulag Guard (uncredited)
Mr. Sloane
TV · as Ross · 6 eps
The Britishes
TV · as Lord British · 9 eps
How Videogames Changed the World
Movie · as Self
The World's End
Movie · as Knock-a-Door Run Home Owner (uncredited)
Rick and Morty
TV · as Agency Director (voice) · 1 ep
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
TV · as Self - Dictionary Corner, Brian Butterfield · 1 ep
It's Kevin
TV · as Brad, Bill Grundy · 1 ep
Fit
TV · as Brian Butterfield · 13 eps
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Movie · as Paul McCartney
Bad Sugar
Movie · as Ralph Cauldwell
Gravity Falls
TV · as Blind Ivan (voice) · 1 ep
Playhouse Presents
TV · as Roger Kite · 1 ep
Killing Bono
Movie · as Hammond
The Terrys
Movie · as Puppet (voice)
NTSF:SD:SUV::
TV · as SAM (voice) · 21 eps
Bob's Burgers
TV · as Scottjon Dansteve (voice) · 1 ep
The Best and the Brightest
Movie · as Clark
Running Wilde
TV · as Fa'ad Shaoulian · 13 eps
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
TV · as Tito the Cycling Lawyer · 1 ep
Adventure Time
TV · as Lumpy Space Prince (voice) · 1 ep
The Greatest Ever 3D Moments
Movie · as Narrator
Couples Retreat
Movie · as Sctanley
Snake 'n' Bacon
Movie · as (voice)
As Seen on TV
TV · 1 ep
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
TV · as Voice Over (voice) · 6 eps
Parks and Recreation
TV · as Lord Edgar Covington · 1 ep
You Have Been Watching
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Archer
TV · as George Spelvin (voice), Benoit (voice), Cut-Rate James Mason / Turkman Leader / Archer's Father (voice) · 1 ep
Tales of the Riverbank
Movie · as Multi Characters (voice)
Childrens Hospital
TV · as Michael Caine (voice) · 1 ep
Run Fatboy Run
Movie · as TV Commentator
Ripley Under Ground
Movie · as Nigel
Tapping the Wire
Movie · as Self
Grindhouse
Movie · as Screaming Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
The Peter Serafinowicz Show
TV · as Various · 6 eps
Would I Lie to You?
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Sixty Six
Movie · as Uncle Jimmy
The IT Crowd
TV · as Lift (voice), Voice Over (voice), Newsreader (voice) · 1 ep
8 Out of 10 Cats
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Doctor Who
TV · as Voice of Fisher King (voice) · 1 ep
American Dad!
TV · as Goran the Mutilator (voice) · 1 ep
Shaun of the Dead
Movie · as Pete
Spaced: Skip to the End
Movie · as Self
The Calcium Kid
Movie · as Dave King
Bernard's Letter
Movie · as Barnaby Chessington-Howe-Foxwoth (voice)
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Walter Fane · 1 ep
Hello, Friend
Movie · as (voice)
The Alchemists of Sound
Movie · as Self
Hardware
TV · as Kenny · 12 eps
Celebrity Mastermind
TV · 1 ep
QI
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Colin Versus the World: Mr. Lounge Lizard
Movie · as Butch (voice)
Look Around You
TV · as Peter Packard, Scientist · 6 eps
Ted and Alice
TV · 3 eps
Calcium
Movie
The Junkies
Movie · as Big Al/Narrator
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV · as Self · 1 ep
World of Pub
TV · 6 eps
Black Books
TV · as Howell Granger · 1 ep
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Movie · as Darth Maul / Battle Droid Commander / Gungan Scout (voice)
Spaced
TV · as Duane Benzie · 3 eps
Smack the Pony
TV · as Various Characters · 2 eps
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
TV · as George Fitzpatrick · 2 eps
Hippies
TV · as Robin, Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Europigeon
Movie · as Terry Wogan (voice only)
You Are Here
Movie · as Dr. Phil Phillips
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
Movie · as Baron's Henchman #2
How Do You Want Me?
TV · 12 eps
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
TV · 6 eps
I'm Alan Partridge
TV · as Tex · 1 ep
South Park
TV · as Darth Chef (voice) · 1 ep
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Lucian Shirewell · 1 ep
Fisted
Movie · as Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Shooting Stars
TV · as Brian Butterfield · 1 ep
Murder Most Horrid
TV · as Tony Frost · 1 ep
Have I Got News for You
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Simpsons
TV · as Corporate CEO (voice) · 1 ep