Ricky Gervais
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 25, 1961 (age 65)
- Birthplace
- Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
The Wind in the Willows
Movie · as Mole
England 2006: The Golden Generation
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ricky Gervais Alley Cats
TV · as Gus (voice) · 6 eps
Joe & David's Magical Sitcom Tour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ricky Gervais: Mortality
Movie · as Self
Dog Man
Movie · as Flippy (voice)
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
Movie · as Self
German Genius
TV · as Ricky Gervais · 2 eps
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Movie · as Self
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
Movie · as Self
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM
Movie · as Self
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Movie · as Ika Chu (voice)
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up
Movie · as Self
The Willoughbys
Movie · as The Cat (voice)
Out of Shadows
Movie · as Self (archive)
Talking Sopranos
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
After Life
TV · as Tony · 18 eps
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
TV · as Ricky Gervais (voice) · 1 ep
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
Movie · as Self
Suede: The Insatiable Ones
Movie · as Self
The Alec Baldwin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Child Support
TV · as Self · 16 eps
George Michael: Freedom
Movie · as Self
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
The Last Laugh
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Brent: Life on the Road
Movie · as David Brent
Special Correspondents
Movie · as Albert Finch
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep
Derek Special
Movie · as Derek
The Little Prince
Movie · as The Conceited Man (voice)
Galavant
TV · as Xanax · 1 ep
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
Muppets Most Wanted
Movie · as Dominic Badguy
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Movie · as Dr. McPhee
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Movie · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 7 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 5 eps
BoJack Horseman
TV · as Hedgehog at Orphanage (voice) · 1 ep
Escape from Planet Earth
Movie · as Mr Bing (voice)
The Unbelievers
Movie · as Self
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Movie · as Self
The Return of Brent
Movie · as David Brent
The Office Retrospective
Movie · as Self
Derek
TV · as Derek · 12 eps
Learn Guitar with David Brent
TV · as David Brent · 9 eps
The Last Leg
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Learn English with Ricky Gervais
Movie · as Self
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
Movie · as Self
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Talking Funny
Movie · as Self
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Movie · as Voice of Argonaut
The Muppets
Movie · as Himself (uncredited)
Life's Too Short
TV · as Ricky Gervais · 7 eps
David Haye versus
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cemetery Junction
Movie · as Len Taylor
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
Movie · as Self
Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
Movie · as Self
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
Movie · as Self
Meet Karl Pilkington II
Movie · as Self
When Karl Met Warwick
Movie · as Self
The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem
Movie · as Self - Narrator
The Marriage Ref
TV · as Self - Panelist · 2 eps
The Ricky Gervais Show
TV · as Self · 39 eps
Louie
TV · as Dr. Ben · 2 eps
An Idiot Abroad
TV · as Self · 19 eps
Conan
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Invention of Lying
Movie · as Mark Bellison
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Movie · as Dr. McPhee
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
Movie · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
Movie · as Mark Bellison
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Movie · as Self
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Horne & Corden
TV · 1 ep
Live from Studio Five
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Ghost Town
Movie · as Dr. Bertram Pincus
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
Movie · as Self
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Movie · as Ricky Gervais (uncredited)
Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame
Movie · as Self
Stardust
Movie · as Ferdy the Fence
Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool
Movie · as Self
Living with Ricky Gervais 2
Movie · as Self
Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening
Movie · as Self
The Art of Breaking Character
Movie · as Self
Concert for Diana
Movie · as David Brent
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 15 eps
Night at the Museum
Movie · as Dr. McPhee
For Your Consideration
Movie · as Martin Gibb
The One Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Valiant
Movie · as Bugsy (voice)
Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1
Movie · as Audio Sample (Self)
Taping Nigel
Movie · as Self
Finding Leo
Movie · as Self
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
Movie · as Self
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Office
TV · as David Brent · 2 eps
Extras
TV · as Andy Millman · 12 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The F Word
TV · 1 ep
Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics
Movie · as Self
Living with Ricky Gervais
Movie · as Self
Meet Karl Pilkington
Movie · as Self
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Ricky Gervais Live: Animals
Movie · as Self
The Office: The Christmas Special
Movie · as David Brent
Golden Years
TV · as Clive Meadows · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
Movie · as Self
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Movie · as Penguin (voice)
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
Movie · as Self
The Fight
Movie · as Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV · as Self, Self - Guest Announcer · 2 eps
Dog Eat Dog
Movie · as Bouncer
Alias
TV · as Daniel Ryan · 1 ep
The Office
TV · as David Brent · 12 eps
Vic Reeves Examines
TV · 1 ep
Meet Ricky Gervais
TV · 6 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Ricky Gervais · 1 ep
Golden Years
Movie · as Clive Meadows
Spaced
TV · as Dave · 1 ep
SpongeBob SquarePants
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Family Guy
TV · as Billy Finn (voice) · 1 ep
The Jim Tavaré Show
TV · as Various · 7 eps
The Office Pre-Pilot
Movie · as David Brent
The 11 O'Clock Show
TV · as Self · 35 eps
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Daily Show
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 10 eps
Room 101
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
GMTV
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Charles Heathbar (voice), Ricky Gervais (voice) · 1 ep
This Morning
TV · as Self · 3 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
Comic Relief
TV · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 5 eps