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Peter Serafinowicz

Acting

Peter Serafinowicz

EN cinema · 64 credits

Born

10 July 1972 (age 54)

Birthplace

Liverpool, England, UK

Also known as Peter Szymon Serafinowicz

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.

Known for

Filmography

Bedlam poster

Bedlam

ENNot rated

as Cumberland

The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life poster

The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life

ENNot rated

as Death (voice)

Elden Ring poster

Elden Ring

EN · 2028Not rated

as Godfrey

Jingle Bell Heist poster

Jingle Bell Heist

EN · 20256.0

as Maxwell Sterling

How to Train Your Dragon poster

How to Train Your Dragon

EN · 20257.9

as Spitelout

Brian Butterfield's Call of Now poster

Brian Butterfield's Call of Now

EN · 20257.0

as Brian Butterfield, Writer

Too Disgusting To Be Confused poster

Too Disgusting To Be Confused

EN · 2025Not rated

as Eric Morley / Lord Denning / Judge Vinelott / Tony Blair / Film Reviewer (voice)

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee poster

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

EN · 20247.5

as Christopher Lee (Voice)

Sumotherhood poster

Sumotherhood

EN · 20235.2

as Krzysztof

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget poster

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

EN · 20236.9

as Reginald Smith (voice)

The Amazing Maurice poster

The Amazing Maurice

EN · 20226.7

as Death (voice)

The School for Good and Evil poster

The School for Good and Evil

EN · 20227.0

as Yuba

Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm poster

Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm

EN · 20226.4

as Neil / Big Neil (voice)

The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! poster

The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!

EN · 20226.5

Actor

The Bubble poster

The Bubble

EN · 20224.6

as Gavin

Sing 2 poster

Sing 2

EN · 20217.8

as Big Daddy (voice)

Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel poster

Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel

EN · 20217.8

as Self

DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger poster

DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger

EN · 20206.7

as The Phantom Stranger (voice)

Sassy Justice poster

Sassy Justice

EN · 2020Not rated

as Fred Sassy/Michael Caine/Donald Trump, Writer, Producer

DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family poster

DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family

EN · 20207.1

as The Phantom Stranger (voice)

Last Christmas poster

Last Christmas

EN · 20197.2

as Theatre Producer

An Ordinary Man poster

An Ordinary Man

EN · 20176.3

as Miro

John Wick: Chapter 2 poster

John Wick: Chapter 2

EN · 20177.3

as Sommelier

Going in Style poster

Going in Style

EN · 20176.7

as Murphy

Opening Night poster

Opening Night

EN · 20165.7

as Waldo (voice)

The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush: The Deadly Brothel

2016

The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush: The Deadly Brothel

EN · 2016Not rated

as OG Sherlock Kush

Sing poster

Sing

EN · 20167.1

as Big Daddy (voice)

Star Wars at the BBC poster

Star Wars at the BBC

EN · 20155.5

as Self - Presenter

The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush: The Mystery of the Royal Flasher

2015

The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush: The Mystery of the Royal Flasher

EN · 2015Not rated

as OG Sherlock Kush

Spy poster

Spy

EN · 20156.8

as Aldo

Shaun the Sheep Movie poster

Shaun the Sheep Movie

EN · 20157.0

Thanks

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

Guardians of the Galaxy

EN · 20147.9

as Denarian Saal

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie poster

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie

EN · 20145.3

as Edward the Horse (voice)

Muppets Most Wanted poster

Muppets Most Wanted

EN · 20146.3

as Gulag Guard (uncredited)

How Videogames Changed the World poster

How Videogames Changed the World

EN · 20136.9

as Self

The World's End poster

The World's End

EN · 20136.8

as Knock-a-Door Run Home Owner (uncredited)

The Secret Policeman's Ball poster

The Secret Policeman's Ball

EN · 20127.6

as Paul McCartney

Bad Sugar poster

Bad Sugar

EN · 20126.0

as Ralph Cauldwell

Killing Bono poster

Killing Bono

EN · 20116.2

as Hammond

The Terrys

2011

The Terrys

EN · 20115.2

as Puppet (voice)

The Best and the Brightest poster

The Best and the Brightest

EN · 20104.8

as Clark

The Greatest Ever 3D Moments poster

The Greatest Ever 3D Moments

EN · 2009Not rated

as Narrator

Couples Retreat poster

Couples Retreat

EN · 20095.6

as Sctanley

Snake 'n' Bacon poster

Snake 'n' Bacon

EN · 2009Not rated

as (voice)

Tales of the Riverbank poster

Tales of the Riverbank

EN · 20084.6

as Multi Characters (voice)

Run Fatboy Run poster

Run Fatboy Run

EN · 20076.2

as TV Commentator

Ripley Under Ground poster

Ripley Under Ground

EN · 20075.6

as Nigel

Tapping the Wire poster

Tapping the Wire

EN · 20078.0

as Self

Grindhouse poster

Grindhouse

EN · 20077.0

as Screaming Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

Sixty Six poster

Sixty Six

EN · 20066.6

as Uncle Jimmy

Shaun of the Dead poster

Shaun of the Dead

EN · 20047.5

as Pete

Spaced: Skip to the End poster

Spaced: Skip to the End

EN · 20046.3

as Self

The Calcium Kid poster

The Calcium Kid

EN · 20045.5

as Dave King

Bernard's Letter poster

Bernard's Letter

EN · 2004Not rated

as Barnaby Chessington-Howe-Foxwoth (voice)

Hello, Friend poster

Hello, Friend

EN · 20036.8

as (voice)

The Alchemists of Sound poster

The Alchemists of Sound

EN · 20037.0

as Self

Colin Versus the World: Mr. Lounge Lizard poster

Colin Versus the World: Mr. Lounge Lizard

EN · 2002Not rated

as Butch (voice)

Calcium

2001

Calcium

EN · 20017.0

Actor, Writer, Producer

The Junkies poster

The Junkies

EN · 2001Not rated

as Big Al/Narrator

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace poster

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

EN · 19996.6

as Darth Maul / Battle Droid Commander / Gungan Scout (voice)

Europigeon poster

Europigeon

EN · 19986.0

as Terry Wogan (voice only)

You Are Here poster

You Are Here

EN · 19988.0

as Dr. Phil Phillips

Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime poster

Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime

EN · 19987.0

as Baron's Henchman #2

Fisted

1996

Fisted

EN · 1996Not rated

as Self