Acting
Ricky Gervais
EN, AR cinema · 81 credits
Born
25 June 1961 (age 65)
Birthplace
Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK
Also known as ริกกี้ เจอร์เวส · Ricky Dene Gervais · Ρίκι Τζερβέιζ
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
England 2006: The Golden Generation
as Self (archive footage)
The Grdmous
Original Concept
Ricky Gervais: Mortality
as Self, Writer
Dog Man
as Flippy (voice)
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
as Self, Writer
7 Minutes
Executive Producer, Director
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
as Self, Writer, Original Music Composer
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
as Ika Chu (voice)
The Willoughbys
as The Cat (voice), Executive Producer
Out of Shadows
as Self (archive)
The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
as Self (archive footage)
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
as Self, Writer, Executive Producer
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
as Self (uncredited)
The Last Laugh
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Brent: Life on the Road
as David Brent, Writer, Director, Producer
Special Correspondents
as Albert Finch, Director, Writer, Producer
Derek Special
as Derek, Director, Writer
The Little Prince
as The Conceited Man (voice)
Muppets Most Wanted
as Dominic Badguy
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
as Dr. McPhee
Escape from Planet Earth
as Mr Bing (voice)
The Unbelievers
as Self
The Return of Brent
as David Brent, Director, Writer, Characters
The Office Retrospective
as Self, Creator
Learn English with Ricky Gervais
as Self, Director
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
as Self, Original Music Composer
Talking Funny
as Self, Executive Producer
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
as Voice of Argonaut
The Muppets
as Himself (uncredited)
Cemetery Junction
as Len Taylor, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
as Self, Executive Producer, Writer
Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
as Self, Director, Writer
When Karl Met Warwick
as Self, Director, Producer
The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem
2010
The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem
as Self - Narrator
The Invention of Lying
as Mark Bellison, Director, Writer, Producer
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
as Mark Bellison, Director, Screenplay
Ghost Town
as Dr. Bertram Pincus
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
as Self, Writer, Executive Producer
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
as Ricky Gervais (uncredited)
Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame
as Self, Writer
Stardust
as Ferdy the Fence
Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening
as Self, Director, Camera Operator
Concert for Diana
as David Brent
Night at the Museum
as Dr. McPhee
For Your Consideration
as Martin Gibb
Valiant
as Bugsy (voice)
Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1
as Audio Sample (Self)
Taping Nigel
as Self, Director, Camera Operator
Finding Leo
2005
Finding Leo
as Self, Director
Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics
as Self, Writer
Meet Karl Pilkington
as Self, Director, Producer
Ricky Gervais Live: Animals
as Self, Writer
The Office: The Christmas Special
as David Brent, Director, Writer
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
as Penguin (voice)
The Fight
as Self
Dog Eat Dog
as Bouncer
Golden Years
as Clive Meadows, Writer