Ricky Gervais
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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Family Guy
1999 · Billy Finn (voice)
The Simpsons
1989 · Charles Heathbar (voic...
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
The Office
2005 · David Brent
Conan
2010 · Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Cameo (uncredit...
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Ricky Gervais
BoJack Horseman
2014 · Hedgehog at Orphanage...
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
The View
1997 · Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Host
The One Show
2006 · Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015 · Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
The Last Leg
2013 · Self
Parkinson
1998 · Self
GMTV
1993 · Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016 · Self - Guest
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999 · Narrator (voice)
Night at the Museum
2006 · Dr. McPhee
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002 · Self
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014 · Dr. McPhee
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 · Self
Louie
2010 · Dr. Ben
Dog Man
2025 · Flippy (voice)
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019 · Ricky Gervais (voice)
After Life
2019 · Tony
Room 101
1994 · Self
Extras
2005 · Andy Millman
Talking Sopranos
2020 · Self
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 · Dr. McPhee
Stardust
2007 · Ferdy the Fence
The Office
2001 · David Brent
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2009 · Self
Ricky Gervais: Mortality
2025 · Self
The Muppets
2011 · Himself (uncredited)
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
2016 · Self - Performer
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2005 · Self
The Little Prince
2015 · The Conceited Man (voi...
Alias
2001 · Daniel Ryan
Galavant
2015 · Xanax
Ghost Town
2008 · Dr. Bertram Pincus
Spaced
1999 · Dave
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
2011 · Voice of Argonaut
Valiant
2005 · Bugsy (voice)
The 11 O'Clock Show
1998 · Self
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022 · Ika Chu (voice)
The Invention of Lying
2009 · Mark Bellison
An Idiot Abroad
2010 · Self
Ricky Gervais Alley Cats
2026
Derek
2013 · Derek
Escape from Planet Earth
2013 · Mr Bing (voice)
German Genius
2023 · Ricky Gervais
Muppets Most Wanted
2014 · Dominic Badguy
Life's Too Short
2011 · Ricky Gervais
The Ricky Gervais Show
2010 · Self
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008 · Ricky Gervais (uncredi...
The Willoughbys
2020 · The Cat (voice)
The Alec Baldwin Show
2018 · Self
Child Support
2018 · Self
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
2024 · Self (archive footage)
David Blaine: Real or Magic
2013 · Self
This Morning
1988 · Self
The Last Laugh
2016 · Self (archive footage)...
For Your Consideration
2006 · Martin Gibb
Talking Funny
2011 · Self
Cemetery Junction
2010 · Len Taylor
Special Correspondents
2016 · Albert Finch
The Unbelievers
2013 · Self
David Brent: Life on the Road
2016 · David Brent
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
2018 · Self
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009 · Narrator (voice) (uncr...
The Fight
2002 · Self
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
2023 · Self
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022 · Self
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
2022 · Self
England 2006: The Golden Generation
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
2017 · Self (uncredited)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009 · Self
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
2009 · Mark Bellison
Horne & Corden
2009
Live from Studio Five
2009 · Self
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014 · Self
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012 · Self
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up
2021 · Self
Suede: The Insatiable Ones
2018 · Self
Meet Ricky Gervais
2000
George Michael: Freedom
2017 · Self
Learn Guitar with David Brent
2013 · David Brent
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
2010 · Self
The Office Retrospective
2013 · Self
Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics
2004 · Self
Learn English with Ricky Gervais
2012 · Self
Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
2010 · Self
Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame
2007 · Self
Ricky Gervais Live: Animals
2003 · Self
Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening
2007 · Self
Meet Karl Pilkington
2004 · Self
Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool
2007 · Self
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002 · Self
When Karl Met Warwick
2010 · Self
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002 · Penguin (voice)
Meet Karl Pilkington II
2010 · Self
Dog Eat Dog
2001 · Bouncer
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
2008 · Self
The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
2005 · Self
Taping Nigel
2005 · Self
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
2002 · Self
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM
2022 · Self
Concert for Diana
2007 · David Brent
Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1
2005 · Audio Sample (Self)
Derek Special
2015 · Derek
The Return of Brent
2013 · David Brent
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
2010 · Self
The Office: Ricky's Top 25 Brent Moments
2026 · Self/David Brent (arch...