Ricky Gervais
Acting • Born 1961-06-25
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.
Filmography
138 credits
Night at the Museum
Movie • 2006
Dr. McPhee
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
Movie • 2002
Self
The Invention of Lying
Movie • 2009
Mark Bellison
Ghost Town
Movie • 2008
Dr. Bertram Pincus
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
Movie • 2008
Self
Valiant
Movie • 2005
Bugsy (voice)
Cemetery Junction
Movie • 2010
Len Taylor
For Your Consideration
Movie • 2006
Martin Gibb
Talking Funny
Movie • 2011
Self
Escape from Planet Earth
Movie • 2013
Mr Bing (voice)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Movie • 2009
Dr. McPhee
Dog Eat Dog
Movie • 2001
Bouncer
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
Movie • 2010
Self
Muppets Most Wanted
Movie • 2014
Dominic Badguy
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Movie • 2014
Dr. McPhee
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Movie • 2022
Self
The Unbelievers
Movie • 2013
Self
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
Movie • 2009
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
Movie • 2009
Mark Bellison
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
Movie • 2022
Self
Ricky Gervais Live: Animals
Movie • 2003
Self
Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics
Movie • 2004
Self
Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame
Movie • 2007
Self
Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
Movie • 2010
Self
The Last Laugh
Movie • 2016
Self
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Movie • 2013
Self
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Movie • 2002
Penguin (voice)
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
Movie • 2023
Self
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM
Movie • 2022
Self
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Movie • 2011
Voice of Argonaut
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Movie • 2014
Self
Stardust
Movie • 2007
Ferdy the Fence
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Movie • 2008
Self (uncredited)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Movie • 2009
Self
Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool
Movie • 2007
Self
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
Movie • 2002
Self
David Brent: Life on the Road
Movie • 2016
David Brent
The Wind in the Willows
Movie
Mole
Derek Special
Movie • 2015
Derek
Special Correspondents
Movie • 2016
Albert Finch
Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1
Movie • 2005
Audio Sample (Self)
Ricky Gervais: Mortality
Movie • 2025
Self
The Little Prince
Movie • 2015
The Conceited Man (voice)
Living with Ricky Gervais
Movie • 2004
Self
Living with Ricky Gervais 2
Movie • 2007
Self
Taping Nigel
Movie • 2005
Self
Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening
Movie • 2007
Self
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Movie • 2022
Ika Chu (voice)
Learn English with Ricky Gervais
Movie • 2012
Self
The Art of Breaking Character
Movie • 2007
Self
Finding Leo
Movie • 2005
Self
Meet Karl Pilkington
Movie • 2004
Self
The Return of Brent
Movie • 2013
David Brent
George Michael: Freedom
Movie • 2017
Self
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
Movie • 2017
Self (uncredited)
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
Movie • 2018
Self
The Willoughbys
Movie • 2020
The Cat (voice)
Suede: The Insatiable Ones
Movie • 2018
Self
The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
Movie • 2010
Self
Meet Karl Pilkington II
Movie • 2010
Self
Concert for Diana
Movie • 2007
David Brent
The Office Retrospective
Movie • 2013
Self
When Karl Met Warwick
Movie • 2010
Self
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
Movie • 2005
Self
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up
Movie • 2021
Self
Dog Man
Movie • 2025
Flippy (voice)
Seedy Boss
Movie • 1998
David Brent
The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem
Movie • 2010
Self - Narrator
Save Ralph
Movie • 2021
Interviewer (voice)
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
Movie • 2012
Self
The Fight
Movie • 2002
Self
Spaced
TV • 1999
Dave
This Morning
TV • 1988
Self
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
TV • 2005
Self
Alias
TV • 2001
Daniel Ryan
The Office
TV • 2005
David Brent
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self
Room 101
TV • 1994
Self
Extras
TV • 2005
Andy Millman
Vic Reeves Examines
TV • 2000
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV • 2002
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
The Office
TV • 2001
David Brent
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Meet Ricky Gervais
TV • 2000
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
TV • 2009
Self
The Marriage Ref
TV • 2010
Self - Panelist
Horne & Corden
TV • 2009
GMTV
TV • 1993
Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV • 2002
Self - Guest Announcer
Live from Studio Five
TV • 2009
Self
The Ricky Gervais Show
TV • 2010
Self
Louie
TV • 2010
Dr. Ben
Life's Too Short
TV • 2011
Ricky Gervais
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Alec Baldwin Show
TV • 2018
Self
An Idiot Abroad
TV • 2010
Self
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Derek
TV • 2013
Derek
German Genius
TV • 2023
Ricky Gervais
Golden Years
TV • 2003
Clive Meadows
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
SpongeBob SquarePants
TV • 1999
Narrator
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Ricky Gervais
David Haye versus
TV • 2011
Self
Galavant
TV • 2015
Xanax
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
Learn Guitar with David Brent
TV • 2013
David Brent
Child Support
TV • 2018
Self
After Life
TV • 2019
Tony
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
TV • 2016
Self - Performer
The 11 O'Clock Show
TV • 1998
Self
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV • 2012
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
BoJack Horseman
TV • 2014
Hedgehog at Orphanage (voice)
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Host
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Billy Finn (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
TV • 2019
Ricky Gervais (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Charles Heathbar (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Ricky Gervais (voice)
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Parkinson
TV • 1998
Self
Talking Sopranos
TV • 2020
Self
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
TV • 2024
Self (archive footage)
The Last Leg
TV • 2013
Self
The Jim Tavaré Show
TV • 1999
Various
Alley Cats
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest