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