Ricky Gervais
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 25, 1961 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK
- Credits
- 142
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
Night at the Museum
2006Movie
Dr. McPhee
The Simpsons
1989TV
Charles Heathbar (voice), Ricky Gervais (voice)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009Movie
Dr. McPhee
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014Movie
Dr. McPhee
The Office
2005TV
David Brent
Family Guy
1999TV
Billy Finn (voice)
Filmography
Ricky Gervais Alley Cats
2026TV
Gus (voice)
Joe & David's Magical Sitcom Tour
2026TV
Self
The Office: Ricky's Top 25 Brent Moments
2026Movie
Self/David Brent (archive footage)
England 2006: The Golden Generation
2026Movie
Self (archive footage)
Ricky Gervais: Mortality
2025Movie
Self
Dog Man
2025Movie
Flippy (voice)
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
2024TV
Self (archive footage)
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
2023Movie
Self
German Genius
2023TV
Ricky Gervais
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM
2022Movie
Self
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022Movie
Ika Chu (voice)
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022Movie
Self
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
2022Movie
Self
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up
2021Movie
Self
The Willoughbys
2020Movie
The Cat (voice)
Out of Shadows
2020Movie
Self (archive)
Talking Sopranos
2020TV
Self
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?
2019Movie
Self (archive footage)
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019TV
Ricky Gervais (voice)
After Life
2019TV
Tony
Suede: The Insatiable Ones
2018Movie
Self
The Alec Baldwin Show
2018TV
Self
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
2018Movie
Self
Child Support
2018TV
Self
George Michael: Freedom
2017Movie
Self
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
2017Movie
Self (uncredited)
David Brent: Life on the Road
2016Movie
David Brent
Special Correspondents
2016Movie
Albert Finch
The Last Laugh
2016Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
2016TV
Self - Performer
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self, Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015TV
Self
The Little Prince
2015Movie
The Conceited Man (voice)
Derek Special
2015Movie
Derek
Hot Ones
2015TV
Self
Galavant
2015TV
Xanax
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014Movie
Dr. McPhee
BoJack Horseman
2014TV
Hedgehog at Orphanage (voice)
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014Movie
Self
Muppets Most Wanted
2014Movie
Dominic Badguy
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self, Self - Guest
The Unbelievers
2013Movie
Self
David Blaine: Real or Magic
2013Movie
Self
Learn Guitar with David Brent
2013TV
David Brent
The Office Retrospective
2013Movie
Self
The Return of Brent
2013Movie
David Brent
Escape from Planet Earth
2013Movie
Mr Bing (voice)
Derek
2013TV
Derek
The Last Leg
2013TV
Self
Learn English with Ricky Gervais
2012Movie
Self
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012TV
Self
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012Movie
Self
The Muppets
2011Movie
Himself (uncredited)
Life's Too Short
2011TV
Ricky Gervais
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
2011Movie
Voice of Argonaut
David Haye versus
2011TV
Self
Talking Funny
2011Movie
Self
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
2010Movie
Self
Meet Karl Pilkington II
2010Movie
Self
When Karl Met Warwick
2010Movie
Self
Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
2010Movie
Self
Conan
2010TV
Self - Guest
An Idiot Abroad
2010TV
Self
Louie
2010TV
Dr. Ben
The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem
2010Movie
Self - Narrator
Cemetery Junction
2010Movie
Len Taylor
The Marriage Ref
2010TV
Self - Panelist
The Ricky Gervais Show
2010TV
Self
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
2010Movie
Self
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
2009Movie
Mark Bellison
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009Movie
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Invention of Lying
2009Movie
Mark Bellison
Live from Studio Five
2009TV
Self
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009Movie
Self
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2009TV
Self
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009Movie
Dr. McPhee
Horne & Corden
2009TV
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
2008Movie
Self
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008Movie
Ricky Gervais (uncredited)
Ghost Town
2008Movie
Dr. Bertram Pincus
Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame
2007Movie
Self
Living with Ricky Gervais 2
2007Movie
Self
Stardust
2007Movie
Ferdy the Fence
Concert for Diana
2007Movie
David Brent
Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening
2007Movie
Self
The Art of Breaking Character
2007Movie
Self
Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool
2007Movie
Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self
Night at the Museum
2006Movie
Dr. McPhee
For Your Consideration
2006Movie
Martin Gibb
The One Show
2006TV
Self - Guest
Taping Nigel
2005Movie
Self
Finding Leo
2005Movie
Self
The F Word
2005TV
Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1
2005Movie
Audio Sample (Self)
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
2005Movie
Self
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2005TV
Self
Extras
2005TV
Andy Millman
Valiant
2005Movie
Bugsy (voice)
The Office
2005TV
David Brent
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005TV
Self
Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics
2004Movie
Self
Living with Ricky Gervais
2004Movie
Self
Meet Karl Pilkington
2004Movie
Self
Parkinson
2004TV
Self - Guest
Golden Years
2003TV
Clive Meadows
Ricky Gervais Live: Animals
2003Movie
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003TV
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self - Guest
The Fight
2002Movie
Self
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002Movie
Self
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002Movie
Penguin (voice)
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
2002Movie
Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002TV
Self, Self - Guest Announcer
Dog Eat Dog
2001Movie
Bouncer
Alias
2001TV
Daniel Ryan
The Office
2001TV
David Brent
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000TV
Ricky Gervais
Meet Ricky Gervais
2000TV
Vic Reeves Examines
2000TV
Spaced
1999TV
Dave
The Jim Tavaré Show
1999TV
Various
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999TV
Narrator (voice)
Family Guy
1999TV
Billy Finn (voice)
The 11 O'Clock Show
1998TV
Self
Parkinson
1998TV
Self - Guest
The Office Pre-Pilot
1998Movie
David Brent
The View
1997TV
Self - Guest, Self
The Daily Show
1996TV
Self, Self - Guest
Room 101
1994TV
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993TV
Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993TV
Self - Guest
GMTV
1993TV
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992TV
Self - Guest
The Simpsons
1989TV
Charles Heathbar (voice), Ricky Gervais (voice)
This Morning
1988TV
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988TV
Self, Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Host
The Wind in the Willows
Movie
Mole