Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais

Acting

Born June 25, 1961 · Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK

30 films as director · Active 2001–2026

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 subseque…

Known for

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Directed(30)

7 Minutes

20237 Minutes★ 7.0

David Brent: Life on the Road

2016David Brent: Life on the Road★ 6.1

Special Correspondents

2016Special Correspondents★ 5.8

Derek Special

2015Derek Special★ 8.1

The Return of Brent

2013The Return of Brent★ 6.0

The Office Retrospective

2013The Office Retrospective★ 7.5

Learn English with Ricky Gervais

2012Learn English with Ricky Gervais

Cemetery Junction

2010Cemetery Junction★ 6.5

Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science

2010Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science★ 7.0

When Karl Met Warwick

2010When Karl Met Warwick

The Invention of Lying

2009The Invention of Lying★ 6.2

Prequel: The Dawn of Lying

2009Prequel: The Dawn of Lying★ 2.0

Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening

2007Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening★ 6.0

2005Finding Leo★ 8.0

Taping Nigel

2005Taping Nigel★ 7.0

Meet Karl Pilkington

2004Meet Karl Pilkington

Acting(136)

2026Ricky Gervais Alley Cats

2026England 2006: The Golden GenerationSelf (archive footage)

2025Ricky Gervais: MortalitySelf

2025Dog ManFlippy (voice)

2024Stand-Up: The Laughing TherapySelf (archive footage)

2023Ricky Gervais: ArmageddonSelf

2023German GeniusRicky Gervais

2022Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFMSelf

2022Paws of Fury: The Legend of HankIka Chu (voice)

2022George Michael: Freedom UncutSelf

2022Ricky Gervais: SuperNatureSelf

2021Classic Albums: Suede - Coming UpSelf

2021Save RalphInterviewer (voice)

2020The WilloughbysThe Cat (voice)

2020Talking SopranosSelf

2019The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?Self (archive footage)

2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?Ricky Gervais (voice)

2019After LifeTony

2018Suede: The Insatiable OnesSelf

2018The Alec Baldwin ShowSelf

2018Ricky Gervais: HumanitySelf

2018Child SupportSelf

2017George Michael: FreedomSelf

2017Jim Norton: Mouthful of ShameSelf (uncredited)

2016David Brent: Life on the RoadDavid Brent

2016Special CorrespondentsAlbert Finch

2016The Last LaughSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016Michael McIntyre's Big ShowSelf - Performer

2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf

2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf

2015The Little PrinceThe Conceited Man (voice)

2015Derek SpecialDerek

2015Hot OnesSelf

2015GalavantXanax

2014Night at the Museum: Secret of the TombDr. McPhee

2014BoJack HorsemanHedgehog at Orphanage (voice)

201450 Years of BBC Two ComedySelf

2014Muppets Most WantedDominic Badguy

2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf

2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf

2013The UnbelieversSelf

2013David Blaine: Real or MagicSelf

2013Learn Guitar with David BrentDavid Brent

2013The Office RetrospectiveSelf

2013The Return of BrentDavid Brent

2013Escape from Planet EarthMr Bing (voice)

2013The Last LegSelf

2012Learn English with Ricky GervaisSelf

2012Comedians in Cars Getting CoffeeSelf

2012Sesame Street: Singing with the StarsSelf

2011The MuppetsHimself (uncredited)

2011Life's Too ShortRicky Gervais

2011Spy Kids: All the Time in the WorldVoice of Argonaut

2011David Haye versusSelf

2011Talking FunnySelf

2010Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2Self

2010Meet Karl Pilkington IISelf

2010When Karl Met WarwickSelf

2010Ricky Gervais Live 4: ScienceSelf

2010An Idiot AbroadSelf

2010LouieDr. Ben

2010The Simpsons: Mischief & MayhemSelf - Narrator

2010Cemetery JunctionLen Taylor

2010The Marriage RefSelf - Panelist

2010The Ricky Gervais ShowSelf

2010This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of LyingSelf

2009Prequel: The Dawn of LyingMark Bellison

2009SpongeBob's Truth or SquareNarrator (voice) (uncredited)

2009The Invention of LyingMark Bellison

2009Live from Studio FiveSelf

2009Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePantsSelf

2009Alan Carr: Chatty ManSelf

2009Night at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianDr. McPhee

2009Horne & Corden

2008Ricky Gervais: Out of EnglandSelf

2008How to Lose Friends & Alienate PeopleRicky Gervais (uncredited)

2008Ghost TownDr. Bertram Pincus

2007Ricky Gervais Live 3: FameSelf

2007Living with Ricky Gervais 2Self

2007StardustFerdy the Fence

2007Concert for DianaDavid Brent

2007Taping Nigel II: The GimpeningSelf

2007The Art of Breaking CharacterSelf

2007Karl Pilkington: Satisfied FoolSelf

2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf

2006Night at the MuseumDr. McPhee

2006For Your ConsiderationMartin Gibb

2006The One ShowSelf - Guest

2005Taping NigelSelf

2005Finding LeoSelf

2005Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1Audio Sample (Self)

2005Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British ComedySelf

2005Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-ListSelf

2005ExtrasAndy Millman

2005ValiantBugsy (voice)

2005The OfficeDavid Brent

2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf

2004Ricky Gervais Live 2: PoliticsSelf

2004Living with Ricky GervaisSelf

2004Meet Karl PilkingtonSelf

2003Golden YearsClive Meadows

2003Ricky Gervais Live: AnimalsSelf

2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf

2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest

2002The FightSelf

2002Offensive: The Real Derek and CliveSelf

2002Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost TribePenguin (voice)

2002How I Made The Office by Ricky GervaisSelf

2002Ant & Dec's Saturday Night TakeawaySelf

2001Dog Eat DogBouncer

2001AliasDaniel Ryan

2001The OfficeDavid Brent

2000Curb Your EnthusiasmRicky Gervais

2000Meet Ricky Gervais

2000Vic Reeves Examines

1999The Jim Tavaré ShowVarious

1999SpongeBob SquarePantsNarrator (voice)

1999Family GuyBilly Finn (voice)

1998The 11 O'Clock ShowSelf

1998ParkinsonSelf

1998Seedy BossDavid Brent

1997The ViewSelf - Guest

1996The Daily ShowSelf

1994Room 101Self

1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest

1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Guest

1989The SimpsonsCharles Heathbar (voice)

1988This MorningSelf

1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf

1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)

1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Host

The Wind in the WillowsMole

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