Name
Ricky Gervais
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1961-06-25 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK
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.
Known For
Night at the Museum
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Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally st...
Relase Date : 20 Dec, 2006
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The Invention of Lying
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Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he i...
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The Muppets
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When Kermit the Frog and the Muppets learn that their beloved theater is slated for demoli...
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 2006 Night at the Museum as Dr. McPhee
- 2002 How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais as Self
- 2009 The Invention of Lying as Mark Bellison
- 2008 Ghost Town as Dr. Bertram Pincus
- 2008 Ricky Gervais: Out of England as Self
- 2005 Valiant as Bugsy (voice)
- 2010 Cemetery Junction as Len Taylor
- 2006 For Your Consideration as Martin Gibb
- 2011 Talking Funny as Self
- 2013 Escape from Planet Earth as Mr Bing (voice)
- 2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian as Dr. McPhee
- 2001 Dog Eat Dog as Bouncer
- 2010 Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2 as Self
- 2014 Muppets Most Wanted as Dominic Badguy
- 2014 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb as Dr. McPhee
- 2022 George Michael: Freedom Uncut as Self
- 2013 The Unbelievers as Self
- 2009 SpongeBob's Truth or Square as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 2009 Prequel: The Dawn of Lying as Mark Bellison
- 2022 Ricky Gervais: SuperNature as Self
- 2004 Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics as Self
- 2003 Ricky Gervais Live: Animals as Self
- 2007 Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame as Self
- 2010 Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science as Self
- 2016 The Last Laugh as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2013 David Blaine: Real or Magic as Self
- 2002 Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe as Penguin (voice)
- 2023 Ricky Gervais: Armageddon as Self
- 2022 Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM as Self
- 2011 Spy Kids: All the Time in the World as Voice of Argonaut
- 2014 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy as Self
- 2007 Stardust as Ferdy the Fence
- 2008 How to Lose Friends & Alienate People as Ricky Gervais (uncredited)
- 2009 Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants as Self
- 2007 Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool as Self
- 2002 Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive as Self
- 2016 David Brent: Life on the Road as David Brent
- Soon The Wind in the Willows as Mole
- 2015 Derek Special as Derek
- 2016 Special Correspondents as Albert Finch
- 2005 Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1 as Audio Sample (Self)
- 2025 Ricky Gervais: Mortality as Self
- 2015 The Little Prince as The Conceited Man (voice)
- 2007 Living with Ricky Gervais 2 as Self
- 2004 Living with Ricky Gervais as Self
- 2005 Taping Nigel as Self
- 2007 Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening as Self
- 2022 Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank as Ika Chu (voice)
- 2012 Learn English with Ricky Gervais as Self
- 2007 The Art of Breaking Character as Self
- 2005 Finding Leo as Self
- 2004 Meet Karl Pilkington as Self
- 2013 The Return of Brent as David Brent
- 2017 George Michael: Freedom as Self
- 2017 Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame as Self (uncredited)
- 2018 Ricky Gervais: Humanity as Self
- 2020 The Willoughbys as The Cat (voice)
- 2018 Suede: The Insatiable Ones as Self
- 2019 The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate? as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying as Self
- 2010 Meet Karl Pilkington II as Self
- 2007 Concert for Diana as David Brent
- 2013 The Office Retrospective as Self
- 2010 When Karl Met Warwick as Self
- 2005 Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy as Self
- 2021 Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up as Self
- 2025 Dog Man as Flippy (voice)
- 1998 The Office Pre-Pilot as David Brent
- 2010 The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem as Self - Narrator
- 2012 Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars as Self
- 2002 The Fight as Self
- 2011 The Muppets as Himself (uncredited)
- 2026 England 2006: The Golden Generation as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 Out of Shadows as Self (archive)
- 1999 Spaced ( 1 episode ) as Dave
- 1988 This Morning ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2006 The One Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2005 Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 Alias ( 1 episode ) as Daniel Ryan
- 2005 The Office ( 2 episodes ) as David Brent
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1994 Room 101 ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 Extras ( 12 episodes ) as Andy Millman
- 2000 Vic Reeves Examines ( 1 episode )
- 1997 The View ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2002 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2001 The Office ( 12 episodes ) as David Brent
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 7 episodes ) as Self
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2000 Meet Ricky Gervais ( 6 episodes )
- 2009 Alan Carr: Chatty Man ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2010 The Marriage Ref ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Panelist
- 2009 Horne & Corden ( 1 episode )
- 1993 GMTV ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2002 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Announcer
- 2009 Live from Studio Five ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2010 The Ricky Gervais Show ( 39 episodes ) as Self
- 2010 Louie ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. Ben
- 2011 Life's Too Short ( 7 episodes ) as Ricky Gervais
- 2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2018 The Alec Baldwin Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2010 An Idiot Abroad ( 19 episodes ) as Self
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 10 episodes ) as Self
- 2013 Derek ( 12 episodes ) as Derek
- 2023 German Genius ( 2 episodes ) as Ricky Gervais
- 2003 Golden Years ( 1 episode ) as Clive Meadows
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 5 episodes ) as Self
- 1999 SpongeBob SquarePants ( 1 episode ) as Narrator (voice)
- 2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm ( 1 episode ) as Ricky Gervais
- 2011 David Haye versus ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 Galavant ( 1 episode ) as Xanax
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 15 episodes ) as Self
- 2015 Hot Ones ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2013 Learn Guitar with David Brent ( 9 episodes ) as David Brent
- 2018 Child Support ( 16 episodes ) as Self
- 2019 After Life ( 18 episodes ) as Tony
- 2016 Michael McIntyre's Big Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Performer
- 1998 The 11 O'Clock Show ( 35 episodes ) as Self
- 2012 Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1997 The View ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2014 BoJack Horseman ( 1 episode ) as Hedgehog at Orphanage (voice)
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Billy Finn (voice)
- 2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2019 Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? ( 1 episode ) as Ricky Gervais (voice)
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as Charles Heathbar (voice)
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as Ricky Gervais (voice)
- 2010 Conan ( 4 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1998 Parkinson ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2020 Talking Sopranos ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2024 Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 The Last Leg ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1999 The Jim Tavaré Show ( 7 episodes ) as Various
- 2026 Ricky Gervais Alley Cats ( 6 episodes ) as Gus (voice)
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2026 Joe & David's Magical Sitcom Tour ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self (uncredited)
- 2005 The F Word ( 1 episode )
- 2004 Parkinson ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1988 Comic Relief ( 1 episode )
