Ricky Gervais 1961 64
Ricky Gervais 1961 64
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.
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2025 Ricky Gervais: Mortality as Self Writer
2025 The Wind in the Willows as Mole
2025 Dog Man as Flippy (voice)
2023 Ricky Gervais: Armageddon as Self Writer
2023 7 Minutes Executive Producer, Director
2022 Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM as Self
2022 Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank as Ika Chu (voice)
2022 George Michael: Freedom Uncut as Self
2022 Ricky Gervais: SuperNature as Self Original Music Composer, Writer
2021 Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up as Self
2020 The Willoughbys as The Cat (voice) Executive Producer
2019 The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate? as Self (Archival Footage)
2018 Suede: The Insatiable Ones as Himself
2018 Ricky Gervais: Humanity as Himself Writer, Executive Producer
2017 George Michael: Freedom as Self
2017 Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame as Self (uncredited)
2016 David Brent: Life on the Road as David Brent Director, Writer, Producer
2016 Special Correspondents as Albert Finch Director, Writer, Producer
2016 The Last Laugh as Self
2015 The Little Prince as The Conceited Man (voice)
2015 Derek Special as Derek Director, Writer
2014 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb as Dr. McPhee
2014 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy as Self
2014 Muppets Most Wanted as Dominic Badguy
2013 The Unbelievers as Self
2013 David Blaine: Real or Magic as Self
2013 The Office Retrospective as Self Creator
2013 The Return of Brent as David Brent Director, Writer, Characters
2013 Escape from Planet Earth as Mr Bing (voice)
2012 The Office: Secret Santa Pack Writer
2012 Learn English with Ricky Gervais as Self Director
2011 Spy Kids: All the Time in the World as Voice of Argonaut
2011 Brad & Gary Book
2011 Threat Level Midnight: The Movie Writer
2011 Talking Funny as Himself Executive Producer
2010 Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2 as Self Executive Producer, Writer
2010 Meet Karl Pilkington II as Himself
2010 When Karl Met Warwick as Self Director, Producer
2010 Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science as Himself Writer, Director
2010 The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem as Self - Narrator
2010 Cemetery Junction as Len Taylor Director, Writer, Executive Producer
2010 This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying as Self
2009 Prequel: The Dawn of Lying as Mark Bellison Director, Screenplay
2009 SpongeBob's Truth or Square as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2009 The Invention of Lying as Mark Bellison Writer, Director, Producer
2009 Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants as Self
2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian as Dr. McPhee
2008 Ricky Gervais: Out of England as Himself Writer, Executive Producer
2008 How to Lose Friends & Alienate People as Self (uncredited)
2008 Ghost Town as Dr. Bertram Pincus
2007 Living with Ricky Gervais 2 as Self
2007 Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame as Himself Writer
2007 Stardust as Ferdy the Fence
2007 Concert for Diana as David Brent
2007 Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening as Self Director, Camera Operator
2007 The Art of Breaking Character as Self
2007 Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool
2006 Night at the Museum as Dr. McPhee
2006 For Your Consideration as Martin Gibb
2006 Ricky Gervais Meets... Larry David as Himself Writer
2005 Taping Nigel as Self Director, Camera Operator
2005 Finding Leo as Self Director
2005 Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1 as Audio Sample (Self)
2005 Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
2005 Valiant as Bugsy (voice)
2005 The Office Executive Producer, Original Series Creator
2004 Meet Karl Pilkington as Self Producer, Director
2004 Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics as Himself Writer
2004 Living with Ricky Gervais as Self
2003 Ricky Gervais Live: Animals as Himself Writer
2002 Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive as Self
2002 Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe as Penguin (voice)
2002 How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais as Himself
2001 Dog Eat Dog as Bouncer
1998 Seedy Boss as David Brent