Ricky Gervais
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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Movies (82)
The Grdmous
2026 · Original Concept
England 2006: The Golden Generation
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Ricky Gervais: Mortality
2025 · Self, Writer
Las aventuras de Dog Man
2025 · Flippy (voice)
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
2023 · Self, Writer
7 Minutes
2023 · Executive Producer, Director
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM
2022 · Self
El Perro Samurai: La Leyenda de Kakamucho
2022 · Ika Chu (voice)
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022 · Self
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
2022 · Self, Original Music Composer, Writer
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up
2021 · Self
Los Hermanos Willoughby
2020 · The Cat (voice), Executive Producer
Out of Shadows
2020 · Self (archive)
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019 · Self (archive footage)
The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Suede: The Insatiable Ones
2018 · Self
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
2018 · Self, Writer, Executive Producer
George Michael: Freedom
2017 · Self
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
2017 · Self (uncredited)
David Brent: Vida en la carretera
2016 · David Brent, Director, Writer, Producer
Corresponsales Especiales
2016 · Albert Finch, Director, Writer, Producer
The Last Laugh
2016 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
El Principito
2015 · The Conceited Man (voice)
Derek Special
2015 · Derek, Director, Writer
Una Noche en el Museo 3: El Secreto de la Tumba
2014 · Dr. McPhee
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014 · Self
Los Muppets 2: Los más buscados
2014 · Dominic Badguy
The Unbelievers
2013 · Self
David Blaine: Real or Magic
2013 · Self
The Office Retrospective
2013 · Self, Creator
The Return of Brent
2013 · David Brent, Director, Writer, Characters
Operación Escape
2013 · Mr Bing (voice)
The Office: Secret Santa Pack
2012 · Writer
Learn English with Ricky Gervais
2012 · Self, Director
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012 · Self, Original Music Composer
Los Muppets
2011 · Himself (uncredited)
Mini espías 4: Los ladrones del tiempo
2011 · Voice of Argonaut
Brad & Gary
2011 · Book
Talking Funny
2011 · Self, Executive Producer
Threat level midnight
2011 · Creator, Executive Producer
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
2010 · Self, Executive Producer, Writer
Meet Karl Pilkington II
2010 · Self
When Karl Met Warwick
2010 · Self, Director, Producer
Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
2010 · Self, Writer, Director
The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem
2010 · Self - Narrator
Cemetery Junction
2010 · Len Taylor, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
2010 · Self
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
2009 · Mark Bellison, Director, Screenplay
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
La mentira original
2009 · Mark Bellison, Writer, Director, Producer
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009 · Self
Una Noche en el Museo 2: La Batalla del Smithsoniano
2009 · Dr. McPhee
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
2008 · Self, Writer, Executive Producer
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008 · Ricky Gervais (uncredited)
Un fantasma fastidioso
2008 · Dr. Bertram Pincus
Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame
2007 · Self, Writer
Living with Ricky Gervais 2
2007 · Self
Stardust: El misterio de la estrella
2007 · Ferdy the Fence
Concert for Diana
2007 · David Brent
Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening
2007 · Self, Director, Camera Operator
The Art of Breaking Character
2007 · Self
Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool
2007 · Self
Una noche en el museo
2006 · Dr. McPhee
For Your Consideration
2006 · Martin Gibb
Taping Nigel
2005 · Self, Director, Camera Operator
Finding Leo
2005 · Self, Director
Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1
2005 · Audio Sample (Self)
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
2005 · Self
Valiant
2005 · Bugsy (voice)
Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics
2004 · Self, Writer
Living with Ricky Gervais
2004 · Self
Meet Karl Pilkington
2004 · Self, Producer, Director
The Office: The Christmas Special
2003 · David Brent, Director, Writer
Ricky Gervais Live: Animals
2003 · Self, Writer
The Fight
2002 · Self
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002 · Self
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002 · Penguin (voice)
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
2002 · Self
Dog Eat Dog
2001 · Bouncer
Golden Years
1999 · Clive Meadows, Writer
The Office Pre-Pilot
1998 · David Brent
The Wind in the Willows
· Mole
TV shows (82)
Gatos callejeros, de Ricky Gervais
2026 · Gus (voice), Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Creator
Joe & David's Magical Sitcom Tour
2026 · Self
La oficina
2026 · Original Series Creator
The Paper
2025 · Executive Producer, Original Series Creator
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
2024 · Self (archive footage)
La oficina
2024 · Original Series Creator
German Genius
2023 · Ricky Gervais, Creator
The Office (SA)
2022 · Original Series Creator
The Office PL
2021 · Original Series Creator
Talking Sopranos
2020 · Self
The Office
2019 · Original Series Creator
Scooby-Doo y ¿quién crees tú?
2019 · Ricky Gervais (voice)
After Life: Más allá de mi mujer
2019 · Tony, Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Creator
The Alec Baldwin Show
2018 · Self
Child Support
2018 · Self, Executive Producer
The Office
2017 · Original Series Creator
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
2016 · Self - Performer
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self, Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
Hot Ones
2015 · Self
Galavant
2015 · Xanax
BoJack Horseman
2014 · Hedgehog at Orphanage (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self, Self - Guest
Learn Guitar with David Brent
2013 · David Brent, Creator
Derek
2013 · Derek, Writer, Director, Creator
The Last Leg
2013 · Self
4funnies
2012 · Producer
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 · Self
La vida es muy corta
2011 · Ricky Gervais, Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
David Haye versus
2011 · Self
Conan
2010 · Self - Guest
Un pringao por el mundo
2010 · Self, Producer, Creator
The Office
2010 · Original Series Creator
HaMisrad
2010 · Creator
Louie
2010 · Dr. Ben
The Marriage Ref
2010 · Self - Panelist
Ricky Gervais Show
2010 · Self, Producer, Creator
Live from Studio Five
2009 · Self
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2009 · Self
Horne & Corden
2009
El show de Graham Norton
2007 · Self
La Job
2006 · Creator
The One Show
2006 · Self - Guest
Le Bureau
2006 · Creator
Ricky Gervais Meets...
2006 · Creator
The F Word
2005
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2005 · Self
Extras
2005 · Andy Millman, Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Creator
La Oficina
2005 · David Brent, Writer, Executive Producer, Original Series Creator, Teleplay
Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show
2005 · Writer
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · Self
Parkinson
2004 · Self - Guest
Golden Years
2003 · Clive Meadows, Writer
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002 · Self, Self - Guest Announcer
Alias
2001 · Daniel Ryan
The Office
2001 · David Brent, Director, Writer, Creator
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Ricky Gervais
Meet Ricky Gervais
2000
Vic Reeves Examines
2000
Bruiser
2000 · Additional Writing
Spaced
1999 · Dave
The Jim Tavaré Show
1999 · Various
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999 · Narrator (voice)
Padre de Familia
1999 · Billy Finn (voice)
The 11 O'Clock Show
1998 · Self
Parkinson
1998 · Self - Guest
The View
1997 · Self - Guest, Self
The Daily Show
1996 · Self, Self - Guest
Room 101
1994 · Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
GMTV
1993 · Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Self - Guest
Los Simpson
1989 · Charles Heathbar (voice), Ricky Gervais (voice), Writer
This Morning
1988 · Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self, Self - Guest
Comic Relief
1988
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Host