Ricky Gervais
Acting
1961-06-25 · Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Ricky Gervais Alley Cats
2026 · Series
Joe & David's Magical Sitcom Tour
2026 · Series
TheatersThe Office: Ricky's Top 25 Brent Moments
2026 · Movie
England 2006: The Golden Generation
2026 · Movie
La oficina
2026 · Series
Ricky Gervais: Mortality
2025 · Movie
The Paper
2025 · Series
Dog Man
2025 · Movie
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
2024 · Series
The Office
2024 · Series
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
2023 · Movie
7 Minutes
2023 · Movie
German Genius
2023 · Series
The Office (SA)
2022 · Series
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM
2022 · Movie
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022 · Movie
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022 · Movie
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
2022 · Movie
The Office PL
2021 · Series
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up
2021 · Movie
The Willoughbys
2020 · Movie
Out of Shadows
2020 · Movie
Talking Sopranos
2020 · Series
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019 · Movie
The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?
2019 · Movie
The Office
2019 · Series
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019 · Series
After Life
2019 · Series
Suede: The Insatiable Ones
2018 · Movie
The Alec Baldwin Show
2018 · Series
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
2018 · Movie
Child Support
2018 · Series
George Michael: Freedom
2017 · Movie
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
2017 · Movie
The Office
2017 · Series
David Brent: Life on the Road
2016 · Movie
Special Correspondents
2016 · Movie
The Last Laugh
2016 · Movie
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
2016 · Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Series
The Little Prince
2015 · Movie
Derek Special
2015 · Movie
Hot Ones
2015 · Series
Galavant
2015 · Series
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014 · Movie
BoJack Horseman
2014 · Series
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014 · Movie
Muppets Most Wanted
2014 · Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Series
The Unbelievers
2013 · Movie
David Blaine: Real or Magic
2013 · Movie
Learn Guitar with David Brent
2013 · Series
The Office Retrospective
2013 · Movie
The Return of Brent
2013 · Movie
Escape from Planet Earth
2013 · Movie
Derek
2013 · Series
The Last Leg
2013 · Series
4funnies
2012 · Series
The Office: Secret Santa Pack
2012 · Movie
Learn English with Ricky Gervais
2012 · Movie
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 · Series
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012 · Movie
The Muppets
2011 · Movie
Life's Too Short
2011 · Series
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
2011 · Movie
Brad & Gary
2011 · Movie
David Haye versus
2011 · Series
Talking Funny
2011 · Movie
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
2010 · Movie
Meet Karl Pilkington II
2010 · Movie
When Karl Met Warwick
2010 · Movie
Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
2010 · Movie
Conan
2010 · Series
An Idiot Abroad
2010 · Series
The Office
2010 · Series
Louie
2010 · Series
The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem
2010 · Movie
Cemetery Junction
2010 · Movie
The Marriage Ref
2010 · Series
The Ricky Gervais Show
2010 · Series
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
2010 · Movie
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
2009 · Movie
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009 · Movie
The Invention of Lying
2009 · Movie
Live from Studio Five
2009 · Series
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009 · Movie
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2009 · Series
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 · Movie
Horne & Corden
2009 · Series
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
2008 · Movie
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008 · Movie
Ghost Town
2008 · Movie
Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame
2007 · Movie
Living with Ricky Gervais 2
2007 · Movie
Stardust
2007 · Movie
Concert for Diana
2007 · Movie
The Art of Breaking Character
2007 · Movie
Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening
2007 · Movie
Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool
2007 · Movie
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Series
Night at the Museum
2006 · Movie
For Your Consideration
2006 · Movie
La Job
2006 · Series
The One Show
2006 · Series
Le Bureau
2006 · Series
Ricky Gervais Meets...
2006 · Series
Finding Leo
2005 · Movie
Taping Nigel
2005 · Movie
The F Word
2005 · Series
Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1
2005 · Movie
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
2005 · Movie
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
2005 · Series
Extras
2005 · Series
Valiant
2005 · Movie
The Office
2005 · Series
Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show
2005 · Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · Series
Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics
2004 · Movie
Meet Karl Pilkington
2004 · Movie
Living with Ricky Gervais
2004 · Movie
Golden Years
2003 · Series
Ricky Gervais Live: Animals
2003 · Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
The Fight
2002 · Movie
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002 · Movie
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002 · Movie
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
2002 · Movie
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002 · Series
Dog Eat Dog
2001 · Movie
Alias
2001 · Series
The Office
2001 · Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Series
Meet Ricky Gervais
2000 · Series
Vic Reeves Examines
2000 · Series
Bruiser
2000 · Series
Spaced
1999 · Series
The Jim Tavaré Show
1999 · Series
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999 · Series
Family Guy
1999 · Series
The 11 O'Clock Show
1998 · Series
Parkinson
1998 · Series
Seedy Boss
1998 · Movie
The View
1997 · Series
The Daily Show
1996 · Series
Room 101
1994 · Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Series
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Series
GMTV
1993 · Series
The Simpsons
1989 · Series
This Morning
1988 · Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Series
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
The Wind in the Willows
Movie
HaMisrad
Series