Ricky Gervais
Acting
🎂 1961-06-25
Ricky Dene Gervais 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.
Cast credits(134)
Charles Heathbar (voice)
1989
Ricky Gervais (voice)
1989
Billy Finn (voice)
1999
Self
1996
David Brent
2005
Self
2014
Self
2007
Ricky Gervais
2000
Self
2014
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Hedgehog at Orphanage (voice)
2014
Self
2010
Self
2015
Self - Guest
2006
Self
2015
Self - Host
1944
Self
2005
Self
2013
Self - Guest
1997
Self
1997
Self
1988
Self - Guest
1988
Self
2015
Flippy (voice)
2025
Self - Guest
1993
Self
1998
Dr. McPhee
2006
Self
1994
Self
2012
Dr. McPhee
2014
Narrator
1999
Ricky Gervais (voice)
2019
Dr. McPhee
2009
Andy Millman
2005
Dr. Ben
2010
Self
2002
Self - Guest Announcer
2002
David Brent
2001
The Conceited Man (voice)
2015
Ferdy the Fence
2007
Self
1993
Tony
2019
Mark Bellison
2009
Self
2005
Ika Chu (voice)
2022
Daniel Ryan
2001
Self
2009
Voice of Argonaut
2011
Xanax
2015
Self
2010
Mr Bing (voice)
2013
Self - Performer
2016
Dr. Bertram Pincus
2008
The Cat (voice)
2020
Self - Panelist
2010
Derek
2013
Self
2020
Dave
1999
Dominic Badguy
2014
Bugsy (voice)
2005
Ricky Gervais
2011
David Brent
2007
Martin Gibb
2006
Self
2017
Self
2013
Audio Sample (Self)
2005
Albert Finch
2016
Self
2016
Self (uncredited)
2008
Self
1998
Himself
2010
Self (archive footage)
2024
David Brent
2016
Derek
2015
Self
2022
Ricky Gervais
2023
Len Taylor
2010
Self
2018
Self
2014
Himself
2002
Himself
2018
Self
2013
Interviewer (voice)
2021
Self
2022
Self
2009
Himself
2018
Himself
2007
Self
2023
2009
Self (archive footage)
2019
Bouncer
2001
Self
1988
Self
2013
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2009
Self
2005
Self
2021
Self
2011
Mark Bellison
2009
2000
Himself
2003
Self
2007
Self
2007
Himself
2004
2000
Self
2002
Self
2022
Self
2010
David Brent
2013
Himself
2018
Self
2009
Self
2010
Various
1999
Self
2012
Himself
2010
Clive Meadows
2003
Mole
Penguin (voice)
2002
Self (uncredited)
2017
Self
2004
Himself
2010
Himself
2006
Himself
2008
Self
2010
Self
2011
David Brent
2013
Self
Self
2007
Self
2005
Self
2007
Self - Narrator
2010
David Brent
1998
Ricky Gervais (Voice)
Self
2005
Self
2004
Writing (39)
Writer
1989
Writer
2005
Original Series Creator
2005
Writer
2005
Writer
2001
Writer
2019
Original Series Creator
2024
Writer
2009
Original Series Creator
2025
Writer
2013
Writer
2011
Writer
2016
Original Series Creator
2021
Original Series Creator
2019
Writer
2016
Writer
2015
Writer
2010
Original Series Creator
2010
Writer
2018
Writer
2012
Writer
2022
Writer
2007
Writer
2023
Original Series Creator
2017
Writer
2005
Screenplay
2009
Writer
2003
Original Series Creator
2022
Writer
2004
Original Series Creator
Writer
2003
Writer
2010
Writer
2006
Writer
2008
Writer
2010
Writer
2013
Characters
2013
Book
2011
Writer
Production (20)
Executive Producer
2005
Executive Producer
2005
Executive Producer
2019
Producer
2009
Executive Producer
2025
Producer
2010
Executive Producer
2020
Executive Producer
2011
Producer
2016
Producer
2010
Producer
2016
Executive Producer
2010
Executive Producer
2018
Executive Producer
2018
Producer
2010
Producer
2004
Executive Producer
2008
Executive Producer
2010
Executive Producer
2011
Executive Producer
2023
