Ricky Gervais
Acting
Born: Jun 25, 1961
From: Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Gervais: Armageddon | Self | 2023 | 7.184 |
| George Michael: Freedom Uncut | Self | 2022 | 7.0 |
| Ricky Gervais: SuperNature | Self | 2022 | 7.45 |
| Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM | Self | 2022 | 6.7 |
| The Last Laugh | Self | 2016 | 7.048 |
| Muppets Most Wanted | Dominic Badguy | 2014 | 6.315 |
| Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | Dr. McPhee | 2014 | 6.2 |
| Escape from Planet Earth | Mr Bing (voice) | 2013 | 5.76 |
| The Unbelievers | Self | 2013 | 6.457 |
| David Blaine: Real or Magic | Self | 2013 | 6.75 |
| Talking Funny | Self | 2011 | 7.4 |
| Spy Kids: All the Time in the World | Voice of Argonaut | 2011 | 4.697 |
| Cemetery Junction | Len Taylor | 2010 | 6.5 |
| Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2 | Self | 2010 | 7.377 |
| Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science | Self | 2010 | 7.078 |
| The Invention of Lying | Mark Bellison | 2009 | 6.21 |
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Dr. McPhee | 2009 | 6.153 |
| SpongeBob's Truth or Square | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 2009 | 7.1 |
| Prequel: The Dawn of Lying | Mark Bellison | 2009 | 2.0 |
| Ghost Town | Dr. Bertram Pincus | 2008 | 6.523 |
| Ricky Gervais: Out of England | Self | 2008 | 7.14 |
| Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame | Self | 2007 | 6.992 |
| Night at the Museum | Dr. McPhee | 2006 | 6.6 |
| For Your Consideration | Martin Gibb | 2006 | 5.772 |
| Valiant | Bugsy (voice) | 2005 | 5.6 |
| Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics | Self | 2004 | 6.862 |
| Ricky Gervais Live: Animals | Self | 2003 | 7.169 |
| How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais | Self | 2002 | 8.0 |
| Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe | Penguin (voice) | 2002 | 5.4 |
| Dog Eat Dog | Bouncer | 2001 | 5.25 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1961 |
| From | Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, … |