Ricky Gervais
Acting
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 was named on the TIME 100 list of the world's most influential people. Gervais hosted both the 2010 and 2011 Golden Globe Awards.
Born: June 25, 1961
Place of Birth: Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK
Known For
Filmography
as Flippy (voice)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Ricky Gervais
as Ika Chu (voice)
as Self
as Interviewer (voice)
as The Cat (voice)
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Ricky Gervais (voice)
as Tony
as Himself
as Self
as Himself
as Himself
as Self
as Self (uncredited)
as David Brent
as Albert Finch
as Self
as Self - Performer
as The Conceited Man (voice)
as Derek
as Self
as Xanax
as Dr. McPhee
as Hedgehog at Orphanage (voice)
as Self
as Dominic Badguy
as Self
as Self
as Self
as David Brent
as Self
as David Brent
as Mr Bing (voice)
as Derek
as Self
as Ricky Gervais
as Voice of Argonaut
as Self
as Himself
as Self
as Himself
as Self
as Self
as Dr. Ben
as Len Taylor
as Himself
as Mark Bellison
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Mark Bellison
as Self
as Self
as Dr. McPhee
as Himself
as Self (uncredited)
as Dr. Bertram Pincus
as Himself
as Ferdy the Fence
as David Brent
as Self
as Dr. McPhee
as Martin Gibb
as Self - Guest
as Himself
as Self
as Audio Sample (Self)
as Andy Millman
as Bugsy (voice)
as David Brent
as Himself
as Self
as Himself
as Penguin (voice)
as Himself
as Self - Guest Announcer
as Bouncer
as Daniel Ryan
as David Brent
as Ricky Gervais
as Dave
as Narrator
as Billy Finn (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Charles Heathbar (voice)
as Ricky Gervais (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Self - Host
as Self