Acting
Ricky Gervais
Born Jun 25, 1961 · 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.
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Acting
Ricky Gervais Alley Cats
2026
Animation · Comedy
England 2006: The Golden Generation
2026
Documentary
Ricky Gervais: Mortality
2025
Comedy · TV Movie
Dog Man
2025
Family · Comedy · Adventure
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
2023
Comedy
German Genius
2023
Comedy
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM
2022
Documentary
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022
Animation · Adventure · Comedy
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022
Music · Documentary
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
2022
Comedy
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up
2021
Documentary · Music
The Willoughbys
2020
Adventure · Animation · Comedy
Out of Shadows
2020
Documentary · Crime
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019
Family · Music
The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?
2019
Documentary
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019
Animation · Comedy · Mystery
After Life
2019
Comedy · Drama
Suede: The Insatiable Ones
2018
Documentary
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
2018
Comedy
George Michael: Freedom
2017
Documentary
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
2017
Comedy · TV Movie · Documentary
David Brent: Life on the Road
2016
Comedy · Music
Special Correspondents
2016
Comedy
The Last Laugh
2016
Documentary
The Little Prince
2015
Adventure · Animation · Fantasy
Derek Special
2015
Drama · TV Movie · Comedy
Galavant
2015
Comedy
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014
Adventure · Comedy · Fantasy
BoJack Horseman
2014
Animation · Comedy · Drama
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014
Documentary · TV Movie
Muppets Most Wanted
2014
Comedy · Adventure · Crime
The Unbelievers
2013
Documentary
David Blaine: Real or Magic
2013
TV Movie · Family · Documentary
Learn Guitar with David Brent
2013
Comedy
The Office Retrospective
2013
Documentary
The Return of Brent
2013
Comedy
Escape from Planet Earth
2013
Animation · Comedy · Adventure
Derek
2013
Comedy · Drama
Learn English with Ricky Gervais
2012
Comedy
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012
Family · Music
The Muppets
2011
Comedy · Family · Adventure
Life's Too Short
2011
Comedy
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
2011
Family · Comedy · Action
Talking Funny
2011
Comedy · Documentary
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
2010
Comedy
Meet Karl Pilkington II
2010
Documentary · Comedy
When Karl Met Warwick
2010
Documentary · Comedy
Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
2010
Comedy
Louie
2010
Comedy · Drama
Cemetery Junction
2010
Drama · Comedy
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
2010
Documentary · Comedy
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
2009
Comedy
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009
Family · Animation · Comedy
The Invention of Lying
2009
Comedy · Fantasy · Romance
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009
Documentary
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
Adventure · Fantasy · Action
Horne & Corden
2009
Comedy
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
2008
Comedy
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Ghost Town
2008
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame
2007
Comedy
Stardust
2007
Adventure · Fantasy · Romance
Concert for Diana
2007
Music · Documentary
Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening
2007
Documentary
Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool
2007
Documentary · Comedy
Night at the Museum
2006
Fantasy · Family · Comedy
For Your Consideration
2006
Comedy
Taping Nigel
2005
Documentary
The F Word
2005
Documentary · Reality
Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1
2005
Animation
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
2005
Comedy
Extras
2005
Comedy
Valiant
2005
Family · Animation · Adventure
The Office
2005
Comedy
Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics
2004
Comedy
Meet Karl Pilkington
2004
Documentary · Comedy
The Office: The Christmas Special
2003
Comedy
Ricky Gervais Live: Animals
2003
Comedy
The Fight
2002
Documentary
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002
Documentary · Comedy
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002
Family · Comedy · Animation
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
2002
Documentary
Dog Eat Dog
2001
Comedy
Alias
2001
Action & Adventure · Drama
The Office
2001
Comedy
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Comedy
Meet Ricky Gervais
2000
Comedy · Talk
Spaced
1999
Comedy
Golden Years
1999
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
Animation · Comedy · Family
Family Guy
1999
Animation · Comedy
The Simpsons
1989
Animation · Comedy
Comic Relief
1988
Comedy
Directed
Written
The Grdmous
2026
Comedy
La oficina
2026
Comedy
Ricky Gervais: Mortality
2025
Comedy · TV Movie
The Paper
2025
Comedy
The Office
2024
Comedy
