Known for Acting
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 (age 65)
Birthplace
Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK
Filmography
127 films, 118 shows


7 Minutes
2023 · 10m · UK
A desolate train track seems the perfect spot to end it all – until someone else turns up with the same idea. Awkward.


David Brent: Life on the Road
2016 · 1h 36m · UK
A camera crew catches up with David Brent, the former star of the fictional British series, "The Office" as he now fancies himself a rockstar on the road.


Special Correspondents
2016 · 1h 40m · CA
A radio journalist and his technician get in over their heads when they hatch a scheme to fake their own kidnapping during a rebel uprising in South America and hide out in New York instead.


Derek Special
2015 · 52m
Pregnant again, Hannah is back with Tom, now working on the bins, and they are shortly to marry, with Derek giving the bride away. Derek himself spends the night in the home's caravan with girlfriend Tracey though it is unclear whether they did anything except sleep. Days before the wedding Hannah gets so annoyed with Kev that she throws him out and he is next discovered in hospital, suffering from alcohol poisoning. However, at Derek's request, she lets him back in on condition he gives up the drink and allows him to give her away at the wedding instead of Derek. Despite a bizarre speech from Kev the day goes well and some months later Hannah gives Derek her new-born baby to hold.


The Return of Brent
2013 · 11m · UK
In this mockumentary short, we revisit David Brent ten years after the events of “The Office” and find him helping young rapper Dom Johnson record his demo. But can Brent resist a chance to steal the limelight?


Learn English with Ricky Gervais
2012 · 18m · UK
Ricky explores the English language with Karl Pilkington.


When Karl Met Warwick
2010 · 18m · UK
In this instalment of the 'Meet Karl Pilkington' series, Ricky introduces Karl to Warwick Davis for the first time with hilarious results.


Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
2010 · 1h 19m · UK
Ricky Gervais Live IV Science or the way things worked before we invented God. The hilarious fourth live smash hit stand up show from Ricky Gervais, following his complete sell out tour - filmed live at London's Hammersmith HMV Apollo


Cemetery Junction
2010 · 1h 34m · UK
In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Freddie wants to leave their working-class world but cool, charismatic Bruce and lovable loser Snork are happy with life the way it is. When Freddie gets a new job as a door-to-door salesman and bumps into his old school sweetheart Julie, the gang are forced to make choices that will change their lives for ever.


Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
2009 · 6m · US
Short film that serves as a prequel to The Invention of Lying.


The Invention of Lying
2009 · 1h 40m · US
Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.


Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening
2007 · 24m · UK
A follow-up documentary of Ricky Gervais bullying his editor Nigel Williams during the second series of Extras


Taping Nigel
2005 · 8m · UK
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant look at Gervais' affectionate bullying of editor Nigel Williams during the making of the first series of Extras.
Finding Leo
Finding Leo
2005 · 9m · UK
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant try to contact Leonardo DiCaprio after Jude Law pulls out of a guest appearance in Extras (2005)


Meet Karl Pilkington
2004 · 19m · UK
Ricky Gervais introduces his friend Karl Pilkington to the world in an Interview discussing race, disability, sexuality, education, the elderly and crime and punishment.