Ricky Gervais

Acting · Born 1961-06-25 in Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK

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…

Filmography

• Night at the Museum as Dr. McPhee
• How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais as Self
• The Invention of Lying as Mark Bellison
• Ghost Town as Dr. Bertram Pincus
• Ricky Gervais: Out of England as Self
• Valiant as Bugsy (voice)
• Cemetery Junction as Len Taylor
• For Your Consideration as Martin Gibb
• Talking Funny as Self
• Escape from Planet Earth as Mr Bing (voice)