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.
72 movies · 61 shows
England 2006: The Golden Generation
2026·0.0
Ricky Gervais: Mortality
2025·7.1
Dog Man
2025·7.4
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
2023·7.1
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM
2022·6.7
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022·6.6
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022·7.1
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
2022·7.5
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up
2021·6.8
The Willoughbys
2020·7.0
The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?
2019·0.0
Suede: The Insatiable Ones
2018·7.4
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
2018·7.7
George Michael: Freedom
2017·7.2
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
2017·6.4
David Brent: Life on the Road
2016·6.1
Special Correspondents
2016·5.8
The Last Laugh
2016·7.0
The Little Prince
2015·7.6
Derek Special
2015·8.1
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014·6.2
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014·8.0
Muppets Most Wanted
2014·6.3
The Unbelievers
2013·6.4
David Blaine: Real or Magic
2013·6.8
The Office Retrospective
2013·7.5
The Return of Brent
2013·6.0
Escape from Planet Earth
2013·5.8
Learn English with Ricky Gervais
2012·0.0
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012·0.0
The Muppets
2011·6.7
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
2011·4.7
Talking Funny
2011·7.4
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
2010·7.3
Meet Karl Pilkington II
2010·0.0
When Karl Met Warwick
2010·0.0
Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
2010·7.0
The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem
2010·0.0
Cemetery Junction
2010·6.5
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
2010·9.3
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
2009·2.0
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009·6.9
The Invention of Lying
2009·6.2
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009·10.0
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009·6.2
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
2008·7.1
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008·6.0
Ghost Town
2008·6.5
Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame
2007·6.8
Living with Ricky Gervais 2
2007·0.0
Stardust
2007·7.3
Concert for Diana
2007·7.6
Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening
2007·6.0
The Art of Breaking Character
2007·0.0
Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool
2007·6.3
Night at the Museum
2006·6.6
For Your Consideration
2006·5.8
Taping Nigel
2005·7.0
Finding Leo
2005·8.0
Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1
2005·0.0
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
2005·7.7
Valiant
2005·5.7
Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics
2004·6.8
Living with Ricky Gervais
2004·0.0
Meet Karl Pilkington
2004·0.0
Ricky Gervais Live: Animals
2003·7.1
The Fight
2002·0.0
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002·8.0
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002·5.5
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
2002·8.0
Dog Eat Dog
2001·5.3
Seedy Boss
1998·0.0