Ricky Gervais

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jun 25, 1961 (63 years old)

Ricky Gervais

Known For

Dog Man
1h 29m
Movie 2025

Dog Man

When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve—and fetch, sit and roll over. As Dog Man embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief, he must stop the pretty evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat.

Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
1h 3m
Movie 2023

Ricky Gervais: Armageddon

Ricky Gervais dishes out controversial takes on political correctness and oversensitivity in a taboo-busting comedy special about the end of humanity. Recorded at The London Palladium.

Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM
1h 30m
Movie 2022

Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM

Titled after the first-ever song to play on their airwaves, Kick Out the Jams follows the development of XFM from its rebellious pirate radio roots in the early 90’s, through to its official FM radio launch in 1997 as a major platform for launching alternative talent into the mainstream. The doc deep-dives into the struggles and influence of the station which gave rise to the likes of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, whose global hits The Office and The Ricky Gervais Show were originally developed while working at the radio station.

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
1h 34m
Movie 2022

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's wicked plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant mentor, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day.

George Michael: Freedom Uncut
1h 58m
Movie 2022

George Michael: Freedom Uncut

Freedom Uncut chronicles the tumultuous — yet creatively fruitful — period of George Michael’s life and career following the release of his 1987 solo debut, Faith, then through the creation and release of his 1990 follow-up Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1. Along with documenting his creative efforts during this period, the doc will also explore his relationship with Anselmo Feleppa — who died from AIDS-related complications — as well as the death of Michael’s mother.

Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
1h 4m
Movie 2022

Ricky Gervais: SuperNature

With his signature pitch-black sense of humor, Ricky Gervais takes the stage at the London Palladium in this provocative stand-up comedy special.

Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up
0h 49m
Movie 2021

Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up

SKY ARTS presents Suede's Coming Up (released on Nude Records in 1996) in the Classic Albums series.

The Willoughbys
1h 32m
Movie 2020

The Willoughbys

When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.

The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?
0h 36m
Movie 2019

The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?

Markus Meechan is a criminal. Guilty of posting a YouTube video judged “grossly offensive” and containing menacing, anti-Semitic and racist material. He claims the video was a joke. Others claim, Markus is a Nazi. But what does the prosecution of a YouTube comedian mean for freedom of expression – is a censorious state overstepping the mark? Or are there some things you just shouldn’t joke about?

After Life
0h 30m
TV Show 2019

After Life

Tony had a perfect life. But after his wife Lisa suddenly dies, Tony changes. After contemplating taking his own life, he decides instead to live long enough to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he likes from now on.

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.

Acting

2025
Dog Man
2023
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
2022
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM
2022
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
2021
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up
2020
The Willoughbys
2019
The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?
2019
After Life
2018
Suede: The Insatiable Ones
2018
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
2018
Child Support
2017
George Michael: Freedom
2017
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
2016
David Brent: Life on the Road
2016
Special Correspondents
2016
The Last Laugh
2015
The Little Prince
2015
Derek Special
2014
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014
Muppets Most Wanted
2013
The Unbelievers
2013
Learn Guitar with David Brent
2013
The Office Retrospective
2013
The Return of Brent
2013
Escape from Planet Earth
2013
Derek
2011
Life's Too Short
2011
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
2010
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
2010
Meet Karl Pilkington II
2010
When Karl Met Warwick
2010
Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
2010
An Idiot Abroad
2010
The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem
2010
Cemetery Junction
2010
The Ricky Gervais Show
2009
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2008
Ghost Town
2007
Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame
2007
Living with Ricky Gervais 2
2007
The Art of Breaking Character
2007
Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening
2007
Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool
2006
Night at the Museum
2005
Extras
2003
Golden Years
2001
The Office
2000
Meet Ricky Gervais
1998
The 11 O'Clock Show

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