Ricky Dene Gervais 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 ad ... dition 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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After Life
as Tony
Episodes: 18
First Aired: Mar 08, 2019
Extras
as Andy Millman
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Jul 21, 2005
The Office
as David Brent
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Jul 09, 2001
Derek
as Derek
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Jan 30, 2013
Learn Guitar with David Brent
as David Brent
Episodes: 9
First Aired: May 19, 2013
Life's Too Short
as Ricky Gervais
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Nov 10, 2011
The Office
as David Brent
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 24, 2005
Louie
as Dr. Ben
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jun 29, 2010
German Genius
as Ricky Gervais
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 23, 2023
Spaced
as Dave
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1999
Alias
as Daniel Ryan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 2001
Golden Years
as Clive Meadows
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 08, 2003
SpongeBob SquarePants
as Narrator
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 01, 1999
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Ricky Gervais
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 2000
Galavant
as Xanax
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 04, 2015
BoJack Horseman
as Hedgehog at Orphanage (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 22, 2014
Family Guy
as Billy Finn (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 31, 1999
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
as Ricky Gervais (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 27, 2019
The Simpsons
as Charles Heathbar (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
The Simpsons
as Ricky Gervais (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
The Ricky Gervais Show
as Himself
Episodes: 39
First Aired: Feb 19, 2010
The 11 O'Clock Show
as Self
Episodes: 35
First Aired: Sep 30, 1998
An Idiot Abroad
as Self
Episodes: 19
First Aired: Sep 23, 2010
Child Support
as Himself
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Jan 05, 2018
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 14
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
The Daily Show
as Self
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Jul 22, 1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
Meet Ricky Gervais
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Sep 22, 2000
The Simpsons
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
The One Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Aug 14, 2006
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Host
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
This Morning
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Oct 03, 1988
GMTV
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 01, 1993
Live from Studio Five
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 14, 2009
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 19, 2012
Conan
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 08, 2010
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
The View
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jun 08, 2002
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
The Marriage Ref
as Self - Panelist
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 28, 2010
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 03, 2005
The View
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 02, 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 08, 2015
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 03, 2005
Room 101
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 04, 1994
Vic Reeves Examines
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 03, 2000
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 14, 2009
Horne & Corden
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 10, 2009
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Self - Guest Announcer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 08, 2002
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
The Alec Baldwin Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 14, 2018
David Haye versus
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 28, 2011
Hot Ones
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 12, 2015
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
as Self - Performer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 16, 2016
Derek
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 30, 2013
Saturday Night Live
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Parkinson
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 1998
Talking Sopranos
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 07, 2020
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 20, 2024
The Last Leg
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 25, 2013
SNL Digital Shorts
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 03, 2005
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