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Stephen James Merchant is an English writer, director, radio presenter, comedian, and actor. In collaboration with Ricky Gervais, he was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series The Office (2001–2003), and co-writer and co-star of both Extras (2005–2007) and Life's Too Short (2011–2013). With Gervais and Karl Pilkington, he hosted The Ricky Gervais Show in its radio, podcast, audiobook and television formats; the radio version won a bronze Sony Award. He also voiced Wheatley in the 2011 video game Portal 2.
Born
Sunday, 24 November 1974
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Ark and the Aardvark | Croc (voice) / Croc | 2024 |
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM | Self | 2022 |
Four Lives | Stephen Port | 2022 |
A Boy Called Christmas | Miika (voice) / Miika | 2021 |
The Outlaws | Gregory Dillard / Greg | 2021 |
Locked Down | Michael Morgan | 2021 |
Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Count Rugen | 2020 |
Russell Howard's Home Time | Self | 2020 |
Jojo Rabbit | Captain Deertz / Deertz | 2019 |
Good Boys | Claude | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Ark and the Aardvark | Croc (voice) / Croc | 2024 |
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM | Self | 2022 |
Four Lives | Stephen Port | 2022 |
A Boy Called Christmas | Miika (voice) / Miika | 2021 |
The Outlaws | Gregory Dillard / Greg | 2021 |
Locked Down | Michael Morgan | 2021 |
Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Count Rugen | 2020 |
Russell Howard's Home Time | Self | 2020 |
Jojo Rabbit | Captain Deertz / Deertz | 2019 |
Good Boys | Claude | 2019 |
Critters: A New Binge | Mr. President | 2019 |
Fighting with My Family | Hugh | 2019 |
The Girl in the Spider's Web | Frans Balder | 2018 |
Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
Sherlock Gnomes | Paris (voice) / Paris | 2018 |
Click & Collect | Andrew Bennett | 2018 |
Gordon, Gino & Fred's Great Christmas Roast | Self - Celebrity Waiter | 2017 |
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Stephen Merchant | 2017 |
The Russell Howard Hour | Self - Special Guest / Self | 2017 |
Table 19 | Walter Thimble | 2017 |
The Last Laugh | Self | 2017 |
Logan | Caliban | 2017 |
Dream Corp LLC | T.E.R.R.Y. | 2016 |
The Good Place | Neil | 2016 |
There's Something About Romcoms | Self / Danny | 2016 |
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie | Barron Hilton | 2016 |
WWE Hell in a Cell | Self - Audience Member | 2015 |
Brand: A Second Coming | Himself / Self | 2015 |
Red Nose Day | Self | 2015 |
Misery Loves Comedy | Self - Interviewee / Himself | 2015 |
Lip Sync Battle | Self - Competitor | 2015 |
Travel Man: 48 Hours in... | Self - Guest | 2015 |
The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest / Self | 2015 |
Hello Ladies: The Movie | Stuart / Stuart Pritchard | 2014 |
American Comedy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2014 |
Short Poppies | Roger Fairweather | 2014 |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | 2014 |
Hello Ladies | Stephen / Stuart Pritchard / Stuart | 2013 |
Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
Drunk History | George Washington / F**kin' President Lincoln / Abraham Lincoln | 2013 |
Norm Macdonald Live | Self | 2013 |
I Give It a Year | Danny | 2013 |
Movie 43 | Donald (segment "Truth or Dare") | 2013 |
The Last Leg | Self - Guest / Self / Self - SU2C Presenter | 2012 |
Comedy Bang! Bang! | Self | 2012 |
Sunday Brunch | Self - Guest | 2012 |
Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies... Live! | Himself / Self | 2011 |
Life's Too Short | Stephen Merchant | 2011 |
The Jonathan Ross Show | Self - Guest | 2011 |
Hall Pass | Gary | 2011 |
Gnomeo & Juliet | Paris / Paris (voice) | 2011 |
Conan | Himself - Guest | 2010 |
Burke and Hare | Holyrood Footman / Footman | 2010 |
Jackboots on Whitehall | Tom (voice) / Tom | 2010 |
An Idiot Abroad | Self / Himself | 2010 |
Cemetery Junction | Dougie Boden | 2010 |
Channel 4's Comedy Gala | Self | 2010 |
The Ricky Gervais Show | Himself / Self | 2010 |
Tooth Fairy | Tracy | 2010 |
Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut | Self | 2009 |
Modern Family | Higgins | 2009 |
The Invention of Lying | Man at the Door | 2009 |
Kevin Pollak's Chat Show | Self - Guest | 2009 |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself - Guest | 2009 |
Skavlan | Self - Guest | 2009 |
The Big Bang Theory | Dave Gibbs | 2007 |
Run Fatboy Run | Man with Broken Leg | 2007 |
Would I Lie to You? | Self | 2007 |
The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest / Self | 2007 |
Hot Fuzz | Peter Ian Staker | 2007 |
The Comedy Map of Britain | Self | 2007 |
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall | Self | 2006 |
The One Show | Self - Guest / Self | 2006 |
The Great British Menu | Himself | 2006 |
The Apprentice: You're Fired! | Self - Interviewee | 2006 |
Extras | Darren Lamb / Agent | 2005 |
American Dad! | Scientist | 2005 |
Bromwell High | Mr. Phillips / Various | 2005 |
Dragons' Den | Self | 2005 |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
Green Wing | Lab Technicianian | 2004 |
Strictly Come Dancing | Self - Audience Member / Self - Terms and Conditions | 2004 |
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace | The Chef | 2004 |
Comedy Central Roasts | Self - Audience Member | 2003 |
Imagine | Self | 2003 |
Comedy Connections | Darren Lamb / Self | 2003 |
Real Time with Bill Maher | Self - Guest | 2003 |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest | 2003 |
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Self - Guest Announcer | 2002 |
Last Call with Carson Daly | Himself | 2002 |
24 | CTU Staffer | 2001 |
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self - Guest | 2001 |
The Office | Nathan 'Oggy' aka The Oggmonster / Paul Shepherd | 2001 |
Robot Chicken | Alfred Pennyworth / 210 Up Narrator / Kirk Fogg | 2001 |
Meet Ricky Gervais | Channel 4 staff member | 2000 |
WWE Smackdown! | Self | 1999 |
Comedy Lab | James | 1998 |
The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
Late Show with David Letterman | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
Have I Got News for You | Self - Guest Presenter | 1990 |
The Simpsons | Conrad | 1989 |
60 Minutes | Himself - Writer (segment "Ricky Gervais") | 1968 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Outlaws | 2021 |
Fighting with My Family | 2019 |
Hello Ladies: The Movie | 2014 |
Hello Ladies | 2013 |
Life's Too Short | 2011 |
Cemetery Junction | 2010 |
Extras | 2005 |
The Office | 2005 |
The Office | 2001 |
Comedy Lab | 1998 |
See Hear | 1981 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Outlaws | 2021 |
The Office: Superfan Episodes | 2021 |
Fighting with My Family | 2019 |
Dream Corp LLC | 2016 |
Lip Sync Battle | 2015 |
Hello Ladies: The Movie | 2014 |
Hello Ladies | 2013 |
Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies... Live! | 2011 |
Life's Too Short | 2011 |
An Idiot Abroad | 2010 |
Cemetery Junction | 2010 |
The Ricky Gervais Show | 2010 |
Extras | 2005 |
The Office | 2005 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Structured Reality Program | Nominated |
2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Structured Reality Program | Nominated |
2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Structured Reality Program | Nominated |
2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
2010 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
2010 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program | Nominated |
2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Nominated |
2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Made for Television Movie | Nominated |
2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Nominated |
2007 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
2007 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
2007 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Won |
2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Nominated |