Acting
Stephen Merchant
Born 1974-11-24
Bristol, England, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
Stephen Merchant is a British writer, director, radio presenter, stand-up comedian, and actor, best known for his work on The Office, Extras, and The Ricky Gervais Show.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Stephen Merchant
Movie
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Logan
2017
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TV
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The Big Bang Theory
2007
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TV
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The Simpsons
1989
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Jojo Rabbit
2019
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Hot Fuzz
2007
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TV
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The Office
2005
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Modern Family
2009
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American Dad!
2005
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
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Movie 43
2013
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (165 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | England 2006: The Golden Generation | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2026 |
 | La oficina | Original Series Creator | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Goodbye June | Jerry | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Paper | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2025 |
| The Paper | Original Series Creator | TV Series | 2025 |
 | The Office | Original Series Creator | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon | Julian Chamberlain | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Office (SA) | Original Series Creator | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM | Self | Movie | 2022 |
 | Four Lives | Stephen Port | TV Series | 2022 |
 | A Boy Called Christmas | Miika (voice) | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Outlaws | Greg | TV Series | 2021 |
| The Outlaws | Writer | TV Series | 2021 |
| The Outlaws | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2021 |
| The Outlaws | Director | TV Series | 2021 |
| The Outlaws | Creator | TV Series | 2021 |
 | The Office PL | Original Series Creator | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Locked Down | Michael Morgan | Movie | 2021 |
 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Count Rugen | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Jojo Rabbit | Deertz | Movie | 2019 |
 | Good Boys | Claude (uncredited) | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Office | Original Series Creator | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Critters: A New Binge | Mr. President Critter (voice) | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Fighting with My Family | Hugh | Movie | 2019 |
| Fighting with My Family | Writer | Movie | 2019 |
| Fighting with My Family | Director | Movie | 2019 |
| Fighting with My Family | Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Click & Collect | Andrew Bennett | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Girl in the Spider's Web | Frans Balder | Movie | 2018 |
 | Sherlock Gnomes | Paris (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Russell Howard Hour | Self | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Making 'Logan' | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | Table 19 | Walter Thimble | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Office | Original Series Creator | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Logan | Caliban | Movie | 2017 |
 | Dream Corp LLC | T.E.R.R.Y. (voice) | TV Series | 2016 |
| Dream Corp LLC | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2016 |
 | The Good Place | Neil | TV Series | 2016 |
 | There's Something About Romcoms | Self | Movie | 2016 |
 | David Brent: Life on the Road | Characters | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Last Laugh | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2016 |
 | Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie | Barron Hilton | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Lip Sync Battle | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
| Lip Sync Battle | Creator | TV Series | 2015 |
| Lip Sync Battle | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Travel Man: 48 Hours in... | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Brand: A Second Coming | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | Misery Loves Comedy | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | Hello Ladies: The Movie | Stuart Pritchard | Movie | 2014 |
| Hello Ladies: The Movie | Director | Movie | 2014 |
| Hello Ladies: The Movie | Writer | Movie | 2014 |
| Hello Ladies: The Movie | Executive Producer | Movie | 2014 |
 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Hello Ladies | Stephen | TV Series | 2013 |
| Hello Ladies | Writer | TV Series | 2013 |
| Hello Ladies | Director | TV Series | 2013 |
| Hello Ladies | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2013 |
| Hello Ladies | Creator | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Drunk History | F**kin' President Lincoln | TV Series | 2013 |
| Drunk History | Abraham Lincoln | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Norm Macdonald Live | Self | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Return of Brent | Characters | Movie | 2013 |
 | I Give It a Year | Danny | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Last Leg | Self | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Movie 43 | Donald (segment "Truth or Dare") | Movie | 2013 |
 | Gadget Man | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Self | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies... Live! | Self | Movie | 2011 |
| Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies... Live! | Writer | Movie | 2011 |
| Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies... Live! | Producer | Movie | 2011 |
 | Life's Too Short | Stephen Merchant | TV Series | 2011 |
| Life's Too Short | Director | TV Series | 2011 |
| Life's Too Short | Writer | TV Series | 2011 |
| Life's Too Short | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2011 |
| Life's Too Short | Creator | TV Series | 2011 |
 | The Jonathan Ross Show | Self | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Hall Pass | Gary | Movie | 2011 |
 | Derren Brown: Behind the Mischief | Self | Movie | 2011 |
 | Gnomeo & Juliet | Paris (voice) | Movie | 2011 |
 | Gerard Kelly: A Celebration | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | Conan | Self | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Burke & Hare | Footman | Movie | 2010 |
 | Jackboots on Whitehall | Tom (voice) | Movie | 2010 |
 | An Idiot Abroad | Self | TV Series | 2010 |
| An Idiot Abroad | Producer | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The Office | Original Series Creator | TV Series | 2010 |
| HaMisrad | Creator | TV Series | 2010 | |
 | Cemetery Junction | Dougie Boden | Movie | 2010 |
| Cemetery Junction | Director | Movie | 2010 |
| Cemetery Junction | Writer | Movie | 2010 |
| Cemetery Junction | Executive Producer | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Ricky Gervais Show | Self | TV Series | 2010 |
| The Ricky Gervais Show | Producer | TV Series | 2010 |
| The Ricky Gervais Show | Creator | TV Series | 2010 |
 | This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | Tooth Fairy | Tracy | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Invention of Lying | Man at the Door | Movie | 2009 |
 | Modern Family | Higgins | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Live from Studio Five | Self | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man | Self | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Big Bang Theory | Dave Gibbs | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Run Fatboy Run | Man with Broken Leg | Movie | 2007 |
 | Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening | Self | Movie | 2007 |
| The Art of Breaking Character | Self | Movie | 2007 | |
| Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening | Camera Operator | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Hot Fuzz | Peter Ian Staker | Movie | 2007 |
 | La Job | Creator | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The One Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Le Bureau | Creator | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Taping Nigel | Self | Movie | 2005 |
| Finding Leo | Self | Movie | 2005 | |
| Finding Leo | Director | Movie | 2005 | |
| Taping Nigel | Camera Operator | Movie | 2005 |
 | Extras | Darren Lamb | TV Series | 2005 |
| Extras | Director | TV Series | 2005 |
| Extras | Writer | TV Series | 2005 |
| Extras | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2005 |
| Extras | Creator | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Office | Director | TV Series | 2005 |
| The Office | Writer | TV Series | 2005 |
| The Office | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2005 |
| The Office | Original Series Creator | TV Series | 2005 |
| The Office | Teleplay | TV Series | 2005 |
 | American Dad! | Scientist (voice) | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Bromwell High | Mr. Phillips | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Big Fat Quiz | Self - Panellist | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Last Chancers | Director | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Green Wing | Lab Technicianian | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Garth Marenghi's Darkplace | The Chef | TV Series | 2004 |
| Golden Years | Writer | TV Series | 2003 | |
 | Real Time with Bill Maher | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | The Fight | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Self - Guest Announcer | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self | TV Series | 2001 |
 | The Office | Paul Shepherd (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Office | Nathan | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Office | Director | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Office | Writer | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Office | Creator | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Meet Ricky Gervais | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Comedy Lab | James | TV Series | 1998 |
| Comedy Lab | Director | TV Series | 1998 |
| Seedy Boss | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1998 | |
| Seedy Boss | Director | Movie | 1998 | |
 | The View | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The Daily Show | Self | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Soccer AM | Self | TV Series | 1995 |
 | GMTV | Self | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Have I Got News for You | Self - Host | TV Series | 1990 |
 | The Simpsons | Conrad (voice) | TV Series | 1989 |
 | The Ark and the Aardvark | Croc (voice) | Movie | — |
 | The Sham | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |
 | Have I Got a Bit More News for You | Self - Presenter | TV Series | — |
| The Sham | Director | Movie | — |
| The Sham | Screenplay | Movie | — |
| The Sham | Producer | Movie | — |