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Stephen Merchant

English actor, director, and writer · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1974 · age 51

Stephen James Merchant is an English comedian, writer, director, and actor. He was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series The Office (2001-2003), and co-writer, co-director, and co-star of both Extras (2005-2007) and Life's Too Short (2011-2013) alongside Ricky Gervais.

Stephen Merchant is read about 2,484 times a day, in 27 languages.

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A life in dates

2026England 2006: The Golden GenerationFilm2025Goodbye JuneFilm, Jerry2023The Walking Dead: Daryl DixonSeries, Julian Chamberlain2022Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFMFilm2019Fighting with My FamilyFilm, Director, Writer2018Click & CollectFilm, Andrew Bennett2017LoganFilm, Caliban2016Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The MovieFilm, Barron Hilton2015Lip Sync BattleSeries, Creator, Producer2014Hello Ladies: The MovieFilm, Director, Writer2013Drunk HistorySeries, F**kin' President LincolnI Give It a YearFilm, 2013Danny2012Comedy Bang! Bang!Series2011Derren Brown: Behind the MischiefFilm2010Burke & HareFilm, Footman2009Modern FamilySeries, Higgins2007Writers Guild of America AwardAwardHot FuzzFilm, 2007Peter Ian Staker2006Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy SeriesAwardThe One ShowSeries, 20062005Finding LeoFilm, Director2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series2002How I Made The Office by Ricky GervaisFilm1997The ViewSeries1993GMTVSeries1989The SimpsonsSeries, Conrad (voice)1974Born24 November 1974

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  • Jojo Rabbit 2019
  • Logan 2017
  • Hot Fuzz 2007
  • A Boy Called Christmas 2021
  • Good Boys 2019

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Filmography 40

165 credits on file

Television 24

Media & music

Photos 2

Merchant in January 2011Merchant in January 2011

Awards

Writers Guild of America Award2007
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series2006

About this person

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 provided the voice of the robotic Wheatley in the video games Portal 2 (2011) and Lego Dimensions (2015). Merchant co-developed the Sky One travel documentary series An Idiot Abroad (2010-2012) and co-created Lip Sync Battle (2015-2019).

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1974 · age 51

In the same film or series as Stephen

Kyle MooneyAlso in Hello Ladies: The Movie (2014)Toni ColletteAlso in Goodbye June (2025)Simon BakerAlso in I Give It a Year (2013)Hank AzariaAlso in Run Fatboy Run (2007)Dafne KeenAlso in Logan (2017)Alyssa MilanoAlso in Hall Pass (2011)