Cast & creator
Stephen Merchant
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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.
Also known as: Stephen James Merchant, スティーブン・マーチャント
65
film credits
100
television credits
100
1989–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (165)
Showing 165 of 165 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
The Simpsons
Conrad (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Office
Executive Producer
2005The Office
Writer
2005The Office
Director
2005The Office
Original Series Creator
2005The Office
Teleplay
2005
The Daily Show
Self
1996
American Dad!
Scientist (voice)
2005
Conan
Self
2010
Modern Family
Higgins
2009
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
The One Show
Self - Guest
2006
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Presenter
Have I Got News for You
Self - Host
1990
The Big Bang Theory
Dave Gibbs
2007
The Last Leg
Self
2013
GMTV
Self
1993
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self
2012
The Good Place
Neil
2016
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
The Office
Paul Shepherd (voice)
2001The Office
Nathan
2001The Office
Director
2001The Office
Writer
2001The Office
Creator
2001
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
2011
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Julian Chamberlain
2023
Lip Sync Battle
Self
2015Lip Sync Battle
Executive Producer
2015Lip Sync Battle
Creator
2015
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self - Guest Announcer
2002
Drunk History
F**kin' President Lincoln
2013Drunk History
Abraham Lincoln
2013
Soccer AM
Self
1995
Logan
Caliban
2017
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
2001
The Outlaws
Greg
2021The Outlaws
Director
2021The Outlaws
Executive Producer
2021The Outlaws
Writer
2021The Outlaws
Creator
2021
Jojo Rabbit
Deertz
2019
Big Fat Quiz
Self - Panellist
2004
The Paper
Executive Producer
2025The Paper
Original Series Creator
2025
Extras
Darren Lamb
2005Extras
Writer
2005Extras
Director
2005Extras
Executive Producer
2005Extras
Creator
2005
The Russell Howard Hour
Self
2017
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Self
2009
Hot Fuzz
Peter Ian Staker
2007
Comedy Lab
James
1998Comedy Lab
Director
1998
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Self - Guest
2015
The Office PL
Original Series Creator
2021
Dream Corp LLC
T.E.R.R.Y. (voice)
2016Dream Corp LLC
Executive Producer
2016
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Count Rugen
2020
Gnomeo & Juliet
Paris (voice)
2011
Green Wing
Lab Technicianian
2004
Good Boys
Claude (uncredited)
2019
Norm Macdonald Live
Self
2013
An Idiot Abroad
Self
2010An Idiot Abroad
Producer
2010
The Girl in the Spider's Web
Frans Balder
2018
Movie 43
Donald (segment "Truth or Dare")
2013
Hello Ladies
Stephen
2013Hello Ladies
Writer
2013Hello Ladies
Director
2013Hello Ladies
Executive Producer
2013Hello Ladies
Creator
2013
Fighting with My Family
Hugh
2019Fighting with My Family
Director
2019Fighting with My Family
Writer
2019Fighting with My Family
Producer
2019
The Invention of Lying
Man at the Door
2009
Tooth Fairy
Tracy
2010
Four Lives
Stephen Port
2022
Goodbye June
Jerry
2025
Hall Pass
Gary
2011
I Give It a Year
Danny
2013
The Ricky Gervais Show
Self
2010The Ricky Gervais Show
Producer
2010The Ricky Gervais Show
Creator
2010
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
The Chef
2004
The Office
Original Series Creator
2024
A Boy Called Christmas
Miika (voice)
2021
Sherlock Gnomes
Paris (voice)
2018
Life's Too Short
Stephen Merchant
2011Life's Too Short
Director
2011Life's Too Short
Writer
2011Life's Too Short
Executive Producer
2011Life's Too Short
Creator
2011
Table 19
Walter Thimble
2017
Gadget Man
2012
Run Fatboy Run
Man with Broken Leg
2007
The Office
Original Series Creator
2019
The Office
Original Series Creator
2017
Critters: A New Binge
Mr. President Critter (voice)
2019
Bromwell High
Mr. Phillips
2005
Locked Down
Michael Morgan
2021
The Office
Original Series Creator
2010
La oficina
Original Series Creator
2026
Burke & Hare
Footman
2010
Hello Ladies: The Movie
Stuart Pritchard
2014Hello Ladies: The Movie
Director
2014Hello Ladies: The Movie
Writer
2014Hello Ladies: The Movie
Executive Producer
2014
Cemetery Junction
Dougie Boden
2010Cemetery Junction
Director
2010Cemetery Junction
Writer
2010Cemetery Junction
Executive Producer
2010
Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind
2004
The Office (SA)
Original Series Creator
2022
The Last Laugh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016HaMisrad
Creator
2010
David Brent: Life on the Road
Characters
2016
Misery Loves Comedy
Self
2015
The Ark and the Aardvark
Croc (voice)
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009
Click & Collect
Andrew Bennett
2018
The Last Chancers
Director
2004
The Sham
The Sham
Director
The Sham
Screenplay
The Sham
Producer
England 2006: The Golden Generation
Self (archive footage)
2026
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
Barron Hilton
2016
There's Something About Romcoms
Self
2016
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
Self
2002
La Job
Creator
2006
The Fight
Self
2002
Meet Ricky Gervais
2000
Derren Brown: Behind the Mischief
Self
2011
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
Self
2010
Le Bureau
Creator
2006
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
Self
2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
Tom (voice)
2010
Brand: A Second Coming
Self
2015
The Return of Brent
Characters
2013
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
Self
2002
Making 'Logan'
Self
2017The Office Pre-Pilot
Office Worker
1998The Office Pre-Pilot
Director
1998The Art of Breaking Character
Self
2007
Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening
Self
2007Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening
Camera Operator
2007
Taping Nigel
Self
2005Taping Nigel
Camera Operator
2005
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM
Self
2022Golden Years
Writer
2003
Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies... Live!
Self
2011Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies... Live!
Writer
2011Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies... Live!
Producer
2011Finding Leo
Self
2005Finding Leo
Director
2005