Ricky Gervais

Actor and writer. Born 25 June 1961 in Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK.

Titles on Fi1m5 acting · 4 directing · 1 writing

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 5 titles

Emmy1 won

Born

25 June 1961, Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK

Active

1989–2014

Frequently works with

Stephen Merchant, Charlie Hanson, Ben Garant, Ben Stiller, Brent Forrester, Chris Columbus, Dan Greaney, Daniel Chun

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

68Fi1m

62Critics

We rate Ricky’s work 6 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 793

Under 601

Of 5 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 1 of 2 billed first or second
Reviewed: 3 films, 2 series
Screen time: 6 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $631m across 3 films with figures
Primetime Emmy Awards: 1 Emmy1 won
Active: 1989–2014

Genres

Comedy4
Adventure3
Family3
Fantasy2
Action1
Crime1

Best and worst on Fi1m

86BestSpaced1999

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian poster

54WorstNight at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian2009

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11980s

51990s

342000s

362010s

142020s

Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards1 won

Won2007Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · Extras

Other awards1 won

Won2019Richard Dawkins Award: Richard Dawkins Award

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.