Stephen Merchant
About
Biography
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Cast (Feature Film)
Writer (Feature Film)
Producer (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Life Events
1997
Met future writing partner, Ricky Gervais, when he was hired by London radio station Xfm
1998
Enrolled in a TV production training course at the BBC; for his short film project shot a largely improvised 10-minute piece called "Seedy Boss" starring Gervais; this short would later become the basis for "The Office"
1998
Wrote for Sacha Baron Cohen's "The Eleven O'Clock Show"
2001
Co-created with Gervais the BBC comedy hit "The Office"; earned an Emmy nomination for Writing
2001
Co-created (with Gervais) the weekly online audio program, "The Ricky Gervais Show"; aired on Xfm in weekly periods for months at a time throughout 2002, 2003, 2004, and mid-2005
2002
Directed an unaired comedy called "The Last Chancers" for Channel 4
2004
Appeared in the British TV comedy "Garth Marenghi's Darkplace" (Channel 4)
2004
Worked as a script consultant on the sitcom "Nathan Barley" (Channel 4)
2005
Co-created "Extras" (BBC2) with longtime collaborator Ricky Gervais; also co-starred onscreen with Gervais, as hapless agent Darren Lamb in this sitcom about struggling actors (aired on HBO in the U.S.), earned Emmy nominations for Best Writing in 2005 and 2007 and for Best Directing in 2007 for the episode "Orlando Bloom"
2005
Executive produced (with Gervais) the American version of "The Office" (NBC), starring Steve Carell in the Gervais role
2007
Cast in the Edgar Wright comedy "Hot Fuzz"
2007
Received Emmy nominations for Directing and Writing for the "Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale" (HBO)
2007
Hosted a radio show on music-oriented show on BBC 6 Music
2009
Appeared in Ricky Gervais vehicle "The Invention of Lying"
2011
Voiced the robot Wheatley in the acclaimed video game "Portal 2"
2011
Voiced Paris in "Gnomeo & Juliet"
2011
Appeared as himself in the faux reality series "Life's Too Short"
2013
Co-created and starred in "Hello Ladies"
2015
Had recurring guest role on "The Big Bang Theory"
2016
Played T.E.R.R.Y. on workplace comedy "Dream Corp LLC"
2018
Appeared in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" sequel "The Girl in the Spider's Web"
2019
Wrote, directed and starred in "Fighting With My Family"
