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Peter Serafinowicz

Peter Serafinowicz

Acting1972Liverpool, United Kingdom

Biography

Peter Szymon Serafinowicz (born July 10, 1972) is an English actor, comedian, director and screenwriter. His film roles include the voice of Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Pete in Shaun of the Dead (2004), Garthan Saal in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), the voice of Big Daddy in Sing (2016) and Sing 2 (2021), and The Sommelier in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017).

On television, Serafinowicz created and starred in the comedy shows Look Around You (2002–2005) and The Peter Serafinowicz Show (2007–2008). He also voiced characters and worked as a creative consultant on South Park (2006–2015), portrayed Edgar Covington in Parks and Recreation (2013–2015), voiced the Fisher King in Doctor Who (2015), and starred as the title character in the live-action adaptation series The Tick (2016). His other television work includes voicing characters in animated series such as Archer, Bob's Burgers, Rick and Morty, The Simpsons, American Dad!, and the second season of What If...?, reprising his live-action role as Garthan Saal.

Serafinowicz has voiced characters in video games such as Dark Souls II (2014), LittleBigPlanet 3 (2014), and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016). He has also directed music videos for acts such as Hot Chip and went viral in 2016 for political satire videos in which he dubbed over videos of Donald Trump with a "sassy" voice, a Cockney accent, and a posh English accent.

Acting History

2025
Jingle Bell Heist
as Maxwell Sterling
Million Dollar Secret
TVas Self - Host
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
TVas Brian Butterfield1 eps
Amandaland
TVas Johannes
Wolf King
TVas Mack Ferran (voice)
Midsomer Murders
TVas Lucian Shirewell1 eps
2024
Creature Commandos
TVas Victor (voice)1 eps
Dead Hot
TVas Danny6 eps
Royal Crackers
TVas Sandy (voice)1 eps
The Gentlemen
TVas Tommy Dixon1 eps
2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
as Reginald Smith (voice)
Sumotherhood
as Krzysztof
We Baby Bears
TVas Judge Whisk (voice)1 eps
White House Plumbers
TVas William F. Buckley Jr.1 eps
Rick and Morty
TVas (voice) / Agency Director (voice)1 eps
What If...?
TVas Garthan Saal (voice)1 eps
2021
Sing 2
as Big Daddy (voice)
2020
The Phantom Stranger
as The Phantom Stranger (voice)
Miracle Workers
TVas King Cragnoor7 eps
2019
Last Christmas
as Theatre Producer
Bob's Burgers
TVas Scottjon Dansteve (voice)1 eps
His Dark Materials
TVas Iofur Raknison (voice)2 eps
2018
The Simpsons
TVas Corporate CEO (voice)1 eps
2017
2016
Sing
as Big Daddy (voice)
The Tick
TVas The Tick22 eps
The Tick
TVProducer
2015
Spy
as Aldo
Doctor Who
TVas Voice of Fisher King (voice)1 eps
Parks and Recreation
TVas Edgar Covington1 eps
Long Live the Royals
TVas Frederick, Announcer,Demonic Hare
2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
as Denarian Saal
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
as Edward the Horse (voice)
Muppets Most Wanted
as Gulag Guard (uncredited)
Adventure Time
TVas Lumpy Space Prince (voice)1 eps
Mr. Sloane
TVas Ross
Gravity Falls
TVas Blind Ivan (voice)1 eps
2013
The World's End
as Knock-a-Door Run Home Owner (uncredited)
2012
Bad Sugar
as Ralph Cauldwell
Childrens Hospital
TVas Michael Caine (voice)1 eps
American Dad!
TVas Goran the Mutilator (voice)1 eps
2011
Killing Bono
as Hammond
The Terrys
as Puppet (voice)
Shooting Stars
TVas Brian Butterfield1 eps
Archer
TVas Benoit (voice)1 eps
NTSF:SD:SUV::
TVas SAM (voice)12 eps
2010
Running Wilde
TVas Fa'ad Shaoulian13 eps
2009
Couples Retreat
as Sctanley
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TVas Self2 eps
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
TVas Voice Over (voice)
2008
Tales of the Riverbank
as Multi Characters (voice)
Would I Lie to You?
TVas Self2 eps
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TVas Himself - Panellist1 eps
2007
Run Fatboy Run
as TV Commentator
Grindhouse
as Screaming Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
2006
Sixty Six
as Uncle Jimmy
South Park
TVas Darth Chef (voice)1 eps
The IT Crowd
TVas Newsreader (voice) / Voice Over (voice) / Lift (voice)1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
TVas Walter Fane1 eps
2005
Have I Got News for You
TVas Self4 eps
8 Out of 10 Cats
TVas Self4 eps
2003
2002
Look Around You
TVas Scientist / Peter Packard
I'm Alan Partridge
TVas Tex1 eps
2001
Calcium
Writer
Calcium
Producer
2000
Black Books
TVas Howell Granger1 eps
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Darth Maul / Battle Droid Commander / Gungan Scout (voice)
Smack the Pony
TVas Various Characters2 eps
Spaced
TVas Duane Benzie3 eps
Hippies
TVas Narrator (voice) / Robin
Murder Most Horrid
TVas Tony Frost1 eps
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
TVas George Fitzpatrick2 eps
1996
Fisted
as Self

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/10/1972(53 years old)
Place of Birth
Liverpool, United Kingdom