Stephen Merchant

Most Popular Celeb Stories
Popular Photo Galleries
Take the Film.com Survey
Image Not Available

Details

Nationality: British
Birthdate: 11/24/1974
Birthplace: Bristol, England, United Kingdom

biography

Television writer, director and actor Stephen Merchant first made his mark as co-creator of the innovative BBC television show, “The Office” (BBC2, 2001-03), which became an instant comedy classic adapted into several international spin-offs. The multi-talented, unusually tall 6’7” lad from the West Country had enjoyed moderate success as a stand-up comic and radio personality prior to “The Office,” which marked the beginning of his creative partnership with fellow comedian, Ricky Gervais. The pair went on to create a wildly popular radio show – which evolved into a podcast – and a second TV Continued

Credits

(TV Show)
2005-2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Source Material
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Source Material
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Source Material
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Source Material
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Source Material
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Director
2008
Source Material
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Source Material
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Source Material
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Source Material
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Source Material
2008
Source Material
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Source Material
2008
Source Material
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Source Material
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Source Material
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Source Material
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Source Material
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Source Material
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Writer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2006
Executive Producer
2006
Source Material
2005
Executive Producer
2005
Source Material
2005
Executive Producer
2005
Source Material
2005
Executive Producer
2005
Source Material
2005
Executive Producer
2005
Source Material
2005
Executive Producer
2005
Source Material
2005
Executive Producer
2005
Source Material
2005
Executive Producer
2005
Source Material
2005
Executive Producer
2005
Source Material
2005
Executive Producer
2005
Source Material
2005
Executive Producer
2005
Source Material
2005
Executive Producer
2005
Source Material
2005
Executive Producer
2005
Source Material
2005
Executive Producer
2005
Source Material
2005
Executive Producer
2005
Source Material
2005
Executive Producer
2005
Source Material
2005
Executive Producer
2005
Teleplay
2005
+(200 More)
(TV Show)
2005-2007
Writer
2007
Director
2007
Agent Darren Lamb
2007
Writer
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Director
2007
Agent Darren Lamb
2007
Writer
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Director
2007
Agent Darren Lamb
2007
Writer
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Director
2007
Agent Darren Lamb
2007
Writer
2007
Creator
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Director
2007
Agent Darren Lamb
2007
Writer
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Director
2007
Agent Darren Lamb
2007
Agent
2005
Writer
2005
Director
2005
Agent
2005
Writer
2005
Director
2005
Writer
2005
Director
2005
Agent
2005
Writer
2005
Director
2005
Agent
2005
Writer
2005
Director
2005
Writer
2005
Director
2005
+(35 More)
(TV Show)
2006-2006
Cast
2006
(TV Show)
2001-2002
Director
2002
Writer
2002
Director
2001
Writer
2001
Director
2001
Writer
2001
Director
2001
Writer
2001
Director
2001
Writer
2001
Director
2001
Writer
2001
Director
2001
Writer
2001
+(9 More)
Screenplay

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Began doing stand-up comedy; won the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award
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
Continued

post a comment




 
Terms of Use  |  Privacy Policy  |  RealNetworks  |    |  FAQ  |   RSS  |   Mobile  |   SiteMap  |   Blog   |   Partners
Browse All: Movies |  TV |  Celebrities
© 2006-2008 RealNetworks. All Rights Reserved. Portions of this page © 2008 Baseline StudioSystems. All rights reserved.