Stephen Merchant
STEPHEN MERCHANT is a multi-award-winning actor, comedian, writer, director and producer, and one of the most versatile talents in TV and film.
Merchant can currently be seen in Season 3 of THE OUTLAWS, the hit BBC One/Amazon Studios comedy-drama series that he co-created, co-produced and stars in. Other acting credits also include the Oscar-nominated war satire JOJO RABBIT, the international blockbuster movie LOGAN, crime thriller THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB, and BBC’s FOUR LIVES, for which he received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the RTS Awards for his chilling portrayal of the infamous serial killer Stephen Port.
Merchant wrote and directed MGM/Film 4’s FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY, a movie he co-produced with Dwayne Johnson, based on the true story of WWE Superstar Paige and her family of professional wrestlers. Prior to that he was star, co-creator, co-writer and director of HBO’s HELLO LADIES, a sitcom based on his live stand-up show of the same name. The series ended with a feature-length HBO special and received two nominations at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Merchant first shot to prominence as co-creator of BBC’s THE OFFICE and EXTRAS, both of which were critically acclaimed, earning multiple awards, including three BAFTA Awards, two British Comedy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Peabody Award.
Film, TV & Theatre Agent
Comedy Agent
Acting Agent
Commercials
Actors
Film
Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
LOCKED DOWN | Michael Morgan | Doug Liman | Warner Bros |
JOJO RABBIT | Captain Deertz | Taika Waititi | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY | Hugh | Stephen Merchant | MGM |
THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB | Frans Balder | Fede Alvarez | Columbia Pictures |
TABLE 19 | Walter Thimble | Jeffrey Blitz | 3311 Productions |
LOGAN | Caliban | James Mangold | 20th Century Fox |
MOVIE 43 | Donald (segment "Truth or Dare") | Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill | Relativity Media |
I GIVE IT A YEAR | Danny | Dan Mazer | Working Title Films |
HALL PASS | Gary | Peter Farrelly | Warner Bros. |
CEMETERY JUNCTION | Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant | Point Productions/Sony | |
TOOTH FAIRY | Tracy | Michael Lembeck | 20th Century Fox |
THE INVENTION OF LYING | Ricky Gervais/Matt Robinson | Warner Bros. | |
JACKBOOTS ON WHITEHALL | Tom | Ed McHenry | Swipe Productions |
RUN FAT BOY RUN | David Schwimmer | New Line | |
HOT FUZZ | Mr P Staker | Edgar Wright | Big Talk |
Radio
Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
STEPHEN MERCHANT SHOW | Host | BBC 6 Music | |
THE MARY ANN HOBBS SHOW | Radio 1 | ||
THE SARA COX BREAKFAST SHOW | Radio 1 | ||
RICKY GERVAIS & STEPHEN MERCHANT | Xfm 104.9 | ||
MERIDIAN ON SCREEN | Film Reviews | BBC World Service |
Television
Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
FOUR LIVES | Stephen Port | David Blair | BBC One |
THE OUTLAWS S1, S2 & S3 | Gregory Dillard | Various | Amazon Studios |
THE BARKING MURDERS | David Blair | BBC | |
CLICK & COLLECT | Andrew Bennett | Ben Palmer | BBC |
CRITTERS: A NEW BINGE | Mr. President | Jordan Rubin | Abominable Pictures |
THE GOOD PLACE | Neil | Morgan Sackett | Universal Studios |
MODERN FAMILY | Higgins | Gail Mancuso | 20th Century Fox Television/ABC |
HELLO LADIES | Self / Creator | Stephen Merchant | ABC / HBO |
LIFE'S TOO SHORT Special | Self | Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant | BBC |
HELLO LADIES (Pilot) | Stephen | Stephen Merchant | HBO |
LIFE'S TOO SHORT | Himself | Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant | BBC |
AN IDIOT ABROAD S1 & 2 | Himself | Sky/RiSK | |
24 | CTU Worker | Jon Cassar | Fox Network |
EXTRAS 2 | The Agent | Ricky Gervais / Stephen Merchant | BBC2 |
EXTRAS 1 | The Agent | Ricky Gervais / Stephen Merchant | BBC 2 |
BROMWELL HIGH | Voice | Pete Bishop | Hattrick |
GARTH MARENGHI'S DARKPLACE | Chef | Richard Ayoade | Talkback / Channel 4 |
MY LIFE IN FILM | Jones | Paul Schlesinger | BBC |
THE OFFICE CHRISTMAS SPECIALS | 2 x 60 mins | Co directed with Ricky Gervais | BBC 1 |
THE OFFICE - SERIES 2 | The Oggmonster | Stephen Merchant / Ricky Gervais | BBC 2 |
CCANCUN | The Tallest Man in Ccancun | Sally Phillips | BBC |
PORN CRACKERS | Presenter | Sky One | |
OPEN MIC AWARDS '98 | Stand Up | Channel 5 | |
THE GOLDEN YEARS | Co-written with Ricky Gervais | Comedy Lab / Channel 4 | |
MEET RICKY GERVAIS | Sketch Performer | Talkback / Channel 4 | |
THE ELEVEN O'CLOCK SHOW | Sketch writer | Talkback / Channel 4 |
Film, TV & Theatre
Film
Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY 2018 | Film 4 | Director/Writer |
CEMETERY JUNCTION | Point Productions/Sony | Director/Co-Writer |
Radio
Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
RICKY GERVAIS & STEPHEN MERCHANT | Xfm 104.9 | |
STEPHEN MERCHANT SHOW | BBC 6 Music |
Television
Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE OUTLAWS 2024 | Amazon Studios | Writer/Co-Creator/Director/Executive Producer |
HELLO LADIES | HBO | Creator/Co-Writer |
THE OFFICE | BBC | Co-Writer/Co-Creator/Director |
LIFE'S TOO SHORT | BBC | Co-Creator/Co-Writer |
THE RICKY GERVAIS SHOW | HBO | Co-Creator/Co-Writer |
AN IDIOT ABROAD | Me & You Productions | Co-Creator |
EXTRAS | BBC | Co-Creator/Co-Writer/Director |
MEET RICKY GERVAIS | Talkback / Channel 4 | Co-Writer/Co-Creator |
THE 11 O'CLOCK SHOW | TalkBack Productions | Writer |