Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 10, 1972
Place of Birth:
Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Peter Serafinowicz
Biography
Peter Szymon Serafinowicz (/ˌsɛrəˈfɪnoʊwɪtʃ/ SERR-ə-FIN-oh-witch; born 10 July 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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | How to Train Your Dragon | Spitelout |
| 2025 | Brian Butterfield: Call of Now | Brian Butterfield |
| 2025 | Too Disgusting To Be Confused | Eric Morley / Lord Denning / Judge Vinelott / Tony Blair / Film Reviewer (voice) |
| 2024 | The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee | Christopher Lee (Voice) |
| 2023 | Sumotherhood | Krzysztof |
| 2023 | Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Reginald Smith (voice) |
| 2022 | The Amazing Maurice | Death (voice) |
| 2022 | The School for Good and Evil | Yuba |
| 2022 | Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm | Neil / Big Neil (voice) |
| 2022 | The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! | |
| 2022 | The Bubble | Gavin |
| 2021 | Sing 2 | Big Daddy (voice) |
| 2021 | Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel | Himself |
| 2020 | DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger | The Phantom Stranger (voice) |
| 2020 | Sassy Justice | Fred Sassy/Michael Caine/Donald Trump |
| 2020 | Batman: Death in the Family | The Phantom Stranger (voice) |
| 2019 | Last Christmas | Theatre Producer |
| 2017 | An Ordinary Man | Miro |
| 2017 | John Wick: Chapter 2 | Sommelier |
| 2017 | Going in Style | Murphy |
| 2016 | Opening Night | Waldo (voice) |
| 2016 | The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush: The Deadly Brothel | OG Sherlock Kush |
| 2016 | Sing | Big Daddy (voice) |
| 2015 | Star Wars at the BBC | Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush: The Mystery of the Royal Flasher | OG Sherlock Kush |
| 2015 | Spy | Aldo |
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Denarian Saal |
| 2014 | Pudsey the Dog: The Movie | Edward the Horse (voice) |
| 2014 | Muppets Most Wanted | Gulag Guard (uncredited) |
| 2013 | How Videogames Changed the World | Self |
| 2013 | The World's End | Knock-a-Door Run Home Owner (uncredited) |
| 2012 | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Paul McCartney |
| 2012 | Bad Sugar | Ralph Cauldwell |
| 2011 | Killing Bono | Hammond |
| 2011 | The Terrys | Puppet (voice) |
| 2010 | The Best and the Brightest | Clark |
| 2009 | The Greatest Ever 3D Moments | Narrator |
| 2009 | Couples Retreat | Sctanley |
| 2008 | Tales of the Riverbank | Multi Characters (voice) |
| 2007 | Run Fatboy Run | TV Commentator |
| 2007 | Tapping the Wire | Self |
| 2007 | Grindhouse | Screaming Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited) |
| 2006 | Sixty Six | Uncle Jimmy |
| 2005 | Ripley Under Ground | Nigel |
| 2004 | Shaun of the Dead | Pete |
| 2004 | Spaced: Skip to the End | Self |
| 2004 | The Calcium Kid | Dave King |
| 2003 | Hello, Friend | (voice) |
| 2003 | The Alchemists of Sound | Self |
| 2002 | Colin Versus the World: Mr. Lounge Lizard | Butch (voice) |
| 2001 | Calcium | |
| 2001 | The Junkies | Big Al/Narrator |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Darth Maul / Battle Droid Commander / Gungan Scout (voice) |
| 1998 | Europigeon | Terry Wogan (voice only) |
| 1998 | You Are Here | Dr. Phil Phillips |
| 1998 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime | Baron's Henchman #2 |
| 1996 | Fisted | Self |
| Jingle Bell Heist | Maxwell Sterling |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Amandaland | Johannes |
| 2025 | Million Dollar Secret | Self - Host |
| 2025 | Wolf King | Mack Ferran (voice) |
| 2024 | Dead Hot | Danny |
| 2024 | The Gentlemen | Tommy Dixon |
| 2024 | Creature Commandos | Victor (voice) |
| 2023 | White House Plumbers | William F. Buckley Jr. |
| 2023 | Royal Crackers | Sandy (voice) |
| 2022 | We Baby Bears | Judge Whisk (voice) |
| 2021 | What If...? | Garthan Saal (voice) |
| 2019 | Miracle Workers | King Cragnoor |
| 2019 | His Dark Materials | Iofur Raknison (voice) |
| 2018 | The Shivering Truth | (voice) |
| 2016 | The Tick | The Tick |
| 2015 | The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush | OG Sherlock Kush |
| 2015 | Long Live the Royals | Frederick, Announcer,Demonic Hare |
| 2014 | Mr. Sloane | Ross |
| 2013 | Rick and Morty | Agency Director (voice) |
| 2013 | Rick and Morty | (voice) |
| 2013 | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Self - Dictionary Corner |
| 2013 | It's Kevin | Brad |
| 2013 | It's Kevin | Bill Grundy |
| 2013 | Fit | Brian Butterfield |
| 2012 | Gravity Falls | Blind Ivan (voice) |
| 2011 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | SAM (voice) |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers | Scottjon Dansteve (voice) |
| 2010 | Running Wilde | Fa'ad Shaoulian |
| 2010 | The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret | Tito the Cycling Lawyer |
| 2010 | Adventure Time | Lumpy Space Prince |
| 2009 | As Seen on TV | |
| 2009 | Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle | |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreation | Lord Edgar Covington |
| 2009 | You Have Been Watching | Self |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreation | Edgar Covington |
| 2009 | Archer | George Spelvin (voice) |
| 2009 | Archer | Cut-Rate James Mason / Turkman Leader / Archer's Father (voice) |
| 2009 | Archer | Benoit (voice) |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital | Michael Caine (voice) |
| 2007 | The Peter Serafinowicz Show | |
| 2007 | Would I Lie to You? | Self |
| 2006 | The IT Crowd | Lift (voice) |
| 2006 | The IT Crowd | Voice Over (voice) |
| 2006 | The IT Crowd | Newsreader (voice) |
| 2005 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Self |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Voice of Fisher King (voice) |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Goran the Mutilator (voice) |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Walter Fane |
| 2003 | Hardware | Kenny |
| 2003 | Celebrity Mastermind | |
| 2003 | QI | Self |
| 2002 | Look Around You | Peter Packard |
| 2002 | Ted and Alice | |
| 2002 | Look Around You | Scientist |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self |
| 2001 | World of Pub | |
| 2000 | Black Books | Howell Granger |
| 1999 | Spaced | Duane Benzie |
| 1999 | Hippies | |
| 1999 | Smack the Pony | Various Characters |
| 1999 | The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns | George Fitzpatrick |
| 1998 | How Do You Want Me? | |
| 1998 | Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round | |
| 1997 | I'm Alan Partridge | Tex |
| 1997 | South Park | Darth Chef (voice) |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Lucian Shirewell |
| 1996 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self |
| 1993 | Shooting Stars | Brian Butterfield |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horrid | Tony Frost |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You | Self |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Corporate CEO (voice) |
| Have I Got a Bit More News for You | Himself - Panellist |