Peter Serafinowicz
Peter Szymon Serafinowicz (/ˌsɛrəˈfɪnoʊwɪtʃ/SERR-ə-FIN-oh-witch; Polish: [sɛrafʲiˈnɔvʲit͡ʂ]; born 10 July 1972) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is known for his roles as 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), The Tick in The Tick(2016), The Sommelier in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) and Spitelout in the live-action remake How to Train Your Dragon (2025). 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 (2016–2019). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Serafinowicz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2028 · Elden Ring as Godfrey
- 2025 · How to Train Your Dragon as Spitelout
- 2024 · Creature Commandos as Victor (voice)
- 2024 · The Gentlemen as Tommy Dixon
- 2022 · We Baby Bears as Judge Whisk (voice)
- 2021 · What If...? as Garthan Saal (voice)
- 2019 · His Dark Materials as Iofur Raknison (voice)
- 2019 · Miracle Workers as King Cragnoor
- 2017 · House of Games as Self - Panellist
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as Agency Director (voice)
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as (voice)
- 2013 · 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Self - Dictionary Corner
- 2013 · 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Brian Butterfield
- 2012 · Gravity Falls as Blind Ivan (voice)
- 2011 · Bob's Burgers as Scottjon Dansteve (voice)
- 2010 · Adventure Time as Lumpy Space Prince (voice)
- 2009 · Archer as George Spelvin (voice)
- 2009 · Archer as Benoit (voice)
- 2009 · Archer as Cut-Rate James Mason / Turkman Leader / Archer's Father (voice)
- 2009 · Parks and Recreation as Lord Edgar Covington
- 2009 · Parks and Recreation as Edgar Covington
- 2008 · Childrens Hospital as Michael Caine (voice)
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2006 · The IT Crowd as Newsreader (voice)
- 2006 · The IT Crowd as Voice Over (voice)
- 2006 · The IT Crowd as Lift (voice)
- 2005 · 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Voice of Fisher King (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Goran the Mutilator (voice)
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Walter Fane
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 1997 · South Park as Darth Chef (voice)
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Lucian Shirewell
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Corporate CEO (voice)
- Future · Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Himself - Panellist
- 2026 · Hit Point as Carter
- 2026 · Saturday Night Live UK as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 2025 · Jingle Bell Heist as Maxwell Sterling
- 2025 · Too Disgusting To Be Confused as Eric Morley / Lord Denning / Judge Vinelott / Tony Blair / Film Reviewer (voice)
- 2025 · Brian Butterfield's Call of Now as Brian Butterfield
- 2025 · Million Dollar Secret as Self - Host
- 2025 · Wolf King as Mack Ferran (voice)
- 2025 · Amandaland as Johannes
- 2024 · The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee as Christopher Lee (Voice)
- 2024 · Dead Hot as Danny
- 2023 · Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget as Reginald Smith (voice)
- 2023 · Sumotherhood as Krzysztof
- 2023 · White House Plumbers as William F. Buckley, Jr.
- 2023 · Royal Crackers as Sandy (voice)
- 2022 · The Amazing Maurice as Death (voice)
- 2022 · The School for Good and Evil as Yuba
- 2022 · The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! as
- 2022 · Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm as Neil / Big Neil (voice)
- 2022 · The Bubble as Gavin
- 2021 · Sing 2 as Big Daddy (voice)
- 2021 · Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel as Self
- 2021 · Dreaming Whilst Black as Howard
- 2020 · DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family as The Phantom Stranger (voice)
- 2020 · Sassy Justice as Fred Sassy/Michael Caine/Donald Trump
- 2020 · DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger as The Phantom Stranger (voice)
- 2019 · Last Christmas as Theatre Producer
- 2018 · The Shivering Truth as (voice)
- 2017 · At Home with Amy Sedaris as Turtleneck Man
- 2017 · An Ordinary Man as Miro
- 2017 · Going in Style as Murphy
- 2017 · John Wick: Chapter 2 as Sommelier
- 2016 · Sing as Big Daddy (voice)
- 2016 · The Tick as The Tick
- 2016 · Opening Night as Waldo (voice)
- 2016 · The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush: The Deadly Brothel as OG Sherlock Kush
- 2015 · Star Wars at the BBC as Self - Presenter
- 2015 · Long Live the Royals as Frederick, Announcer,Demonic Hare
- 2015 · Spy as Aldo
- 2015 · The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush: The Mystery of the Royal Flasher as OG Sherlock Kush
- 2015 · The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush as OG Sherlock Kush
- 2014 · The Britishes as Lord British
- 2014 · Guardians of the Galaxy as Denarian Saal
- 2014 · Pudsey the Dog: The Movie as Edward the Horse (voice)
- 2014 · Mr. Sloane as Ross
- 2014 · Muppets Most Wanted as Gulag Guard (uncredited)
- 2013 · How Videogames Changed the World as Self
- 2013 · The World's End as Knock-a-Door Run Home Owner (uncredited)
- 2013 · It's Kevin as Brad
- 2013 · It's Kevin as Bill Grundy
- 2013 · Fit as Brian Butterfield
- 2012 · Bad Sugar as Ralph Cauldwell
- 2012 · Playhouse Presents as Roger Kite
- 2012 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Paul McCartney
- 2011 · NTSF:SD:SUV:: as SAM (voice)
- 2011 · The Terrys as Puppet (voice)
- 2011 · Killing Bono as Hammond
- 2010 · The Best and the Brightest as Clark
- 2010 · The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret as Tito the Cycling Lawyer
- 2010 · Running Wilde as Fa'ad Shaoulian
- 2009 · The Greatest Ever 3D Moments as Narrator
- 2009 · Couples Retreat as Sctanley
- 2009 · As Seen on TV as
- 2009 · You Have Been Watching as Self
- 2009 · Snake 'n' Bacon as (voice)
- 2009 · Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle as Voice Over (voice)
- 2008 · Tales of the Riverbank as Multi Characters (voice)
- 2007 · Ripley Under Ground as Nigel
- 2007 · The Peter Serafinowicz Show as Various
- 2007 · Run Fatboy Run as TV Commentator
- 2007 · Tapping the Wire as Self
- 2007 · Grindhouse as Screaming Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
- 2006 · Sixty Six as Uncle Jimmy
- 2004 · The Calcium Kid as Dave King
- 2004 · Spaced: Skip to the End as Self
- 2004 · Bernard's Letter as Barnaby Chessington-Howe-Foxwoth (voice)
- 2004 · Shaun of the Dead as Pete
- 2003 · Celebrity Mastermind as
- 2003 · Hello, Friend as (voice)
- 2002 · Look Around You as Peter Packard
- 2002 · Look Around You as Scientist
- 2002 · Colin Versus the World: Mr. Lounge Lizard as Butch (voice)
- 2002 · Ted and Alice as
- 2001 · Calcium as
- 2001 · World of Pub as
- 2001 · The Junkies as Big Al/Narrator
- 1999 · Hippies as Robin
- 1999 · Hippies as Narrator (voice)
- 1998 · Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round as
- 1996 · Fisted as Self
- Future · The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life as Death (voice)
- Future · Bedlam as Cumberland
- 2003 · The Alchemists of Sound as Self
- 2003 · Hardware as Kenny
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 2000 · Black Books as Howell Granger
- 1999 · The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as George Fitzpatrick
- 1999 · Spaced as Duane Benzie
- 1999 · Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Darth Maul / Battle Droid Commander / Gungan Scout (voice)
- 1999 · Smack the Pony as Various Characters
- 1998 · You Are Here as Dr. Phil Phillips
- 1998 · Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime as Baron's Henchman #2
- 1998 · Europigeon as Terry Wogan (voice only)
- 1998 · How Do You Want Me? as
- 1997 · I'm Alan Partridge as Tex
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Brian Butterfield
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Tony Frost