Peter Serafinowicz
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Jingle Bell Heist as Maxwell Sterling
- 2025 · How to Train Your Dragon as Spitelout
- 2024 · Creature Commandos as Victor (voice)
- 2024 · The Gentlemen as Tommy Dixon
- 2023 · White House Plumbers as William F. Buckley Jr.
- 2022 · We Baby Bears as Judge Whisk (voice)
- 2021 · Sing 2 as Big Daddy (voice)
- 2021 · What If...? as Garthan Saal (voice)
- 2019 · His Dark Materials as Iofur Raknison (voice)
- 2017 · John Wick: Chapter 2 as Sommelier
- 2016 · Sing as Big Daddy (voice)
- 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
- 2009 · Archer as George Spelvin (voice)
- 2009 · Archer as Cut-Rate James Mason / Turkman Leader / Archer's Father (voice)
- 2009 · Archer as Benoit (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 Lift (voice)
- 2006 · The IT Crowd as Voice Over (voice)
- 2006 · The IT Crowd as Newsreader (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
- 2000 · Black Books as Howell Granger
- 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
- 2025 · Million Dollar Secret as Self - Host
- 2025 · Amandaland as Johannes
- 2023 · Sumotherhood as Krzysztof
- 2022 · The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! as
- 2022 · The Bubble as Gavin
- 2020 · DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family as The Phantom Stranger (voice)
- 2017 · At Home with Amy Sedaris as Turtleneck Man
- 2017 · An Ordinary Man as Miro
- 2017 · Going in Style as Murphy
- 2015 · Long Live the Royals as Frederick, Announcer,Demonic Hare
- 2014 · The Britishes as Lord British
- 2014 · Mr. Sloane as Ross
- 2014 · Muppets Most Wanted as Gulag Guard (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
- 2011 · Killing Bono as Hammond
- 2010 · Running Wilde as Fa'ad Shaoulian
- 2009 · You Have Been Watching as Self
- 2007 · The Peter Serafinowicz Show as
- 2007 · Run Fatboy Run as TV Commentator
- 2005 · Ripley Under Ground as Nigel
- 2004 · The Calcium Kid as Dave King
- 2003 · Hardware as Kenny
- 2003 · Hello, Friend as (voice)
- 2001 · Calcium as
- 2001 · World of Pub as
- 2001 · The Junkies as Big Al/Narrator
- 1999 · Hippies as Robin
- 1999 · Hippies as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · Smack the Pony as Various Characters
- 1996 · Fisted as Self
- Future · Bedlam as Cumberland
- 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 · Wolf King as Mack Ferran (voice)
- 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 · Royal Crackers as Sandy (voice)
- 2022 · The Amazing Maurice as Death (voice)
- 2022 · The School for Good and Evil as Yuba
- 2022 · Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm as Neil / Big Neil (voice)
- 2021 · Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel as Self
- 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
- 2019 · Miracle Workers as King Cragnoor
- 2018 · The Shivering Truth as (voice)
- 2017 · Richard Osman's House of Games as Self - Panellist
- 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 · 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 · Guardians of the Galaxy as Denarian Saal
- 2014 · Pudsey the Dog: The Movie as Edward the Horse (voice)
- 2013 · How Videogames Changed the World as Self
- 2013 · The World's End as Knock-a-Door Run Home Owner (uncredited)
- 2012 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Paul McCartney
- 2011 · NTSF:SD:SUV:: as SAM (voice)
- 2011 · The Terrys as Puppet (voice)
- 2010 · The Best and the Brightest as Clark
- 2010 · The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret as Tito the Cycling Lawyer
- 2009 · The Greatest Ever 3D Moments as Narrator
- 2009 · Couples Retreat as Sctanley
- 2009 · As Seen on TV as
- 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 · Tapping the Wire as Self
- 2007 · Grindhouse as Screaming Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
- 2006 · Sixty Six as Uncle Jimmy
- 2004 · Spaced: Skip to the End as Self
- 2004 · Shaun of the Dead as Pete
- 2003 · Celebrity Mastermind as
- 2003 · The Alchemists of Sound as Self
- 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 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 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)
- 1998 · You Are Here as Dr. Phil Phillips
- 1998 · Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime as Baron's Henchman #2
- 1998 · Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round as
- 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