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 · How to Train Your Dragon as Spitelout
- 2025 · Wolf King as Mack Ferran (voice)
- 2024 · Creature Commandos as Victor (voice)
- 2024 · The Gentlemen as Tommy Dixon
- 2023 · Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget as Reginald Smith (voice)
- 2023 · White House Plumbers as William F. Buckley Jr.
- 2023 · Royal Crackers as Sandy (voice)
- 2022 · The School for Good and Evil as Yuba
- 2022 · We Baby Bears as Judge Whisk (voice)
- 2021 · Sing 2 as Big Daddy (voice)
- 2021 · What If...? as Garthan Saal (voice)
- 2019 · Last Christmas as Theatre Producer
- 2019 · His Dark Materials as Iofur Raknison (voice)
- 2019 · Miracle Workers as King Cragnoor
- 2018 · The Shivering Truth as (voice)
- 2017 · Richard Osman's House of Games as Self - Panellist
- 2017 · John Wick: Chapter 2 as Sommelier
- 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
- 2004 · Shaun of the Dead as Pete
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 1999 · Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Darth Maul / Battle Droid Commander / Gungan Scout (voice)
- 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
- Future · Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Himself - Panellist
- 2025 · Jingle Bell Heist as Maxwell Sterling
- 2025 · Million Dollar Secret as Self - Host
- 2025 · Amandaland as Johannes
- 2024 · Dead Hot as Danny
- 2022 · The Amazing Maurice as Death (voice)
- 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
- 2016 · Opening Night as Waldo (voice)
- 2015 · The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush as OG Sherlock Kush
- 2014 · The Britishes as Lord British
- 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 · It's Kevin as Brad
- 2013 · It's Kevin as Bill Grundy
- 2013 · Fit as Brian Butterfield
- 2011 · Killing Bono as Hammond
- 2010 · The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret as Tito the Cycling Lawyer
- 2009 · You Have Been Watching as Self
- 2008 · Tales of the Riverbank as Multi Characters (voice)
- 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 · The Junkies as Big Al/Narrator
- 1999 · Hippies as Robin
- 1999 · Hippies as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · Smack the Pony as Various Characters
- 1998 · How Do You Want Me? as
- 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
- 2024 · The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee as Christopher Lee (Voice)
- 2023 · Sumotherhood as Krzysztof
- 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)
- 2017 · Going in Style as Murphy
- 2016 · Sing as Big Daddy (voice)
- 2016 · The Tick as The Tick
- 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
- 2014 · Guardians of the Galaxy as Denarian Saal
- 2013 · How Videogames Changed the World as Self
- 2013 · The World's End as Knock-a-Door Run Home Owner (uncredited)
- 2012 · Bad Sugar as Ralph Cauldwell
- 2012 · Playhouse Presents as
- 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 · 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 · Snake 'n' Bacon as (voice)
- 2009 · Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle as Voice Over (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
- 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
- 2001 · Calcium as
- 2001 · World of Pub as
- 2000 · Black Books as Howell Granger
- 1999 · The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as George Fitzpatrick
- 1999 · Spaced as Duane Benzie
- 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)
- 1997 · I'm Alan Partridge as Tex
- 1996 · Fisted as Self
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Brian Butterfield
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Tony Frost
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Corporate CEO (voice)