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
- 2024 · Creature Commandos as Victor (voice)
- 2021 · What If...? as Garthan Saal (voice)
- 2019 · His Dark Materials as Iofur Raknison (voice)
- 2019 · Miracle Workers as King Cragnoor
- 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 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 · Celebrity Mastermind as
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 1997 · South Park as Darth Chef (voice)
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Lucian Shirewell
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Brian Butterfield
- 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 · Jingle Bell Heist as Maxwell Sterling
- 2025 · Million Dollar Secret as Self - Host
- 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)
- 2019 · Last Christmas as Theatre Producer
- 2017 · An Ordinary Man as Miro
- 2017 · Going in Style as Murphy
- 2016 · Opening Night as Waldo (voice)
- 2015 · Long Live the Royals as Frederick, Announcer,Demonic Hare
- 2014 · The Britishes as Lord British
- 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 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Paul McCartney
- 2011 · The Terrys as Puppet (voice)
- 2010 · The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret as Tito the Cycling Lawyer
- 2009 · Couples Retreat as Sctanley
- 2009 · As Seen on TV as
- 2009 · You Have Been Watching as Self
- 2009 · Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle as Voice Over (voice)
- 2007 · The Peter Serafinowicz Show as
- 2007 · Run Fatboy Run as TV Commentator
- 2006 · Sixty Six as Uncle Jimmy
- 2004 · The Calcium Kid as Dave King
- 2003 · Hello, Friend as (voice)
- 2001 · World of Pub as
- 1999 · Hippies as Robin
- 1999 · Hippies as Narrator (voice)
- 1998 · Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round as
- 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
- 2025 · Wolf King as Mack Ferran (voice)
- 2025 · Amandaland as Johannes
- 2024 · The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee as Christopher Lee (Voice)
- 2024 · The Gentlemen as Tommy Dixon
- 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 School for Good and Evil as Yuba
- 2022 · Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm as Neil / Big Neil (voice)
- 2022 · We Baby Bears as Judge Whisk (voice)
- 2021 · Sing 2 as Big Daddy (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)
- 2018 · The Shivering Truth as (voice)
- 2017 · At Home with Amy Sedaris as Turtleneck Man
- 2017 · Richard Osman's House of Games as Self - Panellist
- 2017 · John Wick: Chapter 2 as Sommelier
- 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 · 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)
- 2014 · Mr. Sloane as Ross
- 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
- 2011 · NTSF:SD:SUV:: as SAM (voice)
- 2011 · Killing Bono as Hammond
- 2010 · The Best and the Brightest as Clark
- 2010 · Running Wilde as Fa'ad Shaoulian
- 2009 · The Greatest Ever 3D Moments as Narrator
- 2009 · Snake 'n' Bacon as (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)
- 2005 · Ripley Under Ground as Nigel
- 2004 · Spaced: Skip to the End as Self
- 2004 · Shaun of the Dead as Pete
- 2003 · The Alchemists of Sound as Self
- 2003 · Hardware as Kenny
- 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 · The Junkies as Big Al/Narrator
- 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)
- 1997 · I'm Alan Partridge as Tex
- 1996 · Fisted as Self
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Tony Frost