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
- 2025 · Million Dollar Secret as Self - Host
- 2025 · Amandaland as Johannes
- 2024 · The Gentlemen as Tommy Dixon
- 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 · What If...? as Garthan Saal (voice)
- 2021 · Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel as Himself
- 2020 · 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
- 2019 · His Dark Materials as Iofur Raknison (voice)
- 2018 · The Shivering Truth as (voice)
- 2017 · Going in Style as Murphy
- 2017 · John Wick: Chapter 2 as Sommelier
- 2014 · Muppets Most Wanted as Gulag Guard (uncredited)
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as Agency Director (voice)
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as (voice)
- 2012 · Bad Sugar as Ralph Cauldwell
- 2012 · Gravity Falls as Blind Ivan (voice)
- 2012 · Playhouse Presents as
- 2012 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Paul McCartney
- 2011 · The Terrys as Puppet (voice)
- 2011 · Bob's Burgers as Scottjon Dansteve (voice)
- 2010 · The Best and the Brightest as Clark
- 2010 · Running Wilde as Fa'ad Shaoulian
- 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
- 2009 · Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle as Voice Over (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 · Ripley Under Ground as Nigel
- 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 · The Calcium Kid as Dave King
- 2004 · Spaced: Skip to the End as Self
- 2003 · Celebrity Mastermind as
- 2003 · QI 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)
- 2001 · Calcium as
- 2001 · The Junkies as Big Al/Narrator
- 1999 · The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as George Fitzpatrick
- 1999 · Smack the Pony as Various Characters
- 1997 · I'm Alan Partridge as Tex
- 1997 · South Park as Darth Chef (voice)
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Lucian Shirewell
- 1996 · Fisted as Self
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Tony Frost
- 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 · Wolf King as Mack Ferran (voice)
- 2024 · Creature Commandos as Victor (voice)
- 2023 · Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget as Reginald Smith (voice)
- 2023 · Sumotherhood as Krzysztof
- 2022 · The Amazing Maurice as Death (voice)
- 2022 · The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! as
- 2022 · The Bubble as Gavin
- 2019 · Miracle Workers as King Cragnoor
- 2017 · Richard Osman's House of Games as Self - Panellist
- 2016 · Sing as Big Daddy (voice)
- 2016 · The Tick as The Tick
- 2016 · Opening Night as Waldo (voice)
- 2015 · Spy as Aldo
- 2014 · Guardians of the Galaxy as Denarian Saal
- 2014 · Pudsey the Dog: The Movie as Edward the Horse (voice)
- 2013 · The World's End as Knock-a-Door Run Home Owner (uncredited)
- 2013 · 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Self - Dictionary Corner
- 2013 · 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Brian Butterfield
- 2011 · NTSF:SD:SUV:: as SAM (voice)
- 2011 · Killing Bono as Hammond
- 2009 · Couples Retreat as Sctanley
- 2008 · Childrens Hospital as Michael Caine (voice)
- 2008 · Tales of the Riverbank as Multi Characters (voice)
- 2007 · Run Fatboy Run as TV Commentator
- 2007 · Grindhouse as Screaming Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
- 2006 · Sixty Six as Uncle Jimmy
- 2004 · Shaun of the Dead as Pete
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 2000 · Black Books as Howell Granger
- 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
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Brian Butterfield
- 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)
- 2024 · Dead Hot as Danny
- 2017 · An Ordinary Man as Miro
- 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 · 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 · Mr. Sloane as Ross
- 2013 · How Videogames Changed the World as Self
- 2013 · It's Kevin as Brad
- 2013 · It's Kevin as Bill Grundy
- 2013 · Fit as Brian Butterfield
- 2010 · The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret as Tito the Cycling Lawyer
- 2009 · The Greatest Ever 3D Moments as Narrator
- 2009 · As Seen on TV as
- 2009 · You Have Been Watching as Self
- 2009 · Snake 'n' Bacon as (voice)
- 2007 · The Peter Serafinowicz Show as
- 2007 · Tapping the Wire as Self
- 2003 · The Alchemists of Sound as Self
- 2003 · Hardware as Kenny
- 2003 · Hello, Friend as (voice)
- 2002 · Ted and Alice as
- 2001 · World of Pub as
- 1999 · Hippies as
- 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