Peter Serafinowicz
Born: 1972-07-10 in Liverpool, United Kingdom
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2028
- Elden Ring as Godfrey
2026
- Saturday Night Live UK as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
2025
- How to Train Your Dragon as Spitelout
- Amandaland as Johannes
- Million Dollar Secret as Self - Host
- Wolf King as Mack Ferran (voice)
- Jingle Bell Heist as Maxwell Sterling
- Brian Butterfield's Call of Now as Brian Butterfield
- Too Disgusting To Be Confused as Eric Morley / Lord Denning / Judge Vinelott / Tony Blair / Film Reviewer (voice)
2024
- The Gentlemen as Tommy Dixon
- Creature Commandos as Victor (voice)
- Dead Hot as Danny
- The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee as Christopher Lee (Voice)
2023
- White House Plumbers as William F. Buckley, Jr.
- Royal Crackers as Sandy (voice)
- Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget as Reginald Smith (voice)
- Dreaming Whilst Black as Howard
- Sumotherhood as Krzysztof
2022
- We Baby Bears as Judge Whisk (voice)
- The School for Good and Evil as Yuba
- The Amazing Maurice as Death (voice)
- The Bubble as Gavin
- The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
- Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm as Neil / Big Neil (voice)
2021
- What If...? as Garthan Saal (voice)
- Sing 2 as Big Daddy (voice)
- Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel as Self
2020
- DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family as The Phantom Stranger (voice)
- DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger as The Phantom Stranger (voice)
- Sassy Justice as Fred Sassy/Michael Caine/Donald Trump
2019
- His Dark Materials as Iofur Raknison (voice)
- Miracle Workers as King Cragnoor
- Last Christmas as Theatre Producer
2018
- The Shivering Truth as (voice)
2017
- John Wick: Chapter 2 as Sommelier
- Richard Osman's House of Games as Self - Panellist
- Going in Style as Murphy
- At Home with Amy Sedaris as Turtleneck Man
- An Ordinary Man as Miro
2016
- Sing as Big Daddy (voice)
- The Tick as The Tick
- Opening Night as Waldo (voice)
- The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush: The Deadly Brothel as OG Sherlock Kush
2015
- Spy as Aldo
- Shaun the Sheep Movie ... (Thanks)
- Long Live the Royals as Frederick, Announcer,Demonic Hare
- Star Wars at the BBC as Self - Presenter
- The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush as OG Sherlock Kush
- The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush: The Mystery of the Royal Flasher as OG Sherlock Kush
2014
- Guardians of the Galaxy as Denarian Saal
- Muppets Most Wanted as Gulag Guard (uncredited)
- Mr. Sloane as Ross
- Pudsey the Dog: The Movie as Edward the Horse (voice)
- The Britishes as Lord British
2013
- Rick and Morty as Agency Director (voice)
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Self - Dictionary Corner
- The World's End as Knock-a-Door Run Home Owner (uncredited)
- It's Kevin as Brad
- Fit as Brian Butterfield
- How Videogames Changed the World as Self
2012
- Gravity Falls as Blind Ivan (voice)
- Playhouse Presents as Roger Kite
- The Secret Policeman's Ball as Paul McCartney
- Bad Sugar as Ralph Cauldwell
2011
- Bob's Burgers as Scottjon Dansteve (voice)
- NTSF:SD:SUV:: as SAM (voice)
- Killing Bono as Hammond
- The Terrys as Puppet (voice)
2010
- Adventure Time as Lumpy Space Prince (voice)
- The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret as Tito the Cycling Lawyer
- Running Wilde as Fa'ad Shaoulian
- DC Showcase Animated Shorts as Phantom Stranger
- The Best and the Brightest as Clark
2009
- Archer as George Spelvin (voice)
- Parks and Recreation as Lord Edgar Covington
- Couples Retreat as Sctanley
- You Have Been Watching as Self
- Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle as Voice Over (voice)
- As Seen on TV
- Snake 'n' Bacon as (voice)
- The Greatest Ever 3D Moments as Narrator
2008
- Childrens Hospital as Michael Caine (voice)
- Tales of the Riverbank as Multi Characters (voice)
2007
- Would I Lie to You? as Self
- Grindhouse as Screaming Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
- Run Fatboy Run as TV Commentator
- The Peter Serafinowicz Show
- Tapping the Wire as Self
2006
- The IT Crowd as Lift (voice)
- Sixty Six as Uncle Jimmy
2005
- Doctor Who as Voice of Fisher King (voice)
- American Dad! as Goran the Mutilator (voice)
- 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
- Ripley Under Ground as Nigel
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Walter Fane
- Shaun of the Dead as Pete
- The Calcium Kid as Dave King
- Spaced: Skip to the End as Self
2003
- QI as Self
- Celebrity Mastermind
- Hardware as Kenny
- Hello, Friend as (voice)
- The Alchemists of Sound as Self
2002
- Look Around You as Peter Packard
- Ted and Alice
- Colin Versus the World: Mr. Lounge Lizard as Butch (voice)
2001
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- World of Pub
- The Junkies as Big Al/Narrator
- Calcium
2000
- Black Books as Howell Granger
1999
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Darth Maul / Battle Droid Commander / Gungan Scout (voice)
- Spaced as Duane Benzie
- Smack the Pony as Various Characters
- The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as George Fitzpatrick
- Hippies as Robin
1998
- How Do You Want Me?
- Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
- You Are Here as Dr. Phil Phillips
- Europigeon as Terry Wogan (voice only)
- Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime as Baron's Henchman #2
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Lucian Shirewell
- South Park as Darth Chef (voice)
- I'm Alan Partridge as Tex
1996
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- Fisted as Self
1993
- Shooting Stars as Brian Butterfield
1991
- Murder Most Horrid as Tony Frost
1990
- Have I Got News for You as Self
1989
- The Simpsons as Corporate CEO (voice)