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)
Hit Point as Carter

2025

How to Train Your Dragon as Spitelout
Wolf King as Mack Ferran (voice)
Amandaland as Johannes
Million Dollar Secret as Self - Host
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

Royal Crackers as Sandy (voice)
White House Plumbers as William F. Buckley, Jr.
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget as Reginald Smith (voice)
Sumotherhood as Krzysztof

2022

We Baby Bears as Judge Whisk (voice)
The Amazing Maurice as Death (voice)
The School for Good and Evil as Yuba
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
The Bubble as Gavin
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm as Neil / Big Neil (voice)

2021

What If...? as Garthan Saal (voice)
Sing 2 as Big Daddy (voice)
Dreaming Whilst Black as Howard
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

Richard Osman's House of Games as Self - Panellist
John Wick: Chapter 2 as Sommelier
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)
The Britishes as Lord British
Mr. Sloane as Ross
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie as Edward the Horse (voice)

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)
Running Wilde as Fa'ad Shaoulian
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret as Tito the Cycling Lawyer
The Best and the Brightest as Clark

2009

Parks and Recreation as Lord Edgar Covington
Archer as George Spelvin (voice)
Couples Retreat as Sctanley
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle as Voice Over (voice)
You Have Been Watching as Self
As Seen on TV
The Greatest Ever 3D Moments as Narrator
Snake 'n' Bacon as (voice)

2008

Childrens Hospital as Michael Caine (voice)
Tales of the Riverbank as Multi Characters (voice)

2007

Would I Lie to You? as Self
Run Fatboy Run as TV Commentator
Grindhouse as Screaming Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
The Peter Serafinowicz Show as Various
Ripley Under Ground as Nigel
Tapping the Wire as Self

2006

The IT Crowd as Lift (voice)
Sixty Six as Uncle Jimmy

2005

American Dad! as Goran the Mutilator (voice)
Doctor Who as Voice of Fisher King (voice)
8 Out of 10 Cats as Self

2004

Agatha Christie's Marple as Walter Fane
Shaun of the Dead as Pete
Spaced: Skip to the End as Self
The Calcium Kid as Dave King
Bernard's Letter as Barnaby Chessington-Howe-Foxwoth (voice)

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

Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
How Do You Want Me?
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime as Baron's Henchman #2
You Are Here as Dr. Phil Phillips
Europigeon as Terry Wogan (voice only)

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)