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Peter Serafinowicz

Acting

Born July 10, 1972 · Liverpool, United Kingdom

Also known as Peter Szymon Serafinowicz

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.

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Rick and Morty

2013as (voice)

Gravity Falls

2012as Blind Ivan (voice)

Adventure Time

2010as Lumpy Space Prince (voice)

South Park

1997as Darth Chef (voice)

The IT Crowd

2006as Voice Over (voice)

What If...?

2021as Garthan Saal (voice)

Black Books

2000as Howell Granger

Parks and Recreation

2009as Lord Edgar Covington

Look Around You

2002as Scientist

The Simpsons

1989as Corporate CEO (voice)

How to Train Your Dragon

2025as Spitelout

Guardians of the Galaxy

2014as Denarian Saal

Archer

2009as Cut-Rate James Mason / Turkman Leader / Archer's Father (voice)

QI

2003as Self

Spaced

1999as Duane Benzie

Creature Commandos

2024

The Gentlemen

2024as Tommy Dixon

Sing 2

2021as Big Daddy (voice)

His Dark Materials

2019as Iofur Raknison (voice)

Bob's Burgers

2011as Scottjon Dansteve (voice)

Would I Lie to You?

2007as Self

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004as Walter Fane

Dead Hot

as Danny

Million Dollar Secret

2025as Self - Host

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

2024as Christopher Lee (Voice)

The Shivering Truth

2018as (voice)

The Secret Policeman's Ball

2012as Paul McCartney

Doctor Who

2005as Voice of Fisher King (voice)

Shaun of the Dead

2004as Pete

Midsomer Murders

1997as Lucian Shirewell

We Baby Bears

2022as Judge Whisk (voice)

John Wick: Chapter 2

2017as Sommelier

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2012as Brian Butterfield

Last Christmas

2019as Theatre Producer

8 Out of 10 Cats

2005as Self

Smack the Pony

1999as Various Characters

Wolf King

2025as Mack Ferran (voice)

DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family

2020as The Phantom Stranger (voice)

Sing

2016as Big Daddy (voice)

The School for Good and Evil

2022as Yuba

At Home with Amy Sedaris

2017as Turtleneck Man

The Tick

2016as The Tick

Shaun the Sheep Movie

2015Thanks

Childrens Hospital

2008as Michael Caine (voice)

Grindhouse

2007as Screaming Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

American Dad!

2005as Goran the Mutilator (voice)

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

2023as Reginald Smith (voice)

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

1999as George Fitzpatrick

Murder Most Horrid

1991as Tony Frost

Amandaland

2025as Johannes