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Peter Serafinowicz

Peter Serafinowicz

Actor · Born July 10, 1972 (54) · Liverpool, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee

Peter Szymon Serafinowicz (/ˌsɛrəˈfɪnoʊwɪtʃ/SERR-ə-FIN-oh-witch; Polish: [sɛrafʲiˈnɔvʲit͡ʂ]; born 10 July 1972) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is known for his roles as 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), The Tick in The Tick(2016), The Sommelier in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) and Spitelout in the live-action remake How to Train Your Dragon (2025). 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 (2016–2019). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Serafinowicz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 10, 1972 (54)
From
Liverpool, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
71 on MovieCove · 118 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Peter Serafinowicz's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 13 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Grounded 4 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 1

Gentle 6 · Charged 8 · Intense 1

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 9

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Casual 10 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Mentor
2 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
13
Absurd
10
Warm
8
Tense
8
Thrilling
6
Other
17

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Peter Serafinowicz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 55 of their 71 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Serafinowicz's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

118 credits, 71 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Elden Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as Godfrey

  • Hit Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Carter

  • Harry Potter(2026)

    Show as Peeves

  • Jingle Bell Heist(2025)

    as Maxwell Sterling

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Too Disgusting To Be Confused (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Eric Morley / Lord Denning / Judge Vinelott / Tony Blair / Film Reviewer (voice)

  • How to Train Your Dragon(2025)

    as Spitelout

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Brian Butterfield's Call of Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Writer · as Brian Butterfield

  • Wolf King(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Mack Ferran (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
  • Amandaland(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Johannes

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
  • Creature Commandos(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Victor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
  • The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee(2024)

    as Christopher Lee (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • The Gentlemen(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy Dixon

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Dead Hot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Danny

  • Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget(2023)

    as Reginald Smith (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Sumotherhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Krzysztof

  • White House Plumbers(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as William F. Buckley, Jr.

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
  • Royal Crackers(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Sandy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
  • The Amazing Maurice(2022)

    as Death (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm(2022)

    as Neil / Big Neil (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • The Bubble(2022)

    as Gavin

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • We Baby Bears(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Whisk (voice)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
  • Sing 2(2021)

    as Big Daddy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Garthan Saal (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
  • Dreaming Whilst Black(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Howard

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
  • Batman: Death in the Family(2020)

    as The Phantom Stranger (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Sassy Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer · Writer · as Fred Sassy/Michael Caine/Donald Trump

  • DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as The Phantom Stranger (voice)

  • Last Christmas(2019)

    as Theatre Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • His Dark Materials(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Iofur Raknison (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
  • Miracle Workers(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · as King Cragnoor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • The Shivering Truth(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
  • At Home with Amy Sedaris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Turtleneck Man

  • An Ordinary Man(2017)

    as Miro

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Going in Style(2017)

    as Murphy

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • John Wick: Chapter 2(2017)

    as Sommelier

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Neo Yokio(2017)

    Show as Various Voices

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
  • Sing(2016)

    as Big Daddy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • The Tick(2016)

    Show 22 episodes · Producer · as The Tick

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
  • Opening Night(2016)

    as Waldo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush: The Deadly Brothel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as OG Sherlock Kush

  • Long Live the Royals(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Frederick, Announcer,Demonic Hare

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
  • Spy(2015)

    as Aldo

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush: The Mystery of the Royal Flasher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as OG Sherlock Kush

  • The Adventures of OG Sherlock Kush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as OG Sherlock Kush

  • Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • The Britishes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 9 episodes · as Lord British

  • Guardians of the Galaxy(2014)

    as Denarian Saal

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Pudsey the Dog: The Movie(2014)

    as Edward the Horse (voice)

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
  • Mr. Sloane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ross

  • Muppets Most Wanted(2014)

    as Gulag Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Rick and Morty(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice) · as Agency Director (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
  • The World's End(2013)

    as Knock-a-Door Run Home Owner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian Butterfield · as Self - Dictionary Corner

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • It's Kevin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Grundy · as Brad

  • Fit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · as Brian Butterfield

  • Bad Sugar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Ralph Cauldwell

  • Gravity Falls(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Blind Ivan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger Kite

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball(2012)

    as Paul McCartney

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • NTSF:SD:SUV(2011)

    Show 21 episodes · as SAM (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
  • The Terrys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Puppet (voice)

  • Killing Bono(2011)

    as Hammond

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Bob's Burgers(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Scottjon Dansteve (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Tito the Cycling Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
  • Running Wilde(2010)

    Show 13 episodes · as Fa'ad Shaoulian

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
  • Adventure Time(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Lumpy Space Prince (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • The Greatest Ever 3D Moments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator

  • Couples Retreat(2009)

    as Sctanley

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Archer(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Benoit (voice) · as Cut-Rate James Mason / Turkman Leader / Archer's Father (voice) · as George Spelvin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • As Seen on TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Snake 'n' Bacon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as (voice)

  • Parks and Recreation(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Edgar Covington · as Lord Edgar Covington

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · as Voice Over (voice)

  • Childrens Hospital(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Caine (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
  • Tales of the Riverbank(2008)

    as Multi Characters (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Ripley Under Ground(2005)

    as Nigel

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • The Peter Serafinowicz Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Various

  • Run Fatboy Run(2007)

    as TV Commentator

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Grindhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

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

  • Sixty Six(2006)

    as Uncle Jimmy

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • The IT Crowd(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Lift (voice) · as Newsreader (voice) · as Voice Over (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Voice of Fisher King (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Goran the Mutilator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter Fane

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
  • The Calcium Kid(2004)

    as Dave King

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Bernard's Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Barnaby Chessington-Howe-Foxwoth (voice)

  • Shaun of the Dead(2004)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Celebrity Mastermind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hardware (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 12 episodes · as Kenny

  • Hello, Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as (voice)

  • Look Around You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 14 episodes · Creator · Writer · as Peter Packard · as Scientist

  • Colin Versus the World: Mr. Lounge Lizard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Butch (voice)

  • Ted and Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Calcium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer · Writer · Actor

  • World of Pub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • The Junkies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Big Al/Narrator

  • Black Books(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Howell Granger

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Hippies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice) · as Robin

  • The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as George Fitzpatrick

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
  • Spaced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Duane Benzie

  • Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace(1999)

    as Darth Maul / Battle Droid Commander / Gungan Scout (voice)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Smack the Pony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Various Characters

  • You Are Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Dr. Phil Phillips

  • Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Baron's Henchman #2

  • Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Europigeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Terry Wogan (voice only)

  • How Do You Want Me? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • I'm Alan Partridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Tex

  • South Park(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Consulting Producer · as Darth Chef (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucian Shirewell

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • Shooting Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian Butterfield

  • Murder Most Horrid(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony Frost

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Corporate CEO (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Bedlam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Cumberland

  • The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Death (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 116 titles, 113 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Film career

19892026

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2002Screen debut· Look Around You
  • 2004First film· Shaun of the Dead
  • 2016Career best· The Tick
  • 2020First top-billed film· DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger
  • 2020Career best· DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting115 of 116: 108 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thWriting5 of 116: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing5 of 116: 0 only producing, 5 with another roleOther crew3 of 116: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

116 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew2000s31 · 31 acting · 3 crew2010s39 · 38 acting · 2 crew2020s27 · 27 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 4% of 25 roles
041419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2003–2009.

  1. 2009
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Comedy Programme
  2. 2003
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Comedy Programme or Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Peter Serafinowicz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 70 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up29
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 70 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved19
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed16

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Peter Serafinowicz's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles7–73 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles20–49 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles28–88 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles23–41 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles6–53 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Peter Serafinowicz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Serafinowicz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jane Horrocks shares the most, 2.

Actors