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Stephen Merchant an acclaimed British actor, director and writer who typically works with Ricky Gervais on British comedies like The Office and Extras.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Roles 2.1 Guest Starring Roles 2.2 Talk, News and Game Show Appearances 3 Writer 3.1 Staff Writer 3.2 Episode Writer 3.3 Specials and Made-for-TV Movies Written 4 Director 4.1 Staff Director 4.2 Episode Director 5 Producer 6 Awards and Accolades 6.1 BAFTA Awards 6.2 Emmy Awards 6.3 Writers Guild of America 6.4 Other Awards 6.4.1 British Comedy Awards 6.4.2 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 7 Trivia

[edit] Biography

[edit] Roles

[edit] Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Imagine	Himself	2x02 - A Funny Business	December 19, 2002
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace	The Chef	1x02 - Hell Hath Fury	February 5, 2004
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace	The Chef	1x06 - The Creeping Moss from the Shores of Shuggoth	March 4, 2004
Tests	Lab Technician	1x06 - Green Wing	October 8, 2004
Extras	Darren Lamb	1x02 - Episode Two: Ross Kemp	July 28, 2005
Extras	Darren Lamb	1x03 - Episode Three: Kate Winslet	August 4, 2005
Extras	Darren Lamb	1x04 - Episode Four: Les Dennis	August 11, 2005
Extras	Darren Lamb	1x06 - Episode Six: Patrick Stewart	August 25, 2005
Imagine	Himself	7x03 - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Studio	January 31, 2006
Extras	Darren Lamb	2x01 - Orlando Bloom	September 14, 2006
Extras	Darren Lamb	2x02 - David Bowie	September 21, 2006
Extras	Darren Lamb	2x03 - Daniel Radcliffe	September 28, 2006
Extras	Darren Lamb	2x04 - Chris Martin	October 5, 2006
Extras	Darren Lamb	2x05 - Ian McKellen	October 12, 2006
Extras	Darren Lamb	2x06 - Jonathan Ross	October 19, 2006
24	CTU Worker	6x01 - Day 6: 6:00AM - 7:00AM	January 14, 2007
The Comedy Map of Britain	Himself	1x01 - Episode 101	January 27, 2007
Comedy Connections	Himself	5x06 - The Office	February 16, 2007

[edit] Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
Richard & Judy		October 25, 2004
Breakfast		November 1, 2005
This Morning (UK)		December 11, 2006
This Morning (UK)		May 21, 2007

[edit] Writer

[edit] Staff Writer

Series	Season(s)
The Office (UK)	1	2
Extras	1	2

[edit] Episode Writer

Series	Episode	Airdate
The Office (USA)	1x01 - Pilot	March 24, 2005 (teleplay)
The Office (USA)	3x09 - The Convict	November 30, 2006

[edit] Specials and Made-for-TV Movies Written

Title	Airdate	Series/Banner
NBC 75th Anniversary Special	May 5, 2002

[edit] Director

[edit] Staff Director

Series	Season(s)
The Office (UK)	1	2
Extras	1	2

[edit] Episode Director

Series	Episode	Airdate
Comedy Lab	5x04 - The Last Chancers	November 21, 2002

[edit] Producer

Series	Year(s)	Producer Credit	Season(s)
The Office (USA)	2005–present	Executive Producer	1	2	3	4

[edit] Awards and Accolades

[edit] BAFTA Awards

(7 Nominations, 3 Wins)

• Won: Situation Comedy Award (2002)

The Office (UK)

• Won: Situation Comedy Award (2003)

The Office (UK)

• Won: Situation Comedy Award (2004)

The Office (UK)

• Nominated: Best Situation Comedy (2006)

Extras

• Nominated: Best Writer (2006)

Extras

• Nominated: Best Comedy Performance (2007)

Extras

• Nominated: Best Writer (2007)

Extras

[edit] Emmy Awards

(3 Nominations, 1 Win)

• Nominated: Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (2005)

The Office (UK): Christmas Special

• Nominated: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (2006)

Extras: Episode Three: Kate Winslet

• Won: Outstanding Comedy Series (2007)

The Office (USA)

[edit] Writers Guild of America

(3 Nominations, 1 Win)

• Nominated: WGA Award (TV), Comedy Series (2006)

The Office (USA)

• Nominated: WGA Award (TV), New Series (2006)

The Office (USA)

• Won: WGA Award (TV), Comedy Series (2007)

The Office (USA)

[edit] Other Awards

[edit] British Comedy Awards

(1 Nomination, 1 Win)

• Won: Best TV Comedy Actor (2006)

Extras

[edit] Broadcasting Press Guild Awards

• Won: Writer's Award (2002)

The Office (UK)

• Won: Writer's Award (2003)

The Office (UK)

[edit] Trivia