Stephen Merchant

An award-winning writer, director and actor, Stephen Merchant is probably best known for his work with Ricky Gervais in The Office and Extras. Bristolian Merchant, along with Gervais and Karl Pilkington, features in the Guinness Book Of World Records for having the most downloaded internet show of all time, clocking up a staggering 280,000,000 downloads. Their conversations have subsequently been animated for HBO cartoon series The Ricky Gervais Show.