Peter Serafinowicz

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At the height of the holiday season, two strangers team up to rob one of New York's most famous department stores while accidentally falling in love.

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Jingle Bell Heist (2025)

Peter Szymon Serafinowicz is an English actor, comedian, director and screenwriter, best known for his roles as the title character in the 2016 live-action series of The Tick, Pete in Shaun of the Dead (2004) and as the voice of Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). He has also appeared in many British and American comedy series, and received attention for political satire videos in which he dubs over videos of Donald Trump with various comedic voices. He has also directed music videos for acts such as Hot Chip.

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Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 4 wins & 11 nominations total

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Guardians of the Galaxy

8.0

Denarian Saal

2014

Spy

7.0

Aldo

2015

John Wick: Chapter 2

7.4

Sommelier

2017

George Lucas, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, John Williams, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Keira Knightley, Ray Park, and Peter Serafinowicz in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

6.5

Darth Maul
Battle Droid Commander
Gungan Scout(voice)

1999

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Jingle Bell Heist
5.8
- Maxwell Sterling
- 2025
Wolf King
6.6
TV Series
- Duke Manfred
- Mack Ferran (voice)
- 2025
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
8.2
TV Series
- Brian Butterfield - Dictionary Corner Guest
- 2025
Brian Butterfield's Call of Now
TV Special
- Brian Butterfield
- 2025
How to Train Your Dragon
7.8
- Spitelout
- 2025
Amandaland
7.5
TV Series
- Johannes
- 2025
Creature Commandos
7.8
TV Series
- Victor (voice)
- 2024
The Seneschal
7.7
Podcast Series
- Bartholomew
- 2024
Royal Crackers
6.4
TV Series
- Sandy (voice)
- 2024
The Gentlemen
8.0
TV Series
- Tommy Dixon
- 2024
Dead Hot
6.3
TV Series
- Danny
- 2024
What If...?
7.3
TV Series
- Garthan Saal (voice)
- 2023
Rick and Morty
9.0
TV Series
- Oxygen-S
- Eight
- Infinity (voice) ...
- 2017–2023
Midsomer Murders
7.9
TV Series
- Lucian Shirewell
- 2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
6.3
- Reginald Smith (voice)
- 2023

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Alternative names
- Gelg
Height
- 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
Born
- July 10, 1972
- Liverpool, England, UK
Spouse
- Sarah Alexander? - present (2 children)
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Other works
Played "Max" in BBC Radio One's "Independence Day: UK" a British-based official companion piece to "ID4: Independence Day" adapted and written by Dirk Maggs.

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Despite playing fairly sinister characters, he was described by Simon Pegg in the Spaced (1999) Series 1 DVD commentary as "the sweetest man alive".

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I don't really say much in the film. Mostly I watched light saber battle scenes and did grunts and growls while George Lucas watched from the couch, I got a bit carried away and pretended I had a light saber -- I was waving my arms about. On recording the voice of Darth Maul