Peter Serafinowicz
Peter Szymon Serafinowicz [ sɛrəfɪnəwɪtʃ ] (* July 10, 1972 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England ) is a British actor, comedian, voice actor and screenwriter.
Career
Peter Serafinowicz began his career in 1993 in the mockumentary The Knowledge, which was broadcast on BBC Radio 1. It was followed by appearances in several series on Radio 4, until he made the jump to television in the late 1990s. He played the role of Dean Yardley in the series How Do You Want Me? , Which aired from 1998 to 1999.
Due to its deep and versatile voice Serafinowicz said in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, the role of Darth Maul, who was played by stuntman Ray Park. In the same year he had a role in the short-lived comedy series World of Pub.
Together with Robert Popper Serafinowicz produced the show Look Around You, for which both also wrote the script and music. It was based on the short film of calcium, the comedians, published in 2001. The first series of Look Around You, a parody of instructional videos of the 70 's and 80's ten- minute long episodes, aired in 2002 on BBC Two and 2003 nominated best comedy show for a BAFTA TV Award in the category. In 2005, a second season was produced, mainly the science program Tomorrow's World parodied now. The now 30 minutes long format received the 2006 Rose d'Or for Best Comedy.
In the years 2003-2004 Serafinowicz played a starring role in the comedy series hardware. Making his first appearance as an actor in a movie he had in the award-winning zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, after he had already seen in the comedy series Spaced in three episodes as Duane Benzie.
For a stay in Los Angeles Serafinowicz produced an approximately 90 second long video in which he parodied the coverage of the Oscar ceremony. He published it on YouTube, where it was seen in only two days of over 100,000 people, also from the BBC, which then enabled him to manufacture his own television show. The Peter Serafinowicz Show was launched in autumn 2007 on BBC Two, in which Serafinowicz satirized various British TV formats. The following year he was awarded for the set after seven episodes broadcast as the best entertainer with the Rose d'Or.
Peter Serafinowicz lives with his wife Sarah and their son Alexander in London.