Stephen Merchant

ABOUT STEPHEN MERCHANT

English actor, screenwriter and producer who earned eight Primetime Emmy nominations for his contributions to the popular NBC sitcom The Office . His other television writing credits include Life's Too Short and Hello Ladies , the latter of which he also starred in. He also appeared as the character Caliban in the 2017 film Logan .

He had his first entertainment job as a broadcaster on the University of Warwick's radio station. His earliest screenwriting work includes The 11 O'Clock Show and an episode of Comedy Lab.

He wrote for the award-nominated Ricky Gervais Show as well as for Extras.

He was born in Bristol, England to plumber-turned-actor Ron Merchant. His sister, Alexandra Merchant, became an art director. He dated actress Christine Marzano .

He and Ricky Gervais co-starred on Extras with Ashley Jensen . He has appeared in multiple episodes of Modern Family alongside Sofia Vergara .