Peter Serafinowicz | |
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Serafinowicz at the Guardians of the Galaxy premiere in July 2014
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Born |
Peter Szymon Serafinowicz 10 July 1972 Liverpool, England, United Kingdom |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, musician, Music video director |
Years active | 1993–present |
Spouse(s) | Sarah Alexander |
Children | 2 |
Peter Szymon Serafinowicz (/sɛrəˈfɪnəvɪtʃ/; born 10 July 1972) is an English actor, comedian, musician, writer, and voice artist. He played Pete in Shaun of the Dead, and provided the voice of Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. He has also appeared in a variety of British and American comedy series.
Serafinowicz was born 10 July 1972 in Liverpool. He was raised Roman Catholic, and is of Belarusian descent on his father's side. He attended Our Lady of the Assumption Primary School and St Francis Xavier Secondary School.
Serafinowicz made his broadcasting debut in 1993 on Radio 1 show The Knowledge, a spoof documentary about the music industry. From there he went on to perform in Radio 4 shows Week Ending, Harry Hill's Fruit Corner, Grievous Bodily Radio, The Two Dannys and A Whole New Ball Game.
On 1 May 1997, he appeared in The Election Night Armistice as Moz Bingham, the fictional press secretary to the then shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, who verbally abuses and bullies the BBC's Nick Robinson in a spoof phone call over the politician's news coverage. In 1998 he appeared on TV in Comedy Nation and You are Here. He also had a role in the Simon Nye-penned sitcom How Do You Want Me?.