What is Stephen Merchant?
{{Infobox person | name = Stephen Merchant | image = StephenMerchantAltNov09.jpg | caption = Merchant in 2009 | birth_name = Stephen James Merchant | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1974|11|24}} | nationality = [[British people|British]] | birth_place = [[Hanham, Bristol|Hanham]], [[Bristol]], England | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|director|writer}} | height = 200 cm | yearsactive = 1991–present }} '''Stephen James Merchant''' (born 24 November 1974) is a [[British people|British]] [[actor]], [[comedian]], [[director]] and [[writer]]. He is best known for his works with [[Ricky Gervais]] and [[Karl Pilkington]]. With Gervais, he created the popular [[BBC]] [[Situation comedy|sitcoms]] ''[[The Office (UK TV series)|The Office]]'' and ''[[Extras (TV series)|Extras]]''. He has appeared in [[movie]]s such as ''[[Run, Fat Boy, Run]]'', ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'' (both 2000), ''[[Movie 43]]'' (2006) and ''[[Logan (movie)|Logan]]'' (2010). He also voiced Wheatley in the [[video game]] ''[[Portal 2]]'' (2011).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/08/18/portal-2-has-a-release-date.aspx|title=Portal 2 Has A Release Date And A New Voice Actor|work=Game Informer|date=18 August 2010|accessdate=4 December 2017|first=Phil|last=Koller|archive-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021004805/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/08/18/portal-2-has-a-release-date.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> Merchant was born in [[Hanham, Bristol|Hanham]], [[Bristol]], England. He is a [[graduate]] of the [[University of Warwick]]. He stands at 6 ft 7 in (200 cm). ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|0580351}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Merchant, Stephen}} [[Category:1967 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actors from Bristol]] [[Category:British stand-up comedians]] [[Category:Comedians from Bristol]] [[Category:English movie actors]] [[Category:English radio personalities]] [[Category:English televisio