Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

173

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-10-14 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Middleton, Manchester, England, UK

Also Known As

Stephen John Coogan
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Steve Coogan

Biography

Stephen John "Steve" Coogan (born October 14, 1965) is an English comedian, actor, writer and producer.

His best known character in the United Kingdom is Alan Partridge, a socially awkward and politically incorrect regional media personality, who featured in several television series, such as The Day Today, Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge and I'm Alan Partridge. Outside the UK, Coogan is better known for his film roles.

Known For

6.9%

Despicable Me 2

Jun 26, 2013

6.4%

Minions

Jun 17, 2015

6.6%

Night at the Museum

Dec 20, 2006

8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

6.3%

The Secret Life of Pets

Jun 18, 2016

7.6%

Hot Fuzz

Feb 14, 2007

6.2%

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Feb 1, 2010

6.5%

Despicable Me 3

Jun 15, 2017

6.1%

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

May 20, 2009

6.7%

Tropic Thunder

Aug 9, 2008

6.2%

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Dec 17, 2014

6.3%

The Other Guys

Aug 6, 2010

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Acting

—		Saipan as Mick McCarthy
—		The Adventures of Drunky as The Devil
—		The Players as William MacCready
—		All Saints: The Video as Alan Partridge (archive footage) (uncredited)
—		And Did Those Feet… with Alan Partridge as Alan Partridge
—		Legends

2025		The Penguin Lessons as Tom Michel
2025		National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove
2025		The Academy of Armando as Self
2025		Brian and Maggie as Brian Walden

2024		From Roger Moore with Love as Roger Moore (voice)
2024		Joker: Folie à Deux as Paddy Meyers
2024		Despicable Me 4 as Silas (voice)

2023		Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy as Self
2023		The Reckoning as Jimmy Savile
2023		Scandalous: Phone Hacking on Trial as Self

2022		The Lost King as John Langley
2022		Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self – Actor
2022		Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self
2022		Minions: The Rise of Gru as Silas Ramsbottom (voice)
2022		Chivalry as Cameron
2022		Alan Partridge - Stratagem as Alan Partridge/Martin Brennan

2021

Stephen as DCI Clive Driscoll

2020		The Trip to Greece as Steve
2020		Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy as Self
2020		Newscast as Self

2019		Greed as Sir Richard McCreadie
2019		The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan as Self
2019		What We Do in the Shadows as Lord Roderick Cravensworth
2019		The Professor and the Madman as Frederick James Furnivall
2019		This Time with Alan Partridge as Alan Partridge

2018		Stan & Ollie as Stanley "Stan" Laurel
2018		Holmes & Watson as Gustav Klinger (uncredited)
2018		Ideal Home as Erasmus
2018		Hot Air as Lionel Macomb
2018		Irreplaceable You as Mitch

2017		Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom? as Himself
2017		The Trip to Spain as Steve
2017		Despicable Me 3 as Fritz / Silas Ramsbottom (voice)
2017		Shepherds and Butchers as John Weber
2017		The Dinner as Paul Lohman
2017		Dying Laughing as Self

2016		Rules Don't Apply as Colonel Nigel Briggs
2016		Mindhorn as Peter Easterman
2016		British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Self / Alan Partridge
2016		John Bishop: In Conversation with... as Self
2016		The Secret Life of Pets as Ozone / Reginald (voice)
2016		Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle as Alan Partridge

2015		Minions as Professor Flux / Tower Guard (voice)
2015		HAPPYish as Thom Payne
2015		Misery Loves Comedy as Self

2014		Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb as Octavius
2014		The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies as Himself
2014		Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) as Self
2014		Northern Soul as Mr. Banks
2014		The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill as Self
2014		One Rogue Reporter
2014		The Trip to Italy as Steve
2014		Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014		Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self

2013		Philomena as Martin Sixsmith
2013		Steve Coogan: Stand Up Down Under
2013		Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa as Alan Partridge
2013		Despicable Me 2 as Silas (voice)
2013		What Maisie Knew as Beale
2013		The Look of Love as Paul Raymond
2013		The Last Leg as Self
2013		Doubt as Vincent Calzonetti

2012		Uncle Wormsley's Christmas as Narrator
2012		Moone Boy
2012		Ruby Sparks as Langdon Tharp
2012		Alan Partridge on Open Books with Martin Bryce as Alan Partridge
2012		Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life as Alan Partridge
2012		Evidently... John Cooper Clarke as Himself

2011		Darkwood Manor as Steve Coogan
2011		The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
2011		Our Idiot Brother as Dylan Byng
2011		The Trip as Steve Coogan

2010		Conan as Self
2010		Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge as Alan Partridge
2010		The Trip as Steve
2010		I'm Still Here as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010		The Other Guys as David Ershon
2010		Work of Art: The Next Great Artist
2010		Neighbors from Hell as Satan
2010		Marmaduke as Raisin (voice)
2010		Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief as Hades
2010		Marvin as Narrator
2010		Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release as Self

2009		Steve Coogan: The Inside Story as Self / Alan Partridge / Various
2009		Steve Coogan - Live As Alan Partridge And Other Less Successful Characters as Various
2009		Live from Studio Five as Self
2009		What Goes Up as Campbell Babbitt
2009		Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian as Octavius
2009		In the Loop as Paul Michaelson

2008		Sunshine as Bing Crosby
2008		Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness as Damian Cockburn
2008		Tropic Thunder as Damien Cockburn
2008		Finding Amanda as Michael Henry
2008		Tales of the Riverbank as Roderick (voice)
2008		Hamlet 2 as Dana Marschz

2007		The Making of Marie Antoinette as Self
2007		For the Love of God as Graham
2007		The Graham Norton Show as Self
2007		Hot Fuzz as Metropolitan Police Inspector (uncredited)

2006		Little Britain Abroad
2006		Night at the Museum as Octavius
2006		Saxondale as Tommy Saxondale
2006		Marie Antoinette as Ambassador Mercy
2006		1 Leicester Square
2006		When Comedy Changed Forever as Self (archive material)
2006		The Alibi as Ray Elliot

2005		Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy as Alan Partridge
2005		A Cock and Bull Story as Tristram Shandy / Walter Shandy / Steve Coogan
2005		Monkey Trousers
2005		Happy Endings as Charley

2004		Around the World in 80 Days as Phileas Fogg
2004		I Am Not an Animal as Mark the Bird (voice)
2004		Ella Enchanted as Heston (voice)
2004		Coffee and Cigarettes as Steve (segment "Cousins?")

2003		The Private Life of Samuel Pepys as Samuel Pepys
2003		Little Britain
2003		Appointment with Dr. Terrible as Interviewee
2003		Coogan's Runner as Self – Executive Producer
2003		Anglian Lives: Alan Partridge as Alan Partridge
2003		Real Time with Bill Maher as Himself
2003		Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2002		Cruise of the Gods as Nick Lee
2002		Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe as Blitzen (voice)
2002		Top Gear as Self
2002		Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Alan Partridge - Guest Announcer
2002		24 Hour Party People as Tony Wilson

2001		Combat Sheep as Cmdr. Harris (voice)
2001		Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible as Dr. Terrible
2001		Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party as Geoff
2001		The Parole Officer as Simon Garden

2000

Curb Your Enthusiasm as Dr. Bright

1999		Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire as Blitzen (voice)
1999		Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy as Himself
1999		Steve Coogan: The Man Who Thinks He's It
1999		Mrs Merton and Malcolm

1998		Alice Through the Looking Glass as Gnat
1998		Bob and Margaret
1998		The Revengers' Comedies as Bruce Tick
1998		Parkinson as Self

1997		I'm Alan Partridge as Alan Partridge
1997		Introducing Tony Ferrino: Who and Why? A Quest as Tony Ferrino
1997		The Fix as Mike Gabbert
1997		The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon as Tony Ferrino

1996		The Wind in the Willows as Mole
1996		The Daily Show as Self

1995		Coogan's Run as Ernest Moss
1995		The Frank Skinner Show as Self
1995		The Indian in the Cupboard as Tommy
1995		Paul and Pauline Calf's Cheese and Ham Sandwich as Duncan Thicket / Pauline Calf / Paul Calf

1994		Pauline Calf's Wedding Video as Paul / Pauline Calf
1994		Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge as Alan Partridge
1994		Filth! as Paul Calf/ Pauline Calf
1994		Jo Brand Through the Cakehole
1994		The Day Today as Alan Partridge
1994		Steve Coogan: Live 'n' Lewd as Various

1993		Paul Calf's Video Diary as Paul Calf / Pauline Calf
1993		The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer as Lead Singer of Go West
1993		Harry as Stebbings
1993		Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest

1992		The Dead Good Show as Various
1992		Terry Wogan's Friday Night as Self

1991

Amnesty International's Big 30 as Self

1989		The Simpsons as Rowan Priddis (voice)
1989		Tales from the Crypt as Danny Skeggs
1989		Resurrected as Youth 2

1984

Spitting Image

1979

Question Time as Self - Panellist

Creator

2010

Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge as Creator

2006

Saxondale as Creator

1997

I'm Alan Partridge as Creator

1994

Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge as Creator

Crew

2008

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness as Creator

Directing

2008

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness as Director

Production

—		The Players as Executive Producer
—		And Did Those Feet… with Alan Partridge as Executive Producer

2025

The Penguin Lessons as Executive Producer

2022

The Lost King as Producer

2019

My Zoe as Executive Producer

2018		High & Dry as Executive Producer
2018		Hot Air as Executive Producer

2017

Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom? as Executive Producer

2016		Zapped as Executive Producer
2016		Mindhorn as Executive Producer
2016		Dancer as Executive Producer
2016		Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle as Executive Producer

2013		Philomena as Producer
2013		Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa as Executive Producer

2012

Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life as Executive Producer

2006		Snow Cake as Executive Producer
2006		Saxondale as Producer

2005		Sensitive Skin as Producer
2005		Ideal as Producer

2004		AD/BC: A Rock Opera as Executive Producer
2004		King of Fridges as Executive Producer
2004		The Keith Barret Show as Producer
2004		The Mighty Boosh as Producer
2004		The Mighty Boosh as Executive Producer
2004		I Am Not an Animal as Producer
2004		The All Star Comedy Show as Producer
2004		Nighty Night as Executive Producer

2003		The Private Life of Samuel Pepys as Executive Producer
2003		Appointment with Dr. Terrible as Executive Producer
2003		Brain Candy as Executive Producer

2002		Cruise of the Gods as Executive Producer
2002		Up in Town as Producer

2001		The Sketch Show as Producer
2001		Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party as Executive Producer

2000		Human Remains as Producer
2000		Marion and Geoff as Producer

1997

I'm Alan Partridge as Executive Producer

Sound

1997

The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon as Songs

Writing

2022		The Lost King as Writer
2022		Chivalry as Writer
2022		Alan Partridge - Stratagem as Writer
2022		The Witchfinder as Script Consultant

2016

Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle as Writer

2013		Philomena as Screenplay
2013		Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa as Writer

2012		Alan Partridge on Open Books with Martin Bryce as Writer
2012		Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life as Writer

2009		Steve Coogan: The Inside Story as Writer
2009		Steve Coogan - Live As Alan Partridge And Other Less Successful Characters as Writer

2008

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness as Writer

2006

Saxondale as Writer

2003

Anglian Lives: Alan Partridge as Writer

2001

The Parole Officer as Writer

1999

Steve Coogan: The Man Who Thinks He's It as Writer

1997		I'm Alan Partridge as Writer
1997		The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon as Writer

1994		Pauline Calf's Wedding Video as Writer
1994		Filth! as Writer
1994		The Day Today as Writer
1994		Steve Coogan: Live 'n' Lewd as Writer

1993

Paul Calf's Video Diary as Writer