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Nel 2010 Serafinowicz ha debuttato alla regia dirigendo il videoclip della canzone degli [[Hot Chip]] ''I Feel Better'', per poi dirigere, nel 2012, anche quello della canzone ''Night & Day'', interpretato, fra gli altri, da [[Lara Stone]] e da [[Terence Stamp]]. Nel 2013 ha diretto il suo primo film, ''I See What You Did There'', che ha scritto con [[Danny Wallace]]<ref>{{cita news|titolo=Peter Serafinowicz Directing I See What You Did There|url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=38093|accesso=15 marzo 2016|giornale=empireonline.com|data=16 luglio 2013}}</ref>.
Insieme a [[David Tennant]], [[David Prowse]] e [[Jeremy Bulloch]] ed ad altri, Serafinowicz è uno degli attori ad aver recitato sia in una pellicola della saga di ''[[Star Wars]]'' sia in un episodio della serie televisiva ''[[Doctor Who]]'', avendo doppiato [[Darth Maul]] in ''[[Star Wars: Episodio I - La minaccia fantasma]]'' e avendo interpretato il Re Pescatore nell'episodio ''[[Episodi di Doctor Who (nuova serie) (nona stagione)#Prima del diluvio|Prima del diluvio]]''<ref>{{cita web|autore1=Cameron K McEwan|titolo=Peter Serafinowicz joins Doctor Who - more Star Wars actors who have done the same|url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/09/26/darth-maul-joins-doctor-who-more-star-wars-actors-you-didnt-know-were-in-doctor-who-5407277/|sito=metro.co.uk|editore=Metro News|accesso=15 marzo 2016|data=26 September 2015}}</ref>.
In 1999, he made a number of appearances in [[Channel 4]] sitcom ''[[Spaced]]'', playing principal character Tim Bisley's ([[Simon Pegg]]) nemesis, Duane Benzie. He made another appearance in the series when it returned in 2001. In 2001 Serafinowicz took the lead in [[BBC Two]] sitcom ''[[World of Pub]]'', playing the same character as he had done in the show's run on Radio 4. He was also in ''[[The Junkies (pilot)|The Junkies]]'', an Internet sitcom. In 2002 the critically acclaimed ''[[Look Around You]]'', a series of 10-minute 1970s school science video spoofs, debuted on BBC Two in which Serafinowicz played a scientist. He co-wrote the show alongside [[Robert Popper]], whom he met on the set of ''[[Spaced]]''. The show returned in 2005 as a spoof of the 1980s show ''[[Tomorrow's World]]'', with Serafinowicz playing Peter Packard, one of the presenters.
In 2003, he appeared in another Nye-written sitcom, ''[[Hardware (TV series)|Hardware]]'', in which he played the affable Kenny. He reprised this role in the second series in 2004. Also in 2004 he appeared in British rom-zom-com (romantic-zombie-comedy) ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'', playing Pete, the tidy flatmate of principal characters Shaun and Ed. He also appeared in boxing film ''[[The Calcium Kid]]''. In ''[[Sixty Six (film)|Sixty Six]]'', the 2006 British film about a Jewish boy whose [[Bar Mitzvah]] is scheduled for the same day as the [[1966 FIFA World Cup Final]], Serafinowicz plays Uncle Jimmy. In the week before the 2006 [[Academy Awards]] a video circulated on the Internet of a fake news item (called "O! News", a parody of [[E!|E! News]]) about a new Oscar statue, in which Serafinowicz imitated [[Alan Alda]], [[Paul McCartney]] and [[Al Pacino]]. A second O! News video later appeared, parodying the 2006 [[Apple Corps v. Apple Computer]] lawsuit. This attracted the interest of the BBC, and a pilot was commissioned for ''[[The Peter Serafinowicz Show]]''. A full series was broadcast on BBC Two in 2007 (with a Christmas special in 2008). For his performance, Serafinowicz was presented with the Best Entertainer prize at the 2008 [[Rose d'Or]] ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|title= Rose d'Or Winners 2008|url= http://www.rosedor.com/downloads/RdO_Winners_2008.pdf|publisher= Rose d'Or AG|date= 6 May 2008|accessdate= 7 May 2008|format= PDF |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080530115956/http://www.rosedor.com/downloads/RdO_Winners_2008.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 30 May 2008}}</ref> The series was also nominated for Best Comedy Programme at the 2009 [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA Television Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Television Awards Nominations in 2009|url= http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/tv-noms-2009,709,BA.html|publisher= BAFTA|date= 24 March 2009|accessdate= 29 March 2009}}</ref>
Serafinowicz had also made a number of guest appearances on television, including the comedy shows ''[[Smack the Pony]]'' and ''[[Hippies (TV series)|Hippies]]'' (both 1999), ''[[Black Books]]'' (2000), ''[[I'm Alan Partridge]]'' (2002) and ''[[Little Britain]]'' (2003), comedy drama ''[[Murder Most Horrid]]'' (1999) and [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] Drama series ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]'' (2005). He has made a number of guest appearances on both television and radio panel shows. He regularly appeared on ''[[The 99p Challenge]]'' and appeared on ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'' in 2005, 2006 and 2008, ''[[8 out of 10 Cats]]'' in 2005, and ''[[QI]]'' in 2003. He also appeared on ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]'' on 19 October 2007, ''[[Would I Lie to You? (TV series)|Would I Lie to You?]]'' on 8 August 2008 and 30 July 2010 and ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]'' on 15 October 2009.
In 2008, Serafinowicz was working with [[Robert Popper]] on a new television series, as well as a website, based on a spoof religion "Tarvuism" for US network [[Adult Swim]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2008/10/14/7588/say_hebbo_to_tarvuism!|title=Say 'Hebbo' to Tarvuism!|author=Powder Blue Internet Business Solutions|work=chortle.co.uk}}</ref> In 2009, he appeared in Universal Films' ''[[Couples Retreat]]'' as Sctanley, the manager of the Eden Resort, directed by Peter Billingsley.
In 2010, Serafinowicz [[Music video director|directed]] the music video for [[Hot Chip]]'s song "I Feel Better", their second single from the album ''[[One Life Stand]]''. He followed this up in 2012 when he directed the music video for the band's song "Night & Day", the first single from their album ''[[In Our Heads]]''. The video starred [[Lara Stone]], [[Terence Stamp]] and [[Reggie Watts]].
In 2010, he co-starred with [[Will Arnett]] in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] sitcom ''[[Running Wilde]]'', devised by ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'' creator [[Mitchell Hurwitz]]. It premiered on Fox on 21 September 2010,<ref>Andreeva, Nellie (11 July 2010), [http://www.deadline.com/2010/07/peter-serafinowicz-joins-running-wilde "Peter Serafinowicz Joins 'Running Wilde'"], ''Deadline Hollywood'', retrieved 12 July 2010</ref> but was cancelled by the network after 13 episodes.
In June 2013, Serafinowicz provided the English language [[audiobook]] recording for the [[Roald Dahl]] novel ''[[Danny, the Champion of the World]]''.<ref>[http://www.penguin.co.uk/books/danny-the-champion-of-the-world/9780141349107/ "Danny, the Champion of the World"]. Penguin Books. Retrieved 20 November 2015</ref> In July 2013 Serafinowicz made his movie directing debut with the dark comedy film ''I See What You Did There'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Peter Serafinowicz Moves to Directing with 'I See What You Did There'|url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2013/peter-serafinowicz-moves-to-directing-with-i-see-what-you-did-there/|accessdate=17 July 2013|newspaper=firstshowing.net|date=15 July 2013}}</ref> which he cowrote with [[Danny Wallace (humourist)|Danny Wallace]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Peter Serafinowicz Directing I See What You Did There|url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=38093|accessdate=17 July 2013|newspaper=empireonline.com|date=16 July 2013}}</ref>
In 2014 it was announced that Serafinowicz would play the role Crowley in the BBC Radio 4 adaption of [[Terry Pratchett]] and [[Neil Gaiman]]'s novel ''[[Good Omens]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Brigid|title=BBC Radio Brings Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens to Life|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2014/09/bbc-radio-brings-neil-gaiman-terry-pratchetts-good-omens-life/|accessdate=6 September 2014|work=BBC America|date=5 September 2014}}</ref>
He has also attracted considerable attention by his YouTube parodies in which he dubs the voice of Donald Trump into an English accent, in videos entitled "Sophisticated Trump" and "Donald Thump".<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUGT30gGtiI</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cA0NM5RAY0</ref>
In 2015 it was announced that Serafinowicz is in the process of writing a television sitcom based on his Brian Butterfield character. He appeared in Series 9 of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' as The Fisher King thus being another ''Star Wars'' actor to appear in the longest running science fiction series along with [[David Tennant]], [[David Prowse]], [[Jeremy Bulloch]] and many others.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Cameron K McEwan|title=Peter Serafinowicz joins Doctor Who - more Star Wars actors who have done the same|url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/09/26/darth-maul-joins-doctor-who-more-star-wars-actors-you-didnt-know-were-in-doctor-who-5407277/|website=metro.co.uk|publisher=Metro News|accessdate=28 February 2016|date=26 September 2015}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Serafinowicz is married to actress [[Sarah Alexander]].<ref name="Ind">{{cite news|author=Philby, Charlotte|title=My Secret Life: Peter Serafinowicz|publisher=[[The Independent]] .|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/my-secret-life-peter-serafinowicz-actor-and-comedian-age-36-912006.html|date=30 August 2008|accessdate=10 September 2008 | ___location=London}}</ref> Their first child, a son named Sam, was born in March 2007. They also have a daughter named Phoebe. Peter's brother, James, is a writer and director,<ref>{{cite web|title=James Serafinowicz|publisher=IMDB|url=http://imdb.com/name/nm1618804/}}</ref> and can be seen wearing his [[Liverpool Blue Coat School]] uniform at the beginning and end of each episode of the first series of ''[[Look Around You]]'' and is the person who always gets choked by the robot talk-show host Michael-6 during the ''Michael-6: The Robot Talk Show Host'' sketches of ''[[The Peter Serafinowicz Show]]''. Serafinowicz's sister Helen is married to [[Graham Linehan]].
In October 2007, Serafinowicz dropped his attempt to use the [[Human Rights Act 1998|Human Rights Act]] to prevent the publication of details revealing his Belarusian grandfather as the first man in Britain to go on trial for Nazi war crimes under the [[War Crimes Act 1991|War Crimes Act]]. Szymon Serafinowicz Sr. was charged with allegedly murdering three [[Jews]] while a police chief during the Nazi occupation of his native [[Belarus]] in [[World War II]]. He was found unfit for trial on grounds of [[dementia]] in 1997, and died later that year, aged 86.<ref name="Fletcher" />
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