Karl Pilkington

Karl Pilkington

Born: September 23, 1972
in Sale, England, UK
Karl Pilkington is an English travel show presenter, actor, author and former radio producer. He gained prominence as the producer of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's radio programme on XFM

Movies for Karl Pilkington...

Title: Rain Dogs
Character: Simon
Released: March 6, 2023
Type: TV
A wild and punky tale of a mother's love for her daughter, of deep-rooted and passionate friendships, and of brilliance thwarted by poverty and prejudice.
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Title: The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
Character: DC Phil Bayley
Released: April 17, 2022
Type: TV
The extraordinary and compelling story of how John Darwin faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy will be told in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe. The drama relates how Anne Darwin's husband, a prison officer, came up with the hare-brained scheme to defraud insurance companies, unbeknownst to their two sons.
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Con Man Denominator
Title: Con Man Denominator
Character: Dealer
Released: July 1, 2019
Type: Movie
A mysterious con man with a briefcase full of money finds himself mistaken for the maths teacher at a secondary school. All the while, the real maths teacher gets tied up and asked for money.
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Title: Sick of It
Character: Karl
Released: September 27, 2018
Type: TV
A middle-aged man recently ditched by his long-term girlfriend, ‘Karl’ lives with his elderly Auntie and his closest companion is his doppelgänger alter ego.
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Title: The Moaning of Life
Character: Karl Pilkington
Released: October 20, 2013
Type: TV
Now Karl’s turned 40 and has officially hit middle age, it’s time for him to re-assess his life. He’s not married, he doesn’t have kids, he’s got a job where he’s known as an ‘idiot’, and he’s known for being miserable. He’s classic ‘mid-life crisis’ material. As Karl attempts to put his life in order, he’ll be dispatched around the world on a crash course to find out how other cultures deal with life’s big questions. The ups and downs of Karl’s experiences will be contrasted against the beautiful geography of the countries he visits, captured on HD with stunning aerial photography.
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Title: Derek
Character: Himself
Released: January 30, 2013
Type: TV
Derek is a loyal nursing home caretaker who sees only the good in his quirky co-workers as they struggle against prejudice and shrinking budgets to care for their elderly residents.
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Title: Derek
Character: Dougie
Released: January 30, 2013
Type: TV
Derek is a loyal nursing home caretaker who sees only the good in his quirky co-workers as they struggle against prejudice and shrinking budgets to care for their elderly residents.
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Chingari
Title: Chingari
Character: English Journalist
Released: February 12, 2012
Type: Movie
Officer Parashuram travels to Switzerland to rescue his girlfriend. He only has five days to rescue his girlfriend from her kidnappers.
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Meet Karl Pilkington II
Title: Meet Karl Pilkington II
Character: Himself
Released: November 23, 2010
Type: Movie
Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington discuss the big bang, the space race, time travel, biology, and logic.
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When Karl Met Warwick
Title: When Karl Met Warwick
Character: Self
Released: November 22, 2010
Type: Movie
In this instalment of the 'Meet Karl Pilkington' series, Ricky introduces Karl to Warwick Davis for the first time with hilarious results.
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Title: An Idiot Abroad
Character: Himself
Released: September 23, 2010
Type: TV
An Idiot Abroad is a British travel documentary television series broadcast on Sky1 and Science, as well as spin-off books published by Canongate Books, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and starring Karl Pilkington. The ongoing theme of both the television series and the books is that Pilkington has no interest in global travel, so Merchant and Gervais make him travel while they stay in the United Kingdom and monitor his progress.
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Cemetery Junction
Title: Cemetery Junction
Character: Toupee Man
Released: April 14, 2010
Type: Movie
In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Freddie wants to leave their working-class world but cool, charismatic Bruce and lovable loser Snork are happy with life the way it is. When Freddie gets a new job as a door-to-door salesman and bumps into his old school sweetheart Julie, the gang are forced to make choices that will change their lives for ever.
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Title: The Ricky Gervais Show
Character: Himself
Released: February 19, 2010
Type: TV
The Ricky Gervais Show is an American cartoon series produced for and broadcast by HBO and Channel 4. The series is an animated version of the popular British audio podcasts and audiobooks of the same name, which feature Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, along with colleague and friend Karl Pilkington, talking about various subjects behind the microphone. The TV show consists of past audio recordings of these unscripted "pointless conversations," with animation drawn in a style similar to classic era Hanna-Barbera cartoons, presenting jokes and situations in a literal context. The animated Ricky Gervais Show has aired 39 episodes across three seasons since it premiered in 2010. There were some plans for a possible fourth season which would have used newly recorded audio, but this was shelved in June 2012. Series 3 of The Ricky Gervais Show premiered on 20 April 2012 on HBO, and on 8 May 2012 on E4.
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Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
Title: Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
Character: Caveman
Released: December 17, 2009
Type: Movie
Short film that serves as a prequel to The Invention of Lying.
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Fame: I'm Gonna Live Forever
Title: Fame: I'm Gonna Live Forever
Character: Self
Released: November 12, 2007
Type: Movie
Karl Pilkington travels to Speaker's Corner in London to meet a man whom Ricky Gervais has told him about; a man who claims he has discovered the secret to eternal youth.
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Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool
Title: Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool
Released: March 7, 2007
Type: Movie
Karl Pilkington, best known for his podcasts with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and his travel show An Idiot Abroad goes on a quest to find out if intelligence really makes you happier.
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Title: The One Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: August 14, 2006
Type: TV
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.
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Title: Extras
Character: Fan
Released: July 21, 2005
Type: TV
Andy Millman gave up his day job five years ago in the hope of achieving the big time, but he’s yet to land a speaking part, let alone saunter down the red carpet to pick up an Oscar. He remains optimistic however, as rubbing shoulders with the A-list on-set only serves to reinforce his belief that the big time is just a job or two away.
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Title: GMTV
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: TV
GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end. The final edition of GMTV was broadcast on 3 September 2010.
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Bury Your Nephew
Title: Bury Your Nephew
Character: Toby
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
An uncle struggling to find common ground with his nephew eventually bonds with him over a morbid curiosity. Release date TBA.