His father was born and raised in Surrey to a Polish mother and Belarusian father, and later moved to Liverpool as an adult. Peter Szymon Serafinowicz was born into a Catholic family in Liverpool's Gateacre suburb on 10 July 1972, the son of post office worker Catherine (née Geary) and scaffolder Szymon Serafinowicz Jr. He has directed music videos for acts such as Hot Chip, and received attention online in the late 2010s for political satire videos in which he dubbed over videos of Donald Trump with various comedic voices. Serafinowicz has voiced characters in video games such as Dark Souls II (2014), LittleBigPlanet 3 (2014), and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016).

His other television work includes voicing characters in animated series such as Archer, Bob's Burgers, Rick and Morty, The Simpsons, and American Dad! He also voiced characters and worked as a creative consultant on South Park (2006–2015), portrayed Edgar Covington in Parks and Recreation (2013–2015), voiced the Fisher King in Doctor Who (2015), and starred as the title character in the live-action adaptation series The Tick (2016). On television, Serafinowicz created and starred in the comedy shows Look Around You (2002–2005) and The Peter Serafinowicz Show (2007–2008). Serafinowicz's film roles include the voice of Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Pete in Shaun of the Dead (2004), Garthan Saal in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), the voice of Big Daddy in Sing (2016) and Sing 2 (2021), and The Sommelier in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017). Peter Szymon Serafinowicz ( / ˌ s ɛr ə ˈ f ɪ n ə w ɪ tʃ/ SERR-ə- FIN-ə-witch born 10 July 1972) is a British actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter.

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