The Office cast 20 years on – from starring in Game of Thrones and Harry Potter to presenting award shows

It has been 20 years since the hit mockumentary show The Office graced our screens, but the hilarious programme is still loved by many today.

The series, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, only ran for two seasons, but lives on today through constant reruns, hilarious memes, and its classic one-liners.

The cast have all had long and successful careers in the entertainment industry since its release, starring in many hit blockbuster films and iconic TV shows.

Here’s what the cast of The Office have been up to since it first aired 20 years ago.

Ricky Gervais (David Brent)

He may have starred as the awkward and cringe-inducing David Brent in The Office, but since then the actor has achieved great success and fame.

Ricky was part of the team that helped adapt the US version of the show, which itself had great success and ran for nine seasons.

He has also worked on a number of popular shows such as An Idiot Abroad, Derek, and most recently, the Netflix hit Afterlife.

Not only is he a successful actor, but over the years has forged a career in stand up comedy, and has hosted the Golden Globe awards on multiple occasions.

Martin Freeman (Tim Canterbury)

Martin Freeman is one of the greater success stories from The Office, having starred in many top films and TV series’ since the show finished.

He starred as Dr. Watson in the BBC adaptation of Sherlock, as Bilbo Baggins in the widely popular Hobbit film franchise, and was in the Christmas film favourite Love Actually.

He has also had roles in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Nativity!, Captain America: Civil War and Black Panther.

Martin has won a number of awards for his work over the years including an Emmy Award, a Bafta and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

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Lucy Davis (Dawn Tinsley)

Lucy, who played receptionist Dawn in the hit series, has featured in a number of shows in more low-key roles such as Shaun of the Dead, Wonder Woman, and Ugly Betty.

In 2018 she joined the main cast in the Netflix hit Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, where she played Hilda Spellman.

Mackenzie Crook (Gareth Keenan)

Self-important paper salesman Gareth spent his days at Wernham Hogg irritating his colleagues with his rigid enforcement of rules and idolisation of Brent, who often had to correct him over his job title – “Assistant (to the) regional manager”.

Since The Office, Mackenzie has had some big roles such as starring in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies franchise, and also in the global hit Game of Thrones.

He also created and starred in BBC Four’s Detectorists, for which he won two BAFTA awards.

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Stephen Merchant (Oggy)

While Stephen Merchant was not a regular feature in front of the camera, he was one of the most important people in the creation of the show.

Along with Ricky Gervais, Stephen co-wrote and directed the hit show, and even assisted with the US adaptation.

Since the show finished he has teamed up with Ricky on a number of other projects such as The Ricky Gervais Show and An Idiot Abroad.

Independently he has also done some stand-up comedy, appeared in theatre and starred in the amazing film Jojo Rabbit.

For his work he has won a number of awards including two Golden Globe awards, three Bafta Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four British Comedy Awards.

Ralph Ineson (Chris Finch)

Probably the most unpleasant character in The Office, Finchy was a sexist loudmouth whose jokes were rude and offensive to everyone but David Brent, who idolised him despite being the butt of many of them.

Since the end of the series, Ineson has gone on to appear in many hit shows and films, including roles as Dagmer Cleftjaw in Game of Thrones, Nikolai Tarakanov in Chernobyl and Amycus Carrow in three of the Harry Potter films.

Stirling Gallacher (Jennifer Taylor-Clarke)

Wernham Hogg’s UK general manager Jennifer Taylor-Clarke was a capable executive who was often bemused by David Brent’s antics.

Since the show actress Stirling Gallacher has featured in Little Britain, EastEnders, and the Tracey Beaker spin-off The Dumping Ground.

In 2018 she joined the cast of Coronation Street as Paula Martin, who was a love interest for the character Sophie Webster.

Then in July 2020 she made her debut in Casualty, which she stars in while also remaining in her role in Corrie.

Patrick Baladi (Neil Goodwin)

Manager Neil was everything David Brent wasn’t – popular, funny and charming. He mostly responded to Brent’s behaviour with indifference or bemusement.

Actor Neil Baladi has since gone on to have a successful acting career, appearing as Michael Jackson in Stella and Stephen Holmes in the ITV thriller Marcella.

He also portrayed Dodi Al-Fayed in the 2007 TV docudrama Diana: Last Days of a Princess.

In addition to his TV work, Patrick has been in a number of Royal Shakespeare Company productions, including Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing.

Most recently, he has appeared in Breeders alongside his The Office co-star Martin Freeman.