Actor and writer Peter Serafinowicz is a familiar face to audiences in his native England.

His film credits include “Couples Retreat” opposite Vince Vaughn and Jason Bateman, “Shaun of the Dead,” “Sixty Six” and “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace,” in which he provided the voice for “Darth Maul.“

Serafinowicz co-created with Robert Popper the cult British TV series “Look Around You,” which was nominated for a BAFTA and won the Rose d’Or for Best Comedy in 2006. He also created a series of internet shorts with his brother, James, that led to a television series commissioned by the BBC entitled “The Peter Serafinowicz Show.” The series went on to receive a BAFTA nomination, and in 2008 Serafinowicz won the Rose d’Or for Best Entertainer.

Serafinowicz divides his time between New York City and the U.K.