The office, 2002: t.p. (Stephen Merchant)

IMDb, May 14, 2019 (Stephen Merchant, screenwriter, producer, actor, voice actor, director; born November 24, 1974, in Bristol, England; active in television and film since the late 1990s; credits include writing for and directing The office, 2001-2003)

Wikipedia, via WWW, May 14, 2019 (Stephen James Merchant is an English writer, director, radio presenter, comedian, and actor, best known for his collaborations with Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington, and as the co-writer and co-director of the British sitcom The office; born in Hanham, England; bachelor of arts in film and literature from the University of Coventry, 1996; began his broadcasting career at Radio Warwick as a film reviewer and his performing career in stand-up comedy in Bristol; resides in London, England, and in Nichols Canyon, California)