The Office

This article is about the various versions of the mockumentary The Office, comparing UK, U.S., French, German, Québécois, Chilean, Israeli, and Swedish versions. For other uses, see Office (disambiguation).
Title card for the UK version (above) and U.S. version (below).

The Office is a popular mockumentary sitcom that was first made in the United Kingdom and has now been remade in many other countries, with overall viewership in the hundreds of millions worldwide.

The Office original UK version was created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. It starred Gervais as the boss and main character. First broadcast on BBC Two on 9 July 2001, the show ran for 14 episodes – two series of six episodes and a two-part Christmas special. The longest running version is the U.S. version, which ran for 9 seasons from 2005 to 2013. The German version has seen 46 episodes over five seasons and a movie aired 2014 in German cinemas.

Counterparts

Original (British) U.S. version French version
(Le Bureau)
German version
(Stromberg)
French-Canadian version
(La Job)
Chilean version
(La Ofis)
Israeli version
(HaMisrad - המשרד)
Swedish version
(Kontoret)
FirmWernham Hogg
Slough branch
(Paper Merchant)
Dunder Mifflin (a division of "Sabre Printers" from season 6-8)
Scranton branch
(Paper & (briefly) printer merchant)
Cogirep
Villepinte branch
(Paper merchant)
Capitol-Versicherung AG
(Insurance company)
Les Papiers Jennings
Côte-de-Liesse branch
(Paper merchant)
Papeles Lozano
Santiago Centro
(Paper merchant)
פייפר אופיס, ('Paper Office')
Yehud Branch
(Office supplies)
Svensk kontorshygien AB
(Swedish office hygiene company)
Regional
Manager
David Brent
(Ricky Gervais)
Michael Scott
(Steve Carell)
Deangelo Vickers
(Will Ferrell)
Robert California
(James Spader)
Andy Bernard
(Ed Helms)
Dwight Schrute
(Rainn Wilson)
Gilles Triquet
(François Berléand)
Bernd Stromberg
(Christoph Maria Herbst)
David Gervais
(Antoine Vézina)
Manuel Cerda
(Luis Gnecco)
Avi Meshulam
(Dvir Benedek)
Ove Sundberg
(Henrik Dorsin)
Assistant to the Regional ManagerGareth Keenan
(Mackenzie Crook)
Dwight Schrute
(Rainn Wilson)
Senior Sales
Representative
Tim Canterbury
(Martin Freeman)
Jim Halpert
(temporarily Co-reg. manager)
(John Krasinski)
Paul Delorme
(Jérémie Elkaïm)
Ulf Steinke
(Oliver Wnuk)
Louis Tremblay
(Sébastien Huberdeau)
Diego Ramírez
(Pablo Cazals)
Yossi
(Eldad Fribas)
Erik Lundkvist
(Kim Sulocki)
ReceptionistDawn Tinsley
(Lucy Davis)
Pam Beesly
(later Pam Halpert, Sales Rep., Office Administrator)
(Jenna Fischer)
Erin Hannon
(Ellie Kemper)
Laetitia Kadiri
(Anne-Laure Balbir)
Tanja Seifert
(later Tanja Steinke, co-worker)
(Diana Staehly)
Anne Viens
(Sophie Cadieux)
Rocío Poblete
(Nathalia Aragonese)
Dana
(Mali Levi)
Therese Johansson
(Sissela Benn)
Receptionist's
Fiancé
Lee
(Joel Beckett)
Roy Anderson
(David Denman)
(later Jim Halpert)
(John Krasinski)
Ludovic Correia
(Julien Favart)
Roland
(off camera)
Luc
(Martin Tremblay)
MarcoLavi
(Alon Hamawi)
Kenneth Gustavsson
Peter Jansson
Travelling Sales
Representative
Chris Finch
(Ralph Ineson)
Todd Packer
(David Koechner)
Danny Cordray
(Timothy Olyphant)
Didier Leguelec
(Jean-Pierre Loustau)
Theo Hölter
(friend)
(Andreas Schmidt)
Rocky Larocque
(Yves Amyot)
Carlos GarcíaShimi Guetta
(Shai Avivi)
N/A
Corporate
Supervisor
Jennifer TaylorClarke
(Stirling Gallacher)
Neil Godwin
(Patrick Baladi)
Jan Levinson
(Melora Hardin)
Ryan Howard
(B. J. Novak)
David Wallace
(Andy Buckley)
Charles Miner
(Idris Elba)
Juliette Lebrac
(Astrid Bas)
Tatjana Berkel
(Tatjana Alexander)
Timo Becker
(Lars Gärtner)
Emmanuelle Sirois-Keaton
(Nathalie Coupal)
Jimena Ibarra
(Liliana García)
Yelena
(Helena Yaralova)
Idun Falkenberg
Lisa Linnertorp
AccountantsKeith Bishop
(Ewen MacIntosh)
Sheila
(Jane Lucas)
Oliver
(Howard Saddler)
Kevin Malone
(Brian Baumgartner)
Oscar Martinez
(Oscar Nunez)
Angela Martin
(Angela Kinsey)
Daniel Gabarda
(Frédéric Merlo)
N/AN/ACésar
(Alfredo Portuondo)
Yanni
(Jimena Nuñez)
Teresita
(Luz María Yacometti)
Karol
(Roberto Pollak)
Ababa (Avi) Sharon
(Yossi Vassa)
Lennart Forsström
Rikard Ulvshammar
Anna Norén
Anna Åström
Margareta Wivallius
Ingbritt Hjälm
Senior Sales Representative's
girlfriend
Rachel
(temporary girlfriend)
(Stacey Roca)
Katy Moore
(Amy Adams)
Karen Filippelli
(Rashida Jones)
Pam Beesly
(girlfriend: ep. 401–501, then fiance: ep. 502–603, and finally wife: ep. 604-924 (finale))
(Jenna Fischer)
N/ASabine Buhrer
(temporary girlfriend)
(Maja Beckmann)
N/AN/AShiri (temporary girlfriend)
(Noa Wollman)
N/A
Other office
co-workers
Jamie
(Jamie Deeks)
Ben
(Ben Bradshaw)
Emma
(Emma Manton)
Donna
(Sally Bretton)
Joan
(Yvonne D’Alpra)
Malcolm
(Robin Hooper)
Brenda
(Julie Fernandez)
Trudy
(Rachel Isaac)
Rachel
(Stacey Roca)
Stanley Hudson
(Leslie David Baker)
Phyllis Lapin-Vance
(Phyllis Smith)
Kelly Kapoor
(Mindy Kaling)
Meredith Palmer
(Kate Flannery)
Toby Flenderson
(Paul Lieberstein)
Holly Flax
(Amy Ryan)
Creed Bratton
(Creed Bratton)
Gabe Lewis
(Zach Woods)
Pete Miller
(Jake Lacy)
Clark Green
(Clark Duke)
N/AErika Burstedt
(Martina Eitner-Acheampong)
Jennifer Schirrmann
(Milena Dreißig)
Lars Lehnhoff
(Laurens Walter)
Nicole Rückert
(Angelika Richter)
Hans Schmelzer
(Ralf Husmann)
N/ATrini
(Karla Matta)
Benito Rojas
Dante Espinoza
Yevgeni
(Dima Ross)
Leah
(Ayelet Robinson)
Riki
(Hilla Sarjon)
Abed
(Jamil Khoury)
Britt-Marie Lind
Veronica Dahlström
Massoud Ghorbani
Hassan Brijany
Robin T. Larsson
David Druid
Örjan Almqvist
Christoffer Olofsson
TempRicky Howard
(Oliver Chris)
Ryan Howard
(B. J. Novak)
Felix Pradier
(Xavier Robic)
Jonas Fischer
(trainee)
(Max Mauff)
N/AFelipe Tomic
(César Sepúlveda)
Regev Steiner
(Amir Wolf)
N/A
Warehouse
Foreman
Glynn (Taffy)
(David Schaal)
Darryl Philbin
(Craig Robinson)
Val
(Ameenah Kaplan)
N/AN/AN/AN/ASami
(Yaniv Suissa)
Kenneth Gustavsson
Peter Jansson

Awards and honors

Selected major awards won only

Notes

External links

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