Steve Coogan first appeared in a voice role on the British satirical television puppet show ‘Splitting Image’ in 1988. The following year, he made his film debut in the drama film ‘Resurrected’ directed by Paul Greengrass. After making small appearances in series like The ‘Krypton Factor’ (1989), ‘The Dead Good Show’ (1992), ‘The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer’ (1993), and ‘Saturday Zoo’ (1993), Coogan grabbed the role of ‘Alan Partridge’ in the British comedy television show ‘The Day Today’ in 1994. He was also the writer of the show. Coogan reprised his role as ‘Alan Partridge’ in several other shows including ‘Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge’ (1994-1995), ‘I’m Alan Partridge’ (1997 – 2002), ‘Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge’ (2010 – 2016), and ‘This Time with Alan Partridge’ (2019).
Coogan has also appeared in television series like ‘Bob and Margaret’ (1998), ‘Cruise of the Gods’ (2002), ‘Saxondale’ (2006-2007), ‘The Trip’ (2010-2020), ‘Zapped’ (2016), and ‘Stephen’ (2021). Apart from television, he has also starred in films such as ‘The Wind in the Willows’ (1996), ‘24 Hour Party People’ (2002), ‘A Cock and Bull Story’ (2005), ‘Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian’ (2009), and ‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief’ (2010).
He is also famous for his voice roles and has given his voice in popular films like ‘Despicable Me 2’ (2013), ‘Minions’ (2015), ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ (2016), and ‘Despicable Me 3’ (2017). He was last seen in the 2020 British comedy film ‘The Trip to Greece’ directed by Michael Winterbottom. The film received positive reviews from critics.