| Appeared on British variety shows |
| Began performing stand-up comedy while still an undergraduate |
| Starred in the radio show "Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge" |
| Worked on the BBC radio show "On the Hour"; introduced signature character of Alan Partridge |
1989 | Made film debut in "Resurrected" |
1991 | Provided voices for the puppets on the British satirical puppet show "Spitting Image"; most notably for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher |
1993 | Played the title character, an outspoken denizen of Manchester, in the TV special "Paul Calf's Video Diary"; also played the plus-sized Pauline Calf |
1994 | Debuted TV version of "Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge" (BBC) |
1995 | Appeared as the British medic in "The Indian in the Cupboard" |
1995 | Featured as a series of odd characters on the BBC sitcom "Coogan's Run" |
1997 | Cast as Mole in the film adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" |
1997 | Created the alter ego, cabaret singer Tony Ferrino in "Introducing Tony Ferrino: Who and Why? A Quest" |
1997 | Starred on the British series "I'm Alan Partridge" (BBC) |
1998 | Played the Gnat in "Alice Through the Looking Glass" |
1998 | Released the video "Steve Coogan Live - The Man Who Thinks He's It" |
2001 | Co-wrote first film, the British comedy feature "The Parole Officer" |
2002 | Portrayed pop impressario Tony Wilson in Michael Winterbottom's "24 Hour Party People" |
2003 | Appeared in one of the vignettes of Jim Jarmusch's "Coffee and Cigarettes" alongside Alfred Molina |
2004 | Starred as Phileas Fogg in the Disney live action feature "Around the World in 80 Days" |
2005 | Co-starred in "Happy Endings," a comedic drama about the ups and downs of relationships |
2005 | Starred in Michael Winterbottom's "Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story" |
2006 | Cast in writer-director Sofia Coppola's stylistic drama "Marie Antoinette" |
2006 | Played Roman general Octavius in the action-adventure-comedy "Night at the Museum," starring Ben Stiller |
2008 | Directed by Stiller in the ensemble comedy "Tropic Thunder" |
2008 | Played the lead role in the comedy "Hamlet 2" |
2009 | Co-starred with Hilary Duff in the independent comedy "What Goes Up" |
2009 | Re-teamed with Stiller for the sequel "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" |
2010 | Cast as Hades, Lord of the Dead, in the film adaptation of "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" |
2010 | Cast opposite Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell in the action comedy "The Other Guys" |
2010 | Voiced the character of Raisin in the live-action film based on the comic strip "Marmaduke" |
2011 | Cast alongside Paul Rudd and Zooey Deschanel in the comedy "Our Idiot Brother" |