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{{short description|International series of mockumentary sitcoms}}
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{{other uses|Office (disambiguation)}}
{{distinguish|Office Space}}
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[[File:Two Offices.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Title card]]s for the British original (top) and American version (bottom)]]
'''''The Office''''' is the title of several [[mockumentary]] sitcoms based on a British series originally created by [[Ricky Gervais]] and [[Stephen Merchant]] as ''[[The Office (British TV series)|The Office]]'' in 2001. The original series also starred Gervais as manager and primary character [[David Brent]]. The two series were broadcast on [[BBC Two]] in 2001 and 2002, totalling 12 episodes, with two special episodes concluding the series in 2003.<ref>{{cite web | last=Morris | first=Lauren | title=How The Office changed the face of sitcoms | website=Radio Times | date=9 July 2021 | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/the-office-20-anniversary-sitcoms-rt-rewind/ | access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref> A follow up movie (''[[David Brent: Life on the Road]]'') starring Gervais and featuring his David Brent character was released in 2016.

Versions of the original were subsequently made in Germany, the United States, and many other countries.<ref name="10 David Brents" /> The longest-running version of the series, the [[The Office (American TV series)|American adaptation]], ran for nine seasons on the [[NBC Television Network]] from 2005 to 2013, with a total of 201 episodes. According to [[Nielsen Ratings]] as of April 2019, the American version of ''The Office'' was the No. 1 streamed show on [[Netflix]] in the United States.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-mov-netflix-the-office-0705-20190703-fjlo4pkt5jb7llpo2aixl7o2pe-story.html|title='The Office' was Netflix's most popular show, even though it was made for and originally aired on an old-school broadcast network. Oh, the irony|last1=Metz|first1=Nina|website=Chicago Tribune|date=3 July 2019|access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=14 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114234016/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-mov-netflix-the-office-0705-20190703-fjlo4pkt5jb7llpo2aixl7o2pe-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[The Paper (2025 TV series)|follow-up to the American version]] was announced in 2024 for release on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]],<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Otterson |first1=Joe |date=2024-05-08 |title=New 'The Office' Series Picked Up at Peacock, First Plot Details Reveal Midwestern Newspaper Setting |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-office-spinoff-peacock-plot-details-1235996108/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Amazon Prime Video]] also debuted an [[The Office (Australian TV series)|Australian version of ''The Office'']], featuring the franchise's first female lead character, that same year.<ref name="Ozffice" />

==Versions==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Country/Region
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Network
! scope="col" | Original run
|-
| {{flag|Australia}}
| ''[[The Office (Australian TV series)|The Office]]''
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| {{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2024-10-18}}<ref name=Ozffice>{{Cite web |last=Garner |first=Glenn |date=2024-08-18 |title=‘The Office’ Australia: Prime Video Reveals Premiere Date & First-Look At New Boss |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/the-office-australia-prime-video-reveals-premiere-date-first-look-new-boss-1236043188/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=19 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819120930/https://deadline.com/2024/08/the-office-australia-prime-video-reveals-premiere-date-first-look-new-boss-1236043188/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|''[[The Aspones|Os Aspones]]''
|[[Rede globo|Rede Globo]]
|{{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2004-11-05}} – <br>{{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2004-12-17}}
|-
| {{flag|Canada}}
| ''[[La Job]]''
| {{plainlist|
* [[Bell Satellite TV]]
* [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]]
* [[Ici ARTV]]}}
| {{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2006-10-09}} – <br>{{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2007-01-01}}
|-
| {{flag|Chile}}
| ''[[:es:La ofis|La ofis]]''
| [[Canal 13 (Chilean TV channel)|Canal 13]]
| {{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2008-08-06}} – <br>{{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2008-11-22}}
|-
| {{flag|Czech Republic}}
| ''Kancl''
| [[ČT1]]
| {{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2014-12-01}} – <br>{{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2014-12-17}}
|-
| {{flag|Finland}}
| ''[[:fi:Konttori (suomalainen televisiosarja)|Konttori]]''
| [[Nelonen (television)|Nelonen]]
| {{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2017-03-03}} – <br>{{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2019-02-15}}
|-
| {{flag|France}}
| ''[[Le Bureau]]''
| [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]]
| {{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2006-05-25}} – <br>{{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2006-06-30}}
|-
| {{flag|Germany}}
| ''[[Stromberg (TV series)|Stromberg]]''{{Efn|Unlike the other derivatives, ''Stromberg'', the German version, was not an official adaptation of the original series but merely inspired by it. The BBC threatened legal action against the series, and a compromise was reached that Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant would receive credits in the German version.<ref name="10 David Brents" />}}
| [[ProSieben]]
| {{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2004-10-11}} – <br>{{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2012-01-31}}
|-
| {{flag|India}}
| ''[[The Office (Indian TV series)|The Office]]''
| [[Hotstar]]
| {{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2019-06-28}} – <br>{{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2019-09-15}}
|-
| {{flag|Israel}}
| ''[[HaMisrad]]''
| [[yes Comedy]]
| {{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2010-08-10}} – <br>{{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2013-10-03}}
|-
| {{flag|Mexico}}
| ''[[La oficina MX|La oficina]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=de la Fuente |first=Anna Marie |date=2024-10-23 |title=Ricky Gervais’ ‘The Office’ Gets a Mexican Remake (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/ricky-gervais-the-office-prime-video-gaz-alazraki-vgly-1236183569/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| TBA
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}
| ''[[The Office PL]]''
| [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]]
| {{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2021-10-22}} – <br> present
|-
| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
| ''Al Maktab''
| [[MBC Group|MBC]]
| {{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2022-10-28}} – <br>{{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2023-01-06}}<ref>{{cite web | title=Al Maktab: Everything You Need To Know About The Office's Arabic Remake - Harper's Bazaar Arabia | website=Harper's Bazaar Arabia | date=1 June 2022 | url=https://www.harpersbazaararabia.com/culture/entertainment/al-maktab-office-arabic | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601081110/https://www.harpersbazaararabia.com/culture/entertainment/al-maktab-office-arabic | archive-date=1 June 2022 | url-status=dead | access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="Saudi">{{cite web | title=MBC Studios, Shahid platform celebrate launch of Arabic version of 'The Office' |first= Rahaf|last= Jambi| website=Arab News | date=27 October 2022 | url=https://arab.news/rc38p | access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title= The Office (TV Series 2022-2023)| website=Imdb | date=28 October 2022 | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20877972/episodes/?season=2&ref_=ttep_ep_sn_nx| access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}
| ''[[:sv:Kontoret|Kontoret]]''
| [[TV4 (Sweden)|TV4]]
| {{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2012-02-12}} – <br>{{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2013-03-17}}
|-
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| ''[[The Office (British TV series)|The Office]]''
| [[BBC Two]]
| {{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2001-07-09}} – <br>{{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2003-12-27}}
|-
| {{flag|United States}}
| ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]''
| [[NBC]]
|{{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2005-03-24}} – <br>{{Date table sorting|format=dmy|2013-05-16}}
|}

===Spin-offs===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Country/Region
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Network
! scope="col" | Original run
|-
| {{flag|Germany}}
| ''Stromberg – Der Film''
| Theatrical release
| 20 February 2014<ref>{{Cite web |title=&quot;Stromberg&quot;-Film kommt im Februar in die Kinos |url=https://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/43125/strombergfilm_kommt_im_februar_in_die_kinos/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=DWDL.de |language=de |archive-date=23 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823081437/https://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/43125/strombergfilm_kommt_im_februar_in_die_kinos/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| ''[[David Brent: Life on the Road]]''
| Theatrical release
| 19 August 2016
|-
| {{flag|United States}}
| ''[[The Paper (2025 TV series)|The Paper]]''
| [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]]
| September 2025
|}

===Unproduced versions===
Additional versions of the show have been planned but never released. A [[Russian language]] version for [[Channel One (Russia)|Channel One]] with an initial run of 24 episodes was announced in 2008,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-07-25 |title=The Office to be remade in Russia |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7525248.stm |access-date=2025-05-13 |work=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=30 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250430145156/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7525248.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> but had not begun production by 2018.<ref name="10 David Brents">{{cite news |date=20 February 2018 |title=The Office: 10 David Brents from around the world |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43113390 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109030358/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43113390 |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, [[Ricky Gervais]] announced plans to create a [[Chinese language]] version of the show in 2010,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-08-13 |title=Ricky Gervais to make Chinese version of The Office |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-10969373 |access-date=2025-05-13 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608024932/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-10969373 |url-status=live }}</ref> but the show also had not begun production as of 2018.<ref name="10 David Brents" />

===Timeline===
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== Counterparts ==
{{anchor|Counterparts}}
Roles are recorded as of each character's first appearance.
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! colspan="3"| English-language
! colspan="1"| German-language
! colspan="1"| Portuguese-language
! colspan="2"| French-language
! colspan="1"| Spanish-language
! colspan="1"| Hebrew-language
! colspan="1"| Swedish-language
! colspan="1"| Czech-language
! colspan="1"| Finnish-language
! colspan="1"| Hindi-language
! colspan="1"| Polish-language
! colspan="1"| Arabic-language
|-
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!width=8%|{{flagicon|GBR}}
!width=8%|{{flagicon|USA}}
!width=8%|{{flagicon|GER}}
!width=8%|{{flagicon|BRA}}
!width=8%|{{flagicon|FRA}}
!width=8%|{{flagicon|CAN}}
!width=8%|{{flagicon|CHL}}
!width=8%|{{flagicon|ISR}}
!width=8%|{{flagicon|SWE}}
!width=8%|{{flagicon|CZE}}
!width=8%|{{flagicon|FIN}}
!width=8%|{{flagicon|IND}}
!width=8%|{{flagicon|POL}}
!width=8%|{{flagicon|KSA}}
|-
|''Name''
|''[[The Office (Australian TV series)|'''The Office''']]''||'''''[[The Office (British TV series)|The Office]]'''''||'''''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'''''||'''''[[Stromberg (TV series)|Stromberg]]'''''||'''''[[Os Aspones]]'''''<br/>(Acronym for “Os Assistentes de Porra Nenhuma”, lit. “The Assistants of F*** All”)||'''''[[Le Bureau]]'''''<br/>("The Office")||'''''[[La Job]]'''''<br/>("The Job")||'''''{{ill|La ofis|es}}'''''<br/>("The Office")||'''''[[HaMisrad]]''''' ("''המשרד''", "The Office")||'''''{{ill|Kontoret|sv}}'''''<br/>("The Office")
|'''''Kancl''''' ("The Office")||'''''{{ill|Konttori|fi|Konttori (suomalainen televisiosarja)}}'''''<br/>("The Office") || '''''[[The Office (Indian TV series)|The Office]]''''' || '''''[[The Office PL]]''''' || '''''[[Al-Maktab (TV series)|Al-Maktab]]'''''<br>("المكتب", "The Office")
|-
|''Firm''
|'''Flinley Craddick'''||'''Wernham Hogg'''||'''[[Dunder Mifflin]]'''{{efn|name=Sabre|From Mid-Season 6 to the conclusion of Season 8, Dunder Mifflin was a subsidiary of Sabre – a printer company. During this time, Dunder Mifflin also sold Sabre printer and printing supplies}}||'''Capitol-Versicherung AG'''||'''Fichário Ministerial de Documentos Obrigatórios'''||'''Cogirep'''||'''Les Papiers Jennings'''||'''Papeles Lozano'''||'''פייפר אופיס''' (Piper Office)||'''Svensk kontorshygien AB'''
|'''Papír a print'''||'''Leskisen paperi''' || '''Wilkins Chawla''' || '''Kropliczanka''' || '''Tard Postal Services'''
|-
|''Business''
|Packaging||Paper||Paper and Office Supplies{{efn|name=Sabre}}||Insurance||Bureaucracy||Paper||Paper||Paper||Office supplies||Office hygiene
|Paper||Paper ||Paper || Mineral water || Postal service
|-
|''Location''
| [[Rydalmere]] ||[[Slough]]||[[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]||Unspecified, but filmed in [[Cologne]]||[[Brasília]]||[[Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis|Villepinte]]||[[Saint-Laurent,_Quebec#Municipal|Côte-de-Liesse]]||[[Santiago|Santiago Centro]]||[[Yehud, Israel|Yehud]]|| [[Upplands-Väsby]]|||[[Brno]]||[[Riihimäki]]||[[Faridabad]]|||[[Siedlce]] || [[Riyadh]]<ref name="Saudi"/>
|-
|''Regional<br/>Manager'' (or equivalent "boss" role)
|'''Hannah Howard''' ([[Felicity Ward]])||'''[[David Brent]]'''<br/>([[Ricky Gervais]])||'''[[Michael Scott (The Office)|Michael Scott]]''' <br/>([[Steve Carell]])
|'''Bernd Stromberg'''<br/>([[Christoph Maria Herbst]])||'''Tales'''<br/>([[Selton Mello]])||'''Gilles Triquet'''<br/>([[François Berléand]])||'''David Gervais'''<br/>([[Antoine Vézina]])||'''Manuel Cerda'''<br/>([[Luis Gnecco]])||'''Avi Meshulam'''<br/>([[Dvir Benedek]])||'''Ove Sundberg'''<br/>([[Henrik Dorsin]]) 
|'''Marek Chvála'''<br/>([[Václav Kopta]])
|'''Pentti Markkanen'''<br/>([[Sami Hedberg]]) || '''Jagdeep Chadda'''<br/>([[Mukul Chadda]]) || '''Michał Holc'''<br/>(Piotr Polak) || '''Malik Al Tuwaifi'''<br>(Saleh Abuamrh)
|-
|''Senior Sales<br/>Representative''
| Nick Fletcher<br>([[Steen Raskopoulos]]) ||'''[[Tim Canterbury]]'''<br/>([[Martin Freeman]])||'''[[Jim Halpert]]'''<br/>([[John Krasinski]])
<br />'''[[Andy Bernard]]'''<br />([[Ed Helms]])
|'''Ulf Steinke'''<br/>([[Oliver Wnuk]])|| {{center|–}}||'''Paul Delorme'''<br/>([[Jérémie Elkaïm]])||'''Louis Tremblay'''<br/>([[Sébastien Huberdeau]])||'''Diego Ramírez'''<br/>(Pablo Cazals)||'''Yossi'''<br/>(Eldad Fribas)||'''Erik Lundkvist'''<br/>(Kim Sulocki)
|'''Tomáš Trojan'''<br/>(Michal Dalecký)||'''Timo'''<br/>(Pyry Äikää) || '''Amit Sharma'''<br/>(Sayandeep Sengupta) || '''Franek Wójcik'''<br/>(Mikołaj Matczak)<br/><br/>'''Adam Szeliga'''<br/>(Rafał Kowalski)|| '''Talal Al Buwaibani'''<br>(Fahad Al Butairi)
|-
|''Assistant (to the) Regional Manager''
| '''Lizze Moyle'''{{efn|name=Lizze|Lizze is employed as the Receptionist, but has character traits similar to other "Assistant Regional Managers"}} <br>(Edith Poor)||'''[[Gareth Keenan]]'''<br/>([[Mackenzie Crook]])||'''[[Dwight Schrute]]'''<br/>([[Rainn Wilson]])||'''Berthold''' "'''Ernie'''" '''Heisterkamp'''<br/>([[Bjarne Mädel]])|| '''Leda Maria'''<br/>([[Andréa Beltrão]]) ||'''Joel Liotard'''<br/>(Benoît Carré) || '''Sam Bisaillon'''<br/>([[Paul Ahmarani]])||'''Cristián Müller'''<br/>(Mauricio Dell) ||'''Yariv Shauli'''<br/>(Maayan Blum) ||'''Viking Ytterman'''<br/>([[Björn Gustafsson]])
|'''Jáchym Kořen'''<br/>(Radim Novák)||'''Jaakko'''<br/>(Antti Heikkinen) ||'''T.P. Mishra'''<br/>([[Gopal Datt]]) ||'''Darek Wasiak'''<br/>([[Adam Woronowicz]]) || '''Nidal Al Sheraiwi'''<br>(Nawaf Al Shubaili)
|-
|''Receptionists''
| '''Greta King'''{{efn|name=Greta|Greta is employed in Sales, but is in the story role of being the Senior Sale Rep's love interest.}}<br>([[Shari Sebbens]]) ||'''Dawn Tinsley'''<br/>([[Lucy Davis]])||'''[[Pam Beesly]]'''<br/>([[Jenna Fischer]])
<br />'''[[Erin Hannon]]'''<br />([[Ellie Kemper]])
| '''Tanja Seifert'''<br/>([[Diana Staehly]])||{{center|–}}||'''Laetitia Kadiri'''<br/>(Anne-Laure Balbir)||'''Anne Viens'''<br/>([[Sophie Cadieux]])||'''Rocío Poblete'''<br/>([[Nathalia Aragonese]])||'''Dana'''<br/>(Mali Levi)||'''Therese Johansson'''<br/>([[Sissela Benn]])
|'''Anna Kručinská'''<br/>(Sara Venclovská)||'''Anna'''<br/>(Linda Wiklund) || '''Pammi'''<br/>(Samridhi Dewan) || '''Asia Kasprzyk'''<br/>(Kornelia Strzelecka) || '''Basma Al Khattar'''<br>(Reem Mansour)
|-
|''Temp/Intern''
| '''Sebastian Roy'''<br>(Raj Labade)||'''Ricky Howard'''<br/>([[Oliver Chris]])||'''[[Ryan Howard (The Office)|Ryan Howard]]'''<br/>([[B. J. Novak]])||'''Jonas Fischer'''<br/>(Max Mauff)||{{center|–}}||'''Felix Pradier'''<br/>([[Xavier Robic]])||{{center|–}}||'''Felipe Tomic'''<br/>(César Sepúlveda)||'''Regev Steiner'''<br/>(Amir Wolf)||{{center|–}}
|'''Ota Kačer'''<br/>(Jiří Hájek)||'''"OP"'''<br/>(K. Puura) || '''Sapan Gill'''<br/>(Abhinav Sharma) ||{{center|–}} || '''Rayan Al Sosan'''<br>(Saad Aziz)
|-
|''Corporate<br/>Supervisors''
| '''Alisha Khanna''' ([[Pallavi Sharda]]) ||'''Jennifer Taylor‑Clarke'''<br/>([[Stirling Gallacher]])
'''Neil Godwin'''<br />([[Patrick Baladi]])
|'''[[Jan Levinson]]'''<br/> ([[Melora Hardin]])
<br />'''[[Gabe Lewis]]'''<br />([[Zach Woods]])
|'''Tatjana Berkel'''<br/>(Tatjana Alexander)||'''Dr. Góes'''<br/>([[Mário Schoemberger]])||'''Juliette Lebrac'''<br/>(Astrid Bas)||'''Emmanuelle Sirois-Keaton'''<br/>(Nathalie Coupal)||'''Jimena Ibarra'''<br/>([[Liliana García]])||'''Yelena'''<br/>(Helena Yaralova)||'''Idun Falkenberg'''<br/>(Lisa Linnertorp)
|'''Lenka Falešníková-Vondráčková'''<br/>(Pavla Vitázková)||'''Katariina'''<br/>(Vera Kiiskinen) || '''Riya Pahwa'''<br/>([[Gauahar Khan]]) || '''Patrycja Kowalska'''<br/>(Vanessa Aleksander)<br/><br/>'''Patryk Kowalski'''<br/>(Maciej Musiałowski) || '''Elham'''
|-
|rowspan="3"|''Accountants''
| '''Deborah Leonard''' (Lucy Schmidt) ||'''Sheila'''<br/>(Jane Lucas)||'''[[Angela Martin]]'''<br/>([[Angela Kinsey]])||rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |–||rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|–||rowspan="3"|'''Daniel Gabarda'''<br/>(Frédéric Merlo)||rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |–|| rowspan="3" |'''Yanni'''<br/>(Jimena Nuñez)<br/><br/>'''Teresita'''<br/>(Luz María Yacometti)||rowspan="3"|'''Karol'''<br/>(Roberto Pollak)<br/><br/>'''Ababa''' "'''Avi'''" '''Sharon'''<br/>(Yossi Vassa)||rowspan="3"|'''Lennart Forsström'''<br/>(Rikard Ulvshammar)<br/><br/>'''Anna Norén'''<br/>([[Anna Åström]])<br/><br/>'''Margareta Wivallius'''<br/>(Ingbritt Hjälm)
|'''Petra'''<br/>(Barbora Sousa)||'''Maarit'''<br/>(Lotta Lindroos) || '''Anjali'''<br/>(Priyanka Setia) ||rowspan="3"| '''Sebastian Sołtys'''<br/>(Jan Sobolewski) ||rowspan=3| '''Majida Al Huthail'''<br>(Maryam Abdulrahman)<br><br>'''Ziad'''<br>(Yasin Ghazzawi)
|-
|'''Viktor<br />'''(Tomáš Sýkora)||'''Oliver'''<br />(Howard Saddler)
|'''[[Oscar Martinez (The Office)|Oscar Martinez]]'''<br />([[Oscar Nunez]])||'''Farzin'''<br/>(Mazdak Nassir) || '''Rinchin'''<br/>(Chien Ho Liao)
|-
|'''César<br />'''(Alfredo {{Not a typo|Portuondo}})||'''Keith Bishop'''<br />([[Ewen MacIntosh]])||'''[[Kevin Malone]]'''<br />([[Brian Baumgartner]])||'''Teppo'''<br/>(Jan Nyquist)||'''Kutti'''<br/>(Gavin Methalaka)
|-
|''Travelling Sales<br/>Representative'' 
| {{center|–}}||'''Chris Finch'''<br/>([[Ralph Ineson]])||'''[[Todd Packer]]'''<br/>([[David Koechner]])||'''Theo Hölter'''<br/>([[Andreas Schmidt (actor)|Andreas Schmidt]])||{{center|–}}||'''Didier Leguelec'''<br/>(Jean-Pierre Loustau)||'''Rocky Larocque'''<br/>(Yves Amyot)||'''Carlitos García'''
(Sergio Piña)
|'''Shimi Guetta'''
(Shai Avivi)
|'''"Boozen"'''<br/> (Kristoffer Appelquist)
|'''Jiří Nebeský'''<br/>(Rastislav Gajdoš)||{{center|–}} || '''Prem Chopra'''<br/>([[Ranvir Shorey]]) ||'''Tadek Boniacha'''<br/>(Wojciech Żołądkowicz) ||{{center|–}}
|-
|''Receptionist's<br/>fiancé''{{efn|In ''The Office Saudi Arabia'', the receptionists' fiancé is replaced with the receptionists' brother to comply with [[Sharia law]].}}
| '''Mason'''<br>(Claude Jabbour) ||'''Lee'''<br/>([[Joel Beckett]])||'''[[Roy Anderson (The Office)|Roy Anderson]]''' <br/> ([[David Denman]])||'''Roland'''<br/>(off camera)||{{center|–}}||'''Ludovic Correia'''<br/>(Julien Favart)||'''Luc'''<br/>(Martin Tremblay)||'''Marco'''
(Marcelo Maldonado)
|'''Lavi'''<br/>(Alon Hamawi)||'''Kenneth Gustavsson''' <br/>(Peter Jansson)
|'''Libor'''<br/>(Dušan Vitázek)||'''Ripa'''<br/>(Leo Honkonen) || '''Parmeet'''<br/>(Kunal Pant) || '''Paweł Szod'''<br/>(Jakub Zając) || '''Khattab Al Khattar'''<br>(Alwesam Shigdar)
|-
|''Senior Sales Representative's<br/>girlfriend''
|  {{center|–}}||'''Rachel'''<br/>([[Stacey Roca]])||'''[[List of The Office (American TV series) characters#Katy Moore|Katy Moore]]'''<br/>([[Amy Adams]])
'''[[Karen Filippelli (fictional character)|Karen Filippelli]]'''<br/>([[Rashida Jones]])
| '''Tanja Seifert'''<br />(Diana Staehly)||{{center|–}}|| {{center|–}}||'''Julie'''<br />([[Évelyne Rompré]]) ||'''Catalina'''<br />(María José Urúza)
|'''Shiri'''<br />(Noa Wollman)
|{{center|–}}
|{{center|–}}
|{{center|–}}
|'''Loveleen'''<br />(Anandita Pagnis)
|'''Marta Bielecka'''<br />([[Katarzyna Gałązka]])
|{{center|–}}
|-
|''Other office<br/>co-workers''
| '''Martin Katavake'''
(Josh Thomson)
'''Lloyd Kneathn'''
(Jonny Brugh)
'''Tina Kwong'''
(Susan Ling Young)
|'''Jamie'''<br/>(Jamie Deeks)<br/><br/>'''Ben'''<br/>(Ben Bradshaw)<br/><br/>'''Emma'''<br/>(Emma Manton)<br/><br/>'''Donna'''<br/>([[Sally Bretton]])<br/><br/>'''Joan'''<br/>(Yvonne D’Alpra)<br/><br/>'''Malcolm'''<br/>(Robin Hooper)<br/><br/>'''Brenda'''<br/>([[Julie Fernandez]])<br/><br/>'''Trudy'''<br/>(Rachel Isaac)<br/><br/>||'''[[Stanley Hudson]]'''<br/>([[Leslie David Baker]])<br/><br/>'''[[Phyllis Vance|Phyllis Lapin-Vance]]'''<br/>([[Phyllis Smith]])<br/><br/>'''[[Kelly Kapoor]]'''<br/>([[Mindy Kaling]])<br/><br/>'''[[Toby Flenderson]]'''<br/>([[Paul Lieberstein]])<br/><br/>'''[[Meredith Palmer]]'''<br/>([[Kate Flannery]])<br/><br/>'''[[Creed Bratton (character)|Creed Bratton]]'''<br/>([[Creed Bratton]])<br/><br/>'''[[Nellie Bertram]]'''<br/>([[Catherine Tate]])<br/><br/>'''[[Clark Green]]'''<br/>([[Clark Duke]])<br/><br/>'''[[Pete Miller (The Office)|Pete Miller]]'''<br/>([[Jake Lacy]])||'''Erika Burstedt'''<br/>(Martina Eitner-Acheampong)<br/><br/>'''Jennifer Schirrmann'''<br/>(Milena Dreißig)<br/><br/>'''Lars Lehnhoff'''<br/>(Laurens Walter)<br/><br/>'''Nicole Rückert'''<br/>(Angelika Richter)<br/><br/>'''Hans Schmelzer'''<br/>([[Ralf Husmann]])<br/><br/>'''Sabine Buhrer'''<br/>(Maja Beckmann)||'''Caio'''<br/>(Pedro Paulo Rangel)<br/><br/>'''Anete'''<br/>([[Marisa Orth]])<br/><br/>'''Moira'''<br/>([[Drica Moraes]])||{{center|–}}||{{center|–}}||'''Trini'''<br/>(Karla Matta)<br/><br/>'''Jesús'''<br/>(Marcelo Valdivieso)<br/><br/>'''Benito Rojas''' (Vittorio Yaconi)<br /><br />'''Dante Espinoza''' (Cristián Quezada) || '''Yevgeni'''<br/>(Dima Ross)<br/><br/>'''Leah'''<br/>(Ayelet Robinson)<br/><br/>'''Riki'''<br/>(Hilla Sarjon)<br/><br/>'''Abed'''<br/>(Jamil Khoury) || '''Britt-Marie Lind'''<br/>(Veronica Dahlström)<br/><br/>'''Massoud Ghorbani'''<br/>(Hassan Brijany)<br/><br/>'''Robin T. Larsson'''<br/>(David Druid)<br/><br/>'''Örjan Almqvist'''<br/>(Christoffer Olofsson)
| {{center|–}}||'''Aune'''<br/>(Paula Siimes)<br/><br/>'''Leyla'''<br/>(Ushma Olava)<br/> || '''Saleem'''<br/>(Sunil Jetly)
<br />'''Sarla Bansal'''<br />(Preeti Kochar)<br/>'''Madhukar'''<br/>(Mayur Bansiwal)

<br />'''Kitty Kataria'''<br />([[Mallika Dua]])
| '''Bożena Grabowska'''<br/>(Milena Lisiecka)<br/><br/>'''Gosia Uszyńska'''<br/>(Monika Obara)<br/><br/>'''Agnieszka Majewska'''<br/>(Monika Kulczyk)<br/><br/>'''Levan Kobiaszwili'''<br/>(Marcin Pempuś)<br/><br/>'''Łukasz "Łuki" Gnatowski'''<br/>(Adam Bobik)<br/><br/>'''Marzena Krupska'''<br/>(Daria Widawska)<br/><br/>'''Kasia Płaczkiewicz'''<br/>(Małgorzata Gorol)<br/><br/>'''Tomek "Reagan" Grabowski'''<br/>(Mateusz Król) || '''Fadi'''<br>(Aous Chazal)<br><br>'''Suleiman'''<br>(Mohamed Helal)<br><br>'''Wedad'''<br>(Hanaa Al Somali)<br><br>'''Khalaf'''<br>(Thamer Al Harbi)<br><br>'''Abeer'''<br>(Hind Al Saigh)<br><br>'''Salem Al Sahhal'''<br>(Hashem Hawsawi)
|-
|''Warehouse<br/>Foreman''
| '''Stevie Jones'''<br>([[Zoe Terakes]]) ||'''Glynn''' "'''Taffy'''" <br/>([[David Schaal (actor)|David Schaal]])<br/>||'''[[Darryl Philbin]]''' <br/>([[Craig Robinson (actor)|Craig Robinson]])||{{center|–}}||{{center|–}}||{{center|–}}||{{center|–}}||'''Sami''' <br/>(Yaniv Suissa)||'''Kenneth Gustavsson''' (Peter Jansson)
|'''Roman'''<br/>(Martin Tlapák)||{{center|–}} || '''Rajinder'''<br/>(Manpreet Singh) || {{center|–}} ||{{center|–}} || '''Anwar Jibawi'''
|}

==Selected major awards==
*British version: 2005 [[Golden Globe]]s for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy (Ricky Gervais); 2001, 2002 and 2003 [[British Academy Television Awards]] for Situation Comedy and Best Comedy Performance (Ricky Gervais)<ref>[http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=200bbc1 The 2001 British Academy Television Awards], winners and nominees.</ref><ref>[http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=2002 The 2002 British Academy Television Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914162233/http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=2002 |date=14 September 2011 }}, winners and nominees.</ref><ref>[http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=2003 The 2003 British Academy Television Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120721182023/http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=2003 |date=21 July 2012 }}, winners and nominees.</ref>
*American version: 2006 Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy (Steve Carell); 2006 [[Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Comedy Series; 2007 [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series; 2007 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Greg Daniels); 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (Jeffrey Blitz). For other awards and honors see ''[[List of awards and nominations received by The Office (American TV series)]]''{{cn|date=May 2023}}
*German version: 2006 [[Adolf Grimme Awards|Grimme Award]] for Fiction/Entertainment – Series/Miniseries; 2007 [[Deutscher Fernsehpreis]] for Best Sitcom and Best Book; 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2012 [[Deutscher Comedypreis]] for Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Christoph Maria Herbst).{{cn|date=May 2023}}

== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.slate.com/id/2150015/ A comparison of the US, UK, French, and German shows] on [[Slate (magazine)|''Slate'']]
*[http://www.cc.com/shows/the-office ''The Office'' on Comedy Central] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001173946/http://www.cc.com/shows/the-office |date=1 October 2020 }}
*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14005590 ''The Office'': A decade around the world]

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