Chris O'Dowd
Actor
Born October 9, 1979 in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
Christopher O'Dowd (born 9 October 1979) is an Irish actor and comedian. He received wide attention as Roy Brenneman, one of the lead characters in the Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd, which ran for four series from 2006 to 2010. He has starred in films including Gulliver's Travels (2010), Bridesmaids, Friends with Kids (2011), Cuban Fury (2014), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) and The Cloverfield Paradox (2018). He created and starred in the Sky 1 television series Moone Boy, which aired from 2012 to 2015 and brought him Irish Film and Television Award nominations for acting, writing and directing. Since 2017, he has appeared as Miles Daly in the Epix comedy series Get Shorty. He had a recurring role in the comedy-drama series Girls. His performance in the British comedy TV series State of the Union won him a Primetime Emmy Award. He made his Broadway debut in the play adaptation of Of Mice and Men in 2014, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. In 2020, he was listed as #39 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
Filmography
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On the Edge
(voice)
Artificial
Me, Myself, and Mary
The Sheep Detectives
Mopple (voice)
TFI Unplugged
Self
Saturday Night Live UK
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air
Dermot
Small Town, Big Story
Jack E. McCarthy
Puffin Rock and the New Friends
Narrator (voice)
The Big Door Prize
Dusty
Slumberland
Phillip
My Father's Dragon
Kwan the Macaque (voice)
Human Resources
Flanny O'Lympic (voice)
The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders
Seamus (voice)
National Theatre Live: Constellations
Roland
The Starling
Jack Maynard
How to Build a Girl
Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Finn's Dad (voice)
State of the Union
Tom
The Twilight Zone
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
Self
Mary Poppins Returns
Shamus the Coachman (voice)
Juliet, Naked
Duncan Thomson
Love After Love
Nicholas
The Cloverfield Paradox
Mundy
Molly's Game
Douglas Downey
The Russell Howard Hour
Self
Get Shorty
Miles Daly
Loving Vincent
Postman Joseph Roulin
The Incredible Jessica James
Boone
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Franklin Portman
Mascots
Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
The Program
David Walsh
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
Puffin Rock
Narrator (voice)
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
Lennie
St. Vincent
Brother Geraghty
Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
Calvary
Jack Brennan
The Double
Nurse
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Cuban Fury
Drew
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
The IT Crowd Manual
Self - Roy Trenneman
Thor: The Dark World
Richard
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
Dr. Cockroach (voice)
Epic
Grub (voice)
Family Tree
Tom Chadwick
Monsters vs. Aliens
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
The Last Leg
Self
This Is 40
Ronnie
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
Bruce
Moone Boy
Sean Murphy
The Sapphires
Dave Lovelace
Girls
Thomas-John
Friends with Kids
Alex
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
Black Mirror
Mike
Bridesmaids
Rhodes
The Crimson Petal and the White
William Rackham
Gulliver's Travels
General Edward
Conan
Self
Dinner for Schmucks
Marco
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Ray
The Boat That Rocked
Simon
FM
Lindsay Carol
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Post Modern Review Staff
Roman's Empire
Jase
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Hotel Very Welcome
Liam
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
Headmaster
The One Show
Self
Soccer Aid
Self - Player
The IT Crowd
Roy Trenneman
The Year London Blew Up
Brendan Dowd
Festival
Tommy O'Dwyer
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Vera Drake
Sid's Customer
Doc Martin
Jonathan Crozier
The Clinic
Brendan Davenport
Conspiracy of Silence
Red Cap
Bernie Maddox
Family Guy
Guard / Contestant (voice)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
The Simpsons
Seamus (voice)