Chris O'Dowd
- Acting
- October 9, 1979 · Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris O'Dowd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- On the Edge · Voice
- Artificial
- Me, Myself, and Mary
- The Sheep Detectives · Mopple (Voice)
- TFI Unplugged · Self
- Saturday Night Live UK · Self
- National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air · Dermot
- Small Town, Big Story · Jack E. McCarthy, Writer
- 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), Flanny the Lovebug (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 · Frank
- Mascots · Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
- The Program · David Walsh
- Travel Man: 48 Hours in... · Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden · Self
- 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
- Cuban Fury · Drew
- Off Camera with Sam Jones · Self
- The IT Crowd Manual · Self
- 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, Creator
- 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
- Little Crackers · Santa, Writer
- Conan · Self
- Dinner for Schmucks · Marco
- Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel · Ray
- The Boat That Rocked · Simon
- The Justin Lee Collins Show · Self
- 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
- The IT Crowd · Roy Trenneman
- The Year London Blew Up · Brendan Dowd
- Festival · Tommy O'Dwyer
- 8 Out of 10 Cats · Self