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Name
Chris O'Dowd

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1979-10-09 (47 years old)

Place of Birth
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.

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Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

2007 Hotel Very Welcome as Liam
2004 Vera Drake as Sid's Customer
2009 Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel as Ray
2023 Puffin Rock and the New Friends as Narrator (voice)
2021 National Theatre Live: Constellations as Roland
Soon The Adventures of Super Frank as John O'Dowd
2010 Gulliver's Travels as General Edward
2010 Dinner for Schmucks as Marco
2012 Friends with Kids as Alex
2009 The Boat That Rocked as Simon
2003 Conspiracy of Silence as James
2011 Bridesmaids as Rhodes
2012 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom as Bruce
2013 Thor: The Dark World as Richard
2005 Festival as Tommy O'Dwyer
2012 This Is 40 as Ronnie
2012 The Sapphires as Dave Lovelace
2014 Calvary as Jack Brennan
2022 My Father's Dragon as Kwan the Macaque (voice)
2014 Cuban Fury as Drew
2014 St. Vincent as Brother Geraghty
2008 How to Lose Friends & Alienate People as Post Modern Review Staff
2012 The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
2015 The Program as David Walsh
2014 Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
2022 Slumberland as Phillip
2014 National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men as Lennie
2014 The Double as Nurse
2016 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children as Frank
2017 Loving Vincent as Postman Joseph Roulin
2016 Mascots as Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
2018 The Cloverfield Paradox as Mundy
2017 Molly's Game as Douglas Downey
2018 Love After Love as Nicholas
2017 The Incredible Jessica James as Boone
2018 Juliet, Naked as Duncan Thomson
2014 The IT Crowd Manual as Self - Roy Trenneman
2013 Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around as Dr. Cockroach (voice)
2013 Epic as Grub (voice)
2018 Mary Poppins Returns as Shamus the Coachman (voice)
2020 How to Build a Girl as Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
2019 Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream as Self
2005 The Year London Blew Up as Brendan Dowd
2021 The Starling as Jack Maynard
2020 Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth as Finn's Dad (voice)
2008 The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2026 The Sheep Detectives as Mopple (voice)
2026 Artificial
2025 National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air as Dermot
2027 On the Edge as (voice)
Soon Bender
2026 Me, Myself, and Mary
Soon Ceasefire as Niall O'Dowd
Soon Eddie and the Beanstalk as (voice)

2006 The Amazing Mrs Pritchard ( 6 episodes ) as Headmaster
2007 Roman's Empire ( 6 episodes ) as Jase
2004 Doc Martin ( 37 episodes ) as Jonathan Crozier
2006 The IT Crowd ( 24 episodes ) as Roy Trenneman
2005 8 Out of 10 Cats ( 1 episode ) as Self
2003 The Clinic ( 64 episodes ) as Brendan Davenport
2003 Red Cap ( 12 episodes ) as Bernie Maddox
2009 FM ( 6 episodes ) as Lindsay Carol
2009 The Justin Lee Collins Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
2011 The Crimson Petal and the White ( 4 episodes ) as William Rackham
2013 Monsters vs. Aliens ( 50 episodes ) as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
2012 Girls ( 5 episodes ) as Thomas-John
2012 Moone Boy ( 18 episodes ) as Sean Murphy
1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Guard / Contestant (voice)
2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ( 1 episode ) as Self
1989 The Simpsons ( 2 episodes ) as Seamus (voice)
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2015 Puffin Rock ( 39 episodes ) as Narrator (voice)
2015 Travel Man: 48 Hours in... ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2023 The Big Door Prize ( 20 episodes ) as Dusty
2017 Get Shorty ( 27 episodes ) as Miles Daly
2013 Family Tree ( 8 episodes ) as Tom Chadwick
2022 Human Resources ( 1 episode ) as Flanny O'Lympic (voice)
2022 Human Resources ( 1 episode ) as Flanny the Lovebug (voice)
1996 Never Mind the Buzzcocks ( 1 episode ) as Self
2017 The Russell Howard Hour ( 1 episode ) as Self
2019 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode )
2019 State of the Union ( 10 episodes ) as Tom
2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 5 episodes ) as Self
1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Butler (voice)
2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones ( 1 episode ) as Self
2010 Conan ( 1 episode ) as Self
2013 The Last Leg ( 1 episode ) as Self
2025 Small Town, Big Story ( 2 episodes ) as Jack E. McCarthy
2011 Black Mirror ( 1 episode ) as Mike
2006 The One Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
2026 Saturday Night Live UK ( 1 episode ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
2006 Soccer Aid ( 1 episode ) as Self - Player
2026 TFI Unplugged ( 1 episode ) as Self
2010 Conan ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest

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