Chris O'Dowd
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 9, 1979 (age 47)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
The Adventures of Super Frank
Movie · as John O'Dowd
Bender
Movie
Ceasefire
Movie · as Niall O'Dowd
Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk Film
Movie · as (voice)
On the Edge
Movie · as (voice)
The Sheep Detectives
Movie · as Mopple (voice)
Artificial
Movie · as John
Me, Myself, and Mary
Movie · as Séamas O'Reilly (voice)
Saturday Night Live UK
TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 ep
TFI Unplugged
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Course Called Ireland
TV · as Self · 1 ep
National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air
Movie · as Dermot
Small Town, Big Story
TV · as Jack E. McCarthy · 2 eps
Puffin Rock and the New Friends
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Big Door Prize
TV · as Dusty · 20 eps
My Father's Dragon
Movie · as Kwan the Macaque (voice)
Slumberland
Movie · as Phillip
Human Resources
TV · as Flanny O'Lympic (voice), Flanny the Lovebug (voice) · 1 ep
National Theatre Live: Constellations
Movie · as Roland
The Starling
Movie · as Jack Maynard
How to Build a Girl
Movie · as Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Movie · as Finn's Dad (voice)
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
Movie · as Self
The Twilight Zone
TV · 1 ep
State of the Union
TV · as Tom · 10 eps
The Cloverfield Paradox
Movie · as Mundy
Love After Love
Movie · as Nicholas
Juliet, Naked
Movie · as Duncan Thomson
Mary Poppins Returns
Movie · as Shamus the Coachman (voice)
Loving Vincent
Movie · as Postman Joseph Roulin
Molly's Game
Movie · as Douglas Downey
The Incredible Jessica James
Movie · as Boone
Get Shorty
TV · as Miles Daly · 27 eps
The Russell Howard Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Movie · as Frank
Mascots
Movie · as Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
The Program
Movie · as David Walsh
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Puffin Rock
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 39 eps
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Calvary
Movie · as Jack Brennan
Cuban Fury
Movie · as Drew
St. Vincent
Movie · as Brother Geraghty
Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features
Movie · as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
Movie · as Lennie
The Double
Movie · as Nurse
The IT Crowd Manual
Movie · as Self - Roy Trenneman
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Thor: The Dark World
Movie · as Richard
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
Movie · as Dr. Cockroach (voice)
Epic
Movie · as Grub (voice)
Monsters vs. Aliens
TV · as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. · 50 eps
Family Tree
TV · as Tom Chadwick · 8 eps
The Last Leg
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Friends with Kids
Movie · as Alex
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
Movie · as Bruce
This Is 40
Movie · as Ronnie
The Sapphires
Movie · as Dave Lovelace
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Movie · as Self
Girls
TV · as Thomas-John · 5 eps
Moone Boy
TV · as Sean Murphy · 18 eps
Bridesmaids
Movie · as Rhodes
The Crimson Petal and the White
TV · as William Rackham · 4 eps
Black Mirror
TV · as Mike · 1 ep
Gulliver's Travels
Movie · as General Edward
Dinner for Schmucks
Movie · as Marco
Conan
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Little Crackers
TV · as Santa · 1 ep
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Movie · as Ray
The Boat That Rocked
Movie · as Simon
FM
TV · as Lindsay Carol · 6 eps
The Justin Lee Collins Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Movie · as Post Modern Review Staff
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
Movie
Hotel Very Welcome
Movie · as Liam
Roman's Empire
TV · as Jase · 6 eps
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
TV · as Headmaster · 6 eps
The IT Crowd
TV · as Roy Trenneman · 24 eps
The One Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Soccer Aid
TV · as Self - Player · 1 ep
Festival
Movie · as Tommy O'Dwyer
The Year London Blew Up
Movie · as Brendan Dowd
8 Out of 10 Cats
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Vera Drake
Movie · as Sid's Customer
Conspiracy of Silence
Movie · as James
The Clinic
TV · as Brendan Davenport · 64 eps
Red Cap
TV · as Bernie Maddox · 12 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Family Guy
TV · as Guard / Contestant (voice), Butler (voice) · 1 ep
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Seamus (voice) · 2 eps