Chris O'Dowd

Born: 1979-10-09 in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2022

Slumberland as Phillip
Human Resources as Flanny the Lovebug (voice)
My Father's Dragon as Kwan the Macaque (voice)

2021

The Starling as Jack Maynard
National Theatre Live: Constellations as Roland

2020

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth as Finn's Dad (voice)
How to Build a Girl as Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson

2019

The Twilight Zone
State of the Union as Tom
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream as Self

2018

Mary Poppins Returns as Shamus the Coachman (voice)
The Cloverfield Paradox as Mundy
Juliet, Naked as Duncan Thomson
Love After Love as Nicholas

2017

Loving Vincent as Postman Joseph Roulin
Get Shorty as Miles Daly
The Incredible Jessica James as Boone
The Russell Howard Hour as Self
Molly's Game as Douglas Downey

2016

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children as Franklin Portman
Mascots as Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello

2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
The Program as David Walsh
Travel Man: 48 Hours in... as Self - Guest
Puffin Rock as Narrator (voice)

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
Cuban Fury as Drew
St. Vincent as Brother Geraghty
The IT Crowd Manual as Self - Roy Trenneman
Calvary as Jack Brennan
Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
The Double as Nurse
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men as Lennie

2013

The Last Leg as Self
Epic as Grub (voice)
Thor: The Dark World as Richard
Monsters vs. Aliens as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around as Dr. Cockroach (voice)
Family Tree as Tom Chadwick

2012

Girls as Thomas-John
This Is 40 as Ronnie
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom as Bruce
Friends with Kids as Alex
The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
Moone Boy as Sean Murphy
The Sapphires as Dave Lovelace

2011

Black Mirror as Mike
Bridesmaids as Officer Rhodes
The Crimson Petal and the White as William Rackham

2010

Conan as Self
Dinner for Schmucks as Marco
Gulliver's Travels as General Edward

2009

The Boat That Rocked as Simon
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel as Ray
The Justin Lee Collins Show as Self
FM as Lindsay Carol

2008

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People as Post Modern Review Staff
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008

2007

2006

The One Show as Self
The IT Crowd as Roy Trenneman
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard as Headmaster

2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
Festival as Tommy O'Dwyer
The Year London Blew Up as Brendan Dowd

2004

Doc Martin as Jonathan Crozier
Vera Drake as Sid's Customer

2003

The Clinic as Brendan Davenport
Red Cap as Bernie Maddox
Conspiracy of Silence

1999

Family Guy as Guard / Contestant (voice)

1996

Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self

1989

The Simpsons as Seamus (voice)