Chris O'Dowd
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
Credits
- 2025 · Small Town, Big Story as Jack E. McCarthy
- 2023 · The Big Door Prize as Dusty
- 2022 · Human Resources as Flanny O'Lympic (voice)
- 2022 · Human Resources as Flanny the Lovebug (voice)
- 2020 · Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth as Finn's Dad (voice)
- 2019 · The Twilight Zone as
- 2018 · Mary Poppins Returns as Shamus the Coachman (voice)
- 2018 · The Cloverfield Paradox as Mundy
- 2017 · Molly's Game as Douglas Downey
- 2017 · The Russell Howard Hour as Self
- 2017 · Get Shorty as Miles Daly
- 2017 · Loving Vincent as Postman Joseph Roulin
- 2016 · Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children as Franklin Portman
- 2015 · Travel Man: 48 Hours in... as Self - Guest
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Puffin Rock as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men as Lennie
- 2014 · St. Vincent as Brother Geraghty
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2013 · Thor: The Dark World as Richard
- 2013 · Epic as Grub (voice)
- 2013 · Monsters vs. Aliens as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
- 2013 · The Last Leg as Self
- 2012 · This Is 40 as Ronnie
- 2012 · Girls as Thomas-John
- 2011 · Black Mirror as Mike
- 2011 · Bridesmaids as Officer Rhodes
- 2010 · Gulliver's Travels as General Edward
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2009 · The Boat That Rocked as Simon
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · The IT Crowd as Roy Trenneman
- 2005 · 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Doc Martin as Jonathan Crozier
- 2003 · The Clinic as Brendan Davenport
- 1999 · Family Guy as Guard / Contestant (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Butler (voice)
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Seamus (voice)
- Future · Artificial as
- 2026 · Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie as
- 2023 · Puffin Rock and the New Friends as Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · Slumberland as Phillip
- 2022 · My Father's Dragon as Kwan the Macaque (voice)
- 2021 · National Theatre Live: Constellations as Roland
- 2021 · The Starling as Jack Maynard
- 2020 · How to Build a Girl as Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
- 2019 · State of the Union as Tom
- 2019 · Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream as Self
- 2018 · Juliet, Naked as Duncan Thomson
- 2018 · Love After Love as Nicholas
- 2017 · The Incredible Jessica James as Boone
- 2016 · Mascots as Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
- 2015 · The Program as David Walsh
- 2014 · Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
- 2014 · Calvary as Jack Brennan
- 2014 · The Double as Nurse
- 2014 · Cuban Fury as Drew
- 2014 · The IT Crowd Manual as Self - Roy Trenneman
- 2013 · Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around as Dr. Cockroach (voice)
- 2013 · Family Tree as Tom Chadwick
- 2012 · 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom as Bruce
- 2012 · Moone Boy as Sean Murphy
- 2012 · The Sapphires as Dave Lovelace
- 2012 · Friends with Kids as Alex
- 2012 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- 2011 · The Crimson Petal and the White as William Rackham
- 2010 · Dinner for Schmucks as Marco
- 2009 · Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel as Ray
- 2009 · The Justin Lee Collins Show as Self
- 2009 · FM as Lindsay Carol
- 2008 · The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 as
- 2008 · How to Lose Friends & Alienate People as Post Modern Review Staff
- 2007 · Roman's Empire as Jase
- 2007 · Hotel Very Welcome as Liam
- 2006 · The Amazing Mrs Pritchard as Headmaster
- 2005 · The Year London Blew Up as Brendan Dowd
- 2005 · Festival as Tommy O'Dwyer
- 2004 · Vera Drake as Sid's Customer
- 2003 · Conspiracy of Silence as
- 2003 · Red Cap as Bernie Maddox
- Future · Adventures of Super Frank as