Chris O'Dowd
Christopher O'Dowd (born 9 October 1979) is an Irish actor and comedian. He received wide attention as Roy Trenneman, one of the lead characters in the Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd, which ran for four series between 2006 and 2010. He has also starred in several films, Gulliver's Travels (2010), Bridesmaids, Friends with Kids (both 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 between 2012 and 2015 and brought him Irish Film and Television Award nominations in acting, writing, and directing. Since 2017, he has appeared as Miles Daly in the Epix comedy series Get Shorty. He had a recurring role on 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 at number 39 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. In November 2022, he appeared as the character Philip in the Netflix film Slumberland.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Puffin Rock and the New Friends as Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · The Big Door Prize as Dusty
- 2022 · Slumberland as Phillip
- 2022 · My Father's Dragon as Kwan the Macaque (voice)
- 2022 · Human Resources as Flanny the Lovebug (voice)
- 2022 · Human Resources as Flanny O'Lympic (voice)
- 2021 · Constellations as Roland
- 2021 · The Starling as Jack Maynard
- 2020 · How to Build a Girl as Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
- 2020 · Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth as Finn's Dad (voice)
- 2019 · State of the Union as Tom
- 2019 · The Twilight Zone as
- 2019 · Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream as Self
- 2018 · Mary Poppins Returns as Shamus the Coachman (voice)
- 2018 · Juliet, Naked as Duncan Thomson
- 2018 · Love After Love as Nicholas
- 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
- 2017 · The Incredible Jessica James as Boone
- 2016 · Mascots as Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
- 2016 · Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children as Franklin Portman
- 2015 · The Program as David Walsh
- 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 · Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
- 2014 · Calvary as Jack Brennan
- 2014 · The Double as Nurse
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Cuban Fury as Drew
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2014 · The IT Crowd Manual as Himself / Roy Trenneman
- 2013 · Thor: The Dark World as Richard
- 2013 · Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around as Dr. Cockroach (voice)
- 2013 · Epic as Grub (voice)
- 2013 · Family Tree as Tom Chadwick
- 2013 · Monsters vs. Aliens as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
- 2012 · This Is 40 as Ronnie
- 2012 · 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom as Bruce
- 2012 · Moone Boy as Sean Murphy
- 2012 · The Sapphires as Dave Lovelace
- 2012 · Girls as Thomas-John
- 2012 · Friends with Kids as Alex
- 2012 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- 2011 · Bridesmaids as Officer Rhodes
- 2011 · The Crimson Petal and the White as William Rackham
- 2010 · Gulliver's Travels as General Edward
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Dinner for Schmucks as Marco
- 2009 · Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel as Ray
- 2009 · The Boat That Rocked as Simon
- 2009 · The Justin Lee Collins Show as Self
- 2009 · FM as Lindsay Carol
- 2008 · How to Lose Friends & Alienate People as Post Modern Review Staff
- 2007 · Roman's Empire as Jase
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Hotel Very Welcome as Liam
- 2006 · The Amazing Mrs Pritchard as Headmaster
- 2006 · The IT Crowd as Roy Trenneman
- 2006 · The IT Crowd as Himself
- 2005 · The Year London Blew Up as Brendan Dowd
- 2005 · Festival as Tommy O'Dwyer
- 2005 · 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Vera Drake as Sid's Customer
- 2004 · Doc Martin as Jonathan Crozier
- 2003 · The Clinic as Brendan Davenport
- 2003 · Conspiracy of Silence as
- 2003 · Red Cap as Bernie Maddox
- 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 · Adventures of Super Frank as