Chris O'Dowd
Known for Acting · 91 credits
- Born
- 1979-10-09 (age 46)
- Place of birth
- Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
- Also known as
- Christopher O'Dowd · 克里斯·奧多德 · کریس اودوود
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
TV Shows (38)
The Simpsons
1989
as Seamus (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Guard / Contestant (voice) / Butler (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self / Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
Black Mirror
2011
as Mike
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
The One Show
2006
as Self
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
as Self
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
Doc Martin
2004
as Jonathan Crozier
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self
Girls
2012
as Thomas-John
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
The IT Crowd
2006
as Roy Trenneman
The Twilight Zone
2019
Get Shorty
2017
as Miles Daly
The Russell Howard Hour
2017
as Self
Human Resources
2022
as Flanny O'Lympic (voice) / Flanny the Lovebug (voice)
The Big Door Prize
2023
as Dusty
Monsters vs. Aliens
2013
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
as Self - Guest
Puffin Rock
2015
as Narrator (voice)
State of the Union
2019
as Tom
The Clinic
2003
as Brendan Davenport
Family Tree
2013
as Tom Chadwick
Saturday Night Live UK
2026
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Small Town, Big Story
2025
as Jack E. McCarthy
The Crimson Petal and the White
2011
as William Rackham
Soccer Aid
2006
as Self - Player
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
2006
as Headmaster
Red Cap
2003
as Bernie Maddox
Moone Boy
2012
as Sean Murphy
FM
2009
as Lindsay Carol
The Justin Lee Collins Show
2009
as Self
TFI Unplugged
2026
as Self
Roman's Empire
2007
as Jase
Movies (53)
The Sheep Detectives
2026
as Mopple (voice)
Thor: The Dark World
2013
as Richard
Epic
2013
as Grub (voice)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016
as Franklin Portman
Bridesmaids
2011
as Rhodes
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018
as Mundy
Molly's Game
2017
as Douglas Downey
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
as Shamus the Coachman (voice)
St. Vincent
2014
as Brother Geraghty
Slumberland
2022
as Phillip
Gulliver's Travels
2010
as General Edward
This Is 40
2012
as Ronnie
The Boat That Rocked
2009
as Simon
Dinner for Schmucks
2010
as Marco
Calvary
2014
as Jack Brennan
Loving Vincent
2017
as Postman Joseph Roulin
The Double
2014
as Nurse
The Starling
2021
as Jack Maynard
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
as Post Modern Review Staff
Juliet, Naked
2018
as Duncan Thomson
The Program
2015
as David Walsh
Friends with Kids
2012
as Alex
Vera Drake
2004
as Sid's Customer
Cuban Fury
2014
as Drew
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020
as Finn's Dad (voice)
My Father's Dragon
2022
as Kwan the Macaque (voice)
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012
as Self
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
2009
as Ray
Mascots
2016
as Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
The Sapphires
2012
as Dave Lovelace
How to Build a Girl
2020
as Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
The Incredible Jessica James
2017
as Boone
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
2012
as Bruce
Artificial
Conspiracy of Silence
2003
Festival
2005
as Tommy O'Dwyer
Ceasefire
as Niall O'Dowd
Puffin Rock and the New Friends
2023
as Narrator (voice)
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
2013
as Dr. Cockroach (voice)
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
2019
as Self
Love After Love
2018
as Nicholas
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
2014
as Lennie
Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features
2014
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
The IT Crowd Manual
2014
as Self - Roy Trenneman
National Theatre Live: Constellations
2021
as Roland
On the Edge
as (voice)
National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air
2025
as Dermot
The Year London Blew Up
2005
as Brendan Dowd
Hotel Very Welcome
2007
as Liam
Bender
Me, Myself, and Mary
2026
The Adventures of Super Frank
as John O'Dowd
About 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 Iris… With 91 credits spanning from 1989 to 2026, Chris O'Dowd has appeared in 53 films and 38 TV shows.
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- The Sheep Detectives (2026) — as Mopple (voice)
- Thor: The Dark World (2013) — as Richard
- Epic (2013) — as Grub (voice)
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) — as Franklin Portman
- Bridesmaids (2011) — as Rhodes
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