Dara Ó Briain
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1972-02-04 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
- Also known as
- Dara O'Briain · Dara O Briain
Biography
Dara Ó Briain (born 4 February 1972) is an Irish comedian and television presenter based in the United Kingdom and Ireland. He is noted for hosting topical panel shows such as Mock the Week, The Panel, and The Apprentice: You're Fired!. His TV work also includes starring in and writing of television comedy and documentary series. Ó Briain has also been a newspaper columnist, with pieces published in national papers in both Britain and Ireland.
In 2009, the Irish Independent described Ó Briain as "Terry Wogan's heir apparent as Britain's 'favourite Irishman'" and in 2010, Ó Briain was voted the 16th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups.
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Known For
TV Shows (58)
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Top Gear
2002
as Self
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
QI
2003
as Self / Self - Panellist (archive footage)
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self / Self - Host
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self
Taskmaster
2015
as Self
Soccer AM
1995
as Self
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
as Self - Contestant / Self - Dictionary Corner
A League of Their Own
2010
Horrible Histories
2009
Mock the Week
2005
as Self - Host
Room 101
1994
as Self
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020
as Self - Expert
Big Fat Quiz
2004
as Self - Contestant
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
as Self
The Late Late Show
1962
as Self
The Apprentice: You're Fired!
2006
as Self - Host
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr
2019
as Self - Guest Judge
Mock the Week
2026
as Self - Host
Hypothetical
2019
as Self
Live at the Apollo
2004
as Self - Presenter
Gadget Man
2012
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
2009
as Self
Crackanory
2013
as Storyteller
This Morning
1988
as Self
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021
as Self - Guest
Taskmaster: Champion of Champions
2017
as Self
Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
2016
as Self - Host
Stargazing Live
2011
as Co-Presenter
Robot Wars
2016
as Presenter
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014
as Self
Parkinson
2004
as Self - Guest
Richard Osman's House of Games Night
2020
as Self
Three Men in a Boat
2006
as Self
LEGO Masters
2017
as Guest Judge
The Panel
2003
as Himself - Host
Live Floor Show
2002
Mock the Week Too Hot for TV
2011
as Self
Tough Gig
2007
Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay
2017
as Himself
Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums
2012
as Presenter
Secrets of the Sun with Dara Ó Briain
2024
as Self - Presenter
Blockbusters
2019
as Presenter
Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain
2024
as Presenter
Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure
2015
as Himself
Dara O Briain's Science Club
2012
as Himself - Presenter
Turn Back Time
2006
Volcano with Dara Ó Briain
2025
The Last Laugh
2006
National Parks from Above: Ireland with Dara O Briain
2025
as Presenter
Wonders of the Moon with Dara Ó Briain
2023
as Host
The Family Brain Games
2019
as Host
One and Six Zeros
2022
as Host - Himself
Tomorrow's Food
2015
Movies (37)
Three Men In Another Boat
2008
as Himself
The Look of Love
2013
as Comic
Dara Ó Briain: Re:Creation
2026
Stop! You're Killing Me
2004
So You Think You're Irish
1997
as Self
Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe
2009
as Self
Three Men in a Boat
2006
as Himself
Dara Ó Briain: Talks Funny
2008
as Himself
Dara Ó Briain: Craic Dealer - Live 2012
2012
as Self
Oo my baby
2022
as Himself / The Woman
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014
as Self
Dara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal
2006
as himself
Door(s)
2022
as The Man
Dara Ó Briain: So Where Were We?
2023
Barry Humphries at the BBC
2023
as Self (archive material)
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw
2018
as Self
Dara Ó Briain: Crowd Tickler
2015
as Himself
Making Qi
2011
as Self
How Videogames Changed the World
2013
as Self
Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking
2015
as Self
The Best of The Panel
2009
as Host
Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were
2018
as Self
Three Men in More Than One Boat
2009
as Himself
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2
2005
as Self (archive footage)
All About TWO
2014
as Self - Presenter
Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show
2010
as Himself
Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland
2021
as Self
Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2
2009
as Self - Presenter
Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 3
2010
as Host
Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV
2007
as Self
Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People
2010
as Self
Brand Irish
2016
as Himself
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
2009
as Self
World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One
2006
as self
Dara Ó Briain: Voice of Reason
2020
Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show
2015
as Self
Just for Laughs: The Gala Specials - Russell Peters
2023
as Self
About Dara Ó Briain
Dara Ó Briain (born 4 February 1972) is an Irish comedian and television presenter based in the United Kingdom and Ireland. He is noted for hosting topical panel shows such as Mock the Week, The Panel, and The Apprentice: You're Fired!. His TV work also includes starring in and writing of television comedy and documentary series. Ó Briain has also been a newspaper columnist, with pieces published in national papers in both Britain and Ireland. In 2009, the Irish Independent described Ó Briain as "Terry Wogan's heir apparent as Britain's 'favou… With 95 credits spanning from 1962 to 2026, Dara Ó Briain has appeared in 37 films and 58 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dara Ó Briain Movies
- Three Men In Another Boat (2008) — as Himself
- The Look of Love (2013) — as Comic
- Dara Ó Briain: Re:Creation (2026)
- Stop! You're Killing Me (2004)
- So You Think You're Irish (1997) — as Self
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