Chris O'Dowd
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.
Known For
Liam
Hotel Very Welcome
Sid's Customer
Vera Drake
Ray
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Narrator (voice)
Puffin Rock and the New Friends
Roland
National Theatre Live: Constellations
Adventures of Super Frank
General Edward
Gulliver's Travels
Marco
Dinner for Schmucks
Alex
Friends with Kids
Simon
The Boat That Rocked
Conspiracy of Silence
Officer Rhodes
Bridesmaids
Bruce
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
Richard
Thor: The Dark World
Tommy O'Dwyer
Festival
Ronnie
This Is 40
Dave Lovelace
The Sapphires
Jack Brennan
Calvary
Kwan the Macaque (voice)
My Father's Dragon
Drew
Cuban Fury
Brother Geraghty
St. Vincent
Post Modern Review Staff
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
David Walsh
The Program
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features
Phillip
Slumberland
Lennie
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
Nurse
The Double
Franklin Portman
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Postman Joseph Roulin
Loving Vincent
Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
Mascots
Mundy
The Cloverfield Paradox
Douglas Downey
Molly's Game
Nicholas
Love After Love
Boone
The Incredible Jessica James
Duncan Thomson
Juliet, Naked
Self - Roy Trenneman
The IT Crowd Manual
Dr. Cockroach (voice)
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
Grub (voice)
Epic
Shamus the Coachman (voice)
Mary Poppins Returns
Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
How to Build a Girl
Self
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
Brendan Dowd
The Year London Blew Up
Jack Maynard
The Starling
Finn's Dad (voice)
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie
Artificial
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
48
Gender
Male
Birthday
1979-10-09
Place of Birth
Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
Also Known As
Christopher O'Dowd