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.
91 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 91
The Simpsons
1989
Family Guy
1999
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Sheep Detectives
2026
Conan
2010
Black Mirror
2011
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
The One Show
2006
The Last Leg
2013
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
Girls
2012
Doc Martin
2004
The IT Crowd
2006
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Thor: The Dark World
2013
The Twilight Zone
2019
Get Shorty
2017
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016
Human Resources
2022
The Russell Howard Hour
2017
Epic
2013
Bridesmaids
2011
The Big Door Prize
2023
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
Molly's Game
2017
Monsters vs. Aliens
2013
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
The Clinic
2003
State of the Union
2019
This Is 40
2012
Small Town, Big Story
2025
Puffin Rock
2015
Gulliver's Travels
2010
St. Vincent
2014
Slumberland
2022
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
2006
The Crimson Petal and the White
2011
Loving Vincent
2017
Red Cap
2003
Saturday Night Live UK
2026
Family Tree
2013
Dinner for Schmucks
2010
The Boat That Rocked
2009
Moone Boy
2012
Soccer Aid
2006
Juliet, Naked
2018
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
Calvary
2014
The Double
2014
FM
2009
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
2009
Friends with Kids
2012
The Starling
2021
My Father's Dragon
2022
Vera Drake
2004
The Program
2015
The Justin Lee Collins Show
2009
How to Build a Girl
2020
TFI Unplugged
2026
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012
Roman's Empire
2007
Mascots
2016
Cuban Fury
2014
The Sapphires
2012
The Incredible Jessica James
2017
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
2014
Artificial
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3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
2012
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
2019
Love After Love
2018
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008
Ceasefire
—
Festival
2005
National Theatre Live: Constellations
2021
Hotel Very Welcome
2007
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
2013
Puffin Rock and the New Friends
2023
Conspiracy of Silence
2003
Bender
—
The Year London Blew Up
2005
Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features
2014
National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air
2025
The IT Crowd Manual
2014
On the Edge
—
Me, Myself, and Mary
2026
The Adventures of Super Frank
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