Richard Ayoade
Richard Ayoade (born May 23, 1977) is a British actor, comedian, writer, filmmaker, and voice actor known for his deadpan style and sharp wit. He rose to fame playing Maurice Moss in the sitcom The IT Crowd, has voiced Tyrannis in Dan Harmon’s animated series Krapopolis, and has directed films including Submarine (2010) and The Double (2013). Beyond film and television, he has hosted shows such as Travel Man and The Crystal Maze and appeared on the comedy competition series Last One Laughing UK.
96 acting credits · 12 directing credits
Acting · 96
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Mandalorian
2019
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Black Mirror
2011
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Have I Got News for You
1990
The Last Leg
2013
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
The IT Crowd
2006
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
2026
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
The Bad Guys 2
2025
Krapopolis
2023
Monsters at Work
2021
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
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Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
2022
Soul
2020
Disenchantment
2018
Apple & Onion
2018
A League of Their Own
2010
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
Rugrats
2021
Room 101
1994
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
The Bad Guys
2022
Danger Mouse
2015
The Mighty Boosh
2004
Big Fat Quiz
2004
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
2027
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
Moominvalley
2019
Ren & Stimpy
2024
Paddington 2
2017
Blankety Blank
2021
Between the Covers
2020
Dream Productions
2024
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021
The Boxtrolls
2014
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
2004
Early Man
2018
The Big Narstie Show
2018
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021
Gadget Man
2012
Nathan Barley
2005
The Watch
2012
Roast Battle
2018
Hypothetical
2019
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2023
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024
Gogglebox
2013
The Crystal Maze
1990
Strange Hill High
2013
Neo Yokio
2017
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
2012
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024
Man to Man with Dean Learner
2006
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
2021
Snuff Box
2006
The Rat Catcher
2023
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004
Time Trumpet
2006
22 vs. Earth
2021
Question Team
2021
The Souvenir
2019
Armstrong and Miller
1997
The Crystal Maze
2017
Full English
2012
The Souvenir: Part II
2021
The IT Crowd
2007
Along for the Ride with David O'Doherty
2021
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
2016
Was It Something I Said?
2013
2004: The Stupid Version
2004
AD/BC: A Rock Opera
2004
Festival
2005
The Bad Guys 3
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The Extraordinary Miss Flower
2025
Danger Island
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The Fake News Show
2017
Bunny and the Bull
2009
Unacceptable
2026
The Semplica Girl Diaries
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The Mighty Boosh: Inside the Zooniverse
2005
Hello, Friend
2003
Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me
2017
The IT Crowd Manual
2014
Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights
1997
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
2022
Wynde: Behind the Man
2007
Buff Up My Head
2018
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Directing · 12
Community
2009
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
2004
The Double
2014
Man to Man with Dean Learner
2006
Submarine
2011
AD/BC: A Rock Opera
2004
The Semplica Girl Diaries
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Arctic Monkeys: At the Apollo
2008
Through the Prism
2011
Wynde: Behind the Man
2007
Tommy Tiernan: Crooked Man
2011
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