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.
Born: 09 October 1979
Played In
Movie
May 2027
On the Edge
(voice)
Movie
Jun 2026
Me, Myself, and Mary
Movie
Apr 2026
The Sheep Detectives
Mopple (voice)
TV Show
Apr 2026
TFI Unplugged
Self
TV Show
Mar 2026
Saturday Night Live UK
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Movie
Oct 2025
National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air
Dermot
TV Show
Feb 2025
Small Town, Big Story
Jack E. McCarthy
Movie
Jul 2023
Puffin Rock and the New Friends
Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Mar 2023
The Big Door Prize
Dusty
Movie
Nov 2022
Slumberland
Phillip
Movie
Nov 2022
My Father's Dragon
Kwan the Macaque (voice)
TV Show
Mar 2022
Human Resources
Flanny O'Lympic (voice)
TV Show
Mar 2022
Human Resources
Flanny the Lovebug (voice)
Movie
Oct 2021
National Theatre Live: Constellations
Roland
Movie
Sep 2021
The Starling
Jack Maynard
Movie
Sep 2020
How to Build a Girl
Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
Movie
Apr 2020
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Finn's Dad (voice)
TV Show
May 2019
State of the Union
Tom
TV Show
Apr 2019
The Twilight Zone
Movie
Mar 2019
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
Self
Movie
Dec 2018
Mary Poppins Returns
Shamus the Coachman (voice)
Movie
Aug 2018
Juliet, Naked
Duncan Thomson
Movie
Mar 2018
Love After Love
Nicholas
Movie
Feb 2018
The Cloverfield Paradox
Mundy
Movie
Dec 2017
Molly's Game
Douglas Downey
TV Show
Sep 2017
The Russell Howard Hour
Self
TV Show
Aug 2017
Get Shorty
Miles Daly
Movie
Jun 2017
Loving Vincent
Postman Joseph Roulin
Movie
Jan 2017
The Incredible Jessica James
Boone
Movie
Sep 2016
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Franklin Portman
Movie
Sep 2016
Mascots
Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
Movie
Sep 2015
The Program
David Walsh
TV Show
Mar 2015
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Self - Guest
TV Show
Mar 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
TV Show
Jan 2015
Puffin Rock
Narrator (voice)
Movie
Nov 2014
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
Lennie
Movie
Oct 2014
St. Vincent
Brother Geraghty
Movie
Oct 2014
Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
Movie
Apr 2014
Calvary
Jack Brennan
Movie
Apr 2014
The Double
Nurse
TV Show
Feb 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Movie
Feb 2014
Cuban Fury
Drew
TV Show
Feb 2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
Movie
Jan 2014
The IT Crowd Manual
Self - Roy Trenneman
Movie
Oct 2013
Thor: The Dark World
Richard
Movie
Oct 2013
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
Dr. Cockroach (voice)
Movie
May 2013
Epic
Grub (voice)
TV Show
May 2013
Family Tree
Tom Chadwick
TV Show
Mar 2013
Monsters vs. Aliens
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
TV Show
Jan 2013
The Last Leg
Self
Movie
Dec 2012
This Is 40
Ronnie
Movie
Oct 2012
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
Bruce
TV Show
Sep 2012
Moone Boy
Sean Murphy
Movie
Aug 2012
The Sapphires
Dave Lovelace
TV Show
Apr 2012
Girls
Thomas-John
Movie
Mar 2012
Friends with Kids
Alex
Movie
Mar 2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
TV Show
Dec 2011
Black Mirror
Mike
Movie
May 2011
Bridesmaids
Rhodes
TV Show
Apr 2011
The Crimson Petal and the White
William Rackham
Movie
Dec 2010
Gulliver's Travels
General Edward
TV Show
Nov 2010
Conan
Self
TV Show
Nov 2010
Conan
Self - Guest
Movie
Jul 2010
Dinner for Schmucks
Marco
Movie
Apr 2009
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Ray
Movie
Apr 2009
The Boat That Rocked
Simon
TV Show
Mar 2009
The Justin Lee Collins Show
Self
TV Show
Feb 2009
FM
Lindsay Carol
Movie
Oct 2008
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
Movie
Oct 2008
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Post Modern Review Staff
TV Show
Apr 2007
Roman's Empire
Jase
TV Show
Feb 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Movie
Feb 2007
Hotel Very Welcome
Liam
TV Show
Oct 2006
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
Headmaster
TV Show
Aug 2006
The One Show
Self
TV Show
May 2006
Soccer Aid
Self - Player
TV Show
Feb 2006
The IT Crowd
Roy Trenneman
Movie
Sep 2005
The Year London Blew Up
Brendan Dowd
Movie
Jul 2005
Festival
Tommy O'Dwyer
TV Show
Jun 2005
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self
TV Show
Jan 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Movie
Oct 2004
Vera Drake
Sid's Customer
TV Show
Sep 2004
Doc Martin
Jonathan Crozier
TV Show
Oct 2003
The Clinic
Brendan Davenport
Movie
May 2003
Conspiracy of Silence
TV Show
Jan 2003
Red Cap
Bernie Maddox
TV Show
Jan 1999
Family Guy
Guard / Contestant (voice)
TV Show
Jan 1999
Family Guy
Butler (voice)
TV Show
Nov 1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
TV Show
Dec 1989
The Simpsons
Seamus (voice)
Movie
The Adventures of Super Frank
John O'Dowd
Movie
Artificial
Movie
Bender
Movie
Ceasefire
Niall O'Dowd