Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 9, 1979
Place of Birth:
Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Small Town, Big Story | Jack E. McCarthy |
| 2023 | The Big Door Prize | Dusty |
| 2022 | Human Resources | Flanny O'Lympic (voice) |
| 2022 | Human Resources | Flanny the Lovebug (voice) |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone | |
| 2019 | State of the Union | Tom |
| 2017 | Get Shorty | Miles Daly |
| 2017 | The Russell Howard Hour | Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest |
| 2015 | Puffin Rock | Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | Travel Man: 48 Hours in... | Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self |
| 2013 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. |
| 2013 | Family Tree | Tom Chadwick |
| 2013 | The Last Leg | Self |
| 2012 | Girls | Thomas-John |
| 2012 | Moone Boy | Sean Murphy |
| 2011 | The Crimson Petal and the White | William Rackham |
| 2011 | Black Mirror | Mike |
| 2010 | Conan | Self |
| 2009 | FM | Lindsay Carol |
| 2009 | The Justin Lee Collins Show | Self |
| 2007 | Roman's Empire | Jase |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2006 | The Amazing Mrs Pritchard | Headmaster |
| 2006 | The IT Crowd | Roy Trenneman |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self |
| 2005 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Self |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self |
| 2004 | Doc Martin | Jonathan Crozier |
| 2003 | The Clinic | Brendan Davenport |
| 2003 | Red Cap | Bernie Maddox |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Guard / Contestant (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Butler (voice) |
| 1996 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Seamus (voice) |