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

The Simpsons

Family Guy

Family Guy

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Graham Norton Show

Black Mirror

Conan

Conan

All Movies (53)

• On the Edge2027 · as (voice)
• Me, Myself, and Mary2026
• The Sheep Detectives2026 · as Mopple (voice)
• National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air2025 · as Dermot
• Puffin Rock and the New Friends2023 · as Narrator (voice)
• Slumberland2022 · as Phillip
• My Father's Dragon2022 · as Kwan the Macaque (voice)
• National Theatre Live: Constellations2021 · as Roland
• The Starling2021 · as Jack Maynard
• How to Build a Girl2020 · as Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
• Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth2020 · as Finn's Dad (voice)
• Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream2019 · as Self
• Mary Poppins Returns2018 · as Shamus the Coachman (voice)
• Juliet, Naked2018 · as Duncan Thomson
• Love After Love2018 · as Nicholas
• The Cloverfield Paradox2018 · as Mundy
• Molly's Game2017 · as Douglas Downey
• Loving Vincent2017 · as Postman Joseph Roulin
• The Incredible Jessica James2017 · as Boone
• Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children2016 · as Franklin Portman
• Mascots2016 · as Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
• The Program2015 · as David Walsh
• National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men2014 · as Lennie
• St. Vincent2014 · as Brother Geraghty
• Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features2014 · as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
• Calvary2014 · as Jack Brennan
• The Double2014 · as Nurse
• Cuban Fury2014 · as Drew
• The IT Crowd Manual2014 · as Self - Roy Trenneman
• Thor: The Dark World2013 · as Richard
• Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around2013 · as Dr. Cockroach (voice)
• Epic2013 · as Grub (voice)
• This Is 402012 · as Ronnie
• 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom2012 · as Bruce
• The Sapphires2012 · as Dave Lovelace
• Friends with Kids2012 · as Alex
• The Secret Policeman's Ball2012 · as Self
• Bridesmaids2011 · as Rhodes
• Gulliver's Travels2010 · as General Edward
• Dinner for Schmucks2010 · as Marco
• Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel2009 · as Ray
• The Boat That Rocked2009 · as Simon
• The Secret Policeman's Ball 20082008
• How to Lose Friends & Alienate People2008 · as Post Modern Review Staff
• Hotel Very Welcome2007 · as Liam
• The Year London Blew Up2005 · as Brendan Dowd
• Festival2005 · as Tommy O'Dwyer
• Vera Drake2004 · as Sid's Customer
• Conspiracy of Silence2003
• The Adventures of Super Frank— · as John O'Dowd
• Artificial—
• Bender—
• Ceasefire— · as Niall O'Dowd

All TV Shows (41)

• TFI Unplugged2026 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live UK2026 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• Small Town, Big Story2025 · as Jack E. McCarthy
• The Big Door Prize2023 · as Dusty
• Human Resources2022 · as Flanny O'Lympic (voice)
• Human Resources2022 · as Flanny the Lovebug (voice)
• State of the Union2019 · as Tom
• The Twilight Zone2019
• The Russell Howard Hour2017 · as Self
• Get Shorty2017 · as Miles Daly
• Travel Man: 48 Hours in...2015 · as Self - Guest
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
• Puffin Rock2015 · as Narrator (voice)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• Off Camera with Sam Jones2014 · as Self
• Family Tree2013 · as Tom Chadwick
• Monsters vs. Aliens2013 · as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
• The Last Leg2013 · as Self
• Moone Boy2012 · as Sean Murphy
• Girls2012 · as Thomas-John
• Black Mirror2011 · as Mike
• The Crimson Petal and the White2011 · as William Rackham
• Conan2010 · as Self
• Conan2010 · as Self - Guest
• The Justin Lee Collins Show2009 · as Self
• FM2009 · as Lindsay Carol
• Roman's Empire2007 · as Jase
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• The Amazing Mrs Pritchard2006 · as Headmaster
• The One Show2006 · as Self
• Soccer Aid2006 · as Self - Player
• The IT Crowd2006 · as Roy Trenneman
• 8 Out of 10 Cats2005 · as Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005 · as Self
• Doc Martin2004 · as Jonathan Crozier
• The Clinic2003 · as Brendan Davenport
• Red Cap2003 · as Bernie Maddox
• Family Guy1999 · as Guard / Contestant (voice)
• Family Guy1999 · as Butler (voice)
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks1996 · as Self
• The Simpsons1989 · as Seamus (voice)