Chris O'Dowd
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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
Credits
The Sheep Detectives (2026)
as Mopple (voice)
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
as Richard
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
as Frank
Molly's Game (2017)
as Douglas Downey
St. Vincent (2014)
as Brother Geraghty
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
as Shamus the Coachman (voice)
Epic (2013)
as Grub (voice)
Bridesmaids (2011)
as Rhodes
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (2020)
as Finn's Dad (voice)
This Is 40 (2012)
as Ronnie
Juliet, Naked (2018)
as Duncan Thomson
Loving Vincent (2017)
as Postman Joseph Roulin
Gulliver's Travels (2010)
as General Edward
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
as Mundy
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
as Post Modern Review Staff
My Father's Dragon (2022)
as Kwan the Macaque (voice)
Slumberland (2022)
as Phillip
The Boat That Rocked (2009)
as Simon
Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
as Marco
The Program (2015)
as David Walsh
Cuban Fury (2014)
as Drew
Friends with Kids (2012)
as Alex
The Double (2014)
as Nurse
How to Build a Girl (2020)
as Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
The Starling (2021)
as Jack Maynard
Vera Drake (2004)
as Sid's Customer
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 (2008)
Actor
Artificial (2026)
Actor
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009)
as Ray
Calvary (2014)
as Jack Brennan
Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk Film (—)
as (voice)
The Incredible Jessica James (2017)
as Boone
The Sapphires (2012)
as Dave Lovelace
The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012)
as Self
Love After Love (2018)
as Nicholas
Puffin Rock and the New Friends (2023)
as Narrator (voice)
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom (2012)
as Bruce
National Theatre Live: Constellations (2021)
as Roland
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream (2019)
as Self
Mascots (2016)
as Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around (2013)
as Dr. Cockroach (voice)
The Year London Blew Up (2005)
as Brendan Dowd
Bender (—)
Actor
National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air (2025)
as Dermot
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men (2014)
as Lennie
The IT Crowd Manual (2014)
as Self - Roy Trenneman
Festival (2005)
as Tommy O'Dwyer
Conspiracy of Silence (2003)
as James
Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features (2014)
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
Ceasefire (—)
as Niall O'Dowd
On the Edge (2027)
as (voice)
Me, Myself, and Mary (2026)
Actor
Hotel Very Welcome (2007)
as Liam
The Adventures of Super Frank (—)
as John O'Dowd