
Chris O'Dowd
Known for Acting · 91 credits
- Born
- 1979-10-09 (age 46)
- Place of birth
- Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
- Also known as
- Christopher O'Dowd · 克里斯·奧多德 · کریس اودوود
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
TV Shows (38)

The Simpsons
1989
as Seamus (voice)

Family Guy
1999
as Guard / Contestant (voice) / Butler (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

Conan
2010
as Self / Self - Guest

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest

Black Mirror
2011
as Mike

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self

The One Show
2006
as Self

8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
as Self

The Last Leg
2013
as Self

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self

Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self

Girls
2012
as Thomas-John

Doc Martin
2004
as Jonathan Crozier

The IT Crowd
2006
as Roy Trenneman

The Twilight Zone
2019

Get Shorty
2017
as Miles Daly

The Russell Howard Hour
2017
as Self

Human Resources
2022
as Flanny O'Lympic (voice) / Flanny the Lovebug (voice)

The Big Door Prize
2023
as Dusty

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
as Self - Guest

Monsters vs. Aliens
2013
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.

Puffin Rock
2015
as Narrator (voice)

Soccer Aid
2006
as Self - Player

Saturday Night Live UK
2026
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

State of the Union
2019
as Tom

Small Town, Big Story
2025
as Jack E. McCarthy

Family Tree
2013
as Tom Chadwick

The Clinic
2003
as Brendan Davenport

Moone Boy
2012
as Sean Murphy

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
2006
as Headmaster

Red Cap
2003
as Bernie Maddox

The Crimson Petal and the White
2011
as William Rackham

FM
2009
as Lindsay Carol

TFI Unplugged
2026
as Self
The Justin Lee Collins Show
2009
as Self

Roman's Empire
2007
as Jase
Movies (53)

The Sheep Detectives
2026
as Mopple (voice)

Thor: The Dark World
2013
as Richard

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016
as Franklin Portman

Epic
2013
as Grub (voice)

The Cloverfield Paradox
2018
as Mundy

Bridesmaids
2011
as Rhodes

Mary Poppins Returns
2018
as Shamus the Coachman (voice)

Molly's Game
2017
as Douglas Downey

St. Vincent
2014
as Brother Geraghty

Gulliver's Travels
2010
as General Edward

Slumberland
2022
as Phillip

This Is 40
2012
as Ronnie

The Boat That Rocked
2009
as Simon

Dinner for Schmucks
2010
as Marco

Calvary
2014
as Jack Brennan

Juliet, Naked
2018
as Duncan Thomson

Loving Vincent
2017
as Postman Joseph Roulin

Friends with Kids
2012
as Alex

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020
as Finn's Dad (voice)

The Double
2014
as Nurse

Vera Drake
2004
as Sid's Customer

The Starling
2021
as Jack Maynard

The Program
2015
as David Walsh

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
as Post Modern Review Staff

Mascots
2016
as Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello

How to Build a Girl
2020
as Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson

Cuban Fury
2014
as Drew

3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
2012
as Bruce

My Father's Dragon
2022
as Kwan the Macaque (voice)

The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012
as Self

Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
2009
as Ray

The Sapphires
2012
as Dave Lovelace

The Incredible Jessica James
2017
as Boone

Puffin Rock and the New Friends
2023
as Narrator (voice)

The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008

Artificial

Conspiracy of Silence
2003
Ceasefire
as Niall O'Dowd

Festival
2005
as Tommy O'Dwyer

Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
2013
as Dr. Cockroach (voice)

Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
2019
as Self

Love After Love
2018
as Nicholas

The IT Crowd Manual
2014
as Self - Roy Trenneman

National Theatre Live: Constellations
2021
as Roland

Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features
2014
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.

National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
2014
as Lennie

On the Edge
2027
as (voice)

The Year London Blew Up
2005
as Brendan Dowd

National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air
2025
as Dermot

Hotel Very Welcome
2007
as Liam
Bender
The Adventures of Super Frank
as John O'Dowd

Me, Myself, and Mary
2026
About 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 Iris… With 91 credits spanning from 1989 to 2027, Chris O'Dowd has appeared in 53 films and 38 TV shows.
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- The Sheep Detectives (2026) — as Mopple (voice)
- Thor: The Dark World (2013) — as Richard
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) — as Franklin Portman
- Epic (2013) — as Grub (voice)
- The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) — as Mundy
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