Chris O'Dowd 1979 46
Chris O'Dowd 1979 46
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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2026 Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie
2025 Adventures of Super Frank Writer
2023 Puffin Rock and the New Friends as Narrator (voice)
2022 Slumberland as Phillip
2022 My Father's Dragon as Kwan the Macaque (voice)
2021 National Theatre Live: Constellations as Roland
2021 The Starling as Jack Maynard
2020 How to Build a Girl as Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
2020 Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth as Finn's Dad (voice)
2019 Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream as Self
2018 Mary Poppins Returns as Shamus the Coachman (voice)
2018 Juliet, Naked as Duncan Thomson
2018 Love After Love as Nicholas
2018 The Cloverfield Paradox as Mundy
2017 Molly's Game as Douglas Downey
2017 Loving Vincent as Postman Joseph Roulin
2017 The Incredible Jessica James as Boone
2016 Mascots as Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
2016 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children as Franklin Portman
2015 The Program as David Walsh
2014 National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men as Lennie
2014 St. Vincent as Brother Geraghty
2014 Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
2014 Calvary as Jack Brennan
2014 The Double as Nurse
2014 Cuban Fury as Drew
2014 The IT Crowd Manual as Self - Roy Trenneman
2013 Thor: The Dark World as Richard
2013 Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around as Dr. Cockroach (voice)
2013 Epic as Grub (voice)
2012 This Is 40 as Ronnie
2012 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom as Bruce
2012 The Sapphires as Dave Lovelace
2012 Friends with Kids as Alex
2012 The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
2011 Bridesmaids as Officer Rhodes
2010 Gulliver's Travels as General Edward
2010 Dinner for Schmucks as Marco
2009 Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel as Ray
2009 The Boat That Rocked as Simon
2008 The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008 How to Lose Friends & Alienate People as Post Modern Review Staff
2007 Hotel Very Welcome as Liam
2005 The Year London Blew Up as Brendan Dowd
2005 Festival as Tommy O'Dwyer
2004 Vera Drake as Sid's Customer