Chris O'Dowd
Known For
Acting
Born
1979-10-09 in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
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.
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as Seamus (voice)
Family Guy
as Guard / Contestant (voice)
Family Guy
as Butler (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Black Mirror
as Mike
Conan
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
The One Show
as Self
Girls
as Thomas-John
The Last Leg
as Self
Doc Martin
as Jonathan Crozier
The IT Crowd
as Roy Trenneman
8 Out of 10 Cats
as Self
The Twilight Zone
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
Thor: The Dark World
as Richard
The Sheep Detectives
as Mopple (voice)