
Chris O'Dowd
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1979-10-09 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2026)
(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)
The Starling
as Jack Maynard
(2021)
(2020)
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
as Finn's Dad (voice)
(2020)
How to Build a Girl
as Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
(2019)
(2018)
The Cloverfield Paradox
as Mundy
(2018)
Mary Poppins Returns
as Shamus the Coachman (voice)
(2018)
Juliet, Naked
as Duncan Thomson
(2018)
Love After Love
as Nicholas
(2017)
Molly's Game
as Douglas Downey
(2017)
Loving Vincent
as Postman Joseph Roulin
(2017)
The Incredible Jessica James
as Boone
(2016)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
as Franklin Portman
(2016)
Mascots
as Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
(2015)
The Program
as David Walsh
(2014)
St. Vincent
as Brother Geraghty
(2014)
The Double
as Nurse
(2014)
Calvary
as Jack Brennan
(2014)
Cuban Fury
as Drew
(2014)
The IT Crowd Manual
as Self - Roy Trenneman
(2014)
Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
(2014)
(2013)
Thor: The Dark World
as Richard
(2013)
Epic
as Grub (voice)
(2013)
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
as Dr. Cockroach (voice)
(2012)
This Is 40
as Ronnie
(2012)
The Sapphires
as Dave Lovelace
(2012)
Friends with Kids
as Alex
(2012)
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
as Bruce
(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)
The Boat That Rocked
as Simon
(2009)
(2008)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
as Post Modern Review Staff
(2008)
(2007)
Hotel Very Welcome
as Liam
(2005)
Festival
as Tommy O'Dwyer
(2005)
The Year London Blew Up
as Brendan Dowd
(2004)
Vera Drake
as Sid's Customer
(2003)