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Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd

Acting1979Boyle, 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.

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Acting History

2026
The Sheep Detectives
as Mopple (voice)
2025
Small Town, Big Story
TVas Jack E. McCarthy2 eps
The One Show
TVas Self1 eps
Black Mirror
TVas Mike1 eps
Small Town, Big Story
TVWriter5 eps
Small Town, Big Story
TVDirector2 eps
Small Town, Big Story
TVExecutive Producer6 eps
2023
The Big Door Prize
TVas Dusty20 eps
2022
My Father's Dragon
as Kwan the Macaque (voice)
Slumberland
as Phillip
Human Resources
TVas Flanny O'Lympic (voice)1 eps
2021
The Starling
as Jack Maynard
The Simpsons
TVas Seamus (voice)2 eps
2018
Mary Poppins Returns
as Shamus the Coachman (voice)
Juliet, Naked
as Duncan Thomson
The Last Leg
TVas Self1 eps
The Russell Howard Hour
TVas Self1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TVas Self1 eps
2017
Molly's Game
as Douglas Downey
Loving Vincent
as Postman Joseph Roulin
Get Shorty
TVas Miles Daly27 eps
2016
Mascots
as Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
2015
The Program
as David Walsh
Puffin Rock
TVas Narrator (voice)39 eps
2014
Cuban Fury
as Drew
Calvary
as Jack Brennan
The Double
as Nurse
St. Vincent
as Brother Geraghty
2013
Epic
as Grub (voice)
Family Tree
TVas Tom Chadwick8 eps
Monsters vs. Aliens
TVas Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.50 eps
2012
This Is 40
as Ronnie
The Sapphires
as Dave Lovelace
Moone Boy
TVas Sean Murphy
Girls
TVas Thomas-John5 eps
2011
Bridesmaids
as Officer Rhodes
Family Guy
TVas Butler (voice) / Guard / Contestant (voice)1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
TVas Self5 eps
2010
Gulliver's Travels
as General Edward
Conan
TVas Self
2008
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
as Post Modern Review Staff
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TVas Self1 eps
2007
2006
The IT Crowd
TVas Roy Trenneman24 eps
8 Out of 10 Cats
TVas Self1 eps
2004
Vera Drake
as Sid's Customer
Doc Martin
TVas Jonathan Crozier45 eps
2003
The Clinic
TVas Brendan Davenport
Red Cap
TVas Bernie Maddox

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/9/1979(46 years old)
Place of Birth
Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland