Chris O'Dowd
Actor, Director, Producer, Writer
October 9, 1979 (46 years)
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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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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Filmography
| 2026 | The Sheep Detectives · as Mopple (voice) |
| 2025 | Small Town, Big Story · as Jack E. Mccarthy |
| 2023 | Puffin Rock and the New Friends · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2023 | The Big Door Prize · as Dusty |
| 2022 | Slumberland · as Phillip |
| 2022 | My Father's Dragon · as Kwan The Macaque (voice) |
| 2022 | Human Resources (2022) · as Flanny The Lovebug (voice) |
| 2021 | The Starling · as Jack Maynard |
| 2020 | Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth · as Finn's Dad (voice) |
| 2019 | How to Build a Girl · as Alan 'wilko' Wilkinson |
| 2019 | State of the Union · as Tom |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | Mary Poppins Returns · as Shamus The Coachman (voice) |
| 2018 | Juliet, Naked · as Duncan Thomson |
| 2018 | The Cloverfield Paradox · as Mundy |
| 2017 | Love After Love · as Nicholas |
| 2017 | Molly's Game · as Douglas Downey |
| 2017 | Big Mouth · as Flanny O'lympic |
| 2017 | Loving Vincent · as Postman Joseph Roulin |
| 2017 | Get Shorty · as Miles Daly |
| 2017 | The Incredible Jessica James · as Boone |
| 2016 | Mascots · as Tommy 'zook' Zucarello |
| 2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children · as Franklin Portman |
| 2016 | The Program: David Walsh · as David Walsh |
| 2015 | The Program · as David Walsh |
| 2015 | Puffin Rock · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | St. Vincent · as Brother GeraghtyOn Plex |
| 2014 | Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features · as Dr. Cockroach Ph.d. |
| 2014 | Of Mice and Men · as Lennie |
| 2014 | Calvary · as Jack Brennan |
| 2014 | Cuban Fury · as Drew |
| 2013 | The Double · as Nurse |
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World · as Richard |
| 2013 | Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around · as Dr. Cockroach (voice) |
| 2013 | Family Tree · as Tom Chadwick |
| 2013 | Epic · as Grub (voice) |
| 2013 | Monsters vs. Aliens · as Dr. Cockroach Ph.d. |
| 2012 | This Is 40 · as Ronnie |
| 2012 | 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom · as Bruce |
| 2012 | Moone Boy · as Sean Murphy |
| 2012 | The Sapphires · as Dave LovelaceOn Plex |
| 2012 | Girls · as Thomas-John |
| 2011 | Black Mirror · as Mike |
| 2011 | Friends with Kids · as AlexOn Plex |
| 2011 | Bridesmaids · as Rhodes |
| 2011 | The Crimson Petal and The White · as William RackhamOn Plex |
| 2010 | Gulliver's Travels · as General Edward |
| 2010 | Little Crackers · as Santa |
| 2010 | Dinner for Schmucks · as Marco |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | The Boat That Rocked · as Simon |
| 2009 | FM (2009) · as Lindsay Carol |
| 2008 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People · as Post Modern Review Staff |
| 2007 | Hotel Very Welcome · as Liam |
| 2007 | Roman's Empire · as Jase |
| 2006 | The Amazing Mrs Pritchard · as Headmaster |
| 2006 | Showbands II · as Mervin Mooney |
| 2006 | The IT Crowd · as Roy Trenneman |
| 2005 | Festival · as Tommy O'dwyer |
| 2004 | Vera Drake · as Sid's Customer |
| 2004 | Doc Martin · as Jonathan Crozier |
| 2003 | The Clinic · as Brendan DavenportOn Plex |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Red Cap · as Bernie Maddox |
| 1999 | Family Guy · as Butler (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons · as Seamus (voice) |
Hippie Hippie Shake · as Felix Dennis |
| 2025 | |
| 2012 |
| 2025 | Small Town, Big Story · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 | Moone Boy · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 | Moone Boy · as Written By |
| 2010 | Little Crackers · as Written By |