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Chris O'Dowd
Actor, Director, Producer, Additional Credits
Born October 9, 1979 (44 years)
Christopher O'Dowd (born 9 October 1979) is an Irish actor and comedian. He received wide attention as Roy Trenneman, one of the lead characters in the Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd, which ran for four series between 2006 and 2010. He has also starred in several films, Gulliver's Travels (2010), Bridesmaids, Friends with Kids (both 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 between 2012 and 2015 and brought him Irish Film and Television Award nominations in acting, writing, and directing.
Since 2017, he has appeared as Miles Daly in the Epix comedy series Get Shorty. He had a recurring role on 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 at number 39 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. In November 2022, he appeared as the character Philip in the Netflix film Slumberland.
Since 2017, he has appeared as Miles Daly in the Epix comedy series Get Shorty. He had a recurring role on 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 at number 39 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. In November 2022, he appeared as the character Philip in the Netflix film Slumberland.
Known For
Filmography
| 2023 | Puffin Rock and the New Friends · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2023 | The Big Door Prize (TV Series) · as Dusty |
| 2022 | Slumberland · as Phillip |
| 2022 | My Father's Dragon · as Kwan The Macaque (voice) |
| 2022 | Human Resources (2022) (TV Series) · as Flanny O'lympic (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 (TV Series) · as Tom |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone (2019) (TV Series) |
| 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 (TV Series) · as Flanny O'lympic |
| 2017 | Loving Vincent · as Postman Joseph Roulin |
| 2017 | Get Shorty (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | St. Vincent · as Brother Geraghty |
| 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 (TV Series) · as Tom Chadwick |
| 2013 | Epic · as Grub (voice) |
| 2013 | Monsters vs. Aliens (TV Series) · as Dr. Cockroach Ph.d. |
| 2012 | This Is 40 · as Ronnie |
| 2012 | 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom · as Bruce |
| 2012 | Moone Boy (TV Series) · as Sean Murphy |
| 2012 | The Sapphires · as Dave Lovelace |
| 2012 | Girls (TV Series) · as Thomas-John |
| 2011 | Friends with Kids · as Alex |
| 2011 | Bridesmaids · as Officer Rhodes |
| 2011 | The Crimson Petal and The White (TV Series) · as William Rackham |
| 2010 | Gulliver's Travels · as General Edward |
| 2010 | Little Crackers (TV Series) · as Santa |
| 2010 | Dinner for Schmucks · as Marco |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | The Boat That Rocked · as Simon |
| 2009 | FM (2009) (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · as Jase |
| 2006 | The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (TV Series) · as Headmaster |
| 2006 | Showbands II · as Mervin Mooney |
| 2006 | The IT Crowd (TV Series) · as Roy Trenneman |
| 2005 | Festival · as Tommy O'dwyer |
| 2004 | Vera Drake · as Sid's Customer |
| 2004 | Doc Martin (TV Series) · as Jonathan Crozier |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | The Clinic (TV Series) · as Brendan Davenport |
| 2003 | Red Cap (TV Series) · as Bernie Maddox |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Butler (voice) |
| 1996 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks (TV Series) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Seamus (voice) |
Hippie Hippie Shake · as Felix Dennis |