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Richard Ayoade
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born May 23, 1977 (47 years)
Richard Ellef Ayoade was born in London in 1977. He is a a multi-award winning British comedian, actor, broadcaster, filmmaker, author, narrator & film buff. The success of Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place (which he co-wrote, directed and starred in) was followed by his BAFTA award winning role in The IT Crowd, and numerous other TV credits. In 2010, Ayoade made his debut directorial feature, Submarine, a BAFTA nominated, coming-of-age comedy-drama he adapted from Joe Dunthorne's 2008 novel of the same name. His second feature film in 2013, the black comedy thriller The Double, was based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1846 novella The Double; it was written by Ayoade & Avi Korine. His first book, Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey, was published in October 2014. Richard is married to actress / producer Lydia Fox & they reside in England.
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | The Bad Guys 2 · as Professor Marmalade (voice) |
| 2024 | Dream Productions (TV Series) · as Xeni (voice) |
| 2024 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More · as Dr. Marshall / The Great Yogi / Various |
| 2023 | The Rat Catcher · as Editor |
| 2023 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar · as Dr. Marshall / Yogi |
| 2023 | Krapopolis (TV Series) · as Tyrannis (voice) |
| 2022 | Transformers: EarthSpark (TV Series) · as Fairmaestro |
| 2022 | Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (TV Series) · as Archmage Kyle (voice) |
| 2022 | The Bad Guys · as Professor Marmalade (voice) |
| 2021 | The Souvenir: Part II · as Patrick |
| 2021 | The Electrical Life of Louis Wain · as Henry Wood |
| 2021 | Monsters at Work (TV Series) · as Declan (voice) |
| 2021 | Rugrats (2021) (TV Series) · as Duffy (voice) |
| 2021 | 22 vs. Earth · as Counselor Jerry (voice) |
| 2021 | Birdgirl (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2021 | Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains (TV Series) · as Guest |
| 2020 | Soul · as Counselor Jerry (voice) |
| 2019 | The Mandalorian (TV Series) · as Zero (voice) |
| 2019 | The Souvenir · as Patrick |
| 2019 | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part · as Ice Cream Cone (voice) |
| 2019 | Moominvalley (2019) (TV Series) · as The Ghost (voice) |
| 2018 | Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas · as Herbert Sims |
| 2018 | Disenchantment (TV Series) · as Alva Gunderson / Gordy (voice) |
| 2018 | Catchphrase (2013) (TV Series) |
| 2018 | Early Man · as Treebor (voice) |
| 2017 | Paddington 2 · as Forensic Investigator |
| 2017 | Neo Yokio (TV Series) · as Herbert Sims (voice) |
| 2017 | The Crystal Maze (2017) (TV Series) · as Host |
| 2016 | Apple & Onion (TV Series) · as Onion (voice) |
| 2015 | Danger Mouse (2015) (TV Series) · as The Snowman (voice) |
| 2014 | The Boxtrolls · as Mr. Pickles (voice) |
| 2014 | Duck Quacks Don't Echo (UK) (TV Series) |
| 2013 | Strange Hill High (TV Series) · as Templeton (voice) |
| 2012 | Gadget Man (TV Series) · as Presenter |
| 2012 | Full English (TV Series) · as Edgar Johnson |
| 2012 | The Watch · as Jamarcus |
| 2012 | Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy (TV Series) |
| 2011 | Black Mirror (TV Series) · as Richard Ayoade (voice) |
| 2010 | A League of Their Own (2010) (TV Series) |
| 2009 | Bunny and the Bull · as Museum Curator |
| 2007 | Wynde: Behind the Man · as Interviewer |
| 2007 | The IT Crowd (US) (TV Series) · as Moss |
| 2006 | Man to Man with Dean Learner (TV Series) · as Dean Learner |
| 2006 | Time Trumpet (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Snuff Box (TV Series) · as Music Show Host |
| 2006 | The IT Crowd (TV Series) · as Maurice Moss |
| 2006 | The IT Crowd · as Maurice Moss |
| 2005 | Festival · as Dwight Swan |
| 2005 | Nathan Barley (TV Series) · as Ned Smanks |
| 2004 | AD/BC: A Rock Opera · as Joseph |
| 2004 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers · as Photographer At Wedding |
| 2004 | Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (TV Series) · as Dean Learner / Thornton Reed |
| 2003 | The Mighty Boosh (TV Series) · as Saboo |
| 1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Series) · as Graffiti Sammy Suckerfish |
| 1997 | Armstrong and Miller (TV Series) |
| 1994 | The Vicar of Dibley (TV Series) · as Bernard |