Chris O'Dowd
Acting
Born: October 9, 1979 (age 46) · Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
Highest Rated
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris O'Dowd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Thor: The Dark World
2013
The Simpsons
1989
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016
Black Mirror
2011
Family Guy
1999
Bridesmaids
2011
Molly's Game
2017
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
Epic
2013
Loving Vincent
2017
Gulliver's Travels
2010
Photos (5)
Movies (45)
The Sheep Detectives
Mopple (voice)
Thor: The Dark World
Richard
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Frank
Epic
Grub (voice)
The Cloverfield Paradox
Mundy
Mary Poppins Returns
Shamus the Coachman (voice)
Bridesmaids
Rhodes
Molly's Game
Douglas Downey
Gulliver's Travels
General Edward
St. Vincent
Brother Geraghty
Loving Vincent
Postman Joseph Roulin
This Is 40
Ronnie
Slumberland
Phillip
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Finn's Dad (voice)
The Double
Nurse
The Boat That Rocked
Simon
Dinner for Schmucks
Marco
Juliet, Naked
Duncan Thomson
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Post Modern Review Staff
Friends with Kids
Alex
The Program
David Walsh
Vera Drake
Sid's Customer
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Ray
My Father's Dragon
Kwan the Macaque (voice)
The Starling
Jack Maynard
Cuban Fury
Drew
Calvary
Jack Brennan
How to Build a Girl
Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
The Incredible Jessica James
Boone
The Sapphires
Dave Lovelace
Mascots
Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
Bruce
Puffin Rock and the New Friends
Narrator (voice)
Conspiracy of Silence
James
National Theatre Live: Constellations
Roland
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008
Love After Love
Nicholas
National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air
Dermot
Festival
Tommy O'Dwyer
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
Lennie
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
Dr. Cockroach (voice)
Hotel Very Welcome
Liam
Me, Myself, and Mary
2026
Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
The Year London Blew Up
Brendan Dowd
TV Shows (24)
The Simpsons
Seamus (voice) · 2 eps
Family Guy
Guard / Contestant (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Butler (voice) · 1 eps
Black Mirror
Mike · 1 eps
Girls
Thomas-John · 5 eps
Doc Martin
Jonathan Crozier · 37 eps
The IT Crowd
Roy Trenneman · 24 eps
The Twilight Zone
1 eps
Human Resources
Flanny O'Lympic (voice) · 1 eps
Human Resources
Flanny the Lovebug (voice) · 1 eps
Get Shorty
Miles Daly · 27 eps
The Big Door Prize
Dusty · 20 eps
Puffin Rock
Narrator (voice) · 39 eps
Monsters vs. Aliens
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. · 50 eps
State of the Union
Tom · 10 eps
Small Town, Big Story
Jack E. McCarthy · 2 eps
The Crimson Petal and the White
William Rackham · 4 eps
The Clinic
Brendan Davenport · 64 eps
Moone Boy
Sean Murphy · 18 eps
Family Tree
Tom Chadwick · 8 eps
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
Headmaster · 6 eps
Red Cap
Bernie Maddox · 12 eps
FM
Lindsay Carol · 6 eps
Roman's Empire
Jase · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (20)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 5 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
Conan
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 1 eps
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self · 1 eps
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self · 1 eps
The Last Leg
Self · 1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · 1 eps
TFI Unplugged
Self · 1 eps
The Russell Howard Hour
Self · 1 eps
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Soccer Aid
Self - Player · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live UK
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
The IT Crowd Manual
Self - Roy Trenneman
