Chris O'Dowd

Birthday:

10/09/1979

Place of birth:

Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland:

Biography:

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.



Credits

Puffin Rock and the New Friends (2023)
Narrator (voice)
Slumberland (2022)
Phillip
My Father's Dragon (2022)
Kwan the Macaque (voice)
Constellations (2021)
Roland
The Starling (2021)
Jack Maynard
How to Build a Girl (2020)
Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (2020)
Finn's Dad (voice)
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream (2019)
Self
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Shamus the Coachman (voice)
Juliet, Naked (2018)
Duncan Thomson
Love After Love (2018)
Nicholas
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
Mundy
Molly's Game (2017)
Douglas Downey
Loving Vincent (2017)
Postman Joseph Roulin
The Incredible Jessica James (2017)
Boone
Mascots (2016)
Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Franklin Portman
The Program (2015)
David Walsh
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men (2014)
Lennie
St. Vincent (2014)
Brother Geraghty
Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features (2014)
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
Calvary (2014)
Jack Brennan
The Double (2014)
Nurse
Cuban Fury (2014)
Drew
The IT Crowd Manual (2014)
Himself / Roy Trenneman
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Richard
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around (2013)
Dr. Cockroach (voice)
Epic (2013)
Grub (voice)
This Is 40 (2012)
Ronnie
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom (2012)
Bruce
The Sapphires (2012)
Dave Lovelace
Friends with Kids (2012)
Alex
The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012)
Self
Bridesmaids (2011)
Officer Rhodes
Gulliver's Travels (2010)
General Edward
Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
Marco
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009)
Ray
The Boat That Rocked (2009)
Simon
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
Post Modern Review Staff
Hotel Very Welcome (2007)
Liam
The Year London Blew Up (2005)
Brendan Dowd
Festival (2005)
Tommy O'Dwyer
Vera Drake (2004)
Sid's Customer
Conspiracy of Silence (2003)
Adventures of Super Frank ()