1979-10-09 Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
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.
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The Sheep Detectives | 2026-05-07 | |
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The Brightening Air | Dermot | 2025-10-14 |
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Puffin Rock and the New Friends | Narrator (voice) | 2023-07-14 |
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Slumberland | Phillip | 2022-11-18 |
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My Father's Dragon | Kwan the Macaque (voice) | 2022-11-04 |
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National Theatre Live: Constellations | Roland | 2021-10-28 |
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The Starling | Jack Maynard | 2021-09-17 |
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How to Build a Girl | Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson | 2020-09-24 |
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Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth | Finn's Dad (voice) | 2020-04-16 |
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Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream | Self | 2019-03-08 |
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The Cloverfield Paradox | Mundy | 2018-02-04 |
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Love After Love | Nicholas | 2018-03-30 |
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Juliet, Naked | Duncan Thomson | 2018-08-16 |
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Mary Poppins Returns | Shamus the Coachman (voice) | 2018-12-13 |
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The Incredible Jessica James | Boone | 2017-01-27 |
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Loving Vincent | Postman Joseph Roulin | 2017-06-22 |
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Molly's Game | Douglas Downey | 2017-12-07 |
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Mascots | Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello | 2016-10-11 |
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Franklin Portman | 2016-09-27 |
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The Program | David Walsh | 2015-09-16 |
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National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men | Lennie | 2014-11-06 |
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The Double | Nurse | 2014-04-03 |
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The IT Crowd Manual | Self - Roy Trenneman | 2014-01-04 |
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Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features | Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. | 2014-10-01 |
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Calvary | Jack Brennan | 2014-04-11 |
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Cuban Fury | Drew | 2014-02-14 |
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St. Vincent | Brother Geraghty | 2014-10-09 |
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Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around | Dr. Cockroach (voice) | 2013-10-15 |
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Epic | Grub (voice) | 2013-05-15 |
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Thor: The Dark World | Richard | 2013-10-30 |
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Friends with Kids | Alex | 2012-03-09 |
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3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom | Bruce | 2012-10-12 |
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The Sapphires | Dave Lovelace | 2012-08-08 |
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This Is 40 | Ronnie | 2012-12-20 |
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The Secret Policeman's Ball | Self | 2012-03-04 |
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Bridesmaids | Officer Rhodes | 2011-05-13 |
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Gulliver's Travels | General Edward | 2010-12-23 |
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Dinner for Schmucks | Marco | 2010-07-30 |
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The Boat That Rocked | Simon | 2009-04-01 |
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Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel | Ray | 2009-04-24 |
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The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 | 2008-10-04 | |
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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | Post Modern Review Staff | 2008-10-02 |
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Hotel Very Welcome | Liam | 2007-02-13 |
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Festival | Tommy O'Dwyer | 2005-07-15 |
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The Year London Blew Up | Brendan Dowd | 2005-09-01 |
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Vera Drake | Sid's Customer | 2004-10-22 |
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Conspiracy of Silence | 2003-05-15 | |
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Adventures of Super Frank | ||
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