1977-05-23 Hammersmith, London, England, UK
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.
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The Extraordinary Miss Flower | Self | 2025-05-09 |
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The Bad Guys 2 | Professor Marmalade (voice) | 2025-07-30 |
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The Phoenician Scheme | Sergio | 2025-05-23 |
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More | Dr. Marshall / The Great Yogi / Various (archive footage) | 2024-03-14 |
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar | Dr. Marshall / Yogi | 2023-09-20 |
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The Rat Catcher | Editor | 2023-09-28 |
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The Bad Guys | Professor Marmalade (voice) | 2022-03-17 |
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The Souvenir: Part II | Patrick | 2021-10-11 |
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22 vs. Earth | Counselor Jerry (voice) | 2021-04-30 |
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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | Henry Wood | 2021-10-21 |
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Soul | Counselor Jerry (voice) | 2020-12-25 |
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Ice Cream Cone (voice) | 2019-02-06 |
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The Souvenir | Patrick | 2019-05-17 |
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Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas | Herbert Sims | 2018-12-07 |
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Early Man | Treebor (voice) | 2018-01-26 |
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Paddington 2 | Forensic Investigator | 2017-11-09 |
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Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me | Self | 2017-01-01 |
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Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches | Self | 2016-12-31 |
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The Boxtrolls | Mr. Pickles (voice) | 2014-09-10 |
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The IT Crowd Manual | Self - Maurice Moss | 2014-01-04 |
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The Watch | Jamarcus | 2012-07-26 |
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Bunny and the Bull | Museum Curator | 2009-11-27 |
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Wynde: Behind the Man | Interviewer | 2007-11-19 |
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The Mighty Boosh: Inside the Zooniverse | 2005-01-01 | |
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Festival | Dwight Swan | 2005-07-15 |
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AD/BC: A Rock Opera | Joseph | 2004-12-21 |
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Photographer at Wedding | 2004-10-01 |
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Hello, Friend | Computer Man | 2003-02-02 |
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Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights | Self | 1997-01-01 |
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The Semplica Girl Diaries | ||
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Danger Island | Dr. Medino (voice) |