Chris O'Dowd
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.
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Movies (54)
On the Edge
2027 · (voice)
Artificial
2026 · John
Me, Myself, and Mary
2026
The Sheep Detectives
2026 · Mopple (voice)
National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air
2025 · Dermot
Puffin Rock and the New Friends
2023 · Narrator (voice)
El País de los Sueños
2022 · Phillip
El Dragón de Papá
2022 · Kwan the Macaque (voice)
National Theatre Live: Constellations
2021 · Roland
El estornino
2021 · Jack Maynard
La Duquesa
2020 · Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
Aquí estamos: Notas para vivir en el planeta Tierra
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
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016 · Frank
Mascots
2016 · Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
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 · Self - 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 · 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
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008
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 · James
The Adventures of Super Frank
· John O'Dowd, Writer
Bender
Ceasefire
· Niall O'Dowd
Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk Film
· (voice)
TV shows (40)
A Course Called Ireland
2026 · Self
TFI Unplugged
2026 · Self
Saturday Night Live UK
2026 · Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Small Town, Big Story
2025 · Jack E. McCarthy, Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Creator
The Big Door Prize: La puerta a tus sueños
2023 · Dusty
Recursos humanos
2022 · Flanny O'Lympic (voice), Flanny the Lovebug (voice)
State of the Union
2019 · Tom
La Dimensión Desconocida
2019
The Russell Howard Hour
2017 · Self
Get Shorty
2017 · Miles Daly
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015 · Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
Puffin Rock
2015 · Narrator (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Self
Family Tree
2013 · Tom Chadwick
Monsters vs. Aliens
2013 · Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
The Last Leg
2013 · Self
Moone Boy
2012 · Sean Murphy, Creator
Girls
2012 · Thomas-John
Black Mirror
2011 · Mike
The Crimson Petal and the White
2011 · William Rackham
Little Crackers
2010 · Santa, Writer
Conan
2010 · Self, Self - Guest
The Justin Lee Collins Show
2009 · Self
FM
2009 · Lindsay Carol
Roman's Empire
2007 · Jase
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
2006 · Headmaster
The One Show
2006 · Self
Soccer Aid
2006 · Self - Player
The IT Crowd
2006 · Roy Trenneman
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005 · Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · Self
The Clinic
2003 · Brendan Davenport
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
Red Cap
2003 · Bernie Maddox
Padre de Familia
1999 · Guard / Contestant (voice), Butler (voice)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · Self
Los Simpson
1989 · Seamus (voice)