Chris O'Dowd
Acting
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
Acting92
movieOn the Edge
2027
(voice)
movieThe Sheep Detectives
2026
Mopple (voice)
tvSaturday Night Live UK
2026
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
tvSmall Town, Big Story
2025
Jack E. McCarthy
moviePuffin Rock and the New Friends
2023
Narrator (voice)
movieSlumberland
2022
Phillip
movieMy Father's Dragon
2022
Kwan the Macaque (voice)
tvHuman Resources
2022
Flanny O'Lympic (voice) / Flanny the Lovebug (voice)
movieThe Simpsons: A Serious Flanders
2021
Seamus (voice)
movieThe Starling
2021
Jack Maynard
movieHow to Build a Girl
2020
Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
movieHere We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020
Finn's Dad (voice)
movieMary Poppins Returns
2018
Shamus the Coachman (voice)
movieJuliet, Naked
2018
Duncan Thomson
movieLove After Love
2018
Nicholas
movieMolly's Game
2017
Douglas Downey
tvGet Shorty
2017
Miles Daly
movieLoving Vincent
2017
Postman Joseph Roulin
movieMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016
Franklin Portman
movieMascots
2016
Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
movieThe Program
2015
David Walsh
tvTravel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
Self - Guest
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Self - Guest
tvPuffin Rock
2015
Narrator (voice)
movieSt. Vincent
2014
Brother Geraghty
movieMonsters vs Aliens: Creature Features
2014
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
movieCalvary
2014
Jack Brennan
movieThe Double
2014
Nurse
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
movieThe IT Crowd Manual
2014
Self - Roy Trenneman
movieMonsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
2013
Dr. Cockroach (voice)
movieEpic
2013
Grub (voice)
tvFamily Tree
2013
Tom Chadwick
tvMonsters vs. Aliens
2013
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
movieThis Is 40
2012
Ronnie
tvMoone Boy
2012
Sean Murphy
movieThe Sapphires
2012
Dave Lovelace
tvGirls
2012
Thomas-John
movieBridesmaids
2011
Rhodes
tvThe Crimson Petal and the White
2011
William Rackham
movieGulliver's Travels
2010
General Edward
tvConan
2010
Self / Self - Guest
tvFM
2009
Lindsay Carol
movieHow to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
Post Modern Review Staff
tvThe Amazing Mrs Pritchard
2006
Headmaster
tvSoccer Aid
2006
Self - Player
tvThe IT Crowd
2006
Roy Trenneman
movieThe Year London Blew Up
2005
Brendan Dowd
movieFestival
2005
Tommy O'Dwyer
movieVera Drake
2004
Sid's Customer
tvDoc Martin
2004
Jonathan Crozier
tvThe Clinic
2003
Brendan Davenport
tvRed Cap
2003
Bernie Maddox
tvFamily Guy
1999
Guard / Contestant (voice) / Butler (voice)
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Seamus (voice)
Ceasefire
Niall O'Dowd
Creator2
tvSmall Town, Big Story
2025
Creator
tvMoone Boy
2012
Creator
Writing2
Directing1
tvSmall Town, Big Story
2025
Director
Production1
tvSmall Town, Big Story
2025
Executive Producer