Chris O'Dowd
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.
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Movie pageMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
as Franklin PortmanA teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans...
Movie pageEpic
as Grub (voice)A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces...
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Movie pageOrbiting above a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis...
Movie pageMolly's Game
as Douglas DowneyMolly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a...
Movie pageGulliver's Travels
as General EdwardTravel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of...
Movie pagePete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses...
Movie pageSlumberland
as PhillipA young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an...
Movie pageSt. Vincent
as Brother GeraghtyA young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic,...
Movie pageFollows three social outcasts -- two geeks and a cynic -- as they attempt to navigate a...
Movie pageLoving Vincent
as Postman Joseph RoulinA young man arrives at the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled...
Movie pageThe Boat That Rocked
as SimonAn ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music....
Movie pageMy Father's Dragon
as Kwan the Macaque (voice)Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild...
Movie pageRising executive Tim Conrad works for a boss who hosts a monthly dinner in which the guest who...
Movie pageVera Drake
as Sid's CustomerAbortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a...
Movie pageSidney Young is a down-on-his-luck journalist. Thanks to a stint involving a pig and a glitzy...
Movie pageHere We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
as Finn's Dad (voice)On the eve of Earth Day, a precocious seven-year-old learns about the wonders of the planet from...
Movie pageAnnie is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan – an obsessive fan of obscure rocker...
Movie pageCalvary
as Jack BrennanAfter being threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces...
Movie pageThe Double
as NurseAn awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident...
Movie pageThe Program
as David WalshAn Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour...
Movie pageThe Starling
as Jack MaynardA woman adjusting to life after a loss contends with a feisty bird that's taken over her garden...
Movie pageFriends with Kids
as AlexIn the wake of their friends' marriages and eventual offspring, longtime pals Julie and Jason...
Movie pageMascots
as Tommy 'Zook' ZucarelloEager contestants don big heads and furry suits to vie for the title of World's Best Mascot.
Movie pageCuban Fury
as DrewBeneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa...
Movie pageThe Sapphires
as Dave LovelaceIt's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and...
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Movie page3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
as BruceFrank Bartlett has been tortured, embarrassed, and humiliated by his brother Bruce — usually on...
Movie pageHow to Build a Girl
as Alan 'Wilko' WilkinsonThe journey of Midlands teenager Johanna Morrigan, who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde:...
Movie pagePuffin Rock and the New Friends
as Narrator (voice)Follow the disappearance of the final Little Egg of the season in strange circumstances, leading...
Movie pageMonsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
as Dr. Cockroach (voice)DVD release of the first 15 episodes of the TV series Monsters Vs Aliens. The series picks up...
Movie pageThe Secret Policeman's Ball
as SelfA live stand-up comedy and music gig to celebrate Amnesty International's 50th Anniversary.
Movie pageLoving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
as SelfA documentary detailing the journey it took two passionate filmmakers to achieve their...
Movie pageLove After Love
as NicholasA sixty-something mother and her two adult sons cope and move onward following the death of...
Movie pageConstellations
as RolandA quantum physicist and a beekeeper meet at a barbeque. They hit it off, or perhaps they don’t....
Movie pageHotel Very Welcome
as LiamFive young Europeans (German, English, and Irish) try to find answers to life's questions in...
Movie pageFestival
as Tommy O'Dwyer'Festival' is a black comedy set during the annual Edinburgh Fringe festival. The film is based...
Movie pageConspiracy of Silence
as uncreditedWhen a priest commits suicide and two trainees are expelled from a seminary, a journalist starts...
Movie pageThe IT Crowd Manual
as Himself / Roy TrennemanThis behind-the-scenes documentary features interviews with the creators and cast of the cult...
Movie pageThe Year London Blew Up
as Brendan DowdTold through documentary, drama and first-hand accounts, this revealing film is a unique account...
Movie pageThe Simpsons
as Seamus (voice)Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...
TV Show pageFamily Guy
as Guard / Contestant (voice)Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures...
TV Show pageFamily Guy
as Butler (voice)Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures...
TV Show pageThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as SelfThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish...
TV Show pageLate Night with Seth Meyers
as SelfSeth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...
TV Show pageThe Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - GuestOnce Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a...
TV Show pageConan
as SelfA late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.
TV Show pageThe Graham Norton Show
as SelfEach week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...
TV Show pageDoc Martin
as Jonathan CrozierDoc Martin is a British television comedy drama series starring Martin Clunes in the title role....
TV Show pageNever Mind the Buzzcocks
as SelfNever Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show...
TV Show pageThe IT Crowd
as Roy TrennemanTwo I.T. nerds and their clueless female manager, who work in the basement of a very successful...
TV Show pageThe IT Crowd
as HimselfTwo I.T. nerds and their clueless female manager, who work in the basement of a very successful...
TV Show pageGirls
as Thomas-JohnThe assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something...
TV Show pageThe Twilight Zone
as uncreditedTales of science fiction, fantasy and the occult, exploring humanity's hopes, despairs, prides...
TV Show page8 Out of 10 Cats
as Self8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4....
TV Show pageOff Camera with Sam Jones
as SelfPhotographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and...
TV Show pageGet Shorty
as Miles DalyMiles Daly works as muscle for a murderous crime ring in Nevada and attempts to change...
TV Show pageThe Big Door Prize
as DustyA small town is forever changed when a mysterious machine appears, promising to reveal...
TV Show pageHuman Resources
as Flanny O'Lympic (voice)Lovebugs, Hormone Monsters and a parade of other creatures juggle romance, workplace drama and...
TV Show pageHuman Resources
as Flanny the Lovebug (voice)Lovebugs, Hormone Monsters and a parade of other creatures juggle romance, workplace drama and...
TV Show pageMonsters vs. Aliens
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.Inspired by DreamWorks Animation's 2009 blockbuster feature film, this new series follows the...
TV Show pageState of the Union
as TomTom and Louise meet in a pub immediately before their weekly marital therapy session. With each...
TV Show pageThe Russell Howard Hour
as SelfRussell Howard offers his unique take on the week's news and current affairs, picking through...
TV Show pageThe Clinic
as Brendan DavenportThe Clinic is a multi award-winning Irish primetime television medical drama series produced by...
TV Show pageThe Crimson Petal and the White
as William RackhamFollow Sugar into the underbelly of Victorian London seething with vitality, sexuality, ambition...
TV Show pageTravel Man: 48 Hours in...
as Self - GuestBritish comedian Richard Ayoade (later taken over by Joe Lycett), accompanied by a celebrity...
TV Show pageThe Amazing Mrs Pritchard
as HeadmasterSupermarket manager Ros Pritchard decides to stand for election and her steady gains of support...
TV Show pageRed Cap
as Bernie MaddoxRed Cap is a British television drama series produced by Stormy Pictures for the BBC and...
TV Show pageMoone Boy
as Sean MurphyMartin Moone is a young boy who relies on the help of his imaginary friend Sean to deal with the...
TV Show pagePuffin Rock
as Narrator (voice)Life is sweet on beautiful Puffin Rock, where puffling Oona, her baby brother Baba and their...
TV Show pageFM
as Lindsay CarolFM is a British sitcom which aired on ITV2, starring Chris O'Dowd, Kevin Bishop and Nina...
TV Show pageRoman's Empire
as JaseLeo is the ex-boyfriend of businessman Roman Pretty's middle daughter Nikki, who still works and...
TV Show pageFamily Tree
as Tom ChadwickHaving recently lost his job and his girlfriend, 30-year-old Tom Chadwick has a rather unsure...
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