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.
Acted in
Puffin Rock and the New Friends
2023
as Narrator (voice)
The Big Door Prize
2023
as Dusty
Slumberland
2022
as Phillip
My Father's Dragon
2022
as Kwan the Macaque (voice)
Human Resources
2022
as Flanny O'Lympic (voice)
Human Resources
2022
as Flanny the Lovebug (voice)
Constellations
2021
as Roland
The Starling
2021
as Jack Maynard
How to Build a Girl
2020
as Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020
as Finn's Dad (voice)
State of the Union
2019
as Tom
The Twilight Zone
2019
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
2019
as Self
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
as Shamus the Coachman (voice)
Juliet, Naked
2018
as Duncan Thomson
Love After Love
2018
as Nicholas
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018
as Mundy
Molly's Game
2017
as Douglas Downey
Get Shorty
2017
as Miles Daly
Loving Vincent
2017
as Postman Joseph Roulin
The Incredible Jessica James
2017
as Boone
Mascots
2016
as Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016
as Franklin Portman
The Program
2015
as David Walsh
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
as Self - Guest
Puffin Rock
2015
as Narrator (voice)
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
2014
as Lennie
St. Vincent
2014
as Brother Geraghty
Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features
2014
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
Calvary
2014
as Jack Brennan
The Double
2014
as Nurse
Cuban Fury
2014
as Drew
The IT Crowd Manual
2014
as Himself / Roy Trenneman
Thor: The Dark World
2013
as Richard
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
2013
as Dr. Cockroach (voice)
Epic
2013
as Grub (voice)
Family Tree
2013
as Tom Chadwick
Monsters vs. Aliens
2013
as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
This Is 40
2012
as Ronnie
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
2012
as Bruce
Moone Boy
2012
as Sean Murphy
The Sapphires
2012
as Dave Lovelace
Girls
2012
as Thomas-John
Friends with Kids
2012
as Alex
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012
as Self
Bridesmaids
2011
as Officer Rhodes
The Crimson Petal and the White
2011
as William Rackham
Gulliver's Travels
2010
as General Edward
Dinner for Schmucks
2010
as Marco
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
2009
as Ray
The Boat That Rocked
2009
as Simon
FM
2009
as Lindsay Carol
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
as Post Modern Review Staff
Roman's Empire
2007
as Jase
Hotel Very Welcome
2007
as Liam
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
2006
as Headmaster
The IT Crowd
2006
as Roy Trenneman
The IT Crowd
2006
as Himself
The Year London Blew Up
2005
as Brendan Dowd
Festival
2005
as Tommy O'Dwyer
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
as Self
Vera Drake
2004
as Sid's Customer
Doc Martin
2004
as Jonathan Crozier
The Clinic
2003
as Brendan Davenport
Conspiracy of Silence
2003
Red Cap
2003
as Bernie Maddox
Family Guy
1999
as Guard / Contestant (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Butler (voice)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self
The Simpsons
1989
as Seamus (voice)
