Chris O'Dowd
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.
Known For Acting
Popularity 15.97
Birthday 1979-10-09
Place of Birth Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
Also Known As Christopher O'Dowd, 克里斯·奧多德,
Hotel Very Welcome
2007

Hotel Very Welcome

Vera Drake
2004

Vera Drake

Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
2009

Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel

Puffin Rock and the New Friends
2023

Puffin Rock and the New Friends

Constellations
2021

Constellations

Adventures of Super Frank

Adventures of Super Frank

Gulliver's Travels
2010

Gulliver's Travels

Dinner for Schmucks
2010

Dinner for Schmucks

Friends with Kids
2012

Friends with Kids

The Boat That Rocked
2009

The Boat That Rocked

Conspiracy of Silence
2003

Conspiracy of Silence

Bridesmaids
2011

Bridesmaids

3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
2012

3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom

Thor: The Dark World
2013

Thor: The Dark World

Festival
2005

Festival

This Is 40
2012

This Is 40

The Sapphires
2012

The Sapphires

Calvary
2014

Calvary

My Father's Dragon
2022

My Father's Dragon

Cuban Fury
2014

Cuban Fury

St. Vincent
2014

St. Vincent

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012

The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Program
2015

The Program

Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features
2014

Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features

Slumberland
2022

Slumberland

National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
2014

National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men

The Double
2014

The Double

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Loving Vincent
2017

Loving Vincent

Mascots
2016

Mascots

The Cloverfield Paradox
2018

The Cloverfield Paradox

Molly's Game
2017

Molly's Game

Love After Love
2018

Love After Love

The Incredible Jessica James
2017

The Incredible Jessica James

Juliet, Naked
2018

Juliet, Naked

The IT Crowd Manual
2014

The IT Crowd Manual

Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
2013

Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around

Epic
2013

Epic

Mary Poppins Returns
2018

Mary Poppins Returns

How to Build a Girl
2020

How to Build a Girl

Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
2019

Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream

The Year London Blew Up
2005

The Year London Blew Up

The Starling
2021

The Starling

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
2006

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

Roman's Empire
2007

Roman's Empire

Doc Martin
2004

Doc Martin

The IT Crowd
2006

The IT Crowd

8 Out of 10 Cats
2005

8 Out of 10 Cats

The Clinic
2003

The Clinic

Red Cap
2003

Red Cap

FM
2009

FM

The Justin Lee Collins Show
2009

The Justin Lee Collins Show

The Crimson Petal and the White
2011

The Crimson Petal and the White

Monsters vs. Aliens
2013

Monsters vs. Aliens

Girls
2012

Girls

Moone Boy
2012

Moone Boy

Family Guy
1999

Family Guy

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Simpsons
1989

The Simpsons

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The IT Crowd
2006

The IT Crowd

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Puffin Rock
2015

Puffin Rock

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

The Big Door Prize
2023

The Big Door Prize

Get Shorty
2017

Get Shorty

Family Tree
2013

Family Tree

Human Resources
2022

Human Resources

Human Resources
2022

Human Resources

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

The Russell Howard Hour
2017

The Russell Howard Hour

The Twilight Zone
2019

The Twilight Zone

State of the Union
2019

State of the Union

The Graham Norton Show
2007

The Graham Norton Show

Family Guy
1999

Family Guy

Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Conan
2010

Conan