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Birthday: Oct 09, 1979
Place of Birth: Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Hotel Very Welcome Liam 2007
Vera Drake Sid's Customer 2004
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel Ray 2009
Puffin Rock and the New Friends Narrator (voice) 2023
National Theatre Live: Constellations Roland 2021
Adventures of Super Frank 1970
Gulliver's Travels General Edward 2010
Dinner for Schmucks Marco 2010
Friends with Kids Alex 2012
The Boat That Rocked Simon 2009
Conspiracy of Silence 2003
Bridesmaids Officer Rhodes 2011
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom Bruce 2012
Thor: The Dark World Richard 2013
Festival Tommy O'Dwyer 2005
This Is 40 Ronnie 2012
The Sapphires Dave Lovelace 2012
Calvary Jack Brennan 2014
My Father's Dragon Kwan the Macaque (voice) 2022
Cuban Fury Drew 2014
St. Vincent Brother Geraghty 2014
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Post Modern Review Staff 2008
The Secret Policeman's Ball Self 2012
The Program David Walsh 2015
Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. 2014
Slumberland Phillip 2022
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men Lennie 2014
The Double Nurse 2014
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Franklin Portman 2016
Loving Vincent Postman Joseph Roulin 2017
Mascots Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello 2016
The Cloverfield Paradox Mundy 2018
Molly's Game Douglas Downey 2017
Love After Love Nicholas 2018
The Incredible Jessica James Boone 2017
Juliet, Naked Duncan Thomson 2018
The IT Crowd Manual Self - Roy Trenneman 2014
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around Dr. Cockroach (voice) 2013
Epic Grub (voice) 2013
Mary Poppins Returns Shamus the Coachman (voice) 2018
How to Build a Girl Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson 2020
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream Self 2019
The Year London Blew Up Brendan Dowd 2005
The Starling Jack Maynard 2021
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth Finn's Dad (voice) 2020
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 2008
Series Cast Year
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard Headmaster 2006
Roman's Empire Jase 2007
Doc Martin Jonathan Crozier 2004
The IT Crowd Roy Trenneman 2006
8 Out of 10 Cats Self 2005
The Clinic Brendan Davenport 2003
Red Cap Bernie Maddox 2003
FM Lindsay Carol 2009
The Justin Lee Collins Show Self 2009
The Crimson Petal and the White William Rackham 2011
Monsters vs. Aliens Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. 2013
Girls Thomas-John 2012
Moone Boy Sean Murphy 2012
Family Guy Guard / Contestant (voice) 1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Self 2005
The Simpsons Seamus (voice) 1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
The IT Crowd Himself 2006
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self - Guest 2015
Puffin Rock Narrator (voice) 2015
Travel Man: 48 Hours in... Self - Guest 2015
The Big Door Prize Dusty 2023
Get Shorty Miles Daly 2017
Family Tree Tom Chadwick 2013
Human Resources Flanny O'Lympic (voice) 2022
Human Resources Flanny the Lovebug (voice) 2022
Never Mind the Buzzcocks Self 1996
The Russell Howard Hour Self 2017
The Twilight Zone 2019
State of the Union Tom 2019
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Family Guy Butler (voice) 1999
Off Camera with Sam Jones Self 2014
Conan Self 2010
The Last Leg Self 2013
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