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Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 09, 1979 (45)
Birthplace Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 14, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Filmography

Puffin Rock and the New Friends

Puffin Rock and the New Friends

2023

as Narrator (voice)

Slumberland

Slumberland

2022

as Phillip

My Father's Dragon

My Father's Dragon

2022

as Kwan the Macaque (voice)

The Starling

The Starling

2021

as Jack Maynard

How to Build a Girl

How to Build a Girl

2020

as Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson

Love After Love

Love After Love

2018

as Nicholas

The Cloverfield Paradox

The Cloverfield Paradox

2018

as Mundy

Juliet, Naked

Juliet, Naked

2018

as Duncan Thomson

Mary Poppins Returns

Mary Poppins Returns

2018

as Shamus the Coachman (voice)

Loving Vincent

Loving Vincent

2017

as Postman Joseph Roulin

Molly's Game

Molly's Game

2017

as Douglas Downey

Mascots

Mascots

2016

as Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello

The Program

The Program

2015

as David Walsh

Cuban Fury

Cuban Fury

2014

as Drew

Calvary

Calvary

2014

as Jack Brennan

St. Vincent

St. Vincent

2014

as Brother Geraghty

The Double

The Double

2014

as Nurse

Epic

Epic

2013

as Grub (voice)

Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

2013

as Richard

The Sapphires

The Sapphires

2012

as Dave Lovelace

Friends with Kids

Friends with Kids

2012

as Alex

This Is 40

This Is 40

2012

as Ronnie

Bridesmaids

Bridesmaids

2011

as Officer Rhodes

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

2010

as General Edward

Dinner for Schmucks

Dinner for Schmucks

2010

as Marco

The Boat That Rocked

The Boat That Rocked

2009

as Simon

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

2008

as Post Modern Review Staff

Festival

Festival

2005

as Tommy O'Dwyer

The Year London Blew Up

The Year London Blew Up

2005

as Brendan Dowd

Vera Drake

Vera Drake

2004

as Sid's Customer

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Clinic

as Brendan Davenport

Episodes: 64

First Aired: Oct 12, 2003

Monsters vs. Aliens

as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.

Episodes: 50

First Aired: Mar 23, 2013

Doc Martin

as Jonathan Crozier

Episodes: 45

First Aired: Sep 02, 2004

Puffin Rock

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Jan 12, 2015

Get Shorty

as Miles Daly

Episodes: 27

First Aired: Aug 13, 2017

The IT Crowd

as Roy Trenneman

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Feb 03, 2006

The Big Door Prize

as Dusty

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Mar 28, 2023

Moone Boy

as Sean Murphy

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Sep 14, 2012

Red Cap

as Bernie Maddox

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jan 07, 2003

State of the Union

as Tom

Episodes: 10

First Aired: May 06, 2019

Family Tree

as Tom Chadwick

Episodes: 8

First Aired: May 12, 2013

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

as Headmaster

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 03, 2006

Roman's Empire

as Jase

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 12, 2007

FM

as Lindsay Carol

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 25, 2009

Girls

as Thomas-John

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Apr 15, 2012

The Crimson Petal and the White

as William Rackham

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 06, 2011

The Simpsons

as Seamus (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Family Guy

as Guard / Contestant (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1999

Human Resources

as Flanny the Lovebug (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 2022

Human Resources

as Flanny O'Lympic (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 2022

Family Guy

as Butler (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1999

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Conan

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 08, 2010

8 Out of 10 Cats

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 03, 2005

The Justin Lee Collins Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 2009

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2005

The IT Crowd

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 03, 2006

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 30, 2015

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 12, 1996

The Russell Howard Hour

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 2017

The Twilight Zone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 2019

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2014

The Last Leg

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 2013

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