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