Richard Ayoade
Richard Ellef Ayoade was born in London in 1977. He is a a multi-award winning British comedian, actor, broadcaster, filmmaker, author, narrator & film buff. The success of Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place (which he co-wrote, directed and starred in) was followed by his BAFTA award winning role in The IT Crowd, and numerous other TV credits. In 2010, Ayoade made his debut directorial feature, Submarine, a BAFTA nominated, coming-of-age comedy-drama he adapted from Joe Dunthorne's 2008 novel of the same name. His second feature film in 2013, the black comedy thriller The Double, was based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1846 novella The Double; it was written by Ayoade & Avi Korine. His first book, Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey, was published in October 2014. Richard is married to actress / producer Lydia Fox & they reside in England.
The Semplica Girl Diaries
AD/BC: A Rock Opera
(Joseph)
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
(Henry Wood)
The Bad Guys
(Professor Marmalade (voice))
The Watch
(Jamarcus)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
(Dr. Marshall / Yogi)
Hello, Friend
(Computer Man)
The Boxtrolls
(Mr. Pickles (voice))
The Rat Catcher
(Editor)
Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights
(Self)
Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me
(Self)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
(Dr. Marshall / The Great Yogi / Various)
The Bad Guys 2
(Professor Marmalade (voice))
Bunny and the Bull
(Museum Curator)
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
(Self)
Early Man
(Treebor (voice))
The IT Crowd Manual
(Self - Maurice Moss)
The Souvenir
(Patrick)
Festival
(Dwight Swan)
Paddington 2
(Forensic Investigator)
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
(Ice Cream Cone (voice))
The Souvenir: Part II
(Patrick)
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
(Photographer at Wedding)
Soul
(Counselor Jerry (voice))
Wynde: Behind the Man
(Interviewer)
Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas
(Herbert Sims)
22 vs. Earth
(Counselor Jerry (voice))
Danger Island
(Dr. Medino (voice))
The Extraordinary Miss Flower
(Self)
Nathan Barley
(Ned Smanks)
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
(Dean Learner / Thornton Reed)
Time Trumpet
Man to Man with Dean Learner
(Dean Learner)
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
(Self)
The IT Crowd
(Maurice Moss)
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
(Self - Contestant)
Hypothetical
(Self)
Snuff Box
(Music Show Host)
The Mighty Boosh
(Saboo)
Have I Got News for You
(Self - Host)
Disenchantment
(Alva Gunderson / Gordy (voice))
Apple & Onion
(Onion (voice))
Moominvalley
(The Ghost (voice))
Neo Yokio
(Herbert Sims (voice))
Danger Mouse
(The Snowman (voice))
The Mighty Boosh
(Dixon Bainbridge)
The IT Crowd
(Moss)
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
(Self)
Strange Hill High
(Templeton (voice))
Krapopolis
(Tyrannis (voice))
Rugrats
(Duffy (voice))
Gadget Man
(Presenter)
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
(Self - Host)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
(Self - Panellist)
Question Team
(Self)
Black Mirror
(Richard Ayoade (voice))
Full English
(Edgar Johnson)
Was It Something I Said?
(Self - Team Captain)
Have I Got News for You
(Self - Guest Host)
Armstrong and Miller
The Vicar of Dibley
(Bernard)
The IT Crowd
(Himself)
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
(Self)
The Fake News Show
(Himself - Panelist)
Along for the Ride with David O'Doherty
(Self)
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
(Guest)
Disenchantment
(Alva Gunderson (voice))
Disenchantment
((voice))
Gogglebox
(Self)
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
(Himself (Guest captain))
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Roast Battle
(Self - Guest Judge)
Room 101
(Self)
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
(Self - Presenter)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Neo Yokio
(Salesclerk (voice))
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
(Self - Guest)
A League of Their Own
Monsters at Work
(Declan (voice))
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
(Archmage Kyle (voice))
The Mandalorian
(Zero (voice))
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
8 Out of 10 Cats
(Self)
The Big Narstie Show
(Self)
The Crystal Maze
(Himself - Host)
Celebrity Catchphrase
Big Fat Quiz
(Self - Panellist)
The Crystal Maze
(Host)
The Last Leg
(Self)
Dream Productions
(Xeni (voice))
Between the Covers
(Self)
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
(Self)
AD/BC: A Rock Opera
(Director)
AD/BC: A Rock Opera
(Writer)
Arctic Monkeys - At The Apollo
(Director)
Submarine
(Director)
The Double
(Director)
The Double
(Writer)
Four Lions
(Thanks)
Tommy Tiernan: Crooked Man
(Director)
The Semplica Girl Diaries
(Director)
The Semplica Girl Diaries
(Writer)
Submarine
(Writer)
Paul
(Thanks)
Wynde: Behind the Man
(Writer)
Wynde: Behind the Man
(Director)
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
(Writer)
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
(Director)
Man to Man with Dean Learner
(Writer)
Man to Man with Dean Learner
(Director)
Community
(Director)
Bruiser
(Additional Writing)
The Mighty Boosh
(Script Editor)
Man to Man with Dean Learner
(Executive Producer)
Smack the Pony
(Additional Writing)
The Mighty Boosh
(Writer)
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
(Writer)
Apple & Onion
(Theme Song Performance)
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
(Creator)
Man to Man with Dean Learner
(Creator)