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Chris O'Dowd

Acting
Known For

45 Years Old

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.

Born

Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland on 9th October 1979

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