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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Sheep Detectives
Character:Mopple (voice)
Release Date:07/05/2026
The Brightening Air
Character:Dermot
Release Date:14/10/2025
Puffin Rock and the New Friends
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:14/07/2023
Slumberland
Character:Phillip
Release Date:18/11/2022
My Father's Dragon
Character:Kwan the Macaque (voice)
Release Date:04/11/2022
National Theatre Live: Constellations
Character:Roland
Release Date:28/10/2021
The Starling
Character:Jack Maynard
Release Date:17/09/2021
How to Build a Girl
Character:Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
Release Date:24/09/2020
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Character:Finn's Dad (voice)
Release Date:16/04/2020
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/2019
Mary Poppins Returns
Character:Shamus the Coachman (voice)
Release Date:13/12/2018
Juliet, Naked
Character:Duncan Thomson
Release Date:16/08/2018
Love After Love
Character:Nicholas
Release Date:30/03/2018
The Cloverfield Paradox
Character:Mundy
Release Date:04/02/2018
Molly's Game
Character:Douglas Downey
Release Date:07/12/2017
Loving Vincent
Character:Postman Joseph Roulin
Release Date:22/06/2017
The Incredible Jessica James
Character:Boone
Release Date:27/01/2017
Mascots
Character:Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
Release Date:11/10/2016
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Character:Franklin Portman
Release Date:28/09/2016
The Program
Character:David Walsh
Release Date:16/09/2015
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
Character:Lennie
Release Date:06/11/2014
St. Vincent
Character:Brother Geraghty
Release Date:09/10/2014
Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features
Character:Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
Release Date:01/10/2014
Calvary
Character:Jack Brennan
Release Date:11/04/2014
The Double
Character:Nurse
Release Date:03/04/2014
Cuban Fury
Character:Drew
Release Date:14/02/2014
The IT Crowd Manual
Character:Self - Roy Trenneman
Release Date:04/01/2014
Thor: The Dark World
Character:Richard
Release Date:30/10/2013
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
Character:Dr. Cockroach (voice)
Release Date:15/10/2013
Epic
Character:Grub (voice)
Release Date:15/05/2013
This Is 40
Character:Ronnie
Release Date:20/12/2012
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
Character:Bruce
Release Date:12/10/2012
The Sapphires
Character:Dave Lovelace
Release Date:08/08/2012
Friends with Kids
Character:Alex
Release Date:09/03/2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Character:Self
Release Date:04/03/2012
Bridesmaids
Character:Officer Rhodes
Release Date:13/05/2011
Gulliver's Travels
Character:General Edward
Release Date:23/12/2010
Dinner for Schmucks
Character:Marco
Release Date:30/07/2010
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Character:Ray
Release Date:24/04/2009
The Boat That Rocked
Character:Simon
Release Date:01/04/2009
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
Character:
Release Date:04/10/2008
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Character:Post Modern Review Staff
Release Date:02/10/2008
Hotel Very Welcome
Character:Liam
Release Date:13/02/2007
The Year London Blew Up
Character:Brendan Dowd
Release Date:01/09/2005
Festival
Character:Tommy O'Dwyer
Release Date:15/07/2005
Vera Drake
Character:Sid's Customer
Release Date:22/10/2004
Conspiracy of Silence
Character:
Release Date:15/05/2003
Television Appearances
Small Town, Big Story
Character:Jack E. McCarthy
The Big Door Prize
Character:Dusty
Human Resources
Character:Flanny O'Lympic (voice)
Human Resources
Character:Flanny the Lovebug (voice)
State of the Union
Character:Tom
The Twilight Zone
Character:
The Russell Howard Hour
Character:Self
Get Shorty
Character:Miles Daly
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Character:Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
Puffin Rock
Character:Narrator (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
Family Tree
Character:Tom Chadwick
Monsters vs. Aliens
Character:Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
The Last Leg
Character:Self
Moone Boy
Character:Sean Murphy
Girls
Character:Thomas-John
Black Mirror
Character:Mike
The Crimson Petal and the White
Character:William Rackham
Conan
Character:Self
The Justin Lee Collins Show
Character:Self
FM
Character:Lindsay Carol
Roman's Empire
Character:Jase
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
Character:Headmaster
The One Show
Character:Self
The IT Crowd
Character:Roy Trenneman
8 Out of 10 Cats
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character:Self
Doc Martin
Character:Jonathan Crozier
The Clinic
Character:Brendan Davenport
Red Cap
Character:Bernie Maddox
Family Guy
Character:Guard / Contestant (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Butler (voice)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Character:Self
The Simpsons
Character:Seamus (voice)
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