Chris O'Dowd
Acting
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.
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Chris O'Dowd
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Filmography of
Chris O'Dowd
Narrator (voice)
... 2023
Phillip
... 2022
Kwan the Macaque (voice)
... 2022
Roland
... 2021
Jack Maynard
... 2021
Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
... 2020
Finn's Dad (voice)
... 2020
... 2019
Shamus the Coachman Dog (voice)
... 2018
Duncan Thomson
... 2018
Nicholas
... 2018
Mundy
... 2018
Douglas Downey
... 2017
Postman Joseph Roulin
... 2017
... 2017
Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
... 2016
Franklin Portman
... 2016
David Walsh
... 2015
... 2014
Brother Geraghty
... 2014
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
... 2014
Jack Brennan
... 2014
Nurse
... 2014
Drew
... 2014
Himself / Roy Trenneman
... 2014
Richard
... 2013
Dr. Cockroach (voice)
... 2013
Roy Trenneman
... 2013
Grub (voice)
... 2013
Ronnie
... 2012
... 2012
Dave Lovelace
... 2012
Alex
... 2012
... 2012
Officer Rhodes
... 2011
General Edward
... 2010
Marco
... 2010
... 2009
Simon
... 2009
Post Modern Review Staff
... 2008
Liam
... 2007
Brendan Dowd
... 2005
Tommy O'Dwyer
... 2005
Sid's Customer
... 2004
... 2003