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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Gender
Male
Birthday
1979-10-09
Place of birth
Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
Hotel Very Welcome
2007
5.80
Vera Drake
2004
7.19
Puffin Rock and the New Friends
2023
6.60
Gulliver's Travels
2010
5.20
Dinner for Schmucks
2010
5.71
Friends with Kids
2012
6.00
The Boat That Rocked
2009
7.23
Conspiracy of Silence
2003
4.60
Bridesmaids
2011
6.52
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
2012
5.90
Thor: The Dark World
2013
6.52
Festival
2005
6.20
This Is 40
2012
5.89
The Sapphires
2012
6.80
Calvary
2014
7.12
My Father's Dragon
2022
7.10
Cuban Fury
2014
6.10
St. Vincent
2014
7.11
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012
7.60
The Program
2015
6.37
Slumberland
2022
7.30
The Double
2014
6.52
Loving Vincent
2017
7.99
Mascots
2016
5.46
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018
5.62
Molly's Game
2017
7.15
Love After Love
2018
5.67
The Incredible Jessica James
2017
6.19
Juliet, Naked
2018
6.31
The IT Crowd Manual
2014
8.40
Epic
2013
6.50
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
6.51
How to Build a Girl
2020
5.70
The Year London Blew Up
2005
8.00
The Starling
2021
6.91
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008
0.00