Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd

44 · Born: Oct 9, 1979

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Born Oct 9, 1979 Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
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  • Denise O'Dowd
  • Sean O'Dowd

Biography

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.

Career

2023
The Big Door Prize
The Big Door Prize as Dusty
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2022
My Father's Dragon
My Father's Dragon as Kwan the Macaque (voice)
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Slumberland
Slumberland as Phillip
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2021
The Starling
The Starling as Jack Maynard
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The Simpsons
The Simpsons as Seamus (voice)
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2020
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth as Finn's Dad (voice)
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2019
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
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State of the Union
State of the Union as Tom
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2018
The Cloverfield Paradox
The Cloverfield Paradox as Mundy
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Love After Love
Love After Love as Nicholas
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Juliet, Naked
Juliet, Naked as Duncan Thomson
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2017
Molly's Game
Molly's Game as Douglas Downey
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Loving Vincent
Loving Vincent as Postman Joseph Roulin
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The Incredible Jessica James
The Incredible Jessica James as Boone
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Get Shorty
Get Shorty as Miles Daly
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2016
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children as Franklin Portman
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Mascots
Mascots as Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
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2015
The Program
The Program as David Walsh
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Puffin Rock
Puffin Rock as Narrator (voice)
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2014
St. Vincent
St. Vincent as Brother Geraghty
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Calvary
Calvary as Jack Brennan
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Cuban Fury
Cuban Fury as Drew
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2013
Epic
Epic as Grub (voice)
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Monsters vs. Aliens
Monsters vs. Aliens as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
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Family Tree
Family Tree as Tom Chadwick
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2012
This Is 40
This Is 40 as Ronnie
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Friends with Kids
Friends with Kids as Alex
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The Sapphires
The Sapphires as Dave Lovelace
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3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom as Bruce
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Girls
Girls as Thomas-John
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Moone Boy
Moone Boy as Sean Murphy
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2011
Bridesmaids
Bridesmaids as Officer Rhodes
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The Crimson Petal and the White
The Crimson Petal and the White as William Rackham
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2010
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels as General Edward
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2009
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
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FM as Lindsay Carol
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2007
Hotel Very Welcome
Hotel Very Welcome as Liam
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Roman's Empire
Roman's Empire as Jase
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2006
The IT Crowd
The IT Crowd as Roy Trenneman
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The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard as Headmaster
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2005
Festival
Festival as Tommy O'Dwyer
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The Year London Blew Up: 1974
The Year London Blew Up: 1974 as Brendan Dowd
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2004
Doc Martin
Doc Martin as Jonathan Crozier
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2003
Red Cap
Red Cap as Bernie Maddox
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The Clinic
The Clinic as Brendan Davenport
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2019
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
2016
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2011
The Graham Norton Show
2010
Conan
Conan
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2012
Moone Boy
Moone Boy as Creator
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