Chris O’Dowd

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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Known For

Thor: The Dark World Not in library

Thor: The Dark World

2013

The Simpsons Not in library

The Simpsons

1989

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Not in library

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

2016

Black Mirror Not in library

Black Mirror

2011

Family Guy Not in library

Family Guy

1999

Family Guy Not in library

Family Guy

1999

Bridesmaids Not in library

Bridesmaids

2011

Molly's Game Not in library

Molly's Game

2017

The Cloverfield Paradox Not in library

The Cloverfield Paradox

2018

Mary Poppins Returns Not in library

Mary Poppins Returns

2018

Acting

2026 The Sheep Detectives as Mopple (voice) In Library
2026 Saturday Night Live UK as Self - Cameo (uncredited) (1 episode)
2025 National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air as Dermot
2025 Small Town, Big Story as Jack E. McCarthy (2 episodes)
2023 Puffin Rock and the New Friends as Narrator (voice)
2023 The Big Door Prize as Dusty (20 episodes)
2022 My Father's Dragon as Kwan the Macaque (voice)
2022 Slumberland as Phillip
2022 Human Resources as Flanny O'Lympic (voice) (1 episode)
2022 Human Resources as Flanny the Lovebug (voice) (1 episode)
2021 National Theatre Live: Constellations as Roland
2021 The Starling as Jack Maynard
2020 How to Build a Girl as Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
2020 Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth as Finn's Dad (voice)
2019 Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream as Self
2019 The Twilight Zone
2019 State of the Union as Tom (10 episodes)
2018 The Cloverfield Paradox as Mundy
2018 Love After Love as Nicholas
2018 Juliet, Naked as Duncan Thomson
2018 Mary Poppins Returns as Shamus the Coachman (voice)
2017 Loving Vincent as Postman Joseph Roulin
2017 Molly's Game as Douglas Downey
2017 The Incredible Jessica James as Boone
2017 Get Shorty as Miles Daly (27 episodes)
2017 The Russell Howard Hour as Self (1 episode)
2016 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children as Franklin Portman
2016 Mascots as Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
2015 The Program as David Walsh
2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2015 Puffin Rock as Narrator (voice) (39 episodes)
2015 Travel Man: 48 Hours in... as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2014 Calvary as Jack Brennan
2014 Cuban Fury as Drew
2014 St. Vincent as Brother Geraghty
2014 Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
2014 National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men as Lennie
2014 The Double as Nurse
2014 The IT Crowd Manual as Self - Roy Trenneman
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self (2 episodes)
2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self (1 episode)
2013 Thor: The Dark World as Richard
2013 Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around as Dr. Cockroach (voice)
2013 Epic as Grub (voice)
2013 Monsters vs. Aliens as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (50 episodes)
2013 Family Tree as Tom Chadwick (8 episodes)
2013 The Last Leg as Self (1 episode)
2012 Friends with Kids as Alex
2012 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom as Bruce
2012 This Is 40 as Ronnie
2012 The Sapphires as Dave Lovelace
2012 The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
2012 Girls as Thomas-John (5 episodes)
2012 Moone Boy as Sean Murphy (18 episodes)
2011 Bridesmaids as Rhodes
2011 The Crimson Petal and the White as William Rackham (4 episodes)
2011 Black Mirror as Mike (1 episode)
2010 Gulliver's Travels as General Edward
2010 Dinner for Schmucks as Marco
2010 Conan as Self (2 episodes)
2009 Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel as Ray
2009 The Boat That Rocked as Simon
2009 FM as Lindsay Carol (6 episodes)
2009 The Justin Lee Collins Show as Self (1 episode)
2008 How to Lose Friends & Alienate People as Post Modern Review Staff
2008 The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2007 Hotel Very Welcome as Liam
2007 Roman's Empire as Jase (6 episodes)
2007 The Graham Norton Show as Self (5 episodes)
2006 The Amazing Mrs Pritchard as Headmaster (6 episodes)
2006 The IT Crowd as Roy Trenneman (24 episodes)
2006 The One Show as Self (1 episode)
2005 Festival as Tommy O'Dwyer
2005 The Year London Blew Up as Brendan Dowd
2005 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self (1 episode)
2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self (1 episode)
2004 Vera Drake as Sid's Customer
2004 Doc Martin as Jonathan Crozier (37 episodes)
2003 Conspiracy of Silence
2003 The Clinic as Brendan Davenport (64 episodes)
2003 Red Cap as Bernie Maddox (12 episodes)
1999 Family Guy as Guard / Contestant (voice) (1 episode)
1999 Family Guy as Butler (voice) (1 episode)
1996 Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self (1 episode)
1989 The Simpsons as Seamus (voice) (2 episodes)
The Adventures of Super Frank as John O'Dowd
Artificial
On the Edge as (voice)

Directing

2025 Small Town, Big Story Director

Writing

2025 Small Town, Big Story Writer
The Adventures of Super Frank Writer

Production

2025 Small Town, Big Story Executive Producer

Creator

2025 Small Town, Big Story Creator
2012 Moone Boy Creator