
Chris O'Dowd
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1979-10-09
Place of birth: Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris O'Dowd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Hotel Very Welcome
2007Liam
Vera Drake
2004Sid's Customer
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
2009Ray
Puffin Rock and the New Friends
2023Narrator (voice)
National Theatre Live: Constellations
2021RolandThe Adventures of Super Frank
John O'Dowd
Gulliver's Travels
2010General Edward
Dinner for Schmucks
2010Marco
Friends with Kids
2012Alex
The Boat That Rocked
2009Simon
Conspiracy of Silence
2003
Bridesmaids
2011Rhodes
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
2012Bruce
Thor: The Dark World
2013Richard
Festival
2005Tommy O'Dwyer
This Is 40
2012Ronnie
The Sapphires
2012Dave Lovelace
Calvary
2014Jack Brennan
My Father's Dragon
2022Kwan the Macaque (voice)