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Chris O'Dowd

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Chris O'Dowd

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 seasons from 2006 to 2010. He has starred in films including Gulliver's Travels (2010), Bridesmaids, Friends with Kids (both 2011), The Sapphires (2012) for which he won an AACTA Award, 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 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 as #39 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

Infobox

Born
Christopher O'Dowd (1979-10-09) 9 October 1979 (age 46)Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
Education
University College Dublin (no degree)London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (no degree)
Occupations
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Years active
2003–present
Spouse
mw- Dawn O'Porter (m. 2012)
Children
2

Tables

· Performances and works › Film
2003
Conspiracy of Silence
Role(s)
James Matthews
2004
Vera Drake
Role(s)
Sid's Customer
2005
Festival
Role(s)
Tommy O'Dwyer
Notes
BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in a Scottish Film
2007
Hotel Very Welcome (de)
Role(s)
Liam
2008
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Role(s)
Post Modern Review staff
2009
The Boat That Rocked
Role(s)
"Simple" Simon Swafford
Notes
AKA Pirate Radio
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Role(s)
Ray
2010
Hippie Hippie Shake
Role(s)
Felix Dennis
Dinner for Schmucks
Role(s)
Marco
Gulliver's Travels
Role(s)
General Edward Edwardian
2011
Bridesmaids
Role(s)
Officer Rhodes
Notes
IFTA Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureNominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting EnsembleNominated—Phoenix Award for Best Ensemble Acting
Friends with Kids
Role(s)
Alex
2012
3,2,1... Frankie Go Boom
Role(s)
Bruce
The Sapphires
Role(s)
Dave
Notes
AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
This Is 40
Role(s)
Ronnie
2013
Epic
Role(s)
Grub (voice)
The Double
Role(s)
Nurse
Notes
Cameo
Thor: The Dark World
Role(s)
Richard
2014
Calvary
Role(s)
Jack Brennan
Cuban Fury
Role(s)
Drew
St. Vincent
Role(s)
Brother Geraghty
2015
The Program
Role(s)
David Walsh
2016
Mascots
Role(s)
Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Role(s)
Franklin Portman
2017
The Incredible Jessica James
Role(s)
Boone
Love After Love
Role(s)
Nicholas
Loving Vincent
Role(s)
Postman Roulin
Notes
Voice and reference footage for animation
Molly's Game
Role(s)
Douglas Downey
2018
Juliet, Naked
Role(s)
Duncan Thomson
The Cloverfield Paradox
Role(s)
Mundy
Mary Poppins Returns
Role(s)
Shamus the Coachman Dog (voice)
2019
How to Build a Girl
Role(s)
Alan Wilko Wilkinson
2021
The Starling
Role(s)
Jack Maynard
2022
My Father's Dragon
Role(s)
Kwan the Macaque (voice)
Slumberland
Role(s)
Philip
2026
The Sheep Detectives
Notes
Post-production
TBA
Role(s)
Artificial
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2003
Conspiracy of Silence
James Matthews
2004
Vera Drake
Sid's Customer
2005
Festival
Tommy O'Dwyer
BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in a Scottish Film
2007
Hotel Very Welcome (de)
Liam
2008
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Post Modern Review staff
2009
The Boat That Rocked
"Simple" Simon Swafford
AKA Pirate Radio
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Ray
2010
Hippie Hippie Shake
Felix Dennis
Dinner for Schmucks
Marco
Gulliver's Travels
General Edward Edwardian
2011
Bridesmaids
Officer Rhodes
IFTA Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureNominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting EnsembleNominated—Phoenix Award for Best Ensemble Acting
Friends with Kids
Alex
2012
3,2,1... Frankie Go Boom
Bruce
The Sapphires
Dave
AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
This Is 40
Ronnie
2013
Epic
Grub (voice)
The Double
Nurse
Cameo
Thor: The Dark World
Richard
2014
Calvary
Jack Brennan
Cuban Fury
Drew
St. Vincent
Brother Geraghty
2015
The Program
David Walsh
2016
Mascots
Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Franklin Portman
2017
The Incredible Jessica James
Boone
Love After Love
Nicholas
Loving Vincent
Postman Roulin
Voice and reference footage for animation
Molly's Game
Douglas Downey
2018
Juliet, Naked
Duncan Thomson
The Cloverfield Paradox
Mundy
Mary Poppins Returns
Shamus the Coachman Dog (voice)
2019
How to Build a Girl
Alan Wilko Wilkinson
2021
The Starling
Jack Maynard
2022
My Father's Dragon
Kwan the Macaque (voice)
Slumberland
Philip
2026
The Sheep Detectives
Post-production
TBA
Artificial
Filming
· Performances and works › Television
2003
Red Cap
Role(s)
Bernie Maddox
Notes
Episode: "Crush"
2003–2005
Role(s)
The Clinic
Notes
Brendan Davenport
2005
The Year London Blew Up: 1974
Role(s)
Dowd
Notes
Television film
2006
Showbands II
Role(s)
Mervin Mooney
Notes
Television filmNominated—IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in Television (2007)
8 Out of 10 Cats
Role(s)
Himself
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
Role(s)
Headmaster
Notes
2 episodes
Doc Martin
Role(s)
Jonathan Crozier
Notes
Episode: "On the Edge"
2006–2010,2013
Role(s)
The IT Crowd
Notes
Roy Trenneman
2007
Roman's Empire
Role(s)
Jase
Notes
5 episodes
2009
FM
Role(s)
Lindsay
Notes
6 episodes
2010
Little Crackers
Role(s)
Himself / Santa Claus
Notes
Episode: "Chris O'Dowd's Little Cracker: Capturing Santa"; also writer
2011
The Crimson Petal and the White
Role(s)
William Rackham
Notes
4 episodesNominated—IFTA Award for Best Actor in Television (2012)
2011–2012
Role(s)
Family Guy
Notes
Butler, Contestant, Guard (voices)
2012–2013
Role(s)
Girls
Notes
Thomas John
2012–2015
Role(s)
Moone Boy
Notes
Sean Murphy
2013
Family Tree
Role(s)
Tom Chadwick
Notes
8 episodes
2013–2014
Role(s)
Monsters vs. Aliens
Notes
Dr. Herbert Cockroach (voice)
2015–2016
Role(s)
Puffin Rock
Notes
Narrator (voice)
2016
Travel Man
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "48 Hours in Vienna"
2017–2019
Role(s)
Get Shorty
Notes
Miles Daly
2019
State of the Union
Role(s)
Tom
Notes
10 episodesPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
The Twilight Zone
Role(s)
Jeff Storck
Notes
Episode: "The Blue Scorpion"
2021
The Simpsons
Role(s)
Seamus (voice)
Notes
Episode: "A Serious Flanders"
2022–2023
Role(s)
Human Resources
Notes
Flanny O'Lympic (voice)
Big Mouth
Role(s)
Flanny O'Lympic (voice)
Notes
6 episodes
2023–2024
Role(s)
The Big Door Prize
Notes
Dusty
2025
Small Town, Big Story
Role(s)
Jack E McCarthy
Notes
2 episodes; also creator, writer, producer, director
Black Mirror
Role(s)
Mike
Notes
Episode: "Common People"
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2003
Red Cap
Bernie Maddox
Episode: "Crush"
2003–2005
The Clinic
Brendan Davenport
18 episodesNominated—IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in Television (2005)
2005
The Year London Blew Up: 1974
Dowd
Television film
2006
Showbands II
Mervin Mooney
Television filmNominated—IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in Television (2007)
8 Out of 10 Cats
Himself
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
Headmaster
2 episodes
Doc Martin
Jonathan Crozier
Episode: "On the Edge"
2006–2010,2013
The IT Crowd
Roy Trenneman
25 episodes
2007
Roman's Empire
Jase
5 episodes
2009
FM
Lindsay
6 episodes
2010
Little Crackers
Himself / Santa Claus
Episode: "Chris O'Dowd's Little Cracker: Capturing Santa"; also writer
2011
The Crimson Petal and the White
William Rackham
4 episodesNominated—IFTA Award for Best Actor in Television (2012)
2011–2012
Family Guy
Butler, Contestant, Guard (voices)
2 episodes
2012–2013
Girls
Thomas John
5 episodes
2012–2015
Moone Boy
Sean Murphy
18 episodes; also creator, writer, director and executive producerInternational Emmy Award for Best Comedy Series (2013)IFTA Award for Best Entertainment Programme (2013–2014)Nominated—Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Multichannel Programme (2013)Nominated—IFTA Award for Best Script DramaNominated—IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in Television (2013)Nominated—IFTA Award for Best Actor in Television (2014)
2013
Family Tree
Tom Chadwick
8 episodes
2013–2014
Monsters vs. Aliens
Dr. Herbert Cockroach (voice)
26 episodes
2015–2016
Puffin Rock
Narrator (voice)
26 episodes
2016
Travel Man
Himself
Episode: "48 Hours in Vienna"
2017–2019
Get Shorty
Miles Daly
27 episodes
2019
State of the Union
Tom
10 episodesPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
The Twilight Zone
Jeff Storck
Episode: "The Blue Scorpion"
2021
The Simpsons
Seamus (voice)
Episode: "A Serious Flanders"
2022–2023
Human Resources
Flanny O'Lympic (voice)
3 episodes
Big Mouth
Flanny O'Lympic (voice)
6 episodes
2023–2024
The Big Door Prize
Dusty
20 episodes
2025
Small Town, Big Story
Jack E McCarthy
2 episodes; also creator, writer, producer, director
Black Mirror
Mike
Episode: "Common People"
· Performances and works › Theatre
2008
Under the Blue Sky
Role(s)
Nick
Notes
Duke of York's Theatre
2014
Of Mice and Men
Role(s)
Lennie Small
Notes
Longacre TheatreNominated—Tony Award for Best Actor in a PlayNominated—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play
2021
Constellations
Role(s)
Roland
Notes
Vaudeville Theatre
2025
The Brightening Air
Role(s)
Dermot
Notes
The Old Vic
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2008
Under the Blue Sky
Nick
Duke of York's Theatre
2014
Of Mice and Men
Lennie Small
Longacre TheatreNominated—Tony Award for Best Actor in a PlayNominated—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play
2021
Constellations
Roland
Vaudeville Theatre
2025
The Brightening Air
Dermot
The Old Vic

References

  1. "Chris O'Dowd"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140501122058/http://www.tv.com/people/chris-odowd/
  2. Tribute
    http://www.tribute.ca/people/chris-odowd/37331/
  3. The Irish Times
    https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-50-greatest-irish-film-actors-of-all-time-in-order-1.4271988
  4. London Evening Standard
    https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/chris-odowd-from-cult-it-geek-to-hollywood-antihero-6412084.html
  5. The Daily Telegraph
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/8579986/Chris-ODowd-Interview.html
  6. "Boyle: Boyle actor in television debut"
    https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligo/news/boyle-boyle-actor-in-television-debut/27537514.html
  7. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2012/may/18/chris-odowd-it-crowd-bridesmaids
  8. "Farm - Farming - Roscommon's IT guy"
    https://archive.today/20130412223342/http://www.farmersjournal.ie/site/farming-Roscommon%E2%80%99s-IT-guy-9440.html
  9. "Chris O'Dowd: From cult IT geek to Hollywood antihero"
    https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/chris-o-dowd-from-cult-it-geek-to-hollywood-antihero-6412084.html
  10. "Standing out from the Crowd"
    http://collegetribune.ie/chris-o-dowd-talks-to-donie-o-sullivan
  11. "Chris O'Dowd: The IT Man From The IT Crowd"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120410210003/http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Chris+O'Dowd:+The+IT+Man+From+The+IT+Crowd/
  12. "Chris O'Dowd Interview"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20101218030646/http://tv.sky.com/it-crowd-chris-odowd
  13. "Chris O'Dowd for Knocked Up sequel"
    https://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0608/odowdc.html
  14. "'IT Crowd' star to join 'Knocked Up' spin-off"
    https://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/it-crowd-star-to-join-knocked-up-spin-off/217939
  15. The Belfast Telegraph
    http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/odowd-joins-knocked-up-spinoff-16009393.html
  16. Irish Independent
    https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/odowds-foxy-flirting-fun-in-pool-26774380.html
  17. "Chris O'Dowd Joins Aussie Musical 'The Sapphires'"
    http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4284165&tpl=archnews&force=1
  18. The Sydney Morning Herald
    https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/on-location-and-finally-acting-the-part-20111007-1ldhi.html
  19. "O'Dowd heads to Vietnam for new movie"
    https://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0816/odowdc.html
  20. "O'Dowd set for US comedy series"
    https://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/1027/odowdc.html
  21. "NBC Wins Bidding War for Chris O'Dowd Comedy 'Big Men'"
    https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS133616300020111026
  22. Evening Herald
    https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/odowd-hunts-twins-for-his-new-tv-series/27994635.html
  23. Of Mice and Men Archived 23 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, playbill.com; accessed 25 April 2014.
    http://www.playbill.com/news/article/184854-James-Franco-and-Chris-ODowd-Will-Make-Broadway-Debuts-in-Revival-of-Of-Mice-and-Men
  24. Get Shorty
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5761496/-Get-Shorty
  25. The Journal
    https://www.thejournal.ie/article.php?id=3792076
  26. Collider
    https://collider.com/slumberland-cast-and-character-guide/
  27. evoke.ie
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150206000918/http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/chris-o-dowd-baby-due-date-revealed-january-dawn-o-porter/
  28. evoke.ie
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150202235126/http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/its-a-boy-chris-odowd-and-dawn-oporter-announce-birth-of-son-art-and-joke-i-think-well-keep-him/
  29. "Chris O'Dowd's My London"
    https://www.standard.co.uk/esmagazine/chris-o-dowd-s-my-london-7896260.html
  30. "Chris O'Dowd Video of Him Jumping into Freezing Cold Sea is All of Us"
    https://extra.ie/2018/12/05/entertainment/celebrity/chris-odowd-video-of-him-jumping-into-freezing-cold-sea-is-all-of-us
  31. HELLO!
    https://www.hellomagazine.com/homes/825881/chris-odowd-famous-wife-left-unglamorous-la/
  32. The Sydney Morning Herald
    https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/actor-chris-odowd-says-religion-is-unacceptable-20140308-34ded.html
  33. TheaterMania.com
    https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/04-2014/bryan-cranston-james-franco-idina-menzel-and-more-_68349.html
  34. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2023/09/chris-odowd-christina-hendricks-paddy-considine-sky-series-1235538974/
  35. Sonia Friedman
    https://www.soniafriedman.com/productions/under-the-blue-sky
  36. The Standard
    https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/anna-maxwell-martin-scary-play-nerves-strong-west-end-constellations-b950511.html
  37. Old Vic Theatre
    https://www.oldvictheatre.com/stage/the-brightening-air/
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