Chris O'Dowd
Actor
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.
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Filmography
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
as Franklin Portman 2016
Bridesmaids
as Officer Rhodes 2011
Molly's Game
as Douglas Downey 2017
The Cloverfield Paradox
as Mundy 2018
Mary Poppins Returns
as Shamus the Coachman (voice) 2018
Epic
as Grub (voice) 2013
Loving Vincent
as Postman Joseph Roulin 2017
Gulliver's Travels
as General Edward 2010
This Is 40
as Ronnie 2012
The Boat That Rocked
as Simon 2009
St. Vincent
as Brother Geraghty 2014
Dinner for Schmucks
as Marco 2010
The Double
as Nurse 2014
Calvary
as Jack Brennan 2014
Slumberland
as Phillip 2022
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
as Post Modern Review Staff 2008