Chris O'Dowd
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, w…
Known For
Thor: The Dark World
Richard
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Franklin Portman
Loving Vincent
Postman Joseph Roulin
The IT Crowd
Roy Trenneman
Molly's Game
Douglas Downey
The Boat That Rocked
Simon
Bridesmaids
Officer Rhodes
St. Vincent
Brother Geraghty
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Filmography
Acting (92)
Movies (53)
The Sheep Detectives
2026as Mopple (voice)
On the Edge
2026 Upcomingas (voice)
Dec 3
National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air
2025as Dermot
Puffin Rock and the New Friends
2023as Narrator (voice)
Slumberland
2022as Phillip
My Father's Dragon
2022as Kwan the Macaque (voice)
The Starling
2021as Jack Maynard
National Theatre Live: Constellations
2021as Roland
How to Build a Girl
2020as Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020as Finn's Dad (voice)
Imagine
2020as Self
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
2019as Self
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018as Mundy
Mary Poppins Returns
2018as Shamus the Coachman (voice)
Juliet, Naked
2018as Duncan Thomson
Love After Love
2018as Nicholas
Molly's Game
2017as Douglas Downey
Loving Vincent
2017as Postman Joseph Roulin
The Incredible Jessica James
2017as Boone
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016as Franklin Portman
Mascots
2016as Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
The Program
2015as David Walsh
St. Vincent
2014as Brother Geraghty
The Double
2014as Nurse
Cuban Fury
2014as Drew
Calvary
2014as Jack Brennan
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
2014as Lennie
Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features
2014as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
The IT Crowd Manual
2014as Self - Roy Trenneman
Epic
2013as Grub (voice)
Thor: The Dark World
2013as Richard
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
2013as Dr. Cockroach (voice)
This Is 40
2012as Ronnie
Friends with Kids
2012as Alex
The Sapphires
2012as Dave Lovelace
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
2012as Bruce
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012as Self
Bridesmaids
2011as Officer Rhodes
Gulliver's Travels
2010as General Edward
Dinner for Schmucks
2010as Marco
The Boat That Rocked
2009as Simon
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
2009as Ray
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008as Post Modern Review Staff
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008
Hotel Very Welcome
2007as Liam
The Year London Blew Up
2005as Brendan Dowd
Festival
2005as Tommy O'Dwyer
Vera Drake
2004as Sid's Customer
Conspiracy of Silence
2003
Artificial
The Adventures of Super Frank
as John O'Dowd
Bender
Ceasefire
as Niall O'Dowd
Television (39)
Saturday Night Live UK
2026as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
TFI Unplugged
2026as Self
Small Town, Big Story
2025as Jack E. McCarthy
The Big Door Prize
2023as Dusty
Human Resources
2022as Flanny O'Lympic (voice)
The Twilight Zone
2019
State of the Union
2019as Tom
Get Shorty
2017as Miles Daly
The Russell Howard Hour
2017as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015as Self - Guest
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015as Self - Guest
Puffin Rock
2015as Narrator (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014as Self
The Last Leg
2013as Self
Monsters vs. Aliens
2013as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
Family Tree
2013as Tom Chadwick
Girls
2012as Thomas-John
Moone Boy
2012as Sean Murphy
Black Mirror
2011as Mike
The Crimson Petal and the White
2011as William Rackham
Conan
2010as Self
The Justin Lee Collins Show
2009as Self
FM
2009as Lindsay Carol
The Graham Norton Show
2007as Self
Roman's Empire
2007as Jase
The One Show
2006as Self
The IT Crowd
2006as Roy Trenneman
The IT Crowd
2006as Himself
Soccer Aid
2006as Self - Player
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
2006as Headmaster
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005as Self
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005as Self
Doc Martin
2004as Jonathan Crozier
The Clinic
2003as Brendan Davenport
Red Cap
2003as Bernie Maddox
Family Guy
1999as Butler (voice)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996as Self
The Simpsons
1989as Seamus (voice)
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