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Chris O'Dowd

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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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Chris O'Dowd

Biography

Films Featuring Chris O'Dowd

Hotel Very Welcome

Vera Drake

Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel

Puffin Rock and the New Friends

National Theatre Live: Constellations

The Adventures of Super Frank

Gulliver's Travels

Dinner for Schmucks

Friends with Kids

The Boat That Rocked

Conspiracy of Silence

Bridesmaids

3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom

Thor: The Dark World

Festival

This Is 40

The Sapphires

Calvary

My Father's Dragon

Cuban Fury

St. Vincent

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Program

Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features

Slumberland

National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men

The Double

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Loving Vincent

Mascots

The Cloverfield Paradox

Molly's Game

Love After Love

The Incredible Jessica James

Juliet, Naked

The IT Crowd Manual

Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around

Epic

Mary Poppins Returns

How to Build a Girl

Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream

The Year London Blew Up

The Starling

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008

The Sheep Detectives

Artificial

National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air

On the Edge

Bender

Me, Myself, and Mary

Ceasefire

The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders

Eddie and the Beanstalk