Cast & creator
Chris O'Dowd
Best known for The Simpsons, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Family Guy
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.
Also known as: Christopher O'Dowd
55
film credits
46
television credits
95
1989–2027 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (101)
Showing 101 of 101 credits
The Simpsons
Seamus (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Family Guy
Guard / Contestant (voice)
1999Family Guy
Butler (voice)
1999
Conan
Self
2010Conan
Self - Guest
2010
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
The One Show
Self
2006
Black Mirror
Mike
2011
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996
The Last Leg
Self
2013
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self
2005
Get Shorty
Miles Daly
2017
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Girls
Thomas-John
2012
The Sheep Detectives
Mopple (voice)
2026
Thor: The Dark World
Richard
2013
The IT Crowd
Roy Trenneman
2006
The Twilight Zone
2019
Human Resources
Flanny the Lovebug (voice)
2022Human Resources
Flanny O'Lympic (voice)
2022
The Russell Howard Hour
Self
2017
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Frank
2016
The Big Door Prize
Dusty
2023
Molly's Game
Douglas Downey
2017
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Self - Guest
2015
Mary Poppins Returns
Shamus the Coachman (voice)
2018
Bridesmaids
Rhodes
2011
TFI Unplugged
Self
2026
Puffin Rock
Narrator (voice)
2015
Monsters vs. Aliens
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
2013
St. Vincent
Brother Geraghty
2014
Epic
Grub (voice)
2013
Saturday Night Live UK
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
2026
This Is 40
Ronnie
2012
State of the Union
Tom
2019
Juliet, Naked
Duncan Thomson
2018
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Finn's Dad (voice)
2020
Gulliver's Travels
General Edward
2010
The Cloverfield Paradox
Mundy
2018
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Post Modern Review Staff
2008
My Father's Dragon
Kwan the Macaque (voice)
2022
Small Town, Big Story
Jack E. McCarthy
2025Small Town, Big Story
Writer
2025Small Town, Big Story
Director
2025Small Town, Big Story
Executive Producer
2025Small Town, Big Story
Creator
2025
Loving Vincent
Postman Joseph Roulin
2017
Dinner for Schmucks
Marco
2010
Family Tree
Tom Chadwick
2013
The Boat That Rocked
Simon
2009
Slumberland
Phillip
2022
Soccer Aid
Self - Player
2006
Red Cap
Bernie Maddox
2003
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
Headmaster
2006
Friends with Kids
Alex
2012
The Clinic
Brendan Davenport
2003
The Double
Nurse
2014
The Crimson Petal and the White
William Rackham
2011
The Program
David Walsh
2015
Cuban Fury
Drew
2014
Moone Boy
Sean Murphy
2012Moone Boy
Creator
2012The Justin Lee Collins Show
Self
2009
The Starling
Jack Maynard
2021
How to Build a Girl
Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
2020
FM
Lindsay Carol
2009
Vera Drake
Sid's Customer
2004
Artificial
2026
Calvary
Jack Brennan
2014
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Ray
2009
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008
The Incredible Jessica James
Boone
2017Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk Film
(voice)
Roman's Empire
Jase
2007
Love After Love
Nicholas
2018
The Sapphires
Dave Lovelace
2012
Puffin Rock and the New Friends
Narrator (voice)
2023
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
Bruce
2012
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream
Self
2019
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
2012
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
Lennie
2014
National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air
Dermot
2025
The Year London Blew Up
Brendan Dowd
2005
National Theatre Live: Constellations
Roland
2021
Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around
Dr. Cockroach (voice)
2013Bender
Mascots
Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello
2016
Festival
Tommy O'Dwyer
2005
The IT Crowd Manual
Self - Roy Trenneman
2014Ceasefire
Niall O'Dowd
Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
2014
Conspiracy of Silence
James
2003
Me, Myself, and Mary
2026
On the Edge
(voice)
2027
Hotel Very Welcome
Liam
2007The Adventures of Super Frank
John O'Dowd
The Adventures of Super Frank
Writer