Chris O'Dowd
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Chris O'Dowd is an Irish
comedian
and actor. He is best known for playing Roy Trenneman in British sitcom The IT Crowd
. He has also appeared in several Hollywood films, including Gulliver's Travels
and Bridesmaids
, the latter of which "has thrown him into the position as one of Hollywood's leading men almost overnight with the film making over $100 million dollars at the US box office."
and raised in Boyle
, County Roscommon
, in the West of Ireland. His mother is a counsellor and psychotherapist and his father is a graphic designer. He studied politics and sociology in University College, Dublin (U.C.D.), and subsequently attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
. O'Dowd did not obtain a degree from UCD, telling the UCD student newspaper the College Tribune in 2011, “I didn’t finish my degree. The politics part of it was fine, but I was doing sociology as-well and I could never bring myself to find an interest in it. “
He contributed to The University Observer
and was active in UCD Dramsoc
and the Literary and Historical Society ('the L. & H.').
in Channel 4
's comedy The IT Crowd
, BBC 2's Roman's Empire
, Red Cap
and the award-winning documentary-drama The Year London Blew Up. He has also appeared on Irish
television, having starred in the RTÉ One
drama The Clinic
and the drama Showbands alongside Kerry Katona
. O'Dowd has appeared in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
in a minor role.
O'Dowd has also had roles in a number of films including the 2005 film Festival where he played stand-up comedian Tommy O'Dwyer, a role for which he won a Scottish BAFTA award, and a small role in Vera Drake
.
O'Dowd appears in Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
, a comedy sci-fiction film with Marc Wootton
, Dean Lennox Kelly
and Anna Faris
. He played one of the main characters ("Liam") in the 2007 German film Hotel Very Welcome.
He starred in the 2009 film The Boat That Rocked
, released in Canada and the U.S. as Pirate Radio. The film is inspired by the story of offshore pirate broadcasters Radio Caroline
. O'Dowd plays Simon, the station's breakfast DJ."The breakfast jock on Radio Caroline at the time was Tony Blackburn, so there's definitely an element of him in it," says O'Dowd of his character. "And then I called in different Irish DJs that would have been contemporaries of Tony Blackburn at the time, a guy called Larry Gogan
and a couple of other people."
O'Dowd also starred opposite Sienna Miller
in the film Hippie Hippie Shake, which is about the groundbreaking '60s magazine, Oz
. The publication was the precursor to a whole generation of lad mags. O'Dowd plays Felix Dennis
, who would later become the publisher of Maxim
. The story centers on the landmark indecency trial. In real-life, O'Dowd's character was defended by John Mortimer
who went on to write Rumpole of the Bailey
. In preparation for the role, O'Dowd met up with Dennis. "He was an incredibly charismatic man," O'Dowd stated."
In April 2009 it was announced that O'Dowd has been cast in a remake
of Gulliver's Travels
as General Edward. The film stars Jack Black
as Gulliver, Emily Blunt
as the Princess, and Jason Segel
as Horatio. "It's shooting in Pinewood
from the end of April," said O'Dowd, shortly after his participation was announced. "I'm just going back to England to learn how to ride a horse...I'm a general in the army, so there's going to be a little bit of horse riding. I think it's going to be really fun though, we're all kind of learning together – Jason and Jack have to learn as well."
O'Dowd appeared in the 2010 film Dinner For Schmucks
, with Steve Carell
, Zach Galifianakis
, and Paul Rudd
, an American version of a French farce called Le Dîner de Cons.
O'Dowd appeared on panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks
(Season 21, episode 11).
He starred in a new ITV2 comedy series entitled FM
, alongside Kevin Bishop
and Nina Sosanya
.
In 2010, O'Dowd took part in Sky Comedy's Little Christmas Crackers. He directed and wrote the 15-minute piece loosely based on his own childhood and events which took place at Christmas in his family home, from the years 1984 to 1988.
In April 2011, O'Dowd starred alongside Romola Garai
in the BBC adaptation of The Crimson Petal and the White
, as William Rackham.
O'Dowd appeared in the May 2011 release Bridesmaids
, as Officer Nathan Rhodes, the love interest of Kristen Wiig
's character.
O'Dowd has been announced as a cast member in the Knocked Up
sequel This is Forty. He will play a co-worker of Paul Rudd
. He based his character, "a pretentious d***", on people in Hoxton who "all wear their skinny jeans and hate the world, which comes from inability to deal with women." He described "fighting over Megan Fox in a pool" during filming as "one of the most fun things I've ever done."
O'Dowd recently wrapped production on Wayne Blair's debut feature, Australian musical The Sapphires. The musical powerhouse, based on a popular stage show, was shot across Australia and Vietnam and produced by Goalpost Australia
.
O'Dowd is to write and executive produce a new U.S. television comedy called Big Men. NBC won the war.
He wrote a series based on his childhood called Moone Boy for Sky One.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
and actor. He is best known for playing Roy Trenneman in British sitcom The IT Crowd
The IT Crowd
The IT Crowd is a British sitcom by Channel 4, written by Graham Linehan, produced by Ash Atalla and starring Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson and Matt Berry...
. He has also appeared in several Hollywood films, including Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels (2010 film)
Gulliver's Travels is a 2010 fantasy comedy film directed by Rob Letterman and very loosely based on Part One of the 18th-century novel of the same name by Jonathan Swift, though the film takes place in modern day...
and Bridesmaids
Bridesmaids (2011 film)
Bridesmaids is a 2011 American romantic comedy film written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, directed by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, and Clayton Townsend. The plot centers on Annie ....
, the latter of which "has thrown him into the position as one of Hollywood's leading men almost overnight with the film making over $100 million dollars at the US box office."
Early life
O'Dowd was born in SligoSligo
Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht...
and raised in Boyle
Boyle, County Roscommon
Boyle is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located at the foot of the Curlew Mountains near Lough Key in the north of the county. Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery, the Drumanone Dolmen and the popular fishing lakes of Lough Arrow and Lough Gara are also close by...
, County Roscommon
County Roscommon
County Roscommon is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the town of Roscommon. Roscommon County Council is the local authority for the county...
, in the West of Ireland. His mother is a counsellor and psychotherapist and his father is a graphic designer. He studied politics and sociology in University College, Dublin (U.C.D.), and subsequently attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art is a leading British drama school in west London. LAMDA's president is Timothy West and its new principal is Joanna Read, who recently succeeded Peter James...
. O'Dowd did not obtain a degree from UCD, telling the UCD student newspaper the College Tribune in 2011, “I didn’t finish my degree. The politics part of it was fine, but I was doing sociology as-well and I could never bring myself to find an interest in it. “
He contributed to The University Observer
The University Observer
The University Observer is a fortnightly Berliner-sized newspaper distributed throughout the campus of University College, Dublin . It was launched in 1994 by University College Dublin Students' Union...
and was active in UCD Dramsoc
UCD Dramsoc
UCD Dramsoc is the student drama society of University College Dublin. The society was founded in 1926 and is currently in its 84th session. Since it was founded, the society has had two central objectives which are key to its ethos; firstly to be a breeding ground for emerging talent by pursuing...
and the Literary and Historical Society ('the L. & H.').
Career
O'Dowd has starred in BritainGreat Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
in Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's comedy The IT Crowd
The IT Crowd
The IT Crowd is a British sitcom by Channel 4, written by Graham Linehan, produced by Ash Atalla and starring Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson and Matt Berry...
, BBC 2's Roman's Empire
Roman's Empire
Roman's Empire was a British television comedy show starring Mathew Horne, Neil Dudgeon, Chris O'Dowd, Montserrat Lombard and Sarah Solemani...
, Red Cap
Red Cap (TV series)
Red Cap is a British television series produced by Stormy Pictures for the BBC and broadcast on BBC One. Two series of 6 episodes each were produced following a feature length pilot. It featured the investigations of an SIB unit of the British Army based in Germany...
and the award-winning documentary-drama The Year London Blew Up. He has also appeared on Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
television, having starred in the RTÉ One
RTÉ One
RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...
drama The Clinic
The Clinic (TV series)
The Clinic is an award-winning Irish primetime television medical drama series produced by Parallel Film Productions for RTÉ. It debuted on RTÉ One in 2003 to positive reviews and proved to be one of the network's most popular shows. The show ran for seven seasons between September 2003 to November...
and the drama Showbands alongside Kerry Katona
Kerry Katona
Kerry Jayne Elizabeth Katona is an English media personality and singer best known for her television work, predominantly in light entertainment and reality shows. She has also been a pop singer with girl group Atomic Kitten, a magazine columnist, an actress, and the author of ghostwritten books...
. O'Dowd has appeared in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (film)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is a 2008 British comedy film based upon British writer Toby Young's 2001 memoir of the same name. The film follows a similar storyline, about his five year struggle to make it in the United States after employment at Sharps Magazine...
in a minor role.
O'Dowd has also had roles in a number of films including the 2005 film Festival where he played stand-up comedian Tommy O'Dwyer, a role for which he won a Scottish BAFTA award, and a small role in Vera Drake
Vera Drake
Vera Drake is a 2004 British drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh, telling the story of a working-class woman in London in 1950 who performs illegal abortions...
.
O'Dowd appears in Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel is a 2009 science fiction comedy film directed by Gareth Carrivick from a script by Jamie Mathieson, starring Anna Faris, Chris O'Dowd, Marc Wootton and Dean Lennox Kelly....
, a comedy sci-fiction film with Marc Wootton
Marc Wootton
Marc Wootton is an English character comedian. He is perhaps best known for his role as the fake medium and psychic, Shirley Ghostman, on the BBC Three series, High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman and he also appeared in Nativity!- Career :...
, Dean Lennox Kelly
Dean Lennox Kelly
Dean Lennox Kelly is an English actor, He is the brother of actor Craig Kelly.Dean is best known for his role as Kev Ball in Channel 4’s Shameless.-Career:...
and Anna Faris
Anna Faris
Anna Kay Faris is an American actress, singer and comedienne. She is known for her starring role in the Scary Movie film series, as well as roles in The Hot Chick , Lost in Translation , Just Friends , My Super Ex-Girlfriend , Smiley Face , and The House Bunny...
. He played one of the main characters ("Liam") in the 2007 German film Hotel Very Welcome.
He starred in the 2009 film The Boat That Rocked
The Boat That Rocked
The Boat That Rocked is a 2009 British comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis, with pirate radio in the United Kingdom during the 1960s as its setting. The film has an ensemble cast featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, and Kenneth Branagh...
, released in Canada and the U.S. as Pirate Radio. The film is inspired by the story of offshore pirate broadcasters Radio Caroline
Radio Caroline
Radio Caroline is an English radio station founded in 1964 by Ronan O'Rahilly to circumvent the record companies' control of popular music broadcasting in the United Kingdom and the BBC's radio broadcasting monopoly...
. O'Dowd plays Simon, the station's breakfast DJ."The breakfast jock on Radio Caroline at the time was Tony Blackburn, so there's definitely an element of him in it," says O'Dowd of his character. "And then I called in different Irish DJs that would have been contemporaries of Tony Blackburn at the time, a guy called Larry Gogan
Larry Gogan
Laurence 'Larry' Gogan is an Irish broadcaster working for Raidió Teilifís Éireann . He is a disc jockey on RTÉ 2fm. His show is The Golden Hour, during which Larry plays old favourites and classic songs from yesteryear. Gogan spun the first disc on Radio 2, Like Clockwork by The Boomtown Rats...
and a couple of other people."
O'Dowd also starred opposite Sienna Miller
Sienna Miller
Sienna Rose Diana Miller is a British-American actress, model, and fashion designer, best known for her roles in Layer Cake, Alfie, Factory Girl, The Edge of Love and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. In 2007, the London Film Criticsnamed her British Actress of the Year for Interview...
in the film Hippie Hippie Shake, which is about the groundbreaking '60s magazine, Oz
Oz (magazine)
Oz was first published as a satirical humour magazine between 1963 and 1969 in Sydney, Australia and, in its second and better known incarnation, became a "psychedelic hippy" magazine from 1967 to 1973 in London...
. The publication was the precursor to a whole generation of lad mags. O'Dowd plays Felix Dennis
Felix Dennis
Felix Dennis is a British magazine publisher, poet, and philanthropist. His privately owned company, Dennis Publishing, pioneered computer and hobbyist magazine publishing in the United Kingdom...
, who would later become the publisher of Maxim
Maxim (magazine)
Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, sometimes pictured dressed, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude....
. The story centers on the landmark indecency trial. In real-life, O'Dowd's character was defended by John Mortimer
John Mortimer
Sir John Clifford Mortimer, CBE, QC was a British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author.-Early life:...
who went on to write Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer which starred Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an ageing London barrister who defends any and all clients...
. In preparation for the role, O'Dowd met up with Dennis. "He was an incredibly charismatic man," O'Dowd stated."
In April 2009 it was announced that O'Dowd has been cast in a remake
Gulliver's Travels (2010 film)
Gulliver's Travels is a 2010 fantasy comedy film directed by Rob Letterman and very loosely based on Part One of the 18th-century novel of the same name by Jonathan Swift, though the film takes place in modern day...
of Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels
Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships, better known simply as Gulliver's Travels , is a novel by Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of...
as General Edward. The film stars Jack Black
Jack Black
Jack Black , is an American actor and musician, notably of Tenacious D.Jack Black may also refer to:* Jack Black , late 19th - early 20th Century author and hobo* Jack Black , drummer for 1970s UK punk band The Boys...
as Gulliver, Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
Emily Olivia Leah Blunt is an English actress best known for her roles in The Devil Wears Prada , The Young Victoria , and The Adjustment Bureau . She has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, two London Film Critics' Circle Awards, and one BAFTA Award...
as the Princess, and Jason Segel
Jason Segel
Jason Jordan Segel is an American television and film actor, screenwriter, composer, puppeteer and musician, known for his work with producer Judd Apatow on the short-lived television series Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared, the films Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Knocked Up, I Love You, Man,...
as Horatio. "It's shooting in Pinewood
Pinewood
Pinewood may refer to:* Pine, a species of tree* Pinewood Studios, a major British film studio in Buckinghamshire-Places:in England* Pinewood, Suffolkin the United States* Pinewood, Florida* Pinewood, Minnesota...
from the end of April," said O'Dowd, shortly after his participation was announced. "I'm just going back to England to learn how to ride a horse...I'm a general in the army, so there's going to be a little bit of horse riding. I think it's going to be really fun though, we're all kind of learning together – Jason and Jack have to learn as well."
O'Dowd appeared in the 2010 film Dinner For Schmucks
Dinner for Schmucks
Dinner for Schmucks, a 2010 screwball comedy film, is the American adaptation of the French film Le Dîner de Cons , being described by the director as "inspired by" the original rather than a remake of it...
, with Steve Carell
Steve Carell
Steven John "Steve" Carell is an American comedian, actor, voice artist, producer, writer, and director. Although Carell is notable for his role on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, he found greater fame in the late 2000s for playing Michael Scott on The Office...
, Zach Galifianakis
Zach Galifianakis
Zachary Knight "Zach" Galifianakis is an American stand-up comedian and actor known for his numerous film and television appearances including his own Comedy Central Presents special...
, and Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd
Paul Stephen Rudd is an American actor and screenwriter. He has primarily appeared in comedies, and is known for his roles in the films Clueless, Wet Hot American Summer, Anchorman, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Dinner for Schmucks, The Object of My...
, an American version of a French farce called Le Dîner de Cons.
O'Dowd appeared on panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game television show with a pop music theme, currently without a permanent presenter. It stars Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding as team captains. The show is produced by Talkback Thames for the BBC, and is usually aired on BBC Two...
(Season 21, episode 11).
He starred in a new ITV2 comedy series entitled FM
FM (TV series)
FM was a British sitcom which aired on ITV2, starring Chris O'Dowd , Kevin Bishop and Nina Sosanya . The series followed the lives of two DJs and their producer on their FM radio progamme, "Skin 86.5 FM"...
, alongside Kevin Bishop
Kevin Bishop
Kevin Bishop is an English actor and comedian, best known for his own programme, The Kevin Bishop Show, which he co-writes with Lee Hupfield, and the role of Jim Hawkins in Muppet Treasure Island.-Life and career:...
and Nina Sosanya
Nina Sosanya
Nina Sosanya is an English actress. She was born in London and her father is Nigerian. She trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, gaining A-Levels in Performing Arts....
.
In 2010, O'Dowd took part in Sky Comedy's Little Christmas Crackers. He directed and wrote the 15-minute piece loosely based on his own childhood and events which took place at Christmas in his family home, from the years 1984 to 1988.
In April 2011, O'Dowd starred alongside Romola Garai
Romola Garai
Romola Sadie Garai is an English actress. She is known for appearing in the movies Amazing Grace, Atonement, and Glorious 39, and for appearing in the BBC adaptation of Emma.-Early life:...
in the BBC adaptation of The Crimson Petal and the White
The Crimson Petal and the White (TV miniseries)
The Crimson Petal and the White is a 2011 four part television miniseries, adapted from Michel Faber's 2002 novel The Crimson Petal and the White. Starring Romola Garai as Sugar and Chris O'Dowd as William Rackham, the miniseries aired in the UK during April 2011 on BBC Two. The supporting cast...
, as William Rackham.
O'Dowd appeared in the May 2011 release Bridesmaids
Bridesmaids (2011 film)
Bridesmaids is a 2011 American romantic comedy film written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, directed by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, and Clayton Townsend. The plot centers on Annie ....
, as Officer Nathan Rhodes, the love interest of Kristen Wiig
Kristen Wiig
Kristen Carroll Wiig is an American film and television actress who currently appears as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Wiig was a member of improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings, and has appeared in several films and television series, including Bridesmaids, MacGruber, Flight of...
's character.
O'Dowd has been announced as a cast member in the Knocked Up
Knocked Up
Knocked Up is a 2007 American romantic comedy drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Judd Apatow. Starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, and Leslie Mann, the film follows the repercussions of a drunken one-night stand between Rogen's slacker character and Heigl's just-promoted...
sequel This is Forty. He will play a co-worker of Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd
Paul Stephen Rudd is an American actor and screenwriter. He has primarily appeared in comedies, and is known for his roles in the films Clueless, Wet Hot American Summer, Anchorman, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Dinner for Schmucks, The Object of My...
. He based his character, "a pretentious d***", on people in Hoxton who "all wear their skinny jeans and hate the world, which comes from inability to deal with women." He described "fighting over Megan Fox in a pool" during filming as "one of the most fun things I've ever done."
O'Dowd recently wrapped production on Wayne Blair's debut feature, Australian musical The Sapphires. The musical powerhouse, based on a popular stage show, was shot across Australia and Vietnam and produced by Goalpost Australia
Goalpost Pictures
Goalpost Pictures was established in May 2008 and is lead by several independent Australian producers; Rosemary Blight, Ben Grant, Kylie du Fresne and Cass O'Connor....
.
O'Dowd is to write and executive produce a new U.S. television comedy called Big Men. NBC won the war.
He wrote a series based on his childhood called Moone Boy for Sky One.
Film
- Conspiracy of SilenceConspiracy of Silence (film)Conspiracy of Silence is a drama film set in Ireland and inspired by real events. The film challenges celibacy and its implication for the Catholic Church in the 21st century....
(2003) – Fellow Student - Vera DrakeVera DrakeVera Drake is a 2004 British drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh, telling the story of a working-class woman in London in 1950 who performs illegal abortions...
(2004) - Sid's Customer - Festival (2005) – Tommy O'Dwyer
- Hotel Very Welcome (2007) – Liam
- How to Lose Friends & Alienate PeopleHow to Lose Friends & Alienate People (film)How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is a 2008 British comedy film based upon British writer Toby Young's 2001 memoir of the same name. The film follows a similar storyline, about his five year struggle to make it in the United States after employment at Sharps Magazine...
(2008) – Post Modern Review Staff - The Boat That RockedThe Boat That RockedThe Boat That Rocked is a 2009 British comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis, with pirate radio in the United Kingdom during the 1960s as its setting. The film has an ensemble cast featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, and Kenneth Branagh...
(2009) – "Simple" Simon Swafford - Frequently Asked Questions About Time TravelFrequently Asked Questions About Time TravelFrequently Asked Questions About Time Travel is a 2009 science fiction comedy film directed by Gareth Carrivick from a script by Jamie Mathieson, starring Anna Faris, Chris O'Dowd, Marc Wootton and Dean Lennox Kelly....
(2009) – Ray - Hippie Hippie Shake (2009) – Felix Dennis
- Dinner For SchmucksDinner for SchmucksDinner for Schmucks, a 2010 screwball comedy film, is the American adaptation of the French film Le Dîner de Cons , being described by the director as "inspired by" the original rather than a remake of it...
(2010) – Marco, Blind Swordsman - Gulliver's TravelsGulliver's Travels (2010 film)Gulliver's Travels is a 2010 fantasy comedy film directed by Rob Letterman and very loosely based on Part One of the 18th-century novel of the same name by Jonathan Swift, though the film takes place in modern day...
(2010) – General Edward - BridesmaidsBridesmaids (2011 film)Bridesmaids is a 2011 American romantic comedy film written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, directed by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, and Clayton Townsend. The plot centers on Annie ....
(2011) – Officer Nathan Rhodes - Friends with KidsFriends with KidsFriends with Kids is an independent American ensemble comedy that is written, produced, directed by and also starring Jennifer Westfeldt. Her partner Jon Hamm will also star in the movie, along with Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott, and Megan Fox...
(2012) – Alex - This is Forty (2012) - Unknown
- Sean Carlin Goes Crazy (2013) - Jenny Bendelow
Television
- Doc MartinDoc MartinDoc Martin is a British television comedy drama series starring Martin Clunes in the title role. It was created by Mark Crowdy, Craig Ferguson and Dominic Minghella. The show is filmed on location in the fishing village of Port Isaac, Cornwall, United Kingdom, with filming of most interior scenes...
(2006) – Jonathan Crozier (1 episode – Christmas Special "On the Edge") - The IT CrowdThe IT CrowdThe IT Crowd is a British sitcom by Channel 4, written by Graham Linehan, produced by Ash Atalla and starring Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson and Matt Berry...
(2006–Present) – Roy Trenneman - Roman's EmpireRoman's EmpireRoman's Empire was a British television comedy show starring Mathew Horne, Neil Dudgeon, Chris O'Dowd, Montserrat Lombard and Sarah Solemani...
(2007) – Jase - FMFM (TV series)FM was a British sitcom which aired on ITV2, starring Chris O'Dowd , Kevin Bishop and Nina Sosanya . The series followed the lives of two DJs and their producer on their FM radio progamme, "Skin 86.5 FM"...
(2009) – Lindsay - Little CrackersLittle CrackersLittle Crackers is a British television comedy series that was broadcast on Sky1 and Sky1 HD in December 2010. It consists of a series of short films featuring stars of British comedy including Dawn French, Stephen Fry and Catherine Tate...
(2010) - The Crimson Petal and the WhiteThe Crimson Petal and the White (TV miniseries)The Crimson Petal and the White is a 2011 four part television miniseries, adapted from Michel Faber's 2002 novel The Crimson Petal and the White. Starring Romola Garai as Sugar and Chris O'Dowd as William Rackham, the miniseries aired in the UK during April 2011 on BBC Two. The supporting cast...
(2011) - William Rackham - Family GuyFamily GuyFamily Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...
(2011) - Voice (1 episode - "Lottery Fever")