Christopher O'Dowd (born 9 October 1979) is an Irish actor and
comedian. He has appeared in a range of television shows, films, and
plays, mostly in the United Kingdom and United States.O'Dowd was born
and raised in Boyle, County Roscommon. After failing to complete a
degree in politics and sociology at University College Dublin, he
relocated to England to study at the London Academy of Music and
Dramatic Art. He came to broad attention as Roy Trenneman, one of the
leading characters in the Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd, which ran for
four series between 2006 and 2010. Moving into film, he appeared in
Bridesmaids (2011), This Is 40 (2012), The Sapphires (2012), Thor: The
Dark World (2013), Calvary (2014), and St. Vincent (2014). O'Dowd
created and starred in the Sky 1 television series Moone Boy, which
aired between 2012 and 2015, earning O'Dowd Irish Film and Television
Award nominations in acting, writing and directing.Since 2017, he has
appeared as Miles Daly in the Epix comedy series Get Shorty. He had a
recurring role on 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 at number 39 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's
greatest film actors.
comedian. He has appeared in a range of television shows, films, and
plays, mostly in the United Kingdom and United States.O'Dowd was born
and raised in Boyle, County Roscommon. After failing to complete a
degree in politics and sociology at University College Dublin, he
relocated to England to study at the London Academy of Music and
Dramatic Art. He came to broad attention as Roy Trenneman, one of the
leading characters in the Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd, which ran for
four series between 2006 and 2010. Moving into film, he appeared in
Bridesmaids (2011), This Is 40 (2012), The Sapphires (2012), Thor: The
Dark World (2013), Calvary (2014), and St. Vincent (2014). O'Dowd
created and starred in the Sky 1 television series Moone Boy, which
aired between 2012 and 2015, earning O'Dowd Irish Film and Television
Award nominations in acting, writing and directing.Since 2017, he has
appeared as Miles Daly in the Epix comedy series Get Shorty. He had a
recurring role on 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 at number 39 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's
greatest film actors.
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