Chris O'Dowd

Career timeline

1. 1979 · Born

   Born in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland

2. 1989 · Screen debut

   The Simpsons (TV)

3. 1999 · Breakthrough

   Family Guy (TV)

4. 2010 · Writing debut

   Little Crackers (TV)

5. 2025 · Directing debut

   Small Town, Big Story (TV)

6. 2026 · Latest release

   Me, Myself, and Mary (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1980s

1 1990s

15 2000s

37 2010s

13 2020s

• Comedy42
• Drama33
• Animation15
• Family11
• Adventure9
• Fantasy8

Highest-rated title Black Mirror 2011 8.3 Most popular title The Simpsons 1989 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Chris O'Dowd in our catalogue.

Richard Ayoade

3 titles together

Lo Mutuc

2 titles together

Jacob Tremblay

2 titles together

1. — Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk Film Upcoming as (voice) Movie
2. — Ceasefire Upcoming as Niall O'Dowd Movie
3. — Bender Upcoming Movie
4. 2027 On the Edge Upcoming as (voice) Movie
5. 2026 Artificial Upcoming as John Movie
6. 2026 Me, Myself, and Mary as Séamas O'Reilly (voice) Movie
7. 2026 The Sheep Detectives as Mopple (voice) 7.9 Movie
8. 2025 National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air as Dermot Movie
9. 2025 Small Town, Big Story as Jack E. McCarthy 6.7 TV
10. 2023 Puffin Rock and the New Friends as Narrator (voice) Movie
11. 2023 The Big Door Prize as Dusty 6.2 TV
12. 2022 Slumberland as Phillip 7.3 Movie
13. 2022 My Father's Dragon as Kwan the Macaque (voice) 7.0 Movie
14. 2022 Human Resources as Flanny the Lovebug (voice) 6.6 TV
15. 2021 National Theatre Live: Constellations as Roland Movie
16. 2021 The Starling as Jack Maynard 6.9 Movie
17. 2020 How to Build a Girl as Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson 5.8 Movie
18. 2020 Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth as Finn's Dad (voice) 7.6 Movie
19. 2019 State of the Union as Tom 6.9 TV
20. 2019 The Twilight Zone 6.7 TV
21. 2018 Mary Poppins Returns as Shamus the Coachman (voice) 6.5 Movie
22. 2018 Juliet, Naked as Duncan Thomson 6.3 Movie
23. 2018 Love After Love as Nicholas 5.5 Movie
24. 2018 The Cloverfield Paradox as Mundy 5.6 Movie
25. 2017 Molly's Game as Douglas Downey 7.2 Movie
26. 2017 Get Shorty as Miles Daly 7.1 TV
27. 2017 Loving Vincent as Postman Joseph Roulin 8.0 Movie
28. 2017 The Incredible Jessica James as Boone 6.2 Movie
29. 2016 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children as Frank 6.8 Movie
30. 2016 Mascots as Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello 5.4 Movie
31. 2015 The Program as David Walsh 6.4 Movie
32. 2015 Puffin Rock as Narrator (voice) TV
33. 2014 National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men as Lennie Movie
34. 2014 St. Vincent as Brother Geraghty 7.1 Movie
35. 2014 Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. Movie
36. 2014 Calvary as Jack Brennan 7.1 Movie
37. 2014 The Double as Nurse 6.5 Movie
38. 2014 Cuban Fury as Drew 6.1 Movie
39. 2013 Thor: The Dark World as Richard 6.5 Movie
40. 2013 Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around as Dr. Cockroach (voice) Movie
41. 2013 Epic as Grub (voice) 6.6 Movie
42. 2013 Family Tree as Tom Chadwick 6.4 TV
43. 2013 Monsters vs. Aliens as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. 6.3 TV
44. 2012 This Is 40 as Ronnie 5.9 Movie
45. 2012 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom as Bruce 5.7 Movie
46. 2012 Moone Boy as Sean Murphy 7.5 TV
47. 2012 The Sapphires as Dave Lovelace 6.8 Movie
48. 2012 Girls as Thomas-John 6.4 TV
49. 2012 Friends with Kids as Alex 5.9 Movie
50. 2011 Black Mirror as Mike 8.3 TV
51. 2011 Bridesmaids as Rhodes 6.5 Movie
52. 2011 The Crimson Petal and the White as William Rackham 7.0 TV
53. 2010 Gulliver's Travels as General Edward 5.2 Movie
54. 2010 Little Crackers as Santa TV
55. 2010 Dinner for Schmucks as Marco 5.7 Movie
56. 2009 Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel as Ray 6.9 Movie
57. 2009 The Boat That Rocked as Simon 7.2 Movie
58. 2009 FM as Lindsay Carol TV
59. 2008 The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 Movie
60. 2008 How to Lose Friends & Alienate People as Post Modern Review Staff 6.0 Movie
61. 2007 Roman's Empire as Jase TV
62. 2007 Hotel Very Welcome as Liam Movie
63. 2006 The Amazing Mrs Pritchard as Headmaster TV
64. 2006 The IT Crowd as Roy Trenneman 8.2 TV
65. 2005 The Year London Blew Up as Brendan Dowd Movie
66. 2005 Festival as Tommy O'Dwyer Movie
67. 2004 Vera Drake as Sid's Customer 7.2 Movie
68. 2003 The Clinic as Brendan Davenport TV
69. 2003 Conspiracy of Silence as James Movie
70. 2003 Red Cap as Bernie Maddox TV
71. 1999 Family Guy as Guard / Contestant (voice) 7.4 TV
72. 1989 The Simpsons as Seamus (voice) 8.0 TV

1. 2025 Small Town, Big Story 6.7 TV
2. 2010 Little Crackers TV

1. 2025 Small Town, Big Story 6.7 TV
2. 2012 Moone Boy 7.5 TV

1. 2025 Small Town, Big Story 6.7 TV

1. 2025 Small Town, Big Story 6.7 TV

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