As of July 2026, Chris O'Dowd is best known for The Simpsons and Girls. Find every show and movie Chris O'Dowd has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd

Actor Born 1979 Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland 12 TV Shows 8 Movies

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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Alongside acting, Chris O'Dowd is also known as a comedian.

Chris O'Dowd's most notable role to date came in Thor: The Dark World (2013), where he played Richard. He also appeared in The Simpsons (1989) as Seamus (voice). Most recently appeared in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) as Franklin Portman.

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📺 Chris O'Dowd's TV Shows

The Simpsons
Seamus (voice)
1989
Girls
Thomas-John
2012
Doc Martin
Jonathan Crozier
2004
Puffin Rock
Narrator (voice)
2015
The IT Crowd
Roy Trenneman
2006
Get Shorty
Miles Daly
2017
The Big Door Prize
Dusty
2023
Monsters vs. Aliens
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.
2013
Small Town, Big Story
Jack E. McCarthy
2025
State of the Union
Tom
2019
Moone Boy
Sean Murphy
2012
The Crimson Petal and the White
William Rackham
2011

🎬 Chris O'Dowd's Movies

The Sheep Detectives
Mopple (voice)
2026
St. Vincent
Brother Geraghty
2014
Thor: The Dark World
Richard
2013
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Franklin Portman
2016
Epic
Grub (voice)
2013
Bridesmaids
Rhodes
2011
Molly's Game
Douglas Downey
2017
Slumberland
Phillip
2022

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