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Chris O'Dowd

1979 - Today

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Christopher O'Dowd (born 9 October 1979) is an Irish actor and comedian. He received wide attention as Roy Trenneman, one of the lead characters in the Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd, which ran for four seasons from 2006 to 2010. He has starred in films including Gulliver's Travels (2010), Bridesmaids, Friends with Kids (both 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chris O'Dowd is the 84th most popular comedian (up from 87th in 2019), the 420th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 430th in 2019) and the most popular Irish Comedian.

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Chris O'Dowd ranks 84 out of 98. Before him are Sam Kinison, Nick Swardson, Margaret Cho, Nick Kroll, Dolphy, and Kristen Schaal. After him are Khaby Lame, Gabriel Iglesias, Dane Cook, Kenan Thompson, Chelsea Handler, and Mitch Hedberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Chris O'Dowd ranks 526. Before him are Aleksandr Kuschynski, Mélanie Joly, Luís Delgado, Krunoslav Lovrek, Zrinka Cvitešić, and Kye Sun-hui. After him are Sandrine Bailly, Wiley, Mélina Robert-Michon, Bianca Lawson, Marleen Veldhuis, and Lance Bass.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Chris O'Dowd ranks 420 out of 549. Before him are A. J. Buckley (1977), Noel Hogan (1971), Michelle O'Neill (1977), Dominique McElligott (1986), Ron Delany (1935), and Packie Bonner (1960). After him are Mark Kelly (1961), Allen Leech (1981), Creighton Hale (1882), Marian Keyes (1963), William Allingham (1824), and Dylan Moran (1971).

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Among COMEDIANS In Ireland

Among comedians born in Ireland, Chris O'Dowd ranks 1. 

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