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Richard Ayoade

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Richard Ayoade ( EYE-oh-AH-dee; born 23 May 1977) is a British comedian, actor, writer, director and presenter. He played the role of socially awkward IT technician Maurice Moss in Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd (2006–2013), for which he won the 2014 BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance. Ayoade was president of the Footlights club whilst a student at the University of Cambridge. He and Matthew Holness debuted their respective characters Dean Learner and Garth Marenghi at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2000, bringing the characters to television with Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004) and Man to Man with Dean Learner (2006). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Ayoade is the 11,313th most popular actor (down from 10,660th in 2019), the 7,083rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,679th in 2019) and the 1,241st most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Richard Ayoade ranks 11,313 out of 13,578Before him are Haruna Kojima, Quintessa Swindell, Soleil Moon Frye, Elisa Donovan, Liza Lapira, and Selina Jen. After him are Shaun Sipos, Metawin Opas-iamkajorn, Merle Jääger, Shawn Hatosy, Daphne Ashbrook, and Arthur Darvill.

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Among people born in 1977, Richard Ayoade ranks 729Before him are Ruslan Pidhornyy, Jun Enomoto, David García Dapena, Iker Martínez de Lizarduy, Sian Heder, and Donorovyn Lümbengarav. After him are Fróði Benjaminsen, Jasmin, Wes Ramsey, Gjoko Taneski, Kamil Kosowski, and Naoko Kawakami.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Ayoade ranks 7,085 out of 8,785Before him are Laurence Fox (1978), Micachu (1987), Mark Ravenhill (1966), Graeme Sharp (1960), Ritu Arya (1988), and Silas Carson (1965). After him are Colin Jackson (1967), Daniel Jones (1973), Chris Sutton (1973), Arthur Darvill (1982), Craig Thomson (1972), and Mo Mowlam (1949).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Richard Ayoade ranks 1,241Before him are Dean-Charles Chapman (1997), Stephen Campbell Moore (1979), Gethin Anthony (1983), Laurence Fox (1978), Ritu Arya (1988), and Silas Carson (1965). After him are Arthur Darvill (1982), Eleanor Tomlinson (1992), Sophie Cookson (1990), Joan Littlewood (1914), Tom Mison (1982), and Amanda Redman (1957).