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My Take
For me, Chris O'Dowd will always be Roy from The IT Crowd first, even though that almost undersells him. What I appreciate is how he refused to be boxed in as the affable Irish sidekick. The 2014 Theatre World Award for stage work, the 2019 Emmy, and a 2022 BAFTA for children's performance tell me he kept stretching into rooms most sitcom stars never enter. Born in Boyle, County Roscommon in 1979 and a University College Dublin alum, he carries that grounded Irish dry wit into everything. I find his comedy lands hardest when it's quietest.
Overview
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chris O'Dowd
- Name (Japanese)
- クリス・オダウド
- Reading
- くりす・おだうど
- Born
- October 9, 1979 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Goat
- Origin
- Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / Gaelic football player / film director / screenwriter / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University College Dublin
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Theatre World Award
- 2019 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
- 2022 BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Performer
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The IT Crowd | — |
6. Links
Actor — see all → · More people from Ireland →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.