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Chris O'Dowd

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Chris O’Dowd is a Tony Award nominated and Emmy winning Irish actor who has built an international reputation as a versatile film, television and theatre actor. For theatre, in 2014 he played Lennie in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men opposite James Franco on Broadway, and was nominated for a Tony. On screen,Chris has starred in the series Get Shorty, Nick Hornby's State if the Union, which won him an Emmy for Best Actor, Bridesmaids, for which he won the Irish Film & TV Award for ‘Best Supporting Actor – Film’. His other film credits include Judd Apatow’s This is 40, Friends With Kids, Dinner For Schmucks, Gulliver’s Travels, Fox, The Boat That Rocked, Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel, Calvary, St. Vincent, Marvel Production’s Thor: The Dark World, Cuban Fury and Festival.



On television, Chris is well known for his roles in the cult comedy series The IT Crowd, Lena Dunham’s Girls, Christopher Guest’s Family Tree, Crimson Petal and The White and the Emmy Award winning semiautobiographical comedy Moone Boy which Chris wrote, directed, and starred in. His next film The Starling sees him reunited with Ted Melfi and Melissa McCarthy and will be released later this year by Netflix. He is currently filming Slumberland for Netflix.

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STAGE CREDITS

The Brightening Air The Brightening Air
[West End]
2025
Dermot ()
Constellations Constellations
[West End]
West End Revival, 2021
Performer
Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2014
Lennie

Movies

Conspiracy of Silence
[ 2003 ] James Christopher O Dowd
Vera Drake
[ 2004 ] Sid's Customer
Festival
[ 2005 ] Tommy O Dwyer
Hotel Very Welcome
[ 2007 ] Liam
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
[ 2008 ] Post Modern Review Staff
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
[ 2009 ] Ray
The Boat That Rocked
[ 2009 ] Simon
Gulliver's Travels
[ 2010 ] General Edward
Dinner for Schmucks
[ 2010 ] Marco - Blind Swordsman Christopher O Dowd
Friends with Kids
[ 2011 ] Alex
Bridesmaids
[ 2011 ] Rhodes
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
[ 2012 ] Bruce
The Sapphires
[ 2012 ] Dave Lovelace
This Is 40
[ 2012 ] Ronnie
Epic
[ 2013 ] Grub
The Double
[ 2013 ] Nurse
Thor: The Dark World
[ 2013 ] Richard
St. Vincent
[ 2014 ] Brother Geraghty
Cuban Fury
[ 2014 ] Drew
Calvary
[ 2014 ] Jack Brennan
Of Mice and Men
[ 2014 ] Lennie Small
The Program
[ 2015 ] David Walsh
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
[ 2016 ] Frank
Mascots
[ 2016 ] TommyZookZucarello
The Incredible Jessica James
[ 2017 ] Boone
Molly's Game
[ 2017 ] Dougl Downey
Love After Love
[ 2017 ] Nichol
Loving Vincent
[ 2017 ] Postman Joseph Roulin
Juliet, Naked
[ 2018 ] Duncan Thomson
The Cloverfield Paradox
[ 2018 ] Mundy
Mary Poppins Returns
[ 2018 ] Shamus the Coachman
How to Build a Girl
[ 2019 ] AlanWilkoWilkinson
The Starling
[ 2021 ] Jack Maynard
My Father's Dragon
[ 2022 ] Kwan
Slumberland
[ 2022 ] Philip
Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie
[ 2026 ]

TV Shows

Family Guy
Guard, Contestant, Butler
Get Shorty
Miles Daly
Girls
Thomas-John
Moone Boy
Sean Murphy
The Clinic
Brendan Davenport
The IT Crowd
Roy Trenneman
The Big Door Prize
Dusty
The Big Door Prize
Dusty
Small Town, Big Story
[ 2025-2025 ] Jack E. McCarthy
Black Mirror
[ 2011-2025 ] Mike

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Chris O'Dowd, Of Mice and Men

Drama League Awards - 2014 - Distinguished Performance Award

Chris O'Dowd, Of Mice and Men


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Theatre World Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance

Chris O'Dowd, Of Mice and Men

Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Chris O'Dowd, Of Mice and Men

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Chris O'Dowd been in?

Chris O'Dowd has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Chris O'Dowd been in?

Chris O'Dowd has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.

What was Chris O'Dowd's first West End show?

Chris O'Dowd's first West End show was Constellations which opened in 2021

What awards has Chris O'Dowd been nominated for?

Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Of Mice and Men, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Of Mice and Men, Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Of Mice and Men and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Of Mice and Men.

What awards has Chris O'Dowd won?

Chris O'Dowd won the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance for his role in Of Mice and Men.

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