Portrait of Chris O'Dowd

Acting

Chris O'Dowd

Career

Active from 2003 to 2027, busiest in 2012 and 2014 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
32
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Puffin Rock and the New Friends
Puffin Rock and the New Friends
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chris O'Dowd Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.9, average 3.6
  • Tension
    4.5, average 6.0
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • British Humor 4
  • Contemporary 3
  • Grief and Healing 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Magical Realism 3
  • Quirky Characters 3
  • Intriguing 2
  • Suburban Setting 2
  • Irish Setting 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk Film
Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk Film

as (voice)

The Adventures of Super Frank
The Adventures of Super Frank

as John O'Dowd

Ceasefire
Ceasefire

as Niall O'Dowd

2020s

13 titles ยท average score 68
The Sheep Detectives
The Sheep Detectives (2026)
GoodWatch score 81

as Mopple (voice)

Small Town, Big Story
Small Town, Big Story (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Jack E. McCarthy

National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air
National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air (2025)

as Dermot

The Big Door Prize
The Big Door Prize (2023)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Dusty

Puffin Rock and the New Friends
Puffin Rock and the New Friends (2023)
GoodWatch score 85

as Narrator (voice)

Slumberland
Slumberland (2022)
GoodWatch score 55

as Phillip

My Father's Dragon
My Father's Dragon (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

as Kwan the Macaque (voice)

Human Resources
Human Resources (2022)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Flanny the Lovebug (voice) / Flanny O'Lympic (voice)

The Starling
The Starling (2021)
GoodWatch score 45

as Jack Maynard

National Theatre Live: Constellations
National Theatre Live: Constellations (2021)

as Roland

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (2020)
GoodWatch score 77

as Finn's Dad (voice)

How to Build a Girl
How to Build a Girl (2020)
GoodWatch score 66

as Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson

2010s

37 titles ยท average score 66
The Cloverfield Paradox
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
GoodWatch score 39

as Mundy

Juliet, Naked
Juliet, Naked (2018)
GoodWatch score 70

as Duncan Thomson

Get Shorty
Get Shorty (2017)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Miles Daly

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
GoodWatch score 63

as Frank

Puffin Rock
Puffin Rock (2015)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

The Program
The Program (2015)
GoodWatch score 58

as David Walsh

Calvary
Calvary (2014)
GoodWatch score 78

as Jack Brennan

Cuban Fury
Cuban Fury (2014)
GoodWatch score 54

as Drew

Monsters vs. Aliens
Monsters vs. Aliens (2013)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.

Family Tree
Family Tree (2013)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Tom Chadwick

Epic
Epic (2013)
GoodWatch score 61

as Grub (voice)

Moone Boy
Moone Boy (2012)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Sean Murphy

2000s

14 titles ยท average score 64
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009)
GoodWatch score 50

as Ray

FM
FM (2009)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Lindsay Carol

The Boat That Rocked
The Boat That Rocked (2009)
GoodWatch score 65

as Simon

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
GoodWatch score 46

as Post Modern Review Staff

Roman's Empire
Roman's Empire (2007)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Jase

Hotel Very Welcome
Hotel Very Welcome (2007)
GoodWatch score 55

as Liam

The IT Crowd
The IT Crowd (2006)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Roy Trenneman

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Headmaster

Festival
Festival (2005)
GoodWatch score 60

as Tommy O'Dwyer

The Year London Blew Up
The Year London Blew Up (2005)

as Brendan Dowd

Vera Drake
Vera Drake (2004)
GoodWatch score 81

as Sid's Customer

The Clinic
The Clinic (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Brendan Davenport

1990s

1 title ยท average score 64
Family Guy
Family Guy (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Guard / Contestant (voice) / Butler (voice)

1980s

1 title ยท average score 83
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Seamus (voice)