Acting

Chris O'Dowd

Titles: 52movies38TV shows

Career: Active from 2003 to 2026, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 33
top three billing

Average score: 68/100

Highest rated: Puffin Rock and the New Friends
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 55 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Chris O'Dowd Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.6, average 4.3
Crime
2.0, average 3.7
Adrenaline
3.8, average 5.1
Scare
1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 10
British Humor 4
Cringe Humor 3
Contemporary 3
Witty Dialogue 3
British Sitcom 3
Sharp Dialogue 3
Coming-of-Age 3
Quirky Characters 3
Visually Appealing 3
Family-Friendly Adventure 3
Raunchy Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

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Upcoming

4 titles

Poster for Common People

as Mike

Poster for Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk Film

as (voice)

Poster for Ceasefire

as Niall O'Dowd

Poster for Adventures of Super Frank

Writer

2020s

14 titles · average score 69

Poster for The Sheep Detectives

as Mopple (voice)

Poster for Small Town, Big Story

TV show · as Jack E. McCarthy

Poster for National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air

as Dermot

Poster for The Big Door Prize

TV show · as Dusty

Poster for Puffin Rock and the New Friends

as Narrator (voice)

Poster for Slumberland

as Phillip

Poster for My Father's Dragon

as Kwan the Macaque (voice)

Poster for Human Resources

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

Poster for The Starling

as Jack Maynard

Poster for The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders

as Seamus

Poster for Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

as Finn's Dad (voice)

Poster for How to Build a Girl

as Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson

All 14 titles from the 2020s

2010s

37 titles · average score 67

Poster for The Cloverfield Paradox

as Mundy

Poster for Juliet, Naked

as Duncan Thomson

Poster for Get Shorty

TV show · as Miles Daly

Poster for The Incredible Jessica James

as Boone

Poster for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

as Frank

Poster for The Program

as David Walsh

Poster for Puffin Rock

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

Poster for Cuban Fury

as Drew

Poster for Calvary

as Jack Brennan

Poster for Monsters vs. Aliens

TV show · as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.

Poster for Family Tree

TV show · as Tom Chadwick

Poster for Moone Boy

TV show · as Sean Murphy

All 37 titles from the 2010s

2000s

13 titles · average score 66

Poster for Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel

as Ray

Poster for FM

TV show · as Lindsay Carol

Poster for The Boat That Rocked

as Simon

Poster for How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

as Post Modern Review Staff

Poster for Roman's Empire

TV show · as Jase

Poster for Hotel Very Welcome

as Liam

Poster for The IT Crowd

TV show · as Roy Trenneman

Poster for The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

TV show · as Headmaster

Poster for Festival

as Tommy O'Dwyer

Poster for The Year London Blew Up

as Brendan Dowd

Poster for Vera Drake

as Sid's Customer

Poster for The Clinic

TV show · as Brendan Davenport

All 13 titles from the 2000s

1990s

1 title · average score 64

Poster for Family Guy

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

1980s

1 title · average score 83

Poster for The Simpsons

TV show · as Seamus (voice)

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