Filmography Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd (born 9 October 1979) is an Irish actor and comedian best known for his role as Roy in the Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd. He has appeared in several Hollywood films, including Gulliver's Travels and Bridesmaids, the latter of which, according to IFTN, "has thrown him into the position as one of Hollywood's leading men almost overnight with the film making over $288 million worldwide". 
 
Chris O'Dowd was born in Sligo and raised in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland. His mother, Denise, is a counsellor and psychotherapist, and his father, Seán O'Dowd, is a graphic designer. 
 
He studied politics and sociology at University College, Dublin, and subsequently attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. O'Dowd did not obtain a degree from UCD, telling the UCD student newspaper the College Tribune: "I didn't finish my degree. The politics part of it was fine, but I was doing sociology as well and I could never bring myself to find an interest in it." He contributed to The University Observer and was active in UCD Dramsoc and the Literary and Historical Society. 
 
O'Dowd proposed to Dawn Porter on St Stephen's Day (26 December) 2011 in Guernsey. They were married in August 2012.