Christopher ODowd 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 series between 2006 and 2010 He has also starred in several films Gullivers Travels 2010 Bridesmaids Friends with Kids both 2011 Cuban Fury 2014 Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children 2016 and The Cloverfield Paradox 2018 He created and starred in the Sky 1 television series Moone Boy which aired between 2012 and 2015 and brought him Irish Film and Television Award nominations in acting writing and directing Since 2017 he has appeared as Miles Daly in the Epix comedy series Get Shorty He had a recurring role on the comedydrama series Girls His performance in the British comedy TV series State of the Union won him a Primetime Emmy Award He made his Broadway debut in the play adaptation of Of Mice and Men in 2014 for which he was nominated for a Tony Award In 2020 he was listed at number 39 on The Irish Times list of Irelands greatest film actors In November 2022 he appeared as the character Philip in the Netflix film Slumberland
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