Chris O'Dowd

Christopher O'Dowd (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, Gulliver's Travels (2010), Bridesmaids, Friends with Kids (both 2011), Cuban Fury (2014), Miss Peregrine's 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 comedy-drama 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 Ireland's greatest film actors. In November 2022, he appeared as the character Philip in the Netflix film Slumberland.

Works

Adventures of Super Frank

An Irishman embarks on a road trip in search of his girlfriend.

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Character:

Small Town, Big Story

Small Town, Big Story

A Hollywood production rolls into a small Irish town and throws the spotlight on a secret that's been kept hidden since the eve of the Millennium.

Release Date:2025-02-27

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:1

6.6

Puffin Rock and the New Friends

Follow the disappearance of the final Little Egg of the season in strange circumstances, leading Oona and her friends to embark on a race against time to try to save it before a big storm hits Puffin Rock and puts the island in danger.

Release Date:2023-07-14

Character:Narrator (voice)

Vote Count:5

The Big Door Prize
6.2

The Big Door Prize

A small town is forever changed when a mysterious machine appears, promising to reveal everyone's true potential. Soon residents start changing jobs, rethinking relationships, and questioning long-held beliefs—all in pursuit of a better future.

Release Date:2023-03-28

Character:Dusty

Episode Count:20

Vote Count:84

7.3

Slumberland

A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.

Release Date:2022-11-18

Character:Phillip

Vote Count:847

7.1

My Father's Dragon

Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild Island and a young dragon who waits to be rescued. Elmer’s adventures introduce him to ferocious beasts, a mysterious island and the friendship of a lifetime.

Release Date:2022-11-04

Character:Kwan the Macaque (voice)

Vote Count:103

Human Resources
6.6

Human Resources

Lovebugs, Hormone Monsters and a parade of other creatures juggle romance, workplace drama and their human clients' needs in this "Big Mouth" spinoff.

Release Date:2022-03-18

Character:Flanny the Lovebug (voice)

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:110

10.0

National Theatre Live: Constellations

A quantum physicist and a beekeeper meet at a barbeque. They hit it off, or perhaps they don’t. They go home together, or maybe they go their separate ways. In the multiverse, with every possible future ahead of them, a love of honey could make all the difference. See each of the four casts of Donmar Warehouse's summer 2020 production in this filmed presentation.

Release Date:2021-10-28

Character:Roland

Vote Count:1

6.9

The Starling

A woman adjusting to life after a loss contends with a feisty bird that's taken over her garden — and a husband who's struggling to find a way forward.

Release Date:2021-09-17

Character:Jack Maynard

Vote Count:287

5.8

How to Build a Girl

The journey of Midlands teenager Johanna Morrigan, who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde: fast-talking, lady sex-adventurer, moves to London, and gets a job as music critic in the hope of saving her poverty stricken family in Wolverhampton. Based on Caitlin Moran's bestselling semi-autobiographical novel.

Release Date:2020-09-24

Character:Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson

Vote Count:61

7.5

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

On the eve of Earth Day, a precocious seven-year-old learns about the wonders of the planet from his parents—and a mysterious exhibit at the aptly named Museum of Everything.

Release Date:2020-04-16

Character:Finn's Dad (voice)

Vote Count:69

State of the Union
7.1

State of the Union

Tom and Louise meet in a pub immediately before their weekly marital therapy session. With each successive episode we piece together how their lives were, what drew them together and what has started to pull them apart.

Release Date:2019-05-06

Character:Tom

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:71

The Twilight Zone
6.7

The Twilight Zone

Tales of science fiction, fantasy and the occult, exploring humanity's hopes, despairs, prides and prejudices in metaphoric ways. Next stop ahead The Twilight Zone.

Release Date:2019-04-01

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:378

8.0

Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream

A documentary detailing the journey it took two passionate filmmakers to achieve their impossible dream, creating the world's first fully painted feature film.

Release Date:2019-03-08

Character:Self

Vote Count:12

6.5

Mary Poppins Returns

Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.

Release Date:2018-12-13

Character:Shamus the Coachman (voice)

Vote Count:3329

6.3

Juliet, Naked

Annie is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan – an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe. When the acoustic demo of Tucker's hit record from 25 years ago surfaces, its discovery leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive rocker himself.

Release Date:2018-08-16

Character:Duncan Thomson

Vote Count:487

5.7

Love After Love

A sixty-something mother and her two adult sons cope and move onward following the death of their larger-than-life father/husband.

Release Date:2018-03-30

Character:Nicholas

Vote Count:23

5.6

The Cloverfield Paradox

Orbiting above a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality.

Release Date:2018-02-04

Character:Mundy

Vote Count:3297

7.1

Molly's Game

Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.

Release Date:2017-12-07

Character:Douglas Downey

Vote Count:3746

The Russell Howard Hour
8.0

The Russell Howard Hour

Russell Howard offers his unique take on the week's news and current affairs, picking through the biggest UK and international stories, and offering a wise and worldly view on the globe's news. Along the way, he'll welcome celebrity guests and leading experts, as well as hear from fledgling global correspondents. Plus, there will be stand-up, too, as Russell showcases some of the comedy scene's finest and most exciting stars.

Release Date:2017-09-21

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:11

Get Shorty
7.0

Get Shorty

Miles Daly works as muscle for a murderous crime ring in Nevada and attempts to change professions and become a movie producer, laundering money through a Hollywood film with the help of washed-up filmmaker Rick Moreweather. Based on Elmore Leonard’s 1990 New York Times bestselling novel.

Release Date:2017-08-13

Character:Miles Daly

Episode Count:27

Vote Count:91

8.0

Loving Vincent

A young man arrives at the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.

Release Date:2017-06-22

Character:Postman Joseph Roulin

Vote Count:2471

6.2

The Incredible Jessica James

Burned by a bad breakup, a struggling New York City playwright makes an unlikely connection with a divorced app designer she meets on a blind date.

Release Date:2017-01-27

Character:Boone

Vote Count:206

5.4

Mascots

Eager contestants don big heads and furry suits to vie for the title of World's Best Mascot.

Release Date:2016-10-11

Character:Tommy 'Zook' Zucarello

Vote Count:186

6.8

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.

Release Date:2016-09-27

Character:Franklin Portman

Vote Count:10031

6.4

The Program

An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.

Release Date:2015-09-16

Character:David Walsh

Vote Count:496

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
6.6

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

British comedian Richard Ayoade (later taken over by Joe Lycett), accompanied by a celebrity guest, takes a ruthlessly efficient approach to travel, covering everything top tourist destinations have to offer in just 48 hours.

Release Date:2015-03-30

Character:Self - Guest

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:30

The Late Late Show with James Corden
5.4

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a late night talk show that interviews celebrities and has its own bits. And of course, it's all hosted by James Corden.

Release Date:2015-03-23

Character:Self - Guest

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:132

Puffin Rock
7.5

Puffin Rock

Life is sweet on beautiful Puffin Rock, where puffling Oona, her baby brother Baba and their pals learn about nature, friendship and family. Follow the pufflings on their adventures as they explore the wild island!

Release Date:2015-01-12

Character:Narrator (voice)

Episode Count:39

Vote Count:8

8.0

National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men

A powerful portrait of the American spirit and a heartbreaking testament to the bonds of friendship.

Release Date:2014-11-06

Character:Lennie

Vote Count:6

7.1

St. Vincent

A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.

Release Date:2014-10-09

Character:Brother Geraghty

Vote Count:1912

5.4

Monsters vs Aliens: Creature Features

The members of Team Monster - Susan, Link, Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D. and B.O.B. (the gelatinous blob) - go up against creepy aliens, hungry zombies and even an enormous kitten in 10 hair-raising adventures.

Release Date:2014-10-01

Character:Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.

Vote Count:5

7.1

Calvary

After being threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.

Release Date:2014-04-11

Character:Jack Brennan

Vote Count:961

6.5

The Double

An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.

Release Date:2014-04-03

Character:Nurse

Vote Count:995

Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.4

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".

Release Date:2014-02-25

Character:Self

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:98

6.1

Cuban Fury

Beneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire.

Release Date:2014-02-14

Character:Drew

Vote Count:323

Off Camera with Sam Jones
4.0

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Photographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and movies, and other celebrities (great skateboarders, for example), to discuss their development before fame, their passions beyond their careers, and gives them a space to open up about their insight into their business and their own abilities. Filmed in black and white, with a few deep cushion chairs and sparse set, the show relies on Sam's ability to relate to the guests and their will to speak freely with him.

Release Date:2014-02-06

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:4

8.3

The IT Crowd Manual

This behind-the-scenes documentary features interviews with the creators and cast of the cult comedy "The IT Crowd", plus chats with celebrity fans.

Release Date:2014-01-04

Character:Self - Roy Trenneman

Vote Count:16

6.5

Thor: The Dark World

Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

Release Date:2013-10-30

Character:Richard

Vote Count:17444

6.1

Monsters Vs Aliens: Cloning Around

DVD release of the first 15 episodes of the TV series Monsters Vs Aliens. The series picks up after the events in the Monsters vs. Aliens film. Team Monster are hanging out, relaxing at their headquarters, Area Fifty-Something, when another alien spaceship arrives. While trying to calm the hysterical President Hathaway, General W.R. Monger and the gang soon determine that the spaceship contains the alien Coverton. He says he wants to make peace with Earth, but may be in cahoots with another alien on a not-too-friendly mission. Coverton and his naughty antics feature in all of the disc’s episodes.

Release Date:2013-10-15

Character:Dr. Cockroach (voice)

Vote Count:7

6.5

Epic

A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world—and ours.

Release Date:2013-05-15

Character:Grub (voice)

Vote Count:2771

Family Tree
6.4

Family Tree

Having recently lost his job and his girlfriend, 30-year-old Tom Chadwick has a rather unsure sense of his own identity. But when he inherits a mysterious box of belongings from a great aunt he never met, Tom starts investigating his lineage and uncovers a whole world of unusual stories and characters, acquiring a growing sense of who he and his real family are.

Release Date:2013-05-12

Character:Tom Chadwick

Episode Count:8

Vote Count:35

Monsters vs. Aliens
6.0

Monsters vs. Aliens

Inspired by DreamWorks Animation's 2009 blockbuster feature film, this new series follows the further adventures of the beloved monsters- B.O.B., the gelatinous blob without a brain; Link, the prehistoric fish-man; Dr. Cockroach, the half-man/half-insect mad scientist; and Susan (aka Ginormica), the incredible growing woman-as they defend Earth from various alien and supernatural threats.

Release Date:2013-03-23

Character:Dr. Cockroach Ph.D.

Episode Count:50

Vote Count:44

The Last Leg
5.3

The Last Leg

Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days.

Release Date:2013-01-25

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:23

5.9

This Is 40

Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.

Release Date:2012-12-20

Character:Ronnie

Vote Count:2171

5.9

3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom

Frank Bartlett has been tortured, embarrassed, and humiliated by his brother Bruce — usually on film — his entire life. Now that Bruce is finally off drugs and has turned his life around, things should be different. They are not.

Release Date:2012-10-12

Character:Bruce

Vote Count:95

Moone Boy
7.5

Moone Boy

Martin Moone is a young boy who relies on the help of his imaginary friend Sean to deal with the quandaries of life in a wacky small-town Irish family in the 1980's.

Release Date:2012-09-14

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Character:Sean Murphy

Episode Count:[ 18 ]

Vote Count:57

6.8

The Sapphires

It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when they entertain the US troops in Vietnam as singing group The Sapphires.

Release Date:2012-08-08

Character:Dave Lovelace

Vote Count:208

Girls
6.3

Girls

The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.

Release Date:2012-04-15

Character:Thomas-John

Episode Count:5

Vote Count:379

6.0

Friends with Kids

In the wake of their friends' marriages and eventual offspring, longtime pals Julie and Jason decide to have a child together without becoming a couple. By becoming "time-share" parents, they reason, they can experience the joys of parenthood without significantly curbing their personal freedom. However, when Julie and Jason both become involved with others, they discover that they secretly harbor romantic feelings for each other.

Release Date:2012-03-09

Character:Alex

Vote Count:469

7.6

The Secret Policeman's Ball

A live stand-up comedy and music gig to celebrate Amnesty International's 50th Anniversary.

Release Date:2012-03-04

Character:Self

Vote Count:8

6.5

Bridesmaids

Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she’ll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you’ll go for someone you love.

Release Date:2011-05-13

Character:Officer Rhodes

Vote Count:4393

The Crimson Petal and the White
7.2

The Crimson Petal and the White

Follow Sugar into the underbelly of Victorian London seething with vitality, sexuality, ambition and emotion.

Release Date:2011-04-06

Character:William Rackham

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:42

5.2

Gulliver's Travels

Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Liliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.

Release Date:2010-12-23

Character:General Edward

Vote Count:2412

Conan
7.0

Conan

A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.

Release Date:2010-11-08

Character:Self

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:228

5.7

Dinner for Schmucks

Rising executive Tim Conrad works for a boss who hosts a monthly dinner in which the guest who brings the biggest buffoon gets a career-boost. Tim plans on not attending until he meets Barry, a man who builds dioramas using stuffed mice. Barry's blundering but good intentions send Tim's life into a downward spiral, threatening a major business deal and possibly scuttling Tim's engagement to his fiancee.

Release Date:2010-07-30

Character:Marco

Vote Count:1792

6.9

Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel

Follows three social outcasts -- two geeks and a cynic -- as they attempt to navigate a time-travel conundrum in the middle of a British pub.

Release Date:2009-04-24

Character:Ray

Vote Count:602

7.2

The Boat That Rocked

An ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It's about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing the music that defines a generation and standing up to a government that wanted control of popular culture via the British Broadcasting Corporation. Loosely based on the events in Britain in the 60's when the Labour government of Harold Wilson, wanted to bring the pirate radio stations under control, enough to see the passage of the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act on 15 August 1967. Also known as "Pirate Radio".

Release Date:2009-04-01

Character:Simon

Vote Count:2120

The Justin Lee Collins Show
6.5

The Justin Lee Collins Show

The Justin Lee Collins Show is a British television chat show presented by Justin Lee Collins that aired on ITV2 between 19 March 2009 and 21 May 2009. Collins has a small band on the show and a continuing theme is to mention Labi Siffre as part of a joke. The series ended after one series after Collins signed a two-year deal with Channel 5.

Release Date:2009-03-19

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:2

FM
6.5

FM

FM is a British sitcom which aired on ITV2, starring Chris O'Dowd, Kevin Bishop and Nina Sosanya. The series followed the lives of two DJs and their producer on their FM radio programme, "Skin 86.5 FM". The show also featured music from real-life artists and guest stars from the music industry. The first episode aired on 25 February 2009 and the series ran for 6 episodes. It broadcast on Wednesdays at 22:30. The series launched with 213,000 viewers. The whole series was re-run on Friday 3 April from 22:00 until 01:00. On 13 April 2009 the series was released on DVD with a BBFC rating of 15. ITV Studios began searching for funding from record companies and radio stations to produce a second series for the show.

Release Date:2009-02-25

Character:Lindsay Carol

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:12

The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008

The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 was a show in the "Secret Policeman's Balls" series of benefit shows for Amnesty International. Like its immediate predecessor, the show was a single-night event at London's Royal Albert Hall, on Saturday 4 October 2008. The 3-hour event was video-taped and a 95-minute television special adapted from the show was broadcast the following day, on Britain's Channel Four. There was also a "cinecast" in which the Royal Albert Hall event was shown live in 35 cinemas in major British cities.

Release Date:2008-10-04

6.0

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Sidney Young is a down-on-his-luck journalist. Thanks to a stint involving a pig and a glitzy awards ceremony, Sidney turns his fortunes around, attracting the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of New York-based glossy magazine 'Sharps', and landing the holy grail of journalism jobs. The Brit jets off to the Big Apple and moves from one blunder to the next.

Release Date:2008-10-02

Character:Post Modern Review Staff

Vote Count:775

Roman's Empire
7.7

Roman's Empire

Leo is the ex-boyfriend of businessman Roman Pretty's middle daughter Nikki, who still works and lives with the family. Nikki's new boyfriend, Seb, has a shady past, which Leo tries to reveal to the Pretty family. His best mate Jase is married to the eldest sister, Jenny, and is constantly attempting to get away from her and their new-born daughter. Meanwhile, Japanese chef Mr. Hokkasawa loses his job at a restaurant after a complaint from Roman, and takes the job of the Pretty family's gardener in a plot to kill him as revenge. However, he falls for Roman's youngest daughter, Kelly.

Release Date:2007-04-12

Character:Jase

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:3

The Graham Norton Show
7.2

The Graham Norton Show

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.

Release Date:2007-02-22

Character:Self

Episode Count:5

Vote Count:259

5.8

Hotel Very Welcome

Five young Europeans (German, English, and Irish) try to find answers to life's questions in India and Thailand.

Release Date:2007-02-13

Character:Liam

Vote Count:12

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
6.2

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

Supermarket manager Ros Pritchard decides to stand for election and her steady gains of support gives rise to thoughts of becoming Prime Minister.

Release Date:2006-10-03

Character:Headmaster

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:5

The IT Crowd
8.1

The IT Crowd

Two I.T. nerds and their clueless female manager, who work in the basement of a very successful company. When they are called on for help, they are never treated with any respect at all.

Release Date:2006-02-03

Character:Roy Trenneman

Episode Count:24

Vote Count:1395

8.0

The Year London Blew Up

Told through documentary, drama and first-hand accounts, this revealing film is a unique account of the most ruthless IRA bombing campaign ever to hit mainland Britain.

Release Date:2005-09-01

Character:Brendan Dowd

Vote Count:1

6.2

Festival

'Festival' is a black comedy set during the annual Edinburgh Fringe festival. The film is based around both the judging of a major comedy award and the performers at one of the smaller venues. Various plot strands interweave, including the bitter relationship between a famous self-obsessed British comic and his ever-suffering assistant, an actress debuting at the festival with a one-woman show about Dorothy Wordsworth and a depressed, rich housewife who spies on the stoned Canadian theatre troupe to whom she has rented out her house

Release Date:2005-07-15

Character:Tommy O'Dwyer

Vote Count:12

8 Out of 10 Cats
7.1

8 Out of 10 Cats

8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris Poll. The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas".

Release Date:2005-06-03

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:40

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
6.8

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise. It follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the US at 12:37 a.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio. It is produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. Since becoming host on January 3, 2005, after Craig Kilborn and Tom Snyder, Ferguson has achieved the highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995. While the majority of the episodes focus on comedy, Ferguson has also addressed difficult subject matter, such as the deaths of his parents, and undertaken serious interviews, such as one with Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award.

Release Date:2005-01-03

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:96

7.2

Vera Drake

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.

Release Date:2004-10-22

Character:Sid's Customer

Vote Count:366

Doc Martin
8.2

Doc Martin

Doc Martin is a British television comedy drama series starring Martin Clunes in the title role. It was created by Dominic Minghella after the character of Dr. Martin Bamford in the 2000 comedy film Saving Grace. The show is set in the fictional seaside village of Portwenn and filmed on location in the village of Port Isaac, Cornwall, England, with most interior scenes shot in a converted local barn. Five series aired between 2004 and 2011, together with a feature-length special that aired on Christmas Day 2006. Series 6 began airing on ITV on 2 September 2013.

Release Date:2004-09-02

Character:Jonathan Crozier

Episode Count:45

Vote Count:120

The Clinic
5.3

The Clinic

The Clinic is a multi award-winning Irish primetime television medical drama series produced by Parallel Film Productions for RTÉ. It debuted on RTÉ One in 2003 to positive reviews and proved to be one of the network's most popular shows. The drama ran for seven seasons between September 2003 to November 2007. The last ever episode aired on RTÉ One on Sunday 15 November 2009 and on YLE1 in Finland on Wednesday 25 November 2009. The complete series of The Clinic was released on DVD in November 2010 by RTÉ.

Release Date:2003-10-12

Character:Brendan Davenport

Episode Count:64

Vote Count:3

4.6

Conspiracy of Silence

When a priest commits suicide and two trainees are expelled from a seminary, a journalist starts to investigate the Vatican’s silence on broken vows of celibacy. A thriller examining the internal conflicts in the modern Catholic church.

Release Date:2003-05-15

Vote Count:10

Red Cap
6.4

Red Cap

Red Cap is a British television drama series produced by Stormy Pictures for the BBC and broadcast on BBC One. Two series of six episodes each were produced following a feature length pilot. It featured the investigations of an Special Investigation Branch unit of the British Army based in Germany. Ostensibly the lead character was Sergeant Jo McDonagh, played by Tamzin Outhwaite, but the show was more of an ensemble piece, with several notable characters coming to prominence.

Release Date:2003-01-07

Character:Bernie Maddox

Episode Count:12

Vote Count:5

Family Guy
7.4

Family Guy

Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.

Release Date:1999-01-31

Character:Guard / Contestant (voice)

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:4478

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
7.0

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.

Release Date:1996-11-12

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:52

The Simpsons
8.0

The Simpsons

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

Release Date:1989-12-17

Character:Seamus (voice)

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:10059

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