# Recommend me some works starring Chris O'Dowd **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 27, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122 "2014-04-27T17:11:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/1 "2014-04-27T17:11:08Z")
I just watched the last episode of _The IT Crowd_ on Hulu, and was reminded that I find Chris O’Dowd hysterically funny. His timing, voice, and facial expressions hit my funnybone just right. I see of course on imdb that he’s in a lot of different works, but I’d like to narrow it down. Can anyone steer me toward movies or television shows in which he shines? ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/2 "2014-04-27T18:36:41Z")
I really enjoyed his role in _ **Bridesmaids** _. Funny and quite charming as Kristen Wiig’s love interest. He was the star of a recent HBO series by Christopher Guest about a guy investigating his roots called “Family Tree”, but I didn’t care for that. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/3 "2014-04-27T18:45:30Z")
_Moone Boy_, where he plays an Irish schoolboy’s imaginary friend. (It’s better than it sounds.) ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/4 "2014-04-28T00:14:32Z")
Thor: The Dark World, very minor role though. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/5 "2014-04-28T00:19:33Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > He was the star of a recent HBO series by Christopher Guest about a guy investigating his roots called “Family Tree”, but I didn’t care for that. I agree with you about _Bridesmaids_–his casting was a gift to Wiig. But I disagree about \*Family Tree \*(which I liked). You have to admit that he held his own as star of the series. (Admittedly it was more of a straight-man role.) ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/6 "2014-04-28T00:57:58Z")
I loved “Family Tree”. The performances are just fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/7 "2014-04-28T01:22:26Z")
_The Sapphires_ - he becomes the manager of an Aboriginal girl group touring in Vietnam during the war. Sweet, funny, and his character has interesting similarities to his IT crowd persona. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/8 "2014-04-28T01:29:20Z")
> [@Flywheel](#): > > _Moone Boy_, where he plays an Irish schoolboy’s imaginary friend. (It’s better than it sounds.) This x100000. It is soooooo cute and funny. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/9 "2014-04-28T05:08:23Z")
Well, if you are in New York City before July 27, he’s starring as Lenny in the new Broadway production of “Of Mice & Men.” I saw the show and he is wonderful in it! ---
**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/10 "2014-04-28T08:02:28Z")
Moone Boy, Moone Boy, Moone Boy! 'Tis wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/11 "2014-04-28T09:29:05Z")
> [@Jennyrosity](#): > > Moone Boy, Moone Boy, Moone Boy! 'Tis wonderful. I agree with every word of this post, and yet still feel it undersells the awesomeness of the show. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/12 "2014-04-28T10:59:18Z")
He was in the first season of Girls. He played a creep for maybe 5 episodes. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/13 "2014-04-28T15:51:51Z")
Thanks for the advice. Off to Hulu to check out _Moone Boy_. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/14 "2014-04-28T16:00:59Z")
Do not, I repeat, do NOT watch **Frankie go boom**. You know those movies that look a lot like somebody had a vague idea for a film, manages to find the money and convince actually decent actors, but never goes to the trouble of actually writing a script, and when the time comes they just try to wing it? Textbook case. **The Boat That Rocked** and **Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel** I actually enjoyed, but nothing to write home about anyway. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingDragonFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@FlyingDragonFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingDragonFan)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/15 "2014-04-29T13:28:21Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > _The Sapphires_ - he becomes the manager of an Aboriginal girl group touring in Vietnam during the war. Sweet, funny, and his character has interesting similarities to his IT crowd persona. Seconded, and for more than just O’Dowd. Great movie. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/16 "2014-04-29T18:17:26Z")
> [@Jennyrosity](#): > > Moone Boy, Moone Boy, Moone Boy! 'Tis wonderful. Watched the first episode. I liked it; it reminded me of _A Christmas Story_, with a little Calvin & Hobbes thrown in. I’d prefer it to have more Chris O’Dowd than it does, though. I’ll continue on and see if that happens. Oh, I forgot, I liked him as the crook off his meds in an episode of _Doc Martin_. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/17 "2014-04-29T19:49:26Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > Oh, I forgot, I liked him as the crook off his meds in an episode of _Doc Martin_. I’d forgotten that, too. It was a very impressive performance; watching it one could forget that _Doc Martin_ is usually a ‘nobody gets hurt’ sort of show. There was a real sense of danger. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/18 "2014-04-30T01:05:50Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > Watched the first episode. I liked it; it reminded me of _A Christmas Story_, with a little Calvin & Hobbes thrown in. I’d prefer it to have more Chris O’Dowd than it does, though. I’ll continue on and see if that happens. It’s written by and was created by O’Dowd, so if you like him as a _person_ then it’s the show for you. But if you just want beardy Irish eye candy then you might have to be patient 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/19 "2014-04-30T05:40:21Z")
Chris O’Dowd and Richard Ayoade became two of my favourite comedians after I finally watched “The IT Crowd.” They should be in every comedy filmed, in my humble opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122/20 "2014-04-30T11:33:05Z")
I have to say that although I love all the actors in _The IT Crowd_, I couldn’t get beyond a handful of episodes. It seemed like a pretty stupid level of humor. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-works-starring-chris-odowd/687122.md?page=2)