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Richard Ayoade
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Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Richard Ayoade (born May 23, 1977) is a British actor, comedian, writer, filmmaker, and voice actor known for his deadpan style and sharp wit. He rose to fame playing Maurice Moss in the sitcom The IT Crowd, has voiced Tyrannis in Dan Harmon’s animated series Krapopolis, and has directed films including Submarine (2010) and The Double (2013). Beyond film and television, he has hosted shows such…
Known for
- Sonic the Hedgehog 42027
- Taskmaster: GOSH Charity Special — Self2026
- Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord — Two-Boots (voice)2026
- Unacceptable — Self - Team Captain2026
- The Bad Guys 2 — Professor Marmalade (voice)2025
- The Extraordinary Miss Flower — Self2025
- The Phoenician Scheme — Sergio2025
- LOL: Last One Laughing UK — Self2025
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More — Dr. Marshall / The Great Yogi / Various (archive footage)2024
- Rob Beckett's Smart TV — Self - Guest2024
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1977-05-23 ) 23 May 1977 (age 49) , Hammersmith , London , England
- Education
- St Catharine's College, Cambridge ( BA )
- Occupations
- Comedian actor writer director presenter
- Years active
- 2000–present
- Spouse
- Lydia Fox ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2007 )
- Family
- Fox family (by marriage)
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Hammersmith
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Educated at
- University of Cambridge
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Richard Ayoade at Soho Hotel (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- East Dulwich
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- Richard Ayoade
- date of birth
- 1977-05-23
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Richard Ayoade
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
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- wiki.apterous.org/Richard_Ayoade
- social media followers
- 822432
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Ayoade (/ˌaɪoʊˈɑːdi/ EYE-oh-AH-dee; born 23 May 1977) is a British comedian, actor, writer, director, and presenter. He played the role of socially awkward IT technician Maurice Moss in Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd (2006–2013), for which he won the 2014 BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance.
Ayoade was president of the Footlights club whilst a student at the University of Cambridge. He and Matthew Holness debuted their respective characters Dean Learner and Garth Marenghi at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2000, bringing the characters to television with Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004) and Man to Man with Dean Learner (2006). He appeared in the comedy shows The Mighty Boosh (2004–2007) and Nathan Barley (2005). After directing music videos for Kasabian, Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, he wrote and directed the comedy-drama film Submarine (2010), an adaptation of the 2008 novel by Joe Dunthorne. He co-starred in the American science fiction comedy film The Watch (2012) and his second film, the black comedy The Double (2013), drew inspiration from Fyodor Dostoevsky's novella of the same title.
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