Richard Ayoade

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1977-05-23 (47 years old)

Place of Birth Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Also Known As Richard Ellef Ayoade, Ayoade, ריצ'ארד איואדי

Richard Ayoade

Biography

Richard Ellef Ayoade was born in London in 1977. He is a a multi-award winning British comedian, actor, broadcaster, filmmaker, author, narrator & film buff. The success of Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place (which he co-wrote, directed and starred in) was followed by his BAFTA award winning role in The IT Crowd, and numerous other TV credits. In 2010, Ayoade made his debut directorial feature, Submarine, a BAFTA nominated, coming-of-age comedy-drama he adapted from Joe Dunthorne's 2008 novel of the same name. His second feature film in 2013, the black comedy thriller The Double, was based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1846 novella The Double; it was written by Ayoade & Avi Korine. His first book, Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey, was published in October 2014. Richard is married to actress / producer Lydia Fox & they reside in England.

Known For

Actor

Danger Island

as Dr. Medino (voice)

2025
The Bad Guys 2

as Professor Marmalade (voice)

2024
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

as Dr. Marshall / The Great Yogi / Various

2024
Dream Productions

as Xeni (voice)

2024
Rob Beckett's Smart TV

as Self - Guest

2023
The Rat Catcher

as Editor

2023
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

as Dr. Marshall / Yogi

2023
Krapopolis

as Tyrannis (voice)

2022
The Bad Guys

as Professor Marmalade (voice)

2022
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight

as Archmage Kyle (voice)

2021
2021
22 vs. Earth

as Counselor Jerry (voice)

2021
2021
Monsters at Work

as Declan (voice)

2021
Rugrats

as Duffy (voice)

2020
Soul

as Counselor Jerry (voice)

2020
Between the Covers

as Self - Interviewed Guest

2019
The Souvenir

as Patrick

2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

as Ice Cream Cone (voice)

2019
The Mandalorian

as Zero (voice)

2019
Moominvalley

as The Ghost (voice)

2019
Hypothetical

as Self

2018
2018
Early Man

as Treebor (voice)

2018
Disenchantment

as Alva Gunderson / Gordy (voice)

2018
Disenchantment

as Alva Gunderson (voice)

2018
Disenchantment

as (voice)

2018
Apple & Onion

as Onion (voice)

2018
Roast Battle

as Self - Guest Judge

2017
Paddington 2

as Forensic Investigator

2017
Neo Yokio

as Herbert Sims (voice)

2017
Neo Yokio

as Salesclerk (voice)

2017
2017
The Fake News Show

as Himself - Panelist

2015
Danger Mouse

as The Snowman (voice)

2015
2014
The Boxtrolls

as Mr. Pickles (voice)

2014
The IT Crowd Manual

as Himself / Maurice Moss

2013
Was It Something I Said?

as Self - Team Captain

2013
Strange Hill High

as Templeton (voice)

2013
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

as Self - Contestant

2013
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

as Himself (Guest captain)

2013
Gogglebox

as Self

2012
The Watch

as Jamarcus

2012
Gadget Man

as Presenter

2012
Full English

as Edgar Johnson

2012
The Last Leg

as Self

2011
Black Mirror

as Richard Ayoade (voice)

2009
Bunny and the Bull

as Museum Curator

2007
Wynde: Behind the Man

as Interviewer

2007
The IT Crowd

as Moss

2006
2006
Snuff Box

as Music Show Host

2006
The IT Crowd

as Maurice Moss

2006
The IT Crowd

as Himself

2005
Festival

as Dwight Swan

2005
2005
Nathan Barley

as Ned Smanks

2004
2004
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

as Photographer at Wedding

2004
Big Fat Quiz

as Self - Panellist

2004
2004
The Mighty Boosh

as Dixon Bainbridge

2004
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

as Dean Learner / Thornton Reed

2003
Hello, Friend

as Computer Man

1994
1994
Room 101

as Self

1990
1990
Have I Got News for You

as Self - Guest Host

1990
The Crystal Maze

as Himself - Host

Director

2014
The Double

as Director

2011
Submarine

as Director

2009
Community

as Director

2007
2004

Writer

2014
The Double

as Writer

2011
Submarine

as Writer

2007
2004
2004
The Mighty Boosh

as Script Editor

2004

Crew

2011
Paul

as Thanks

2010
Four Lions

as Thanks

2000
Bruiser

as Additional Writing

1999
Smack the Pony

as Additional Writing

Creator

Producer

2006
Man to Man with Dean Learner

as Executive Producer

Sound

2018
Apple & Onion

as Theme Song Performance