
Richard Ayoade
1 FOLLOWER • 49 CREDITS • MAY 23, 1977 • 48
Biography
Richard Ellef Ayoade was born in London. 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

The Graham Norton Show

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Blankety Blank

Black Mirror

Monsters at Work

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Room 101

The Mandalorian

Ren & Stimpy

A League of Their Own

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight

Gogglebox

Disenchantment

Rugrats

The Vicar of Dibley

The Mighty Boosh

Snuff Box

Danger Mouse

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Paddington 2

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Neo Yokio

The Bad Guys 2

The Phoenician Scheme

The Boxtrolls

The Bad Guys

Soul

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

The IT Crowd Manual

The Watch

AD/BC: A Rock Opera

The Souvenir

LOL: Last One Laughing UK

22 vs. Earth

2004: The Stupid Version

Apple & Onion

The IT Crowd

The IT Crowd

Dream Productions

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

Krapopolis
Production Credits
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