Actor profile

Richard Ayoade

23rd May 1977 Hammersmith, London, England, UK Acting

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 as Travel Man and The Crystal Maze and appeared on the comedy competition series Last One Laughing UK.

28 Movies 72 TV Shows 1 In Production 109 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Bad Guys 2 poster

The Bad Guys 2 24th July 2025 as Professor Marmalade (voice)

The Phoenician Scheme poster

The Phoenician Scheme 23rd May 2025 as Sergio

The Extraordinary Miss Flower poster

The Extraordinary Miss Flower 9th May 2025 as Self

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More poster

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More 14th March 2024 as Dr. Marshall / The Great Yogi / Various (archive footage)

The Rat Catcher poster

The Rat Catcher 28th September 2023 as Editor

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar poster

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar 20th September 2023 as Dr. Marshall / Yogi

Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys' poster

Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys' 21st June 2022 as Self

The Bad Guys poster

The Bad Guys 17th March 2022 as Professor Marmalade (voice)

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain poster

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 21st October 2021 as Henry Wood

The Souvenir: Part II poster

The Souvenir: Part II 11th October 2021 as Patrick

22 vs. Earth poster

22 vs. Earth 30th April 2021 as Counselor Jerry (voice)

Soul poster

Soul 25th December 2020 as Counselor Jerry (voice)

The Souvenir poster

The Souvenir 17th May 2019 as Patrick

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part poster

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part 6th February 2019 as Ice Cream Cone (voice)

Buff Up My Head poster

Buff Up My Head 15th August 2018 as Onion (voice)

Early Man poster

Early Man 26th January 2018 as Treebor (voice)

Paddington 2 poster

Paddington 2 9th November 2017 as Forensic Investigator

Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me poster

Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me 1st January 2017 as Self

The Boxtrolls poster

The Boxtrolls 10th September 2014 as Mr. Pickles (voice)

The IT Crowd Manual poster

The IT Crowd Manual 4th January 2014 as Self - Maurice Moss

The Watch poster

The Watch 26th July 2012 as Jamarcus

Bunny and the Bull poster

Bunny and the Bull 27th November 2009 as Museum Curator

Wynde: Behind the Man poster

Wynde: Behind the Man 19th November 2007 as Interviewer

The Mighty Boosh: Inside the Zooniverse poster

The Mighty Boosh: Inside the Zooniverse 29th August 2005

Festival poster

Festival 15th July 2005 as Dwight Swan

AD/BC: A Rock Opera poster

AD/BC: A Rock Opera 21st December 2004 as Joseph

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers poster

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers 1st October 2004 as Photographer at Wedding

Hello, Friend poster

Hello, Friend 2nd February 2003 as Computer Man

Unacceptable poster

Unacceptable 5th July 2026 as Self - Team Captain

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord poster

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord 6th April 2026 as Two-Boots (voice)

LOL: Last One Laughing UK poster

LOL: Last One Laughing UK 20th March 2025 as Self

Dream Productions poster

Dream Productions 11th December 2024 as Xeni (voice)

Ren & Stimpy poster

Ren & Stimpy 13th July 2024 as Genie (voice)

Rob Beckett's Smart TV poster

Rob Beckett's Smart TV 29th February 2024 as Self - Guest

Rob Beckett's Smart TV poster

Rob Beckett's Smart TV 29th February 2024 as Self - Panelist

Krapopolis poster

Krapopolis 24th September 2023 as Tyrannis (voice)

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight poster

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight 14th July 2022 as Archmage Kyle (voice)

Along for the Ride with David O'Doherty poster

Along for the Ride with David O'Doherty 22nd November 2021 as Self

Question Team poster

Question Team 12th October 2021 as Self

Blankety Blank poster

Blankety Blank 2nd October 2021 as Self - Panellist

Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks 21st September 2021 as Self - Panellist

Monsters at Work poster

Monsters at Work 7th July 2021 as Declan (voice)

Rugrats poster

Rugrats 27th May 2021 as Duffy (voice)

Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable poster

Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable 2nd February 2021 as Self

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains poster

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains 12th January 2021 as Guest

Between the Covers poster

Between the Covers 9th October 2020 as Self

The Mandalorian poster

The Mandalorian 12th November 2019 as Zero (voice)

Moominvalley poster

Moominvalley 25th February 2019 as The Ghost (voice)

Hypothetical poster

Hypothetical 6th February 2019 as Self

Disenchantment poster

Disenchantment 17th August 2018 as Alva Gunderson / Gordy (voice)

Disenchantment poster

Disenchantment 17th August 2018 as Alva Gunderson (voice)

Disenchantment poster

Disenchantment 17th August 2018 as (voice)

The Big Narstie Show poster

The Big Narstie Show 29th June 2018 as Self

Celebrity Catchphrase poster

Celebrity Catchphrase 17th June 2018

Apple & Onion poster

Apple & Onion 23rd February 2018 as Onion (voice)

Roast Battle poster

Roast Battle 15th January 2018 as Self - Guest Judge

Neo Yokio poster

Neo Yokio 22nd September 2017 as Herbert Sims (voice)

The Crystal Maze poster

The Crystal Maze 23rd June 2017 as Host

The Fake News Show poster

The Fake News Show 15th May 2017 as Himself - Panelist

Danger Mouse poster

Danger Mouse 28th September 2015 as The Snowman (voice)

Taskmaster poster

Taskmaster 28th July 2015 as Self

Travel Man: 48 Hours in... poster

Travel Man: 48 Hours in... 30th March 2015 as Self - Host

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled poster

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled 16th June 2014 as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self

Duck Quacks Don't Echo poster

Duck Quacks Don't Echo 7th February 2014

Was It Something I Said? poster

Was It Something I Said? 6th October 2013 as Self - Team Captain

Strange Hill High poster

Strange Hill High 8th May 2013 as Templeton (voice)

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown poster

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 12th April 2013 as Self - Contestant

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown poster

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 12th April 2013 as Self - Guest Captain

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown poster

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 12th April 2013 as Self

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown poster

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 12th April 2013 as Guest

Gogglebox poster

Gogglebox 7th March 2013 as Self

The Last Leg poster

The Last Leg 25th January 2013 as Self

Gadget Man poster

Gadget Man 19th November 2012 as Presenter

Full English poster

Full English 12th November 2012 as Edgar Johnson

Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy poster

Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy 26th January 2012 as City Gent

Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy poster

Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy 26th January 2012 as Tod Lagoona (voice)

Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy poster

Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy 26th January 2012 as City Gent / Tom Lagoona

Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy poster

Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy 26th January 2012 as Todd Lagoona

Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy poster

Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy 26th January 2012 as Reality Man / Narrator / Todd Laguna

Black Mirror poster

Black Mirror 4th December 2011 as Richard Ayoade (voice)

The Jonathan Ross Show poster

The Jonathan Ross Show 3rd September 2011 as Self - Guest

A League of Their Own poster

A League of Their Own 11th March 2010

The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show 22nd February 2007 as Self

Man to Man with Dean Learner poster

Man to Man with Dean Learner 20th October 2006 as Dean Learner

Time Trumpet poster

Time Trumpet 3rd August 2006

Snuff Box poster

Snuff Box 27th February 2006 as Music Show Host

The IT Crowd poster

The IT Crowd 3rd February 2006 as Maurice Moss

8 Out of 10 Cats poster

8 Out of 10 Cats 3rd June 2005 as Self

Nathan Barley poster

Nathan Barley 11th February 2005 as Ned Smanks

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 3rd January 2005 as Self

2004: The Stupid Version poster

2004: The Stupid Version 31st December 2004 as Himself

Big Fat Quiz poster

Big Fat Quiz 27th December 2004 as Self - Panellist

The Mighty Boosh poster

The Mighty Boosh 18th May 2004 as Saboo

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace poster

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace 29th January 2004 as Dean Learner / Thornton Reed

SpongeBob SquarePants poster

SpongeBob SquarePants 1st May 1999 as Sammy Suckerfish (voice)

Armstrong and Miller poster

Armstrong and Miller 5th February 1997

Room 101 poster

Room 101 4th July 1994 as Self

Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You 28th September 1990 as Self - Host

The Crystal Maze poster

The Crystal Maze 15th February 1990 as Himself - Host

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 poster

Coming soon

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 11th March 2027