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Richard Ayoade

1977-05-23 (47 years old) in Hammersmith, London, England, UK

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.

Movies

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The Semplica Girl Diaries
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Comedy, Drama
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The Bad Guys 2
0 %|Jul 30, 2025
Animation, Family, Crime, Comedy
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The Extraordinary Miss Flower
0 %|Oct 19, 2024
Drama, Music
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The Rat Catcher
66.11 %|Sep 28, 2023
Comedy
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
72.37 %|Sep 20, 2023
Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
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The Bad Guys
76 %|Mar 17, 2022
Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
69 %|Oct 21, 2021
Drama, History, Comedy
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The Souvenir: Part II
64.41 %|Oct 11, 2021
Drama
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22 vs. Earth
70 %|Apr 30, 2021
Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
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Soul
81.19999999999999 %|Dec 25, 2020
Animation, Family, Comedy, Fantasy
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The Souvenir
60 %|May 17, 2019
Romance, Drama
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
66.76 %|Feb 6, 2019
Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas
40 %|Dec 7, 2018
Animation, Comedy
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Early Man
61.449999999999996 %|Jan 26, 2018
Family, Comedy, Animation, Adventure
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Paddington 2
75 %|Nov 9, 2017
Adventure, Comedy, Family
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Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me
10 %|Jan 1, 2017
Documentary
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Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
0 %|Dec 31, 2016
Comedy, Documentary
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The Boxtrolls
67 %|Sep 10, 2014
Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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The IT Crowd Manual
83 %|Jan 4, 2014
Comedy, Documentary
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The Watch
55.85 %|Jul 26, 2012
Comedy, Action, Science Fiction
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Bunny and the Bull
60 %|Nov 27, 2009
Comedy, Romance
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Wynde: Behind the Man
0 %|Nov 19, 2007
Comedy, Documentary, Music
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Festival
62 %|Jul 15, 2005
Drama, Comedy
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AD/BC: A Rock Opera
62.41 %|Dec 21, 2004
Comedy, Music
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
65.75999999999999 %|Oct 1, 2004
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Hello, Friend
68 %|Feb 2, 2003
Science Fiction
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Danger Island
0 %|Invalid Date
Animation, Adventure, Family, Science Fiction

Series

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Dream Productions
82.65 %|Dec 11, 2024
Animation, Comedy, Family
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Rob Beckett's Smart TV
80 %|Feb 29, 2024
Comedy, Talk
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Krapopolis
73 %|Sep 24, 2023
Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
75 %|Jul 14, 2022
Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy
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Along for the Ride with David O'Doherty
20 %|Nov 22, 2021
Reality, Comedy
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Question Team
62 %|Oct 12, 2021
Comedy, Reality
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks
72 %|Sep 21, 2021
Comedy
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Monsters at Work
72 %|Jul 7, 2021
Family, Comedy, Animation
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Rugrats
70 %|May 27, 2021
Animation, Comedy, Kids
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Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
70 %|Feb 2, 2021
Comedy
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Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
70 %|Jan 12, 2021
Comedy
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Between the Covers
55 %|Oct 9, 2020
Talk
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The Mandalorian
84.33 %|Nov 12, 2019
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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Moominvalley
73 %|Feb 25, 2019
Animation, Kids, Family
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Hypothetical
70 %|Feb 6, 2019
Comedy
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Disenchantment
74.53999999999999 %|Aug 17, 2018
Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Disenchantment
74.53999999999999 %|Aug 17, 2018
Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Disenchantment
74.53999999999999 %|Aug 17, 2018
Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The Big Narstie Show
35 %|Jun 29, 2018
Talk
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Celebrity Catchphrase
0 %|Jun 17, 2018
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Apple & Onion
62.97 %|Feb 23, 2018
Animation, Comedy
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Roast Battle
70 %|Jan 15, 2018
Comedy
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Neo Yokio
52 %|Sep 22, 2017
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
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Neo Yokio
52 %|Sep 22, 2017
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
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The Crystal Maze
90 %|Jun 23, 2017
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The Fake News Show
50 %|May 15, 2017
News, Comedy, Talk
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Danger Mouse
63 %|Sep 28, 2015
Comedy, Animation
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Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
66 %|Mar 30, 2015
Comedy, Documentary
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Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
70 %|Jun 16, 2014
Talk, Comedy
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
55 %|Feb 25, 2014
Talk, Comedy
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Duck Quacks Don't Echo
57 %|Feb 7, 2014
Comedy
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Was It Something I Said?
66.07000000000001 %|Oct 6, 2013
Comedy
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Strange Hill High
65 %|May 8, 2013
Animation, Comedy, Family, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
72 %|Apr 12, 2013
Comedy, Reality, Talk
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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
72 %|Apr 12, 2013
Comedy, Reality, Talk
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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
72 %|Apr 12, 2013
Comedy, Reality, Talk
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Gogglebox
68 %|Mar 7, 2013
Family, Reality
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The Last Leg
53 %|Jan 25, 2013
Talk
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Gadget Man
70.5 %|Nov 19, 2012
Documentary
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Full English
50 %|Nov 12, 2012
Animation, Comedy
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Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
74.17 %|Jan 26, 2012
Comedy
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Black Mirror
82.89 %|Dec 4, 2011
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
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A League of Their Own
69 %|Mar 11, 2010
Comedy
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The IT Crowd
54 %|Mar 8, 2007
Comedy
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The Graham Norton Show
72 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
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Man to Man with Dean Learner
73 %|Oct 20, 2006
Comedy
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Time Trumpet
76 %|Aug 3, 2006
Comedy
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Snuff Box
75 %|Feb 27, 2006
Comedy
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The IT Crowd
81.41999999999999 %|Feb 3, 2006
Comedy
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The IT Crowd
81.41999999999999 %|Feb 3, 2006
Comedy
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8 Out of 10 Cats
70.51 %|Jun 3, 2005
Comedy
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Nathan Barley
72 %|Feb 11, 2005
Comedy
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
68 %|Jan 3, 2005
Comedy, Talk
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Big Fat Quiz
76 %|Dec 27, 2004
Comedy
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The Mighty Boosh
75.99000000000001 %|May 18, 2004
Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The Mighty Boosh
75.99000000000001 %|May 18, 2004
Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
79.09 %|Jan 29, 2004
Comedy, Mystery, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Armstrong and Miller
65 %|Feb 5, 1997
Comedy
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The Vicar of Dibley
74 %|Nov 10, 1994
Comedy
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Room 101
62 %|Jul 4, 1994
Comedy, Talk
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Have I Got News for You
71 %|Sep 28, 1990
Comedy, News
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Have I Got News for You
71 %|Sep 28, 1990
Comedy, News
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Have I Got a Bit More News for You
70 %|Invalid Date
News, Comedy
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The Crystal Maze
74 %|Feb 15, 1990