Richard Ayoade

Acting · Born 1977-05-23 · Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Biography

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.

Known for

• Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (2027)
• The Extraordinary Miss Flower (2025)
• The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
• The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024)
• The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
• The Rat Catcher (2023)
• Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys' (2022)
• The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)
• The Souvenir: Part II (2021)
• Men in Brown (2020)
• The Souvenir (2019)
• Buff Up My Head (2018)
• Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me (2017)
• Paddington 2 (2017)
• Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches (2016)
• The IT Crowd Manual (2014)
• The Watch (2012)
• Bunny and the Bull (2009)
• Wynde: Behind the Man (2007)
• Festival (2005)
• The Mighty Boosh: Inside the Zooniverse (2005)
• AD/BC: A Rock Opera (2004)
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
• Hello, Friend (2003)