Richard Ayoade
Richard Ayoade is a multi-award-winning comedian, actor, writer and director.
His debut film was the BAFTA-nominated Submarine, which he followed up with The Double, starring Jesse Eisenberg, both of which he wrote and directed.
Richard's debut film was the BAFTA-nominated Submarine, which he followed up with The Double, starring Jesse Eisenberg, both of which he wrote and directed.
As an author, Richard has achieved great success with his releases Ayoade on Ayoade, The Grip of Film and Ayoade on Top. His latest, The Unfinished Harauld Hughes, recounts Ayoade's fictional quest to rescue Harauld Hughes - the almost mythical mid-century playwright - from obscurity. The groundbreaking project includes three additional releases of Hughes’ work, also written by Richard: The Models Trilogy, Four Films, and Plays, Prose, Pieces, Poetry. Richard has also penned two children's books, titled The Book Nobody Wanted to Read and The Fairy Tale Fanclub.
Richard’s television work is equally impressive, with the success of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, which he co-wrote and directed, followed by his BAFTA-winning role as Maurice Moss in The IT Crowd. He has made appearances in The Mighty Boosh, Snuff Box and Nathan Barley, and as a voice artist has contributed to shows such as Krapopolis, Neo Yokio (Netflix) and Apple & Onion (Cartoon Network).
As a host, Richard fronted Gadget Man and Travel Man, and the rebooted Crystal Maze, all for Channel 4. Next came Question Team, a panel show for UKTV. Richard is also a regular guest host of Have I Got News For You.
Film credits include roles in Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme and fantasy anthology The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar, along with Joanna Hoggs' The Souvenir, Parts 1 and 2. Richard has also lent his voice to animated features, The Bad Guys, TheBoxtrolls, The Lego Movie and Early Man.
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| Snuff Box BBC 3 | 2006-01-01 | |
| Movie Babylon, | Writer | 2000-01-01 |
| The Double | Writer / Director | 2014-01-01 |
| AD/BC: A Rock Opera | Writer | 2004-01-01 |
| Submarine | Director and Writer | 2011-01-01 |
| Month of Sundays 6 Music | Host | 2011-01-01 |
| Festival Dwight Swan | Performer | 2005-01-01 |
| Darkplace Illuminatum | Writer | 2006-01-01 |
| Horrificata Illuminata | Writer | 2006-01-01 |
| The Watch Akiva Schaffer | Jamarcus | 2012-01-01 |
| AD/BC: A Rock Opera | Director | 2004-01-01 |
| Time Trumpet BBC 2 | Performer | 2006-01-01 |
| Chatty Man Channel 4 | Himself | 2014-01-01 |
| Garth Marenghi's Darkplace | Writer | 2004-01-01 |
| Darkplace Illuminatum | Director | 2006-01-01 |
| The Last Leg Channel 4 | Himself | 2014-01-01 |
| Horrificata Illuminata | Director | 2006-01-01 |
| Darkplace Illuminatum | Performer | 2006-01-01 |
| Man to Man with Dean Learner | Writer | 2006-01-01 |
| Horrificata Illuminata | Performer | 2006-01-01 |
| Nathan Barley Channel 4 | Performer | 2005-01-01 |
| Comic Relief 2007: The Big One | Writer | 2007-01-01 |
| Jury Grand Prix Award Giffoni Festival | 2011-01-01 | |
| The Stupid Version BBC 3 | Performer | 2004-01-01 |
| Garth Marenghi's Darkplace | Director | 2004-01-01 |
| Never Mind the Buzzcocks BBC 2 | Host | 2012-01-01 |
| AD/BC: A Rock Opera BBC 3 | Performer | 2004-01-01 |
| The Crystal Maze Channel 4 | Presenter | 2017-01-01 |
| The Bunny and the Bull Paul King | Performer | 2009-01-01 |
| Man to Man with Dean Learner | Producer | 2006-01-01 |
| The IT Crowd, series 2 Channel 4 | Moss | 2007-01-01 |
| Gadget Man Channel 4 | Host / Presenter | 2014-01-01 |
| Travel Man Channel 4 | Host / Presenter | 2015-01-01 |
| The IT Crowd, series 3 Channel 4, | Moss | 2008-01-01 |
| The Mighty Boosh BBC 3/ BBC 2 | Performer | 2007-01-01 |
| Armstrong and Miller Channel 4 | Performer | 1999-01-01 |
| The Mighty Boosh Series 2 BBC 3 | Performer | 2005-01-01 |
| Man to Man with Dean Learner Channel 4 | Moss | 2006-01-01 |
| Last Leg of the Year 2014 Channel 4 | Himself | 2014-01-01 |
| The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Stephen Hopkins | 2004-01-01 | |
| Big Fat Quiz of the Year Channel 4 | Panellist | 2012-01-01 |
| Garth Marenghi's Darkplace Channel 4 | Performer | 2004-01-01 |
| The Secret Polieman's Ball Channel 4 | Performer | 2008-01-01 |
| The Big Fat Quiz of the 90's Channel 4 | Panellist | 2013-01-01 |
| Man to Man with Dean Learner 6 episodes | Director | 2006-01-01 |
| A League Of Their Own Sky One | Himself / Panellist | 2013-01-01 |
| Duck Quacks Don't Echo Sky One | Himself / Panellist | 2013-01-01 |
| The Big Fat Quiz of Everything Channel 4 | Panellist | 2016-01-01 |
| Gold European Promax Award, | Gold European Promax Award, | 2008-01-01 |
| Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy Series 2 / E4 | Various | 2014-01-01 |
| BAFTA Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme | Winner | 2014-01-01 |
| Was it Something I Said? Channel 4 | Himself / Panellist | 2014-01-01 |
| The Big Fat Quiz of the 00's Channel 4 | Himself / Panellist | 2012-01-01 |
| Book Award for: Ayoade on Ayoade Ayoade on Ayoade | Chortle Awards | 2015-01-01 |
| Nominated for Critics Circle Award | British Breakthrough Film-maker | 2012-01-01 |
| British Independent Film Awards Best Screenplay - Submarine | Winner | 2011-01-01 |
| Krapopolis Hulu | Tyrannis (voice) | 2023-01-01 |
| SpongeBob SquarePants Nickelodeon | Sammy Suckerfish (voice) | 2024-01-01 |
| Transformers: Earthspark Nickelodeon | Fairmaestro (voice) | 2024-01-01 |
| Monsters at Work Disney+ | Declan (voice) | 2024-01-01 |
| The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Dir. Wes Anderson | Dr. Marshall / Yogi | 2023-01-01 |
| The Rat Catcher Dir. Wes Anderson | Editor | 2023-01-01 |
| Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight Netflix | Archmage Kyle (voice) | 2023-01-01 |
| Disenchantment Netflix | Alva Gunderson / Alva / Gordy (voice) | 2021-01-01 |
| Black Mirror Netflix | His Own Actual Voice (voice) | 2023-01-01 |
| Rugrats Paramount+ | Duffy / DuffyApp (voice) | 2022-01-01 |
| Birdgirl E4 | (voice) | 2022-01-01 |
| The Bad Guys Dir. Pierre Perifel | Professor Marmalade (voice) | 2022-01-01 |
| The Bad Guys 2 Dir. Pierre Perifel & JP Sans | Professor Marmalade (voice) | 2025-01-01 |
| Apple & Onion Cartoon Network | Onion / Young Onion / Eclair (voice) | 2016-01-01 |
| The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Dir. Will Sharpe | Henry Wood | 2021-01-01 |
| The Souvenir: Part II Dir. Joanna Hogg | Patrick | 2021-01-01 |
| 22 vs. Earth Dir. Nolting | Counselor Jerry (voice) | 2021-01-01 |
| The Mandalorian Disney+ | Zero (voice) | 2019-01-01 |
| Soul Dir. Pete Docter, Kemp Powers | Counselor Jerry (voice) | 2020-01-01 |
| Moominvalley Sky One | The Ghost (voice) | 2019-01-01 |
| The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Dir. Mike Mitchell | Ice Cream Cone (voice) | 2019-01-01 |
| The Souvenir Dir. Joanna Hogg | Patrick | 2019-01-01 |
| Neo Yokio Netflix | Salesclerk / Various (voice) | 2017-01-01 |
| Danger Mouse CBBC | The Snowman / Birch Badboy (voice) | 2015-01-01 |
| Early Man Dir. Nick Park | Treebor (voice) | 2018-01-01 |
| Paddington 2 Dir. Paul King | Forensic Investigator | 2017-01-01 |
| The Vicar of Dibley BBC | Bernard | 2015-01-01 |
| The Boxtrolls Dir. Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi | Mr Pickles (voice) | 2014-01-01 |
| The Unfinished Harauld Hughes: Richard Ayoade's hilarious fictional quest to rescue a mythical mid-century playwright from obscurity Additional materials: 'The Models Trilogy', 'Four Films', 'Plays, Prose, Pieces, Poetry' | Writer | 2024-01-01 |
| Ayoade on Top Publlisher: Faber | Writer | 2019-01-01 |
| Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey Publisher: Faber | Writer | 2014-01-01 |
| The Fairy Tale Fan Club: Legendary Letters Collected by C.C. Cecily Publisher: Walker Books | Writer | 2024-01-01 |
| The Book That No One Wanted to Read Publisher: Walker Books | Writer | 2022-01-01 |
| Dream Productions Disney+ | Xeni (voice) | 2024-01-01 |
| The Big Fat Quiz of the Year Channel 4 | Self | 2024-01-01 |
| Cats Does Countdown | Self | 2025-01-01 |
| The Phoenician Scheme Dir: Wes Anderson | Sergio | 2025-01-01 |
| Hamster & Gretel Disney Channel | Clem Clam | 2025-01-01 |
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