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Richard Ayoade

Richard Ayoade

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1977-05-23

Birth Place

Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

22 vs. Earth

22 vs. Earth

2021

7.0

Movie
poster

8 Out of 10 Cats

2005

7.1

TV
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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2013

7.2

TV
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A League of Their Own

2010

6.9

TV
AD/BC: A Rock Opera

AD/BC: A Rock Opera

2004

6.2

Movie
poster

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

2014

7.0

TV
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Along for the Ride with David O'Doherty

2021

2.0

TV
poster

Apple & Onion

2018

6.3

TV
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Armstrong and Miller

1997

6.5

TV
Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights

Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights

1997

0.0

Movie
poster

Between the Covers

2020

5.5

TV
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Big Fat Quiz

2004

7.6

TV
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Black Mirror

2011

8.3

TV
Bunny and the Bull

Bunny and the Bull

2009

6.0

Movie
poster

Celebrity Catchphrase

2018

0.0

TV
Danger Island

Danger Island

0.0

Movie
poster

Danger Mouse

2015

6.3

TV
poster

Disenchantment

2018

7.5

TV
poster

Dream Productions

2024

8.2

TV
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Duck Quacks Don't Echo

2014

5.7

TV
Early Man

Early Man

2018

6.1

Movie
Festival

Festival

2005

6.2

Movie
poster

Full English

2012

5.0

TV
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Gadget Man

2012

7.0

TV
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Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

2004

7.9

TV
poster

Gogglebox

2013

6.8

TV
poster

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

7.0

TV
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Have I Got News for You

1990

7.1

TV
Hello, Friend

Hello, Friend

2003

6.8

Movie
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Hypothetical

2019

7.0

TV
poster

Krapopolis

2023

7.3

TV
poster

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight

2022

7.5

TV
poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

5.5

TV
poster

Man to Man with Dean Learner

2006

7.3

TV
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Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable

2021

7.0

TV
Miranda:  Morecambe & Wise and Me

Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me

2017

1.0

Movie
poster

Monsters at Work

2021

7.2

TV
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Moominvalley

2019

7.3

TV
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Nathan Barley

2005

7.2

TV
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Neo Yokio

2017

5.2

TV
Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas

Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas

2018

4.0

Movie
poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

2021

7.2

TV
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Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy

2012

7.4

TV
Paddington 2

Paddington 2

2017

7.5

Movie
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches

2016

0.0

Movie
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Question Team

2021

6.2

TV
poster

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

2021

7.0

TV
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Roast Battle

2018

7.0

TV
poster

Rob Beckett's Smart TV

2024

8.0

TV
poster

Room 101

1994

6.2

TV
poster

Rugrats

2021

7.0

TV
poster

Snuff Box

2006

7.5

TV
Soul

Soul

2020

8.1

Movie
poster

Strange Hill High

2013

6.5

TV
The Bad Guys

The Bad Guys

2022

7.5

Movie
The Bad Guys 2

The Bad Guys 2

2025

0.0

Movie
poster

The Big Narstie Show

2018

3.5

TV
The Boxtrolls

The Boxtrolls

2014

6.7

Movie
poster

The Crystal Maze

1990

7.4

TV
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The Crystal Maze

2017

9.0

TV
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

2021

6.9

Movie
The Extraordinary Miss Flower

The Extraordinary Miss Flower

2024

0.0

Movie
poster

The Fake News Show

2017

5.0

TV
poster

The Graham Norton Show

2007

7.2

TV
poster

The IT Crowd

2006

8.1

TV
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The IT Crowd

2007

5.4

TV
The IT Crowd Manual

The IT Crowd Manual

2014

8.3

Movie
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The Last Leg

2013

5.3

TV
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005

6.8

TV
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

2019

6.7

Movie
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

2004

6.6

Movie
poster

The Mandalorian

2019

8.4

TV
poster

The Mighty Boosh

2004

7.6

TV
The Rat Catcher

The Rat Catcher

2023

6.6

Movie
The Semplica Girl Diaries

The Semplica Girl Diaries

0.0

Movie
The Souvenir

The Souvenir

2019

6.0

Movie
The Souvenir: Part II

The Souvenir: Part II

2021

6.4

Movie
poster

The Vicar of Dibley

1994

7.4

TV
The Watch

The Watch

2012

5.6

Movie
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

2023

7.2

Movie
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

2024

7.4

Movie
poster

Time Trumpet

2006

7.6

TV
poster

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

2015

6.6

TV
poster

Was It Something I Said?

2013

6.6

TV
Wynde: Behind the Man

Wynde: Behind the Man

2007

0.0

Movie