Biography
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.
Filmography
all 100
TV Shows 62
Movies 38
self 34
Voice 22
Director 9
Writer 2
Producer 1

The Bad Guys 2 (2025)

Dream Productions (2024)

Ren & Stimpy (2024)

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024)

Rob Beckett's Smart TV (2024)

Krapopolis (2023)

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2022)

The Bad Guys (2022)

Blankety Blank (2021)

Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2021)

Monsters at Work (2021)

Rugrats (2021)

22 vs. Earth (2021)

Birdgirl (2021)

Soul (2020)

The Mandalorian (2019)

The Souvenir (2019)

Moominvalley (2019)

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)

Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas (2018)

Disenchantment (2018)

Apple & Onion (2018)

Early Man (2018)

Roast Battle (2018)

Paddington 2 (2017)

Neo Yokio (2017)

The Fake News Show (2017)

Danger Mouse (2015)

Travel Man: 48 Hours in... (2015)

The Boxtrolls (2014)

The Double (2014)

The IT Crowd Manual (2014)

Was It Something I Said? (2013)

Strange Hill High (2013)

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2013)

Gadget Man (2012)

Full English (2012)

The Watch (2012)

Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy (2012)

Black Mirror (2011)

Submarine (2011)

Paul (2011)

Four Lions (2010)

Bunny and the Bull (2009)

Community (2009)

Wynde: Behind the Man (2007)

Man to Man with Dean Learner (2006)

Snuff Box (2006)

The IT Crowd (2006)

Festival (2005)

Nathan Barley (2005)

Big Fat Quiz (2004)

AD/BC: A Rock Opera (2004)

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)

The Mighty Boosh (2004)

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004)

Hello, Friend (2003)

Smack the Pony (1999)

Have I Got News for You (1990)

The Crystal Maze (1990)

The Semplica Girl Diaries

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Danger Island
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1977-05-23 (48 years old)
Birth PlaceHammersmith, United Kingdom
SpouseQ21002300
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesEast Dulwich, United Kingdom
Also Known AsRichard Ellef Ayoade, Ayoade, ריצ'ארד איואדי
AwardsChortle Awards
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