
Richard Ayoade
1 FOLLOWER • 36 CREDITS • MAY 23, 1977 • 47
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.
Known For

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Graham Norton Show

Black Mirror

Monsters at Work

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Mandalorian

A League of Their Own

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight

Gogglebox

Disenchantment

Rugrats

The Vicar of Dibley

The Mighty Boosh

Neo Yokio

Paddington 2

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

The Boxtrolls

Soul

The Bad Guys

The IT Crowd Manual

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

The Souvenir

The Watch

22 vs. Earth

The IT Crowd

The IT Crowd

Danger Mouse

Dream Productions

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

Krapopolis
Production Credits
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