Richard Ayoade

Acting

Richard Ayoade

Born May 23, 1977Hammersmith, London, England, UK101 credits

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

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Movie

2027

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
7.1

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord

TV

2026

The Bad Guys 2
7.7

The Bad Guys 2

Movie

2025

The Phoenician Scheme
6.5

The Phoenician Scheme

Movie

2025

The Extraordinary Miss Flower
5.0

The Extraordinary Miss Flower

Movie

2025

Dream Productions
7.8

Dream Productions

TV

2024

Filmography

Sonic the Hedgehog 4
2027Sonic the Hedgehog 4Movie
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
2026Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lordas Two-Boots (voice)TV
The Bad Guys 2
2025The Bad Guys 2as Professor Marmalade (voice)Movie
The Phoenician Scheme
2025The Phoenician Schemeas SergioMovie
The Extraordinary Miss Flower
2025The Extraordinary Miss Floweras SelfMovie
Dream Productions
2024Dream Productionsas Xeni (voice)TV
Ren & Stimpy
2024Ren & Stimpyas Genie (voice)TV
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three Moreas Dr. Marshall / The Great Yogi / Various (archive footage)Movie
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024Rob Beckett's Smart TVas Self - GuestTV
The Rat Catcher
2023The Rat Catcheras EditorMovie
Krapopolis
2023Krapopolisas Tyrannis (voice)TV
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2023The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugaras Dr. Marshall / YogiMovie
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
2022Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knightas Archmage Kyle (voice)TV
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
2022Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'as SelfMovie
The Bad Guys
2022The Bad Guysas Professor Marmalade (voice)Movie
Along for the Ride with David O'Doherty
2021Along for the Ride with David O'Dohertyas SelfTV
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021The Electrical Life of Louis Wainas Henry WoodMovie
Question Team
2021Question Teamas SelfTV
The Souvenir: Part II
2021The Souvenir: Part IIas PatrickMovie
Blankety Blank
2021Blankety Blankas Self - PanellistTV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021Never Mind the Buzzcocksas Self - PanellistTV
Monsters at Work
2021Monsters at Workas Declan (voice)TV
Rugrats
2021Rugratsas Duffy (voice)TV
22 vs. Earth
202122 vs. Earthas Counselor Jerry (voice)Movie
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
2021Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivableas SelfTV
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021Rhod Gilbert's Growing Painsas GuestTV
Soul
2020Soulas Counselor Jerry (voice)Movie
Between the Covers
2020Between the Coversas SelfTV
The Mandalorian
2019The Mandalorianas Zero (voice)TV
The Souvenir
2019The Souveniras PatrickMovie
Moominvalley
2019Moominvalleyas The Ghost (voice)TV
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019The Lego Movie 2: The Second Partas Ice Cream Cone (voice)Movie
Hypothetical
2019Hypotheticalas SelfTV
Disenchantment
2018Disenchantmentas Alva Gunderson / Gordy (voice)TV
Buff Up My Head
2018Buff Up My Headas Onion (voice)Movie
The Big Narstie Show
2018The Big Narstie Showas SelfTV
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018Celebrity CatchphraseTV
Apple & Onion
2018Apple & Onionas Onion (voice)TV
Early Man
2018Early Manas Treebor (voice)Movie
Roast Battle
2018Roast Battleas Self - Guest JudgeTV
Paddington 2
2017Paddington 2as Forensic InvestigatorMovie
Neo Yokio
2017Neo Yokioas Herbert Sims (voice)TV
The Crystal Maze
2017The Crystal Mazeas HostTV
The Fake News Show
2017The Fake News Showas Himself - PanelistTV
Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me
2017Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Meas SelfMovie
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2016Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketchesas SelfMovie
Danger Mouse
2015Danger Mouseas The Snowman (voice)TV
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015Travel Man: 48 Hours in...as Self - HostTV
The Boxtrolls
2014The Boxtrollsas Mr. Pickles (voice)Movie
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014Alan Davies: As Yet Untitledas SelfTV
The Double
2014The DoubleDirectorMovie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014Duck Quacks Don't EchoTV
The IT Crowd Manual
2014The IT Crowd Manualas Self - Maurice MossMovie
Was It Something I Said?
2013Was It Something I Said?as Self - Team CaptainTV
Strange Hill High
2013Strange Hill Highas Templeton (voice)TV
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
20138 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdownas Self - ContestantTV
Gogglebox
2013Goggleboxas SelfTV
The Last Leg
2013The Last Legas SelfTV
Gadget Man
2012Gadget Manas PresenterTV
Full English
2012Full Englishas Edgar JohnsonTV
The Watch
2012The Watchas JamarcusMovie
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
2012Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedyas City GentTV
Black Mirror
2011Black Mirroras Richard Ayoade (voice)TV
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011The Jonathan Ross Showas Self - GuestTV
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2011Through the PrismDirectorMovie
Submarine
2011SubmarineDirectorMovie
Tommy Tiernan: Crooked Man
2011Tommy Tiernan: Crooked ManDirectorMovie
A League of Their Own
2010A League of Their OwnTV
Bunny and the Bull
2009Bunny and the Bullas Museum CuratorMovie
Community
2009CommunityDirectorTV
Arctic Monkeys: At the Apollo
2008Arctic Monkeys: At the ApolloDirectorMovie
Wynde: Behind the Man
2007Wynde: Behind the Manas InterviewerMovie
The IT Crowd
2007The IT Crowdas MossTV
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Showas SelfTV
Man to Man with Dean Learner
2006Man to Man with Dean Learneras Dean LearnerTV
Time Trumpet
2006Time TrumpetTV
Snuff Box
2006Snuff Boxas Music Show HostTV
The IT Crowd
2006The IT Crowdas Maurice MossTV
The Mighty Boosh: Inside the Zooniverse
2005The Mighty Boosh: Inside the ZooniverseMovie
Festival
2005Festivalas Dwight SwanMovie
8 Out of 10 Cats
20058 Out of 10 Catsas SelfTV
Nathan Barley
2005Nathan Barleyas Ned SmanksTV
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas SelfTV
2004: The Stupid Version
20042004: The Stupid Versionas HimselfTV
Big Fat Quiz
2004Big Fat Quizas Self - PanellistTV
AD/BC: A Rock Opera
2004AD/BC: A Rock Operaas JosephMovie
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004The Life and Death of Peter Sellersas Photographer at WeddingMovie
The Mighty Boosh
2004The Mighty Booshas SabooTV
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
2004Garth Marenghi's Darkplaceas Dean Learner / Thornton ReedTV
Hello, Friend
2003Hello, Friendas Computer ManMovie
Armstrong and Miller
1997Armstrong and MillerTV
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1997Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlightsas SelfMovie
Room 101
1994Room 101as SelfTV
Have I Got News for You
1990Have I Got News for Youas Self - HostTV
The Crystal Maze
1990The Crystal Mazeas Himself - HostTV
The Semplica Girl Diaries
—The Semplica Girl DiariesMovie
Danger Island
—Danger Islandas Dr. Medino (voice)Movie
The Bad Guys 3
—The Bad Guys 3as Professor Marmalade (voice)Movie
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
—Have I Got a Bit More News for Youas Self - PresenterTV
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—Untitled Wes Anderson FilmWriterMovie