Acting
Richard Ayoade
Born 1977-05-23
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
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
Prominent works featuring Richard Ayoade
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Soul
2020
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The Mandalorian
2019
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Black Mirror
2011
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Paul
2011
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SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
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Paddington 2
2017
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The Bad Guys
2022
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Community
2009
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019
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The Watch
2012
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (145 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sonic the Hedgehog 4 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2027 |
 | Taskmaster: GOSH Charity Special | Self | Movie | 2026 |
 | Unacceptable | Self - Team Captain | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord | Two-Boots (voice) | TV Series | 2026 |
 | The Bad Guys 2 | Professor Marmalade (voice) | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Phoenician Scheme | Sergio | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Extraordinary Miss Flower | Self | Movie | 2025 |
 | LOL: Last One Laughing UK | Self | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Dream Productions | Xeni (voice) | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Ren & Stimpy | Genie (voice) | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More | Dr. Marshall / The Great Yogi / Various (archive footage) | Movie | 2024 |
 | Rob Beckett's Smart TV | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2024 |
| Rob Beckett's Smart TV | Self - Panelist | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Rat Catcher | Editor | Movie | 2023 |
 | Krapopolis | Tyrannis (voice) | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar | Dr. Marshall / Yogi | Movie | 2023 |
 | Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight | Archmage Kyle (voice) | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys' | Self | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Bad Guys | Professor Marmalade (voice) | Movie | 2022 |
 | Along for the Ride with David O'Doherty | Self | TV Series | 2021 |
 | The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | Henry Wood | Movie | 2021 |
 | Question Team | Self | TV Series | 2021 |
 | The Souvenir: Part II | Patrick | Movie | 2021 |
 | Blankety Blank | Self - Panellist | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self - Panellist | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Monsters at Work | Declan (voice) | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Rugrats | Duffy (voice) | TV Series | 2021 |
 | 22 vs. Earth | Counselor Jerry (voice) | Movie | 2021 |
 | Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable | Self | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains | Guest | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Soul | Counselor Jerry (voice) | Movie | 2020 |
 | Between the Covers | Self | TV Series | 2020 |
| Men in Brown | Self | Movie | 2020 | |
 | The Mandalorian | Zero (voice) | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Souvenir | Patrick | Movie | 2019 |
 | Moominvalley | The Ghost (voice) | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Ice Cream Cone (voice) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Hypothetical | Self | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Disenchantment | Alva Gunderson / Gordy (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
| Disenchantment | Alva Gunderson (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
| Disenchantment | (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Buff Up My Head | Onion (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Big Narstie Show | Self | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Celebrity Catchphrase | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Apple & Onion | Onion (voice) | TV Series | 2018 |
| Apple & Onion | Theme Song Performance | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Early Man | Treebor (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Roast Battle | Self - Guest Judge | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Paddington 2 | Forensic Investigator | Movie | 2017 |
 | Neo Yokio | Herbert Sims (voice) | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The Crystal Maze | Host | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The Fake News Show | Himself - Panelist | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me | Self | Movie | 2017 |
| Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches | Self | Movie | 2016 | |
 | Danger Mouse | The Snowman (voice) | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Taskmaster | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Travel Man: 48 Hours in... | Self - Host | TV Series | 2015 |
| Travel Man: 48 Hours in... | Writer | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The Boxtrolls | Mr. Pickles (voice) | Movie | 2014 |
 | Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Double | Director | Movie | 2014 |
| The Double | Writer | Movie | 2014 |
 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Duck Quacks Don't Echo | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The IT Crowd Manual | Self - Maurice Moss | Movie | 2014 |
 | Was It Something I Said? | Self - Team Captain | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Strange Hill High | Templeton (voice) | TV Series | 2013 |
 | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Self - Contestant | TV Series | 2013 |
| 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Self - Guest Captain | TV Series | 2013 |
| 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Self | TV Series | 2013 |
| 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Guest | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Gogglebox | Self | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Last Leg | Self | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Gadget Man | Presenter | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Full English | Edgar Johnson | TV Series | 2012 |
 | The Watch | Jamarcus | Movie | 2012 |
 | Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy | City Gent | TV Series | 2012 |
| Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy | Tod Lagoona (voice) | TV Series | 2012 |
| Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy | City Gent / Tom Lagoona | TV Series | 2012 |
| Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy | Todd Lagoona | TV Series | 2012 |
| Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy | Reality Man / Narrator / Todd Laguna | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Black Mirror | Richard Ayoade (voice) | TV Series | 2011 |
 | The Jonathan Ross Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2011 |
| Through the Prism | Director | Movie | 2011 | |
 | Submarine | Director | Movie | 2011 |
| Submarine | Writer | Movie | 2011 |
 | Paul | Thanks | Movie | 2011 |
 | Tommy Tiernan: Crooked Man | Director | Movie | 2011 |
 | Four Lions | Thanks | Movie | 2010 |
 | A League of Their Own | Self - Panellist | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Bunny and the Bull | Museum Curator | Movie | 2009 |
 | Community | Director | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Arctic Monkeys: At the Apollo | Director | Movie | 2008 |
 | Wynde: Behind the Man | Interviewer | Movie | 2007 |
| Wynde: Behind the Man | Writer | Movie | 2007 |
| Wynde: Behind the Man | Director | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Man to Man with Dean Learner | Dean Learner | TV Series | 2006 |
| Man to Man with Dean Learner | Director | TV Series | 2006 |
| Man to Man with Dean Learner | Writer | TV Series | 2006 |
| Man to Man with Dean Learner | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2006 |
| Man to Man with Dean Learner | Creator | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Horrificata Illuminata | Dean Learner | Movie | 2006 |
 | Darkplace Illuminatum | Dean Learner | Movie | 2006 |
| Horrificata Illuminata | Director | Movie | 2006 |
| Horrificata Illuminata | Writer | Movie | 2006 |
| Darkplace Illuminatum | Director | Movie | 2006 |
| Darkplace Illuminatum | Writer | Movie | 2006 |
 | Time Trumpet | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Snuff Box | Music Show Host | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The IT Crowd | Maurice Moss | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The Mighty Boosh: Inside the Zooniverse | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 |
 | Festival | Dwight Swan | Movie | 2005 |
 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Self | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Nathan Barley | Ned Smanks | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | TV Series | 2005 |
 | 2004: The Stupid Version | Himself | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Big Fat Quiz | Self - Panellist | TV Series | 2004 |
 | AD/BC: A Rock Opera | Joseph | Movie | 2004 |
| AD/BC: A Rock Opera | Director | Movie | 2004 |
| AD/BC: A Rock Opera | Writer | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Photographer at Wedding | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Mighty Boosh | Saboo | TV Series | 2004 |
| The Mighty Boosh | Script Editor | TV Series | 2004 |
| The Mighty Boosh | Writer | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Garth Marenghi's Darkplace | Dean Learner / Thornton Reed | TV Series | 2004 |
| Garth Marenghi's Darkplace | Writer | TV Series | 2004 |
| Garth Marenghi's Darkplace | Director | TV Series | 2004 |
| Garth Marenghi's Darkplace | Creator | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Hello, Friend | Computer Man | Movie | 2003 |
 | Bruiser | Additional Writing | TV Series | 2000 |
 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Sammy Suckerfish (voice) | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Smack the Pony | Additional Writing | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Armstrong and Miller | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1997 |
| Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights | Self | Movie | 1997 | |
 | Room 101 | Self | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Have I Got News for You | Self - Host | TV Series | 1990 |
 | The Crystal Maze | Himself - Host | TV Series | 1990 |
 | The Semplica Girl Diaries | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |
 | The Bad Guys 3 | Professor Marmalade (voice) | Movie | — |
 | The IT Crowd | Moss | TV Series | — |
 | Have I Got a Bit More News for You | Self - Presenter | TV Series | — |
| The Semplica Girl Diaries | Director | Movie | — |
| The Semplica Girl Diaries | Writer | Movie | — |
| Untitled Wes Anderson Film | Writer | Movie | — |