Richard Ayoade

Richard Ayoade

1977-05-23 Hammersmith, London, England, UK 41 Credits

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 sa...

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The Bad Guys 2

The Bad Guys 2

2025

as Professor Marmalade (voice)

Acting

The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, mast...

The Phoenician Scheme

The Phoenician Scheme

2025

as Sergio

6.9
Acting

Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon becom...

The Extraordinary Miss Flower

The Extraordinary Miss Flower

2025

as Self

Acting

A spellbinding performance film by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, bringing to life the remarkable story the extraordinary Geraldine Flower, and the di...

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

2024

as Dr. Marshall / The Great Yogi / Various (archive footage)

7.5
Acting

Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stories, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", "The Swa...

The Rat Catcher

The Rat Catcher

2023

as Editor

6.6
Acting

In an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a ratcatcher explain his clever plan to outwit his prey.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

2023

as Dr. Marshall / Yogi

7.2
Acting

A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.

The Bad Guys

The Bad Guys

2022

as Professor Marmalade (voice)

7.6
Acting

When the Bad Guys, a crew of criminal animals, are finally caught after years of heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, Mr. Wolf brokers a...

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

2021

as Henry Wood

7.0
Acting

The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public...

The Souvenir: Part II

The Souvenir: Part II

2021

as Patrick

6.6
Acting

In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic and manipulative older man, Julie begins to untangle her fraught love for him in ma...

22 vs. Earth

22 vs. Earth

2021

as Counselor Jerry (voice)

7.0
Acting

Set before the events of ‘Soul’, 22 refuses to go to Earth, enlisting a gang of 5 new souls in attempt of rebellion. However, 22’s subversive plot lea...

Soul

Soul

2020

as Counselor Jerry (voice)

8.1
Acting

Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an acciden...

The Souvenir

The Souvenir

2019

as Patrick

6.1
Acting

A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man.

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

2019

as Ice Cream Cone (voice)

6.7
Acting

It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking every...

Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas

Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas

2018

as Herbert Sims (voice)

4.0
Acting

The holidays take a hit as Kaz juggles the Secret Santa competition, his Aunt Angelique's visit and his nemesis Arcangelo's Christmas plotting.

Early Man

Early Man

2018

as Treebor (voice)

6.1
Acting

Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being spoiled and, all together as a team, to face the men...

Paddington 2

Paddington 2

2017

as Forensic Investigator

7.5
Acting

Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.

Miranda:  Morecambe & Wise and Me

Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me

2017

as Self

1.0
Acting

Eric and Ernie devotee Miranda Hart celebrates the incomparable comedy duo as she takes a look back at their top twenty greatest TV moments, ranked by...

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches

2016

as Self

Acting

This documentary showcases a number of new clips which have recently come to light from sketches which were thought to have been lost forever, some no...

The Boxtrolls

The Boxtrolls

2014

as Mr. Pickles (voice)

6.7
Acting

An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the ...

The Double

The Double

2014

Director, Writer

6.5
Directing Writing

An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman ...

The IT Crowd Manual

The IT Crowd Manual

2014

as Self - Maurice Moss

8.4
Acting

This behind-the-scenes documentary features interviews with the creators and cast of the cult comedy "The IT Crowd", plus chats with celebrity fans.

The Watch

The Watch

2012

as Jamarcus

5.6
Acting

Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their ...

Submarine

Submarine

2011

Director, Writer

7.4
Directing Writing

15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classm...

Paul

Paul

2011

Thanks

6.7

For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind....

Tommy Tiernan: Crooked Man

Tommy Tiernan: Crooked Man

2011

Director

1.0
Directing

CROOKED MAN is the show that Tommy has toured over the last 18 months and was recorded at the infamous home of real stand up in Ireland, City Limits C...

Four Lions

Four Lions

2010

Thanks

7.0

Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and t...

Bunny and the Bull

Bunny and the Bull

2009

as Museum Curator

6.1
Acting

A young shut-in takes an imaginary road trip inside his apartment, based on mementos and memories of a European trek from years before.

Arctic Monkeys - At The Apollo

Arctic Monkeys - At The Apollo

2008

Director

6.5
Directing

At the Apollo is a live album and video release by the Arctic Monkeys of their final concert from their 2007 world-tour, filmed in Manchester, England...

Wynde: Behind the Man

Wynde: Behind the Man

2007

as Interviewer

Acting

Documentary on Tim Wynde made by a British television company shortly after the first broadcast of 'AD/BC.' However, owing to a lengthy legal dispute ...

Wynde: Behind the Man

Wynde: Behind the Man

2007

Writer, Director

Writing Directing

Documentary on Tim Wynde made by a British television company shortly after the first broadcast of 'AD/BC.' However, owing to a lengthy legal dispute ...

Festival

Festival

2005

as Dwight Swan

6.2
Acting

'Festival' is a black comedy set during the annual Edinburgh Fringe festival. The film is based around both the judging of a major comedy award and th...

The Mighty Boosh: Inside the Zooniverse

2005

Acting

Documentary of the creation of Series 1 of The Mighty Boosh.

AD/BC: A Rock Opera

AD/BC: A Rock Opera

2004

as Joseph

6.2
Acting

An all-singing, all-dancing, star-spangled musical leap around the biblical story of the Nativity, set in 1972. With a comic twist, this familiar stor...

AD/BC: A Rock Opera

AD/BC: A Rock Opera

2004

Director, Writer

6.2
Directing Writing

An all-singing, all-dancing, star-spangled musical leap around the biblical story of the Nativity, set in 1972. With a comic twist, this familiar stor...

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

2004

as Photographer at Wedding

6.6
Acting

The turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings as a comic performer on BBC Radio to his huge suc...

Hello, Friend

Hello, Friend

2003

as Computer Man

6.8
Acting

A satirical look at modern technology.

Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights

1997

as Self

Acting

Documentary of the 1997 Footlights, the theatrical club of Cambridge University.

The Semplica Girl Diaries

The Semplica Girl Diaries

N/A

Acting

Family man Lloyd Turner (Ayoade) is facing up to his 40th birthday with the prospect of a new decade mouldering in debt and mediocrity. After attendin...

Danger Island

Danger Island

N/A

as Dr. Medino (voice)

Acting

16 year-old climate activist Hanna works tirelessly to raise climate awareness and fight against global warming, but the last person listening to her ...

The Semplica Girl Diaries

The Semplica Girl Diaries

N/A

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

Family man Lloyd Turner (Ayoade) is facing up to his 40th birthday with the prospect of a new decade mouldering in debt and mediocrity. After attendin...

Untitled Wes Anderson Film

N/A

Writer

Writing

To be inspired by the work of Alfred Hitchcock.