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Richard Ayoade
1 FOLLOWER • 38 CREDITS • MAY 23, 1977 • 47
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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.
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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
The Graham Norton Show
Black Mirror
Monsters at Work
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Ren & Stimpy
The Mandalorian
A League of Their Own
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Gogglebox
Disenchantment
Rugrats
The Vicar of Dibley
The Mighty Boosh
Danger Mouse
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Paddington 2
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Neo Yokio
The Boxtrolls
Soul
The Bad Guys
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
The IT Crowd Manual
The Souvenir
The Watch
LOL: Last One Laughing UK
22 vs. Earth
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Dream Productions
The IT Crowd
The IT Crowd
Krapopolis
Production Credits
The Double
Community
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Paul
The Mighty Boosh
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