As Actor
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
6.7
Richard Ayoade
Acting
Birth date
May 23, 1977
Birth place
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Biography
Richard Ellef Ayoade was born in London. 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.
Featured in
As Actor
The Rat Catcher
2023
6.6
As Actor
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2023
7.2
As Actor
The Bad Guys
2022
7.5
As Actor
The Souvenir: Part II
2021
6.5
As Actor
22 vs. Earth
2021
7.0
As Actor
Soul
2020
8.1
As Actor
The Souvenir
2019
6.1
As Actor
Early Man
2018
6.1
As Actor
Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me
2017
1.0
As Actor
The Boxtrolls
2014
6.7
As Director, As Writer
The Double
2014
6.5
As Actor
The IT Crowd Manual
2014
8.4
As Actor
The Watch
2012
5.6
As Director, As Writer
Submarine
2011
7.4
As Actor
Bunny and the Bull
2009
6.0
As Actor, As Director, As Writer
AD/BC: A Rock Opera
2004
6.2