Richard Ayoade
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.
As actor 100
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Black Mirror
2011
The Mandalorian
2019
Taskmaster
2015
Have I Got News for You
1990
Disenchantment
2018
The Last Leg
2013
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
Rugrats
2021
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
2022
Soul
2020
Apple & Onion
2018
The IT Crowd
2006
Krapopolis
2023
The Bad Guys
2022
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
Monsters at Work
2021
The Bad Guys 2
2025
Big Fat Quiz
2004
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
2026
Dream Productions
2024
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
Moominvalley
2019
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
Danger Mouse
2015
A League of Their Own
2010
Room 101
1994
Early Man
2018
Paddington 2
2017
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019
The Watch
2012
The Mighty Boosh
2004
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
2027
The Boxtrolls
2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
Unacceptable
2026
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
Ren & Stimpy
2024
Between the Covers
2020
LOL: Last One Laughing UK
2025
Blankety Blank
2021
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2023
Roast Battle
2018
Gogglebox
2013
Neo Yokio
2017
Man to Man with Dean Learner
2006
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021
The Big Narstie Show
2018
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
2004
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2024
Nathan Barley
2005
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
The Crystal Maze
1990
Hypothetical
2019
The Rat Catcher
2023
22 vs. Earth
2021
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021
Gadget Man
2012
Strange Hill High
2013
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
2012
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
2021
Question Team
2021
The Souvenir
2019
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
2016
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004
Armstrong and Miller
1997
Time Trumpet
2006
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024
The Crystal Maze
2017
Full English
2012
The Fake News Show
2017
Snuff Box
2006
Was It Something I Said?
2013
The Bad Guys 3
Hello, Friend
2003
Festival
2005
The Souvenir: Part II
2021
The IT Crowd
Along for the Ride with David O'Doherty
2021
2004: The Stupid Version
2004
Bunny and the Bull
2009
AD/BC: A Rock Opera
2004
The Semplica Girl Diaries
Men in Brown
2020
The Mighty Boosh: Inside the Zooniverse
2005
Buff Up My Head
2018
Darkplace Illuminatum
2006
Horrificata Illuminata
2006
The IT Crowd Manual
2014
Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me
2017
The Extraordinary Miss Flower
2025
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
2022
Wynde: Behind the Man
2007
Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights
1997
On the crew 21
Community
2009
Apple & Onion
2018
Paul
2011
The Mighty Boosh
2004
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
Smack the Pony
1999
The Double
2014
Man to Man with Dean Learner
2006
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
2004
Four Lions
2010
Submarine
2011
Bruiser
2000
AD/BC: A Rock Opera
2004
The Semplica Girl Diaries
Arctic Monkeys: At the Apollo
2008
Darkplace Illuminatum
2006
Tommy Tiernan: Crooked Man
2011
Horrificata Illuminata
2006
Untitled Wes Anderson Film
Wynde: Behind the Man
2007
Through the Prism
2011