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Richard Ayoade
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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.
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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.
Known For
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Graham Norton Show
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Blankety Blank
Black Mirror
Monsters at Work
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Room 101
The Mandalorian
Ren & Stimpy
A League of Their Own
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Gogglebox
Disenchantment
Rugrats
The Vicar of Dibley
Snuff Box
The Mighty Boosh
Danger Mouse
Paddington 2
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Monsters at work
The Bad Guys 2
Neo Yokio
The Boxtrolls
The Phoenician Scheme
The Bad Guys
Soul
The IT Crowd Manual
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
AD/BC: A Rock Opera
The Watch
The Souvenir
LOL: Last One Laughing UK
22 vs. Earth
Dream Productions
2004: The Stupid Version
The IT Crowd
The IT Crowd
Apple & Onion
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Krapopolis
Production Credits
AD/BC: A Rock Opera
The Double
Paul
The Mighty Boosh
Community
Apple & Onion
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
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