Richard Ayoade
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 13.771 |
Birthday | 1977-05-23 |
Place of Birth | Hammersmith, London, England, UK |
Also Known As | Richard Ellef Ayoade, Ayoade, ריצ'ארד איואדי, |
The Semplica Girl Diaries
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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...
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The Semplica Girl Diaries
2004
AD/BC: A Rock Opera
6.2/29
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...
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AD/BC: A Rock Opera
2021
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
6.9/450
The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public...
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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2022
The Bad Guys
7.6/2075
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...
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The Bad Guys
2012
The Watch
5.581/2294
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...
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The Watch
2023
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
7.244/1012
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.
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2003
Hello, Friend
6.8/12
A satirical look at modern technology.
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Hello, Friend
2014
The Boxtrolls
6.7/1674
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...
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The Boxtrolls
2023
The Rat Catcher
6.608/385
In an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a ratcatcher explain his clever plan to outwit his prey.
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The Rat Catcher
1997
Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights
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Documentary of the 1997 Footlights, the theatrical club of Cambridge University.
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Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights
2017
Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me
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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...
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Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me
2024
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
7.48/75
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...
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
2025
The Bad Guys 2
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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...
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The Bad Guys 2
2009
Bunny and the Bull
6/62
A young shut-in takes an imaginary road trip inside his apartment, based on mementos and memories of a European trek from years before.
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Bunny and the Bull
2016
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
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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...
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Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
2018
Early Man
6.142/799
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...
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Early Man
2014
The IT Crowd Manual
8.3/16
This behind-the-scenes documentary features interviews with the creators and cast of the cult comedy "The IT Crowd", plus chats with celebrity fans.
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The IT Crowd Manual
2019
The Souvenir
6.022/252
A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man.
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The Souvenir
2005
Festival
6.2/12
'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...
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Festival
2017
Paddington 2
7.5/2378
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.
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Paddington 2
2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
6.677/2215
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...
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2021
The Souvenir: Part II
6.4/76
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...
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The Souvenir: Part II
2004
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
6.6/178
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...
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2020
Soul
8.1/10501
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...
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Soul
2007
Wynde: Behind the Man
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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...
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Wynde: Behind the Man
2018
Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas
4/6
The holidays take a hit as Kaz juggles the Secret Santa competition, his Aunt Angelique's visit and his nemesis Arcangelo's Christmas plotting.
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Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas
2021
22 vs. Earth
7/452
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...
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22 vs. Earth
Danger Island
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16 year-old climate activist Hanna works tirelessly to raise climate awareness and fight against global warming, but the last person listening to her...
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Danger Island
2024
The Extraordinary Miss Flower
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A spellbinding performance film by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, bringing to life the remarkable story the extraordinary Geraldine Flower, and the di...
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