Richard Ayoade
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
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,
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The Boxtrolls
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The Rat Catcher
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Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
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Early Man
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The IT Crowd Manual
2014

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The Souvenir
2019

The Souvenir

Festival
2005

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Paddington 2
2017

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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
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The Souvenir: Part II
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
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Soul
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