Chris O'Dowd
Chris O'Dowd
English film and television actor, known to American audiences as Officer Rhodes in the hit comedy Bridesmaids (2011).
NationalityIrish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth9 October 1979
CityBoyle, Ireland
CountryIreland
country successful england
There tends to be a jealousy in England towards countries that are successful.
forever goes-on pun
I'd like my super power to be puns; I'd like to be great at puns: pun power. Then I could go on loads of panel shows and live off that forever.
fun silly thinking
I don't know if I'd do an action movie because I don't know if I could keep a straight face honestly, I just think it's so silly. Like, I love watching them but I can't imagine me doing one. Actually, you know what I've done, just for fun because I didn't think there was any way that I could be in a superhero movie, so I've done a scene in the new 'Thor' movie, just for that. I just do like one scene, which was quite fun.
thinking years people
I'm never overawed by a situation and I think that's because I've always looked several years older than I am. So because people were treating me like I was 40 when I was 29, I've always felt in control of a situation. People used to say, when you're 32, you'll look 32. I'm still waiting for that moment, where my age catches up with my appearance.
believe needs hey
For most of my life, I've been, ‘Hey, I'm not into it, but I respect your right to believe whatever you want'. But as time goes on, weirdly, I'm growing less liberal. I'm more like, 'No, religion is ruining the world, you need to stop!’
jobs day-jobs singing
Put it this way: singing is not my day job.
world worst reviewers
Reviewers are the worst laughers in the world.
girl kissing kiss-me
When I was about 13 I realised girls weren't going to kiss me because I was a gigantic, weird looking creature from the depths. I was like 6 ft. aged 11.
lucky kind fame
The fame thing has happened very gradually, so I've been kind of lucky.
fun scotland oil
L.A. is fun, but it feels like one of those towns in the north of Scotland where there's an oil rig just off the coast and whether or not you work for the oil rig, everyone is connected to it.
jobs past thinking
I've gone up for loads of jobs in the past that I knew were going to be terrible, and I've done my best, and I still haven't got them. So I think I've been lucky in who's decided I'd be worthy of their time.
voice people television
I've always been conscious of the fact that there aren't enough Irish voices on British television compared to the amount of Irish people who live there.
doubt acting actors
I get asked all the time if I want to do more dramatic acting, and I really doubt that dramatic actors get asked if they want to do more comedies. I don't really know why that is.
opportunity people lovely
I feel like I need to start wearing a T-shirt saying 'This is not a photo opportunity'. People are so lovely but you do find that when you're out you spend 40% of your time posing for photographs.