Richard Ayoade

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.

Movies with Richard Ayoade

• Soul 2020 · ★ 8.1
• Paddington 2 2017 · ★ 7.5
• The Bad Guys 2022 · ★ 7.5
• The Watch 2012 · ★ 5.6
• The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part 2019 · ★ 6.6
• The Boxtrolls 2014 · ★ 6.7
• The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar 2023 · ★ 7.3
• The Phoenician Scheme 2025 · ★ 6.5
• The Bad Guys 2 2025 · ★ 7.6
• Early Man 2018 · ★ 6.1
• The Rat Catcher 2023 · ★ 6.6
• The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 2021 · ★ 6.9
• 22 vs. Earth 2021 · ★ 7.0
• The Souvenir 2019 · ★ 6.1
• The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More 2024 · ★ 7.4
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers 2004 · ★ 6.6
• The Souvenir: Part II 2021 · ★ 6.4
• Bunny and the Bull 2009 · ★ 6.1
• AD/BC: A Rock Opera 2004 · ★ 6.3
• The IT Crowd Manual 2014 · ★ 8.0
• Hello, Friend 2003 · ★ 6.8
• Festival 2005 · ★ 6.0
• Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me 2017 · ★ 1.0
• The Extraordinary Miss Flower 2025 · ★ 5.0
• The Mighty Boosh: Inside the Zooniverse 2005 · ★ 10.0
• Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights 1997
• Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches 2016
• Wynde: Behind the Man 2007
• Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys' 2022
• Sonic the Hedgehog 4 2027
• Buff Up My Head 2018
• Men in Brown 2020
• Horrificata Illuminata 2006
• Darkplace Illuminatum 2006
• Taskmaster: GOSH Charity Special 2026

Movies directed by Richard Ayoade

• Submarine 2011 · ★ 7.4
• The Double 2014 · ★ 6.5
• AD/BC: A Rock Opera 2004 · ★ 6.3
• Arctic Monkeys: At the Apollo 2008 · ★ 6.6
• Tommy Tiernan: Crooked Man 2011 · ★ 1.0
• Wynde: Behind the Man 2007
• Through the Prism 2011
• Horrificata Illuminata 2006
• Darkplace Illuminatum 2006