Richard Ayoade

Acting

Richard Ayoade

Born 1977-05-23 · Hammersmith, London, England, UK

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.

Acting credits

Soul poster
8.1

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 accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.

Soul

2020

The Bad Guys 2 poster
7.6

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, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.

The Bad Guys 2

2025

The Bad Guys poster
7.5

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 deal to save them all from prison.

The Bad Guys

2022

The Phoenician Scheme poster
6.5

Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins.

The Phoenician Scheme

2025

Early Man poster
6.1

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 menace of a mysterious and mighty enemy, on the turf of an ancient and sacred sport.

Early Man

2018

Paddington 2 poster
7.5

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.

Paddington 2

2017

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part poster
6.6

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 everything faster than they can rebuild.

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

2019

The Boxtrolls poster
6.7

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 evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.

The Boxtrolls

2014

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 poster
NR

Sonic the Hedgehog, joined by a new hero named Amy, faces a new technological nemesis known as Metal Sonic.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

2027

The Watch poster
5.6

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 town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood – and the world – from total extermination.

The Watch

2012

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar poster
7.3

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.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

2023

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More poster
7.5

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 Swan", "The Rat Catcher", and "Poison."

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

2024

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain poster
6.9

The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

2021

The Rat Catcher poster
6.6

In an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a ratcatcher explain his clever plan to outwit his prey.

The Rat Catcher

2023

22 vs. Earth poster
7.0

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 leads to a surprising revelation about the meaning of life.

22 vs. Earth

2021

The Souvenir poster
6.0

A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man.

The Souvenir

2019

Hello, Friend poster
6.8

A man working home slowly discovers that a computer enhancement Is controlling him and all his loved ones.

Hello, Friend

2003

The Souvenir: Part II poster
6.4

In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic and manipulative older man, Julie begins to untangle her fraught love for him in making her graduation film, sorting fact from his elaborately constructed fiction.

The Souvenir: Part II

2021

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers poster
6.6

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 success as one of the greatest film comedians of all time; an obsessive artist so dedicated to his work that neglected his loved ones and sacrificed part of his own personality to convincingly create that of his many memorable characters.

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

2004

The Bad Guys 3 poster
NR

The third installment of The Bad Guys by DreamWorks Animation, and based on the book series by Aaron Blabey. Plot TBA.

The Bad Guys 3

No artwork available
NR

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 not seen for over 50 years, plus rare footage of routines performed in Australia when Cook and Moore made two episodes of their show, Not Only... But Also..., for the country back in 1971. Rob Brydon narrates this very special programme as Pete and Dud fans, friends and colleagues watch these newly discovered clips in the studio for the very first time. The programme includes contributions from Not Only... But Also... producer Dick Clement, Pete and Dud collaborator Barry Humphries, and long-time fans Richard Ayoade, Josie Lawrence, Will Sharpe and Ronnie Wood as they enjoy the sketches and reflect on the career of one of Britain's best-loved comedy partnerships.

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches

2016

Wynde: Behind the Man poster
NR

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 between Wynde and his lyricist Soloman Homerton, it was never shown on UK TV. This cut down version was aired in Spain in the mid-80s.

Wynde: Behind the Man

2007

The IT Crowd Manual poster
8.2

This behind-the-scenes documentary features interviews with the creators and cast of the cult comedy "The IT Crowd", plus chats with celebrity fans.

The IT Crowd Manual

2014

The Semplica Girl Diaries poster
NR

Family man Lloyd Turner is facing up to his 40th birthday with the prospect of a new decade mouldering in debt and mediocrity. After attending yet another party hosted by the rich parents of his daughter’s friend, and in a bid to give his daughters the happiness he thinks they deserve, Lloyd and his wife Sarah makes the financially crippling decision to invest in what has become the elite’s new favourite status symbol: a set of ‘Semplica Girls’ to decorate their front lawn. Yet when Lloyd’s youngest daughter, Ida, discovers what’s happening in her name, on her very own doorstep, she threatens to plunge her family into a chaos deeper than they’ve ever known…

The Semplica Girl Diaries

Behind the camera

The Double poster
6.5

An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.

The Double

2014

The Double poster
6.5

An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.

The Double

2014

Submarine poster
7.4

15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classmate at their Swansea high school. As his parents' marriage begins to fall apart, similar problems arise in his relationship with Jordana.

Submarine

2011

Submarine poster
7.4

15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classmate at their Swansea high school. As his parents' marriage begins to fall apart, similar problems arise in his relationship with Jordana.

Submarine

2011

No artwork available
NR

To be inspired by the work of Alfred Hitchcock.

Untitled Wes Anderson Film

Wynde: Behind the Man poster
NR

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 between Wynde and his lyricist Soloman Homerton, it was never shown on UK TV. This cut down version was aired in Spain in the mid-80s.

Wynde: Behind the Man

2007

Wynde: Behind the Man poster
NR

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 between Wynde and his lyricist Soloman Homerton, it was never shown on UK TV. This cut down version was aired in Spain in the mid-80s.

Wynde: Behind the Man

2007

The Semplica Girl Diaries poster
NR

Family man Lloyd Turner is facing up to his 40th birthday with the prospect of a new decade mouldering in debt and mediocrity. After attending yet another party hosted by the rich parents of his daughter’s friend, and in a bid to give his daughters the happiness he thinks they deserve, Lloyd and his wife Sarah makes the financially crippling decision to invest in what has become the elite’s new favourite status symbol: a set of ‘Semplica Girls’ to decorate their front lawn. Yet when Lloyd’s youngest daughter, Ida, discovers what’s happening in her name, on her very own doorstep, she threatens to plunge her family into a chaos deeper than they’ve ever known…

The Semplica Girl Diaries

The Semplica Girl Diaries poster
NR

Family man Lloyd Turner is facing up to his 40th birthday with the prospect of a new decade mouldering in debt and mediocrity. After attending yet another party hosted by the rich parents of his daughter’s friend, and in a bid to give his daughters the happiness he thinks they deserve, Lloyd and his wife Sarah makes the financially crippling decision to invest in what has become the elite’s new favourite status symbol: a set of ‘Semplica Girls’ to decorate their front lawn. Yet when Lloyd’s youngest daughter, Ida, discovers what’s happening in her name, on her very own doorstep, she threatens to plunge her family into a chaos deeper than they’ve ever known…

The Semplica Girl Diaries

Horrificata Illuminata poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Horrificata Illuminata

2006

Horrificata Illuminata poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Horrificata Illuminata

2006

Darkplace Illuminatum poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Darkplace Illuminatum

2006

Darkplace Illuminatum poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Darkplace Illuminatum

2006

AD/BC: A Rock Opera poster
6.3

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 story is brought to life through the eyes of the innkeeper. Despairing after a bad year, he contemplates suicide but his attempt is stalled by a voice from above who points out that King Herod is coming to town.

AD/BC: A Rock Opera

2004

AD/BC: A Rock Opera poster
6.3

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 story is brought to life through the eyes of the innkeeper. Despairing after a bad year, he contemplates suicide but his attempt is stalled by a voice from above who points out that King Herod is coming to town.

AD/BC: A Rock Opera

2004

Arctic Monkeys: At the Apollo poster
6.6

At the Apollo is a live album and video release by the Arctic Monkeys of their final concert from their 2007 world-tour, filmed in Manchester, England. It was filmed on 35mm film and in surround-sound. It has been awarded best music DVD 2009 by the NME. The music played in the introduction credits was written by Bruno Nicolai, entitled 'Servizio fotografico' from the film “The Red Queen Kills Seven Times” starring Barbara Bouchet.

Arctic Monkeys: At the Apollo

2008

No artwork available
NR

Featurette mockumentary on Submarine (2010) Blu-Ray special features.

Through the Prism

2011

Tommy Tiernan: Crooked Man poster
1.0

CROOKED MAN is the show that Tommy has toured over the last 18 months and was recorded at the infamous home of real stand up in Ireland, City Limits Comedy, Cork. Shot in a small comedy club by a director with a real visual flair CROOKED MAN perfectly captures the passion and vitality of Tommy's inimitable live show.

Tommy Tiernan: Crooked Man

2011