Richard Ayoade
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Richard Ayoade (born 1977) is a British stand-up comedian and actor. His father is from Nigeria and his mother is from Norway.
Ayoade studied in Ipswich, Suffolk and later studied law at St Catharine's College, Cambridge.
Ayoade co-wrote the stage show Garth Marenghi's Fright Knight with Matthew Holness, appearing in the show at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2000 where it was nominated for a Perrier Award. In 2001 he won the Perrier Comedy Award for co-writing and performing in the sequel to Fright Knight, Garth Marenghi's Netherhead.
Ayoade was part of Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding's original Mighty Boosh cast: he was selected to play the role of dangerous villain Dixon Bainbridge. However, by this time he was under contract by Channel 4 and was only able to act in the pilot before leaving the Boosh. He has since returned, however, to play the (presumably) one-off part of the belligerent shaman Saboo in the show's second series.
In 2004 Ayoade co-created and directed Channel 4's spoof horror comedy series Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, in which he also appeared; in 2005, he played the role of Ned Smanks in Chris Morris' and Charlie Brooker's Nathan Barley.
In addition to these parts, Ayoade is now a recognisable face in Britain due to his role as the technically brilliant but socially awkward Moss in Channel 4's The IT Crowd.
Ayoade's character from Darkplace features in a new comedy chat show Man to Man with Dean Learner, which was first screened on 21 October 2006 on Channel 4.
Ayoade also directed, co-wrote and co-starred (with Matt Berry) in AD/BC: A Rock Opera, and has appeared on T4.
According to IMDB, Richard Ayoade will reprise the character of Moss on the American version of the IT Crowd.
[edit] Filmography
- 2004 - Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (Dean Learner/Thornton Reed)
- 2004 - The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (Photographer at Wedding)
- 2004 - The Mighty Boosh Pilot (Dixon Bainbridge)
- 2004 - AD/BC: A Rock Opera (Joseph)
- 2005 - 2004: The Stupid Version (himself)
- 2005 - Nathan Barley (Ned Smanks)
- 2005 - Festival (Dwight Swan)
- 2005 - The Mighty Boosh (Saboo)
- 2006 - The IT Crowd (Moss)
- 2006 - Time Trumpet (himself)
- 2006 - Man to Man with Dean Learner (Dean Learner)
- 2007 - Parallel Worlds - A User's Guide (Narrator)
| Preceded by Sarah Moule |
Footlights President 1997–1998 |
Succeeded by Kevin Baker |
