Richard Ayoade

Richard Ayoade

actor, writer, director

Richard Ayoade was born on May 23, 1977 in UK. Richard Ayoade's big-screen debut came with Armstrong and Miller - Season 2 directed by Matt Lipsey in 1997, strarring 1 episode, 1999. Richard Ayoade is known for The Souvenir: Part II directed by Joanna Hogg, Tilda Swinton stars as Rosalind and Honor Swinton Byrne as Julie (Harte). Richard Ayoade has got 7 awards and 22 nominations so far. The most recent award Richard Ayoade achieved is Behind the Voice Actors Awards. The upcoming new movie Richard Ayoade plays is The Bad Guys which will be released on Apr 22, 2022.

Richard Ellef Ayoade was born in Hammersmith, and grew up in Suffolk, in England, the son of a Norwegian mother, Dagny Amalie (Baassuik), and a Nigerian father, Layide Ade Laditi Ayoade. He studied Law at Cambridge university, and followed in the footsteps of British Comedy legends like Monty Python's Eric Idle, Hugh Laurie and Graeme Garden when he became the president of the Cambridge Footlights club.Ayoade's first real TV break was directing, co-writing and starring with Matthew Holness in the cult classic Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004) a parody of shlocky 1980's science fiction television shows, and noticed for it's "so bad it's good!" aesthetic. Notably shy and self-effacing in interviews, his performance as the debauched, self-assured publisher/pornographer/nightclub owner 'Dean Learner' showcased the young comedian's acting talent.After cameos in another cult series The Mighty Boosh (2003) as the shaman "Saboo", his position in the popular consciousness was cemented in the series The IT Crowd (2006) where Ayoade played the social oblivious, dweebish savant known as "Moss".All the while Ayoade continued to direct music videos for Vampire Weekend, Kasabian, and the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs before finally getting his chance to direct a feature film, Submarine (2010), based on the novel by Joe Dunthorne.Submarine was followed by The Double (2013) co-written by Avi Korine and based on a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

  • Birthday

    May 23, 1977
  • Place of Birth

    Hammersmith, London, England, UK
  • Also known

    Richard Ellef Ayoade, Ayoade

Known For

Awards

7 wins & 22 nominations

Behind the Voice Actors Awards
2015
Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film
Winner - BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award
2015
Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role
Winner - BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award
BAFTA Awards
2014
Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme
Winner - BAFTA TV Award
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