Richard Ayoade
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
as Professor Marmalade (voice)
Soul (2020)
as Counselor Jerry (voice)
The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
as Sergio
The Bad Guys (2022)
as Professor Marmalade (voice)
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
as Ice Cream Cone (voice)
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (2027)
Actor
Paddington 2 (2017)
as Forensic Investigator
The Boxtrolls (2014)
as Mr. Pickles (voice)
The Watch (2012)
as Jamarcus
Early Man (2018)
as Treebor (voice)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
as Dr. Marshall / Yogi
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)
as Henry Wood
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024)
as Dr. Marshall / The Great Yogi / Various (archive footage)
The Rat Catcher (2023)
as Editor
22 vs. Earth (2021)
as Counselor Jerry (voice)
The Souvenir (2019)
as Patrick
The Souvenir: Part II (2021)
as Patrick
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
as Photographer at Wedding
The Bad Guys 3 (—)
as Professor Marmalade (voice)
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches (2016)
as Self
Bunny and the Bull (2009)
as Museum Curator
Hello, Friend (2003)
as Computer Man
The Mighty Boosh: Inside the Zooniverse (2005)
Actor
The Semplica Girl Diaries (—)
Actor
Festival (2005)
as Dwight Swan
The IT Crowd Manual (2014)
as Self - Maurice Moss
AD/BC: A Rock Opera (2004)
as Joseph
Men in Brown (2020)
as Self
Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and Me (2017)
as Self
Backstage... at the Cambridge Footlights (1997)
as Self
Horrificata Illuminata (2006)
as Dean Learner
The Extraordinary Miss Flower (2025)
as Self
Buff Up My Head (2018)
as Onion (voice)
Darkplace Illuminatum (2006)
as Dean Learner
Wynde: Behind the Man (2007)
as Interviewer
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys' (2022)
as Self