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Richard Ayoade Biography

Birth Name:Richard Ellef Ayoade

Birth Place:Whipps Cross, London, England, United Kingdom

Profession Actor, Writer, Director, Soundtrack, Producer, Music department, Script department

Fast Facts

He won a Perrier Comedy Award in 2001 for co-writing and performing in "Garth Marenghi's Netherhead․"
He won a British independent Film Award for Best Screenplay in 2011 for "Submarine․"
While in college, he won a Martin Steele Prize for play production
He studied law while attending St․ Catherine's College, Cambridge
From 1997 to 1998, he was the president of the Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club
He is the only cast member from the UK version of "The IT Crowd" to reprise his role for the American adaptation
He has directed several music videos, including the videos for "Fluorescent Adolescent" by the Arctic Monkeys and "Oxford Comma" by Vampire Weekend

Awards

2008Golden Nymph-Outstanding Actor - Comedy Series: winner
2011Douglas Hickox Award-: nominated
2011British Independent Film Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2011DFCC-Breakthrough Artist - International: nominated
2011Golden Gryphon-Best Film: winner
2011Golden Duke-International Competition: nominated
2011Directors to Watch-: winner
2011Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-Best Film Screenplay: nominated
2012BAFTA Film Award-Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: nominated
2012Chlotrudis Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2012Evening Standard British Film Award-Most Promising Newcomer: nominated
2012GAFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2012Breakthrough Award-: nominated
2012ALFS Award-Breakthrough British Filmmaker: nominated
2012OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Comedy Series: winner
2013Black Pearl Award-New Horizons Competition: nominated
2013Best Film-: nominated
2013Grand Prize-: nominated
2013Tokyo Grand Prix-: nominated
2014BAFTA TV Award-Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme: winner
2014British Screenwriters' Award-Best British Feature Film Writing: nominated
2014Critics Award-: nominated
2015BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film: winner
2015BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role: nominated
2015Black Reel-Outstanding Foreign Film: nominated
2017BAFTA TV Award-Best Features: nominated
2019National Film Award-Best Performance in an Animation film: nominated
2021British Independent Film Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2022IFJA Award-Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance: nominated
2022ALFS Award-Supporting Actor of the Year: nominated