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Season 1, Episode 3
Jen acquires an admirer, but her inability to tell the truth results in his romantic gesture going horribly wrong. Meanwhile, Moss and Roy decide to test out a lonely hearts website. Comedy, starring Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade and Katherine Parkinson
Movie/Drama
Sitcom
Cast & Crew
Katherine Parkinson
(Actor)
.. Jen
Richard Ayoade
(Actor)
.. Moss
Chris O'Dowd
(Actor)
.. Roy
Hannah Bourne
(Actor)
.. Rebecca
Oliver Chris
(Actor)
.. Daniel Carey
Alice Lowe
(Actor)
.. Patricia
Graham Linehan
(Writer)
Ash Atalla
(Series producer)
Derrin Schlesinger
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Katherine Parkinson
(Actor)
.. Jen
Born:
March 09, 1978
in
Cambridge
Best Known For:
The IT Crowd.
Early-life:
Born in 1972, Katherine studied at Tiffin Girls' School in London and then read Classics at St Hilda's College, Oxford before moving to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art where she met Chris O'Dowd, her fellow lead in The IT Crowd lead, for the first time. During her studies she left the course to star in the play The Age of Consent.
Career:
While originally intending to pursue a career as a serious actress, her comic abilities saw her quickly noticed by talent scouts. She landed a role in ITV's Doc Marten before The IT Crowd came along. Other recent roles include hit movie The Boat That Rocked and sitcom The Old Guys. She also has several theatre credits.
Quote:
"I always say I owe Lamda so much. It's about 10 grand."
Trivia:
She was awarded the Best Television Comedy Actress award at the British Comedy Awards in December 2009.
Richard Ayoade
(Actor)
.. Moss
Best Known For:
The IT Crowd.
Early-life:
Born Richard Ellef Ayoade on June 12, 1977, in London. His mother is Norwegian, his father Nigerian, and Richard is their only child. The family left the capital when he was young and settled in Ipswich. He was interested in film from an early age, and wrote plays and sketches while still at school before landing a place at Cambridge to study law, where he met David Mitchell and joined the famous Footlights group. On leaving university he spent two years writing for TV sketch shows and attempting to become a stand-up comedian.
Career:
Ayoade's breakthrough came when he and Matthew Holness created fictional horror author Garth Merenghi; a stage show featuring the character won the Perrier Award, which was followed by the Channel 4 series Garth Merenghi's Darkplace. Ayoade went on to appear in The Mighty Boosh, Nathan Barley, Bunny and the Bull, and The IT Crowd. He made his big-screen directorial debut with the acclaimed Submarine (which he also wrote, adapting it from the novel by Joe Dunthorne), and has since directed The Double as well as numerous music videos for acts such as the Arctic Monkeys, Super Furry Animals, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Kasabian. He's was a team captain on Channel 4 panel show Was It Something I Said? and took over as host of Gadget Man from Stephen Fry.
Quote:
"I find performing very difficult. It's difficult to be a good actor. I get very nervous, even though it sounds disingenuous, because you could legitimately go, 'Well, why do it?'"
Trivia:
Here's Ayoade's tips for aspiring directors: "Try not to get depressed. You need to be healthy so don't get a cold. Get comfortable shoes because you don't sit down for two months."
Chris O'Dowd
(Actor)
.. Roy
Born:
October 09, 1979
in
Boyle, Co Roscommon, Ireland
Best Known For:
The IT Crowd.
Early-life:
Born in Boyle, Co Roscommon, Ireland, on October 9, 1979. He's the youngest of five children to a graphic designer and a psychotherapist. He didn't finish his politics and sociology degree at University College Dublin, prefering instead to attend the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, where he met his future IT Crowd co-star Katherine Parkinson.
Career:
O'Dowd made his TV and film debuts in 2003, in an episode of Red Cap and Conspiracy of Silence respectively. Other early roles came in Vera Drake, Festival, The Clinic and Showbands. Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd made him a star in the UK, while the movies The Boat That Rocked, Dinner for Schmucks and Bridesmaids raised his profile in the US. He then created, wrote and starred in the sitcom Moone Boy, which is loosely based on his own childhood. More recently he appeared in the films The Sapphires, This Is 40 and St Vincent.
Quote:
"I would be nothing if it wasn't for the town where I grew up and the people who gave me my inspiration."
Trivia:
Parts of the series Moone Boy were filmed in his hometown.
Hannah Bourne
(Actor)
.. Rebecca
Oliver Chris
(Actor)
.. Daniel Carey
Born:
November 02, 1978
in
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Best Known For:
Playing Boyce in Green Wing.
Early-life:
Oliver Graham Chris was born on November 2, 1978 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He attended Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, having passed his 11-plus exam to get in, before moving to the Michael Hall Steiner School in his fourth year. Oliver went on to attend the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Career:
Chris has made many appearances in British TV comedy series, having played Ricky Howard in The Office and Boyce in Green Wing, as well as appearing in According to Bex, Nathan Barley, Rescue Me and The IT Crowd. Aside from comedy, he has appeared in TV film Sharpe's Challenge (2007) as well as the shows Hotel Babylon and Silent Witness. His film credits include The Gathering (2002) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004). He has also had a number of roles on the stage, including National Theatre productions of Twelfth Night and One Man, Two Guvnors.
Quote:
"When people talk to me as if I'm some kind of constantly working actor, I get very confused. It's not the case. I'm not sifting through offers."
Trivia:
In 2012, he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for his work in One Man, Two Guvnors.
Alice Lowe
(Actor)
.. Patricia
Graham Linehan
(Writer)
Ash Atalla
(Series producer)
Derrin Schlesinger
(Producer)
