Claim: Chris O'Dowd starred in a comedy.
Evidence: Christopher `` Chris '' O'Dowd -LRB- born 9 October 1979 -RRB- is an Irish actor , best known for comedic roles such as Roy Trenneman in the Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd.
The IT Crowd is a British sitcom by Channel 4 , written by Graham Linehan -LRB- who also co-created and co-wrote Father Ted -RRB- , produced by Ash Atalla and starring Chris O'Dowd , Richard Ayoade , Katherine Parkinson , and Matt Berry.