Richard Ayoade

Richard Ayoade
Ayoade in 2011
Born	Richard Ellef Ayoade (1977-05-23) 23 May 1977 (age 39) Hammersmith, London, England, United Kingdom
Occupation	Actor comedian writer director television presenter
Years active	1998–present
Spouse(s)	Lydia Fox (m. 2007)
Children	2
Relatives	James Fox (father-in-law) Laurence Fox (brother-in-law)

Richard Ellef Ayoade (/aɪ.ɔːˈɑːdeɪ/ eye-awe-AH-day, born 23 May 1977) is a British actor, comedian, writer, director and television presenter. He is best known as Maurice Moss in The IT Crowd – for which he won the 2014 BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance – and as Dean Learner in Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. He has directed films including Submarine (2010), The Double (2013), starring Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska, and various music videos for bands including Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Kasabian.

Ayoade has often worked alongside Noel Fielding, Julian Barratt, Matt Berry, and Rich Fulcher in shows such as The Mighty Boosh and Nathan Barley, was a team captain on panel show Was It Something I Said? and presents the factual shows Travel Man and Gadget Man.