Dara Ó Briain

Dara Ó Briain

Acting • Born 1972-02-04

Acting1Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Biography

Dara Ó Briain (born 4 February 1972) is an Irish comedian and television presenter based in the United Kingdom and Ireland. He is noted for hosting topical panel shows such as Mock the Week, The Panel, and The Apprentice: You're Fired!. His TV work also includes starring in and writing of television comedy and documentary series. Ó Briain has also been a newspaper columnist, with pieces published in national papers in both Britain and Ireland. In 2009, the Irish Independent described Ó Briain as "Terry Wogan's heir apparent as Britain's 'favourite Irishman'" and in 2010, Ó Briain was voted the 16th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

98 credits
Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV

Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV

Movie • 2007

Self

Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2

Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2

Movie • 2005

Self (archive footage)

Dara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal

Dara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal

Movie • 2006

himself

Dara Ó Briain: Talks Funny

Dara Ó Briain: Talks Funny

Movie • 2008

Himself

Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show

Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show

Movie • 2010

Himself

Just for Laughs: The Gala Specials - Russell Peters

Just for Laughs: The Gala Specials - Russell Peters

Movie • 2023

Self

Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

Movie • 2006

Himself

Three Men In Another Boat

Three Men In Another Boat

Movie • 2008

Himself

Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2

Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2

Movie • 2009

Self - Presenter

Dara Ó Briain: Craic Dealer - Live 2012

Dara Ó Briain: Craic Dealer - Live 2012

Movie • 2012

Self

Barry Humphries at the BBC

Barry Humphries at the BBC

Movie • 2023

Self (archive material)

Dara Ó Briain: So Where Were We?

Dara Ó Briain: So Where Were We?

Movie • 2023

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

Movie • 2014

Self

Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

Movie • 2009

Self

The Best of The Panel

The Best of The Panel

Movie • 2009

Host

Dara Ó Briain: Crowd Tickler

Dara Ó Briain: Crowd Tickler

Movie • 2015

Himself

Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland

Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland

Movie • 2021

Self

Making Qi

Making Qi

Movie • 2011

Self

Three Men in More Than One Boat

Three Men in More Than One Boat

Movie • 2009

Himself

The Look of Love

The Look of Love

Movie • 2013

Comic

Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show

Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show

Movie • 2015

Self

Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 3

Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 3

Movie • 2010

Host

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw

Movie • 2018

Self

Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were

Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were

Movie • 2018

Self

Stop! You're Killing Me

Stop! You're Killing Me

Movie • 2004

Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People

Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People

Movie • 2010

Self

Dara Ó Briain: Voice of Reason

Dara Ó Briain: Voice of Reason

Movie • 2020

Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking

Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking

Movie • 2015

Self

How Videogames Changed the World

How Videogames Changed the World

Movie • 2013

Self

World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One

World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One

Movie • 2006

self

Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe

Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe

Movie • 2009

Self

Brand Irish

Brand Irish

Movie • 2016

Himself

Oo my baby

Oo my baby

Movie • 2022

Himself / The Woman

Door(s)

Door(s)

Movie • 2022

The Man

All About TWO

All About TWO

Movie • 2014

Self - Presenter

So You Think You're Irish

So You Think You're Irish

Movie • 1997

Self

This Morning

This Morning

TV • 1988

Self

Live at the Apollo

Live at the Apollo

TV • 2004

Soccer AM

Soccer AM

TV • 1995

Self

The One Show

The One Show

TV • 2006

Self - Guest

QI

QI

TV • 2003

Self

Hypothetical

Hypothetical

TV • 2019

Self

Room 101

Room 101

TV • 1994

Self

Turn Back Time

Turn Back Time

TV • 2006

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

TV • 2013

Self - Contestant

Let's Dance for Comic Relief

Let's Dance for Comic Relief

TV • 2009

Self

Tough Gig

Tough Gig

TV • 2007

The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

TV • 2006

Tomorrow's Food

Tomorrow's Food

TV • 2015

Wonders of the Moon with Dara Ó Briain

Wonders of the Moon with Dara Ó Briain

TV • 2023

Host

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

TV • 2014

Self

Live Floor Show

Live Floor Show

TV • 2002

Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

TV • 2007

Self

Richard Osman's House of Games Night

Richard Osman's House of Games Night

TV • 2020

Self

Stargazing Live

Stargazing Live

TV • 2011

Co-Presenter

Jack B. Yeats: The Man who Painted Ireland

Jack B. Yeats: The Man who Painted Ireland

TV • 2021

Self

The One Show

The One Show

TV • 2006

Self

Robot Wars

Robot Wars

TV • 2016

Presenter

Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit

Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit

TV • 2016

Himself - Host

One and Six Zeros

One and Six Zeros

TV • 2022

Host - Himself

Top Gear

Top Gear

TV • 2002

Self

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

TV • 2014

Gadget Man

Gadget Man

TV • 2012

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV • 1996

Self

The Apprentice: You're Fired!

The Apprentice: You're Fired!

TV • 2006

Self - Host

Taskmaster: Champion of Champions

Taskmaster: Champion of Champions

TV • 2017

Self

The Late Late Show

The Late Late Show

TV • 1962

Self

Taskmaster

Taskmaster

TV • 2015

Self

LEGO Masters

LEGO Masters

TV • 2017

Guest Judge

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

TV • 2013

Self - Dictionary Corner

Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums

Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums

TV • 2012

Presenter

Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure

Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure

TV • 2015

Himself

Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay

Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay

TV • 2017

Himself

Dara O Briain's Science Club

Dara O Briain's Science Club

TV • 2012

Himself - Presenter

Mock the Week

Mock the Week

TV • 2005

Self - Host

A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own

TV • 2010

Mock the Week Too Hot for TV

Mock the Week Too Hot for TV

TV • 2011

Self

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

TV • 2020

Self - Expert

The Family Brain Games

The Family Brain Games

TV • 2019

Host

Blockbusters

Blockbusters

TV • 2019

Presenter

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

TV • 2007

Self

The Panel

The Panel

TV • 2003

Himself - Host

Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain

Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain

TV • 2024

Presenter

The Last Leg

The Last Leg

TV • 2013

Self

Big Fat Quiz

Big Fat Quiz

TV • 2004

Self - Contestant

Secrets of the Sun with Dara Ó Briain

Secrets of the Sun with Dara Ó Briain

TV • 2024

Self - Presenter

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

TV • 2014

Self

Horrible Histories

Horrible Histories

TV • 2009

Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

TV • 2006

Self

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

TV • 2021

Self - Guest

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

TV • 1990

Self

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

TV • 1990

Self - Host

Volcano with Dara Ó Briain

Volcano with Dara Ó Briain

TV • 2025

QI

QI

TV • 2003

Self - Panellist (archive footage)

Crackanory

Crackanory

TV • 2013

Storyteller

National Parks from Above: Ireland with Dara O Briain

National Parks from Above: Ireland with Dara O Briain

TV • 2025

Presenter

Live at the Apollo

Live at the Apollo

TV • 2004

Self - Presenter

Mock the Week

Mock the Week

TV • 2026

Self - Host