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Dara Ó Briain

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birth DateFeb 4, 1972 (54 years old)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthBray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Career Span1962 – Present (65 yrs)
Known Credits88 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 1

Dara Ó Briain

Also known as:Dara O'BriainDara O Briain
Total Works

88

34 movies • 54 shows

Avg Rating

6.9 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top Gear
7.6
Top Gear
2002•series
as Self
QI
7.9
QI
2003•series
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
7.2
as Self
Taskmaster
8.3
Taskmaster
2015•series
as Self

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 88 titles featuring Dara Ó Briain

Top Gear
7.6
1 eps
Top Gear
2002•series

as Self

QI
7.9
14 eps
QI
2003•series

as Self

The Graham Norton Show
7.2
1 eps

as Self

Taskmaster
8.3
10 eps
Taskmaster
2015•series

as Self

Would I Lie to You?
7.8
4 eps
Would I Lie to You?
2007•series

as Self

The Look of Love
5.6
The Look of Love
2013•movie

as Comic

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
7.4
1 eps

as Self - Contestant

Mock the Week
7.1
232 eps
Mock the Week
2005•series

as Self - Host

Have I Got News for You
7.1
1 eps

as Self

Horrible Histories
8.0
1 eps
Horrible Histories
2009•series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
7.1
2 eps

as Self

Big Fat Quiz
7.6
3 eps
Big Fat Quiz
2004•series

as Self - Contestant

How Videogames Changed the World
6.9

as Self

The One Show
4.3
2 eps
The One Show
2006•series

as Self - Guest

Room 101
6.6
1 eps
Room 101
1994•series

as Self

The Last Leg
5.7
6 eps
The Last Leg
2013•series

as Self

This Morning
5.2
1 eps
This Morning
1988•series

as Self

Gadget Man
7.0
1 eps
Gadget Man
2012•series
The F Word
6.2
1 eps
The F Word
2005•series
Dara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal
7.6

as himself

Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show
7.4

as Himself

Taskmaster: Champion of Champions
6.9
1 eps

as Self

Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr
6.5
1 eps

as Self - Guest Judge

Dara Ó Briain: Talks Funny
7.1

as Himself

Live at the Apollo
6.9
1 eps
Live at the Apollo
2004•series
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
7.1
1 eps

as Self

A League of Their Own
7.1
1 eps

as Self - Panellist

Dara Ó Briain: Craic Dealer - Live 2012
7.2

as Self

Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
6.4
26 eps

as Self - Host

LEGO Masters
6.8
1 eps
LEGO Masters
2017•series

as Guest Judge

Duck Quacks Don't Echo
6.0
4 eps
Soccer AM
6.3
1 eps
Soccer AM
1995•series

as Self

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
5.6
1 eps

as Self - Expert

Hypothetical
6.2
2 eps
Hypothetical
2019•series

as Self

Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe
7.5

as Self

Stargazing Live
6.7
25 eps
Stargazing Live
2011•series

as Co-Presenter

The Late Late Show
5.5
2 eps
The Late Late Show
1962•series

as Self

Dara Ó Briain: Crowd Tickler
7.0

as Himself

Richard Osman's House of Games Night
7.0
3 eps

as Self

Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure
7.6
3 eps

as Himself

Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain
7.8
2 eps

as Presenter

Barry Humphries at the BBC
7.6

as Self (archive material)

Dara Ó Briain: So Where Were We?
7.8
The Apprentice: You're Fired!
6.2
59 eps

as Self - Host

Volcano with Dara Ó Briain
8.2
2 eps
Crackanory
6.8
1 eps
Crackanory
2013•series

as Storyteller

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
8.0

as Self

Let's Dance for Comic Relief
6.7
1 eps

as Self

Robot Wars
4.8
18 eps
Robot Wars
2016•series

as Presenter

Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay
7.3
3 eps

as Himself

Dara O Briain's Science Club
8.3
12 eps

as Himself - Presenter

Mock the Week
9.0
23 eps
Mock the Week
2026•series

as Self - Host

Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV
9.5

as Self

Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2
9.5

as Self - Presenter

Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 3
10.0

as Host

Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking
9.0

as Self

The Panel
8.5
19 eps
The Panel
2003•series

as Himself - Host

Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
6.0

as Self

Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show
8.0

as Self

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw
6.0

as Self

Stop! You're Killing Me
5.0
Dara Ó Briain: Voice of Reason
8.0
Mock the Week Too Hot for TV
7.0
12 eps

as Self

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2.0
1 eps

as Self

Three Men in a Boat
5.0
14 eps
Three Men in a Boat
2006•series

as Self

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
7.0
1 eps

as Self - Guest

Parkinson
7.0
3 eps
Parkinson
2004•series

as Self - Guest

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

as Self (archive footage)

Just for Laughs: The Gala Specials - Russell Peters

as Self

The Best of The Panel

as Host

Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland

as Self

Making Qi
Making Qi
2011•movie

as Self

Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were

as Self

Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People

as Self

World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One

as self

Brand Irish
Brand Irish
2016•movie

as Himself

Oo my baby
Oo my baby
2022•movie

as Himself / The Woman

Door(s)
Door(s)
2022•movie

as The Man

All About TWO
All About TWO
2014•movie

as Self - Presenter

So You Think You're Irish

as Self

Dara Ó Briain: Re:Creation
Tough Gig
1 eps
Tough Gig
2007•series
Tomorrow's Food
3 eps
Tomorrow's Food
2015•series
Wonders of the Moon with Dara Ó Briain
2 eps

as Host

One and Six Zeros
6 eps
One and Six Zeros
2022•series

as Host - Himself

Blockbusters
20 eps
Blockbusters
2019•series

as Presenter

Secrets of the Sun with Dara Ó Briain
2 eps

as Self - Presenter

National Parks from Above: Ireland with Dara O Briain
3 eps

as Presenter