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Dara Ó Briain

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1972-02-04 (53 years old)

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 shows such as Mock the Week, The , 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.

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Filmography

all 94

self 74

TV Shows 60

Movies 34

Self - Presenter

Secrets of the Sun with Dara Ó Briain (2024)

Presenter

Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain (2024)

Self

Dara Ó Briain

Biography

Filmography

all 94

self 74

TV Shows 60

Movies 34

Secrets of the Sun with Dara Ó Briain (2024)

Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain (2024)

Dara Ó Briain: So Where Were We? (2023)

Wonders of the Moon with Dara Ó Briain (2023)

Barry Humphries at the BBC (2023)

Just for Laughs: The Gala Specials - Russell Peters (2023)

One and Six Zeros (2022)

Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland (2021)

Jack B. Yeats: The Man who Painted Ireland (2021)

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains (2021)

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel (2020)

Dara Ó Briain: Voice of Reason (2020)

The Family Brain Games (2019)

Blockbusters (2019)

Hypothetical (2019)

Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were (2018)

My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw (2018)

Taskmaster: Champion of Champions (2017)

LEGO Masters (2017)

Go 8 Bit DLC (2017)

Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay (2017)

Ken Dodd: In His Own Words (2016)

Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit (2016)

Robot Wars (2016)

Brand Irish (2016)

Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show (2015)

Tomorrow's Food (2015)

Dara Ó Briain: Crowd Tickler (2015)

Taskmaster (2015)

Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking (2015)

Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure (2015)

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) (2014)

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (2014)

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014)

Duck Quacks Don't Echo (2014)

How Videogames Changed the World (2013)

The Look of Love (2013)

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2013)

Gadget Man (2012)

Dara Ó Briain: Craic Dealer - Live 2012 (2012)

Dara O Briain's Science Club (2012)

The Last Leg (2012)

Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums (2012)

Stargazing Live Back To Earth (2012)

Making Qi (2011)

Mock the Week Too Hot for TV (2011)

See You in Court (2011)

Stargazing Live (2011)

Three Men Go to Scotland (2010)

Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People (2010)

Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show (2010)

Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 3 (2010)

A League of Their Own (2010)

Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News (2009)

Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2 (2009)

Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe (2009)

Horrible Histories (2009)

The Best of The (2009)

Let's Dance for Comic Relief (2009)

Three Men in More Than One Boat (2009)

Dara Ó Briain: Talks Funny (2008)

Argumental (2008)

Three Men In Another Boat (2008)

Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV (2007)

Would I Lie to You? (2007)

Tough Gig (2007)

The Graham Norton Show (2007)

Dara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal (2006)

Jokerman: Tommy Tiernan in America (2006)

The One Show (2006)

Turn Back Time (2006)

World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One (2006)

The Apprentice: You're Fired! (2006)

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-02-04 (53 years old)

Birth Place

Bray, Ireland

Religion

atheism

Citizenships

Ireland

Also Known As

Dara O'Briain, Dara O Briain

Awards

Irish Times Debate, Chortle Awards