Dylan Moran

Dylan Moran is an Irish comedian, actor and writer who began performing stand-up at Dublin's Comedy Cellar in 1992. He won Edinburgh's So You Think You're Funny competition in 1993 and collected the Perrier Comedy Award there in 1996, and he wrote a column for The Irish Times from 1995 to 1997. His first major television role came in 1998 in the BBC Two sitcom How Do You Want Me?, and he had a small part in Notting Hill (1999). He co-wrote and starred in Black Books, launched on Channel 4 in 2000, which brought him two BAFTA TV Awards for Best Situation Comedy. His films include Shaun of the Dead (2004), Run Fatboy Run (2007), Calvary (2014) and the Irish black comedy A Film with Me in It. He has toured stand-up shows including Monster and What It Is, and played Touchstone in As You Like It at the Theatre Royal, Bath in 2025.