Richard Ayoade
Richard Ayoade is an English comedian, actor, filmmaker, author and television presenter who won BAFTA for his role in the television sitcom The It Crowd. As a director, he has won the British Independent Film Awards for he debuts film Submarine.
Born And Raised in England
Richard Ellef Ayoade was born on 23rd May 1977, in Hammersmith, London, England. He belongs to mixed ethnicity and holds English nationality.
He is the son of Norwegian mother Dagny Baa s suik Ayoade and Nigerian father Layide Ade Laditi Ayoade.
Richard first attended St. Joseph's College in Ipswich and later joined St Catharine's College in Cambridge in 1995.
While he was in college he performed in theater and won a Martin Steele Prize for his play. He also was the president of the amateur theatrical club footlights. He graduated from college in 1998.
Started Career As A Writer
Richard Ayoade stared his career as a writer; he co-wrote the stage show Garth Marenghi's Fright Knight along with Matthew Holness in 2000. He won Perrier Comedy Award for co-writing the show.
He made his directorial and acting debut in the spoof horror-comedy series Garth Marenghi's Darkplace.
In 2006, he produced television series Man to Man With Dean Learner. The same year, he was cast as Maurice Moss in the British sitcom The It Crowds and he continued to appear on the show until 2013. For his role in the series, he received a BAFTA Award for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme in 2014.
Richard made his first feature film Submarine in 2010 for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2012.
For his role in the 2013 film The Double, he was nominated for various awards including London Film Festival Award and Tokyo International Film Festival Grand Prix Award. His other notable roles are in Travel Man, The Crystal Maze, and Strange Hill High.
He has also provided his voice in various television series and movies such as The Lego Movie2: The Second Part, The Boxtrolls, and Apple & Onion.
He appeared in two movies The Souvenir and The Crystal Maze in 2019. He is continued to work as host in The Crystal Maze and as an actor the sequel of The Souvenir.
Estimated Net Worth of $2 Million
As of 2020, Richard Ayoade has an estimated net worth of $2 million (as per Celebrity Networth). The major sources of his income are films and television shows.
The average salary of a director in the United States is around $60,000 per film, so we can a s sume that his salary is also somewhere close to that amount.
Here's the list of some of his films and their budgets and box office collections.
| Movie | Released Year | Star-Cast | Budget | Box-Office |
| Submarine | 2010 | Craig Roberts and Yasmin Paige | $1.5 million | $4.6 million |
| The Boxtrolls | 2014 | Ben Kingsley and Elle Fanning | $60 million | $109.3 million |
| Paddington 2 | 2017 | Hugh Grant and Sally Hawkins | $40 million | $227.3 million |
| he Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | 2019 | Chris Pratt and Elizabeth Banks | $99 million | $191.3 million |
Richard is currently living in East Dulwich in England.
Married to Lydia Fox, Father of Two Kids
Richard Ayoade is a married man and has two kids. He got married to actress Lydia Fox on 8th September 2007. The couple first met at the Cambridge theatre performance and eventually tied the knot.
The two are parents of two daughters Esme Bibi Ayoade and Ida Ayoade. They currently reside in East Dulwich.