--- name: "Dylan Moran" canonical: "https://film.one/person/dylan-moran" fi1m_id: "dylan-moran" imdb_id: "nm0602836" tmdb_id: 7028 wikidata_id: "Q381685" roles: ["Actor"] born: "3 November 1971" reviewed_on_fi1m: 5 average_fi1m_score: 81 average_as: "actor" average_over: 5 updated: "2026-10-01T22:24:06.706624+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Dylan Moran ## Identity Dylan Moran - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dylan-moran - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** dylan-moran - **IMDb ID:** nm0602836 - **TMDB ID:** 7028 - **Wikidata ID:** Q381685 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_Moran, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381685, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0602836/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7028 Actor. Born 3 November 1971 in Navan, County Meath, Ireland. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 3 November 1971, Navan, County Meath, Ireland - **Active:** 1999–2014 - **Also known as:** 迪伦莫兰 - **Frequently works with:** [Nira Park](https://film.one/person/nira-park.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as actor, over 5 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 78 (1), 2000s 84 (2), 2010s 79 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 76 across 4 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 5 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 2, Horror 1, Music 1, Romance 1 - **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $407m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_Moran, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381685, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0602836/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7028 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Calvary*](https://film.one/film/calvary.md) (81), [*Good Vibrations*](https://film.one/film/good-vibrations.md) (77) - **Peacock:** [*Shaun of the Dead*](https://film.one/film/shaun-of-the-dead.md) (85) - **Pluto TV:** [*Black Books*](https://film.one/tv/black-books.md) (82) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Dylan Moran > Dylan Moran makes exasperation funny by letting it become unreasonable. We rate him most highly when that acerbic presence has room to develop, though *Shaun of the Dead* shows how well he can work in company. Dylan Moran's blustering men tend to sound as though everyone else has made a simple situation intolerable. He lets their exasperation become unreasonable without losing the recognisable complaint underneath it. We like this acerbic presence, especially when it has time to develop; a small film part can give us the manner and leave us wishing he had more to do. As Rufus the Thief in *Notting Hill* (1999), he has an early cameo in a romance that belongs to Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant. Roger Michell keeps the affection in Richard Curtis's writing credible, even when the second half spends too long arranging obstacles. It is a film we recommend for its leads. Moran's part is too small to make it the place to start with his work. *Black Books* (2000–2004), which he co-created and starred in, gives Bernard Black room to be persistently difficult. Moran sustains the acerbity across a leading role, where the character's exasperation can become the reason to keep watching. The sharp observation and surreal use of language in his stand-up help explain the appeal, though the sitcom remains the clearest introduction to his screen persona. *Shaun of the Dead* (2004) makes better use of him within a film ensemble, as David alongside Simon Pegg. Edgar Wright takes ordinary failings seriously enough to make both the comedy and the danger count. We laughed, then found ourselves more concerned for the characters than we had expected, because those failings had made them recognisable. The later horror business is more familiar, but Moran contributes to the supporting energy that keeps us invested. There have been film leads, including Pierce in *A Film with Me in It* (2008), and dramatic supporting work as Michael Fitzgerald in John Michael McDonagh's *Calvary* (2014). Yet his reputation still rests chiefly on stand-up and *Black Books*. His feature-film leads have been fewer and less reliable; a larger part is no guarantee of a better evening. Begin with Bernard Black, and try *Shaun of the Dead* for the pleasures of seeing him in company. ## Biography Dylan Moran is an Irish comedian, writer and actor. He was born on 3 November 1971 in Navan, County Meath. He began performing stand-up comedy in Dublin in 1992 and won the Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival in 1996. Moran co-wrote and starred as Bernard Black in the Channel 4 sitcom *Black Books* (2000–2004). His film roles include Rufus the Thief in *Notting Hill* (1999), David in *Shaun of the Dead* (2004), Gordon in *Run Fatboy Run* (2007), Michael Fitzgerald in *Calvary* (2014) and Father O’Brien in *The Killer's Game* (2024). He has also appeared in *A Cock and Bull Story* (2005), *The Decoy Bride* (2011) and *Pixie* (2020). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, rottentomatoes.com, comedy.co.uk.* ## On Fi1m (5) - *Calvary* (2014), Fi1m 81, as Michael Fitzgerald — [page](https://film.one/film/calvary.md) - *Good Vibrations* (2012), Fi1m 77, as Pat — [page](https://film.one/film/good-vibrations.md) - *Shaun of the Dead* (2004), Fi1m 85, as David — [page](https://film.one/film/shaun-of-the-dead.md) - *Black Books* (2000), Fi1m 82, as Bernard — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-books.md) - *Notting Hill* (1999), Fi1m 78, as Rufus the Thief — [page](https://film.one/film/notting-hill.md) ## Complete filmography (31) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Killer's Game* (2024), as Father O’Brien - *The Witcher: Blood Origin* (2022), series, as Uthrok One-Nut - *Stuck* (2022), series, as Dan · Writer, Creator - *Dylan Moran: Dr Cosmos* (2021), Writer - *Pixie* (2020), as Raymond Donnelly - *Metal Heart* (2018), as Chris - *Baton* (2018), Actor - *Dylan Moran: Off the Hook* (2015), Writer - *Calvary* (2014), as Michael Fitzgerald — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/calvary.md) - *Rubenesque* (2013), as Vulff - *Breakfast Wine* (2013), as Brendan - *Good Vibrations* (2012), as Pat — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/good-vibrations.md) - *Dylan Moran: Yeah, Yeah* (2011), Writer - *The Decoy Bride* (2011), as Charley - *Aim Low: The Best of Dylan Moran* (2010), Writer - *Dylan Moran: What It Is* (2009), Writer - *A Film with Me in It* (2008), as Pierce - *Run Fatboy Run* (2007), as Gordon - *Dylan Moran: Like, Totally* (2006), Writer - *Tell It to the Fishes* (2006), as Finn - *A Cock and Bull Story* (2005), as Dr. Slop - *Comic Aid* (2005), Actor - *Dylan Moran: Monster* (2004), Writer - *Stop! You're Killing Me* (2004), Actor - *Bernard's Letter* (2004), as Bernard Black · Writer - *Shaun of the Dead* (2004), as David — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/shaun-of-the-dead.md) - *Black Dolls* (2004), as Bernard Black (Voice) - *The Actors* (2003), as Tom Quirk - *Black Books* (2000), series, as Bernard · Writer, Creator — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-books.md) - *Notting Hill* (1999), as Rufus the Thief — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/notting-hill.md) - *How Do You Want Me?* (1998), series, as Ian Lyons ## Gallery - ![Dylan Moran](https://film.one/media/person/89049/gallery-b6f58fce90ec.jpg) Dylan Moran — Fernando de Sousa of Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Dylan_Moran_Melbourne.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Auftritt des Comedian Dylan Moran im November 2009 im Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Ave, London. (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/89049/gallery-d8224771c4d0.jpg) Auftritt des Comedian Dylan Moran im November 2009 im Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Ave, London. (2013) — Oxfordian Kissuth, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Apollo_Theatre_-_Dylan_Moran.jpg/1280px-Apollo_Theatre_-_Dylan_Moran.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Dylan Moran, of Black Books fame (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/89049/gallery-3e5278e15f94.jpg) Dylan Moran, of Black Books fame (2006) — Scott Sandars, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Dylan_Moran.jpg/1280px-Dylan_Moran.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Dylan Moran from Black Books during the Comedy Festival at Melbourne Town Hall. (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/89049/gallery-2760b9dc5ae6.jpg) Dylan Moran from Black Books during the Comedy Festival at Melbourne Town Hall. (2006) — Fernando de Sousa, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Dylan_Moran_%28during_the_Comedy_Festival%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Dylan Moran](https://film.one/media/person/89049/gallery-8b973c0b55e5.jpg) Dylan Moran — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/dylan-moran