Dara Ó Briain

Q: Has Dara Ó Briain won any awards?

Yes, Dara has won several awards including the British Comedy Award for Best Live Stand-Up and the prestigious BAFTA nomination for his work in television.

Q: What was Dara Ó Briain's first film?

Dara's first film role was in the comedy 'The Last Bus' released in 2021, showcasing his talent in a feature film format.

Q: How many children does Dara Ó Briain have?

Dara Ó Briain has two children with his wife Susan, but their names have not been publicly disclosed.

Q: What is Dara Ó Briain's net worth?

Dara Ó Briain's estimated net worth is around $7 million, primarily earned through his comedy tours and television hosting.

Q: What is Dara Ó Briain's comedy style?

Dara's comedy style often combines observational humor, science, and intellectual commentary, making his performances both entertaining and educational.

Q: Where did Dara Ó Briain grow up?

Dara Ó Briain grew up in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, where he developed his love for comedy and performing from a young age.

Q: What are some of Dara Ó Briain's notable stand-up specials?

Dara has released several successful stand-up specials including 'Dara Ó Briain: This is Your Live' and 'Dara Ó Briain: Craic Dealer', both of which received positive reviews.

Known for

Volcano with Dara Ó Briain (2025)

2025 / Documentary

Dara Ó Briain explores the immense power of Italy's most active volcanoes.

Wonders of the Moon with Dara Ó Briain poster

Wonders of the Moon with Dara Ó Briain (2023)

2023 / Documentary

The moon has been the source of myths, legends and wonder across time. In this series, Dara takes viewers on a journey to explore...

Name

Dara Ó Briain

Height

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Born

4 February 1972, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Spouses

Susan Ó Briain (2006–present)

Children

2 children, name not publicly known

Parents

Brian Ó Briain, Eileen Ó Briain

Estimated Net Worth

$7 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	Movie Dara Ó Briain: Re:Creation Dara's Re:Creation tour is a major 2025–2026 comedy tour spanning the UK, Ireland, Europe, and internationally, featuring his signature fast-paced...	Unknown character	Not rated
2026	TV Mock the Week The satirical panel show with a standup twist is back! Dara Ó Briain hosts as two teams of top comedians...	Self - Host	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2025	TV National Parks from Above: Ireland with Dara O Briain The team take the aerial route to explore and celebrate the wonders and rich history of the ancient land of...	Presenter	Not rated
2025	TV Volcano with Dara Ó Briain Dara Ó Briain explores the immense power of Italy's most active volcanoes.	Unknown character	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2024	TV Secrets of the Sun with Dara Ó Briain Dara investigates the amazing star at the centre of our solar system.	Self - Presenter	Not rated
2024	TV Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain Dara Ó Briain will be joined by archaeologist Raksha Dave and Egyptologist Dr Chris Naunton to explore the most compelling...	Presenter	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2023	Movie Dara Ó Briain: So Where Were We? Dara O Briain’s award-winning show filmed at Dublin’s Vicar Street in 2022. Dara deals with missing body parts, a TV...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2023	TV Wonders of the Moon with Dara Ó Briain The moon has been the source of myths, legends and wonder across time. In this series, Dara takes viewers on...	Host	Not rated
2023	Movie Barry Humphries at the BBC Alex Jones looks back at the highlights of Barry’s career on a selection of BBC shows, featuring some of Barry’s...	Self (archive material)	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2023	Movie Just for Laughs: The Gala Specials - Russell Peters Canada’s own comedy rockstar, the unbelievably versatile and talented comedian Russell Peters hosts this stand-up comedy special. He is joined...	Self	Not rated
2022	Movie Door(s) The phone rings, someone is arriving…	The Man	Not rated
2022	Movie Oo my baby A woman's stroller rolls terrifyingly down a hill, her baby at risk, who will save her baby?	Himself / The Woman	Not rated
2022	TV One and Six Zeros Dara Ó Briain hosts the high jeopardy quiz show where winning £1,000,000 is all about holding onto those six zeros......	Host - Himself	Not rated
2021	Movie Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland A revelatory, biographical outline of the life and times of Ireland's greatest painter, Jack B. Yeats	Self	Not rated
2021	TV Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains involves celebrity guests revisiting their teenage years. Each celebrity will take a trip down memory lane;...	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2020	TV Michael McIntyre's The Wheel Michael McIntyre hosts a gameshow packed with huge stars, big laughs and a giant spinning wheel. Can the contestants, guided...	Self - Expert	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2020	TV Richard Osman's House of Games Night Each week a group of four famous faces go toe-to-toe testing their general knowledge in a variety of entertaining games....	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2020	Movie Dara Ó Briain: Voice of Reason Dara Ó Briain's stand-up show filmed live at London's Eventim Apollo. Topics include virtual reality, having too much technology at...	Unknown character	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2019	TV Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr Aspiring interior designers transform a variety of spaces from dowdy to delightful as they vie for a life-changing contract with...	Self - Guest Judge	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2019	TV The Family Brain Games Dara O Briain hosts the ultimate test of collective, cross-generational intelligence.	Host	Not rated
2019	TV Blockbusters Comedy reboot of the classic TV game show. Comedy Central's reincarnation remains true to the original format, with players crossing...	Presenter	Not rated
2019	TV Hypothetical Hosted by Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster, top comedians are posed absurd hypothetical situations and scored on how well they...	Self	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2018	Movie Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were tells Sir Ken’s story from his boyhood growing up in the 1930s in Knotty...	Self	Not rated
2018	Movie My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw Award-winning Irish actor Gabriel Byrne explores the life, works and passions of George Bernard Shaw, a giant of world literature,...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2017	TV Taskmaster: Champion of Champions Five series of Taskmaster, five winners - but who is the supreme champion of all?	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2017	TV LEGO Masters British version of the reality contest where some of the most skilled brick fanatics do battle to be crowned LEGO...	Guest Judge	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2017	TV Dara & Ed's Road to Mandalay Comedians Ed Byrne and Dara O Briain embark on an expedition of a lifetime, crossing 3,500 miles from the bright...	Himself	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2016	TV Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit Gaming enthusiast Dara O Briain presides over the mayhem as two stars join team captains – gaming geek Steve McNeil...	Self - Host	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2016	TV Robot Wars Original robots Sir Killalot, Matilda, Dead Metal and Shunt are back for the rebooted series presented by Dara Ó Briain...	Presenter	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2016	Movie Brand Irish Why is it that St Patrick’s Day is the only national holiday that is celebrated in almost every country across...	Himself	Not rated
2015	Movie Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show In this Christmas Day special, Michael presents leading comedians including Dara O Briain, the fabulous Dame Edna Everage, and ventriloquist...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2015	TV Tomorrow's Food Tomorrow’s Food shows viewers the fascinating future of food: from field, through to the aisles of the supermarket, to our...	Unknown character	Not rated
2015	Movie Dara Ó Briain: Crowd Tickler The Irish standup on the benefits of hitting his 40s: not feeling the need to watch every Scorsese film and...	Himself	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2015	TV Taskmaster Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to...	Self	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2015	Movie Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking Since he was a teenager, Dara O Briain has been fascinated with professor Stephen Hawking, the world's most celebrated scientist....	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2015	TV Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure Comedians Ed Byrne and Dara O Briain embark on an epic 4,000-mile adventure on the Pan-American Highway.	Himself	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2014	TV Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) This series is presented by self-confessed Python nut Hugh Bonneville, each show with a group of five famous comedians remembering...	Self	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2014	TV Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled One of Britain’s favourite comedians doing what he does best – being funny. But Alan Davies isn’t on a stage,...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2014	Movie 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy from BBC Two.	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2014	Movie All About TWO Quiz and celebration of 50 years of the BBC's second channel, hosted by Dara O Briain. With Richard Osman supplying...	Self - Presenter	Not rated
2014	TV Duck Quacks Don't Echo Lee Mack wrangles a team of scientists and celebrity guests to find the truth behind the trivia on this bizarrely...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2013	Movie How Videogames Changed the World From Pong to Grand Theft Auto, Charlie Brooker delves into the history of videogames and pulls out a selection of...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2013	TV Crackanory Crackanory is a storytelling television series aimed at adults, inspired by the popular children's series Jackanory. Each episode features two...	Storyteller	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2013	Movie The Look of Love Paul Raymond builds a porn, entertainment and real estate empire that makes him the wealthiest man in Britain, but drugs...	Comic	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2013	TV 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz.	Self - Contestant	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2013	TV 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz.	Self - Dictionary Corner	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2013	TV The Last Leg Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past...	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2012	TV Gadget Man Gadget Man shows the world's collection of handy gadgets throughout the ages, from today's smart devices to decades old electronics...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2012	Movie Dara Ó Briain: Craic Dealer - Live 2012 Dara Ó Briain is in blistering form as he regales the audience of a packed Edinburgh Playhouse with his unique...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2012	TV Dara O Briain's Science Club Dara Ó Briain's Science Club is a British science television series presented by Dara Ó Briain which first aired on...	Himself - Presenter	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2012	TV Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums is a British comedy game show about the subject of mathematics and it...	Presenter	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2011	Movie Making Qi Behind the scenes documentary on British panel show Qi.	Self	Not rated
2011	TV Mock the Week Too Hot for TV If you've ever wondered how MOCK THE WEEK would look in a world without censors, then wonder no more. This...	Self	Not rated
2011	TV Stargazing Live Professor Brian Cox and Dara O Briain are at Jodrell Bank Observatory, and joined by special guests to bring you...	Co-Presenter	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2010	Movie Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People 'Welcome to my folly', declared Robin Ince as he opens Nine Lessons..., his massive sell-out Rationalist Celebration of comedy and...	Self	Not rated
2010	Movie Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show Dara O Briain - This Is the Show was recorded in front of a sell-out crowd on the final date...	Himself	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2010	Movie Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 3 If you've ever wondered how 'Mock the Week' would look in a world without censors, then wonder no more. This...	Host	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2010	TV A League of Their Own Two teams comprised of comedians, celebrities and sports stars compete against each other in a test of their sporting knowledge,...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2009	Movie Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News A look behind the scenes of satirical sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News.	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2009	Movie Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2 Produced exclusively for DVD, three hilarious hours of the country's finest comic minds battling it out on TVs most outrageous...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 9.5 / 10
2009	Movie Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe Charlie Brooker sets his caustic sights on video games. Expect acerbic comment as he looks at the various genres, how...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2009	TV Horrible Histories Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an...	Unknown character	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2009	Movie The Best of The Panel Compilation of the best bits from RTE's The Panel. Featuring the cream of Irish comedy.	Host	Not rated
2009	TV Let's Dance for Comic Relief Celebrities perform famous dance routines in front of a panel of judges to raise money for the Comic Relief appeal,...	Self	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2009	Movie Three Men in More Than One Boat In their third trip, the trio attempt to get from Plymouth to the Isles of Scilly using several boats.	Himself	Not rated
2008	Movie Dara Ó Briain: Talks Funny Recorded at the world famous Hammersmith Apollo before 3,300 fans, this is the culmination of Dara's massive 2008 sellout tour...	Himself	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2008	Movie Three Men In Another Boat Griff Rhys Jones, Dara O'Briain and Rory McGrath reunite for a follow-up journey, this time on board Griff's classic yacht....	Himself	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2007	Movie Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV Produced exclusively for DVD, with nearly of 3 hours of the hottest standup comedians performing in the funniest program on...	Self	TMDB 9.5 / 10
2007	TV Would I Lie to You? A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob...	Self	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2007	TV Tough Gig	Unknown character	Not rated
2007	TV The Graham Norton Show Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2006	Movie Dara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal The final date from Dara's sell-out 100 date tour of the UK and Ireland. Recorded in front of 2,500 fans...	himself	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2006	TV The One Show A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2006	TV The One Show A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.	Self	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2006	TV Turn Back Time Celebrity guests reveal their most memorable moments to host Dara O'Briain in the hilarious comedy chat show.	Unknown character	Not rated
2006	Movie World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One A superb compilation of some of the best stand-up comedians in the world, including Dave Chappelle (whose last DVD release...	self	Not rated
2006	TV The Apprentice: You're Fired! The Apprentice: You're Fired!, sometimes named You're Fired!, The Apprentice: You're Hired! or You're Hired!, is a British television show...	Self - Host	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2006	TV The Last Laugh	Unknown character	Not rated
2006	TV Three Men in a Boat Three Men in a Boat is a television comedy/documentary series produced by Liberty Bell Productions for BBC Two starring Dara...	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2006	Movie Three Men in a Boat Griff Rhys Jones, Rory McGrath, Dara O'Briain and Loli the dog set out from Kingston to Oxford across the Thames...	Himself	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2005	Movie Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2 Over 2½ hours of the award-winning topical news quiz, featuring previously unseen footage. Team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2005	TV Mock the Week Mock the Week is a British topical celebrity panel game hosted by Dara Ó Briain. The game is influenced by...	Self - Host	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2004	TV Big Fat Quiz Presenter Jimmy Carr oversees a panel of top-name celebrities in this year end quiz show where they compete to see...	Self - Contestant	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2004	Movie Stop! You're Killing Me Amnesty International (Ireland) presents "Stop! You're Killing Me" which features the very best of Irish comedy performed in support of...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2004	TV Live at the Apollo A British stand-up comedy programme performed from the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre in west London.	Unknown character	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2004	TV Live at the Apollo A British stand-up comedy programme performed from the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre in west London.	Self - Presenter	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2004	TV Parkinson The final incarnation of Michael Parkinson's iconic talk show featuring an array of celebrities from every sphere.	Self - Guest	Not rated
2003	TV The Panel The Panel was a weekly topical comedy-style chat show produced by Happy Endings Productions for RTÉ. It is based on...	Himself - Host	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2003	TV QI Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.	Self - Panellist (archive footage)	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2003	TV QI Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.	Self	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2002	TV Top Gear This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2002	TV Live Floor Show Live Floor Show was a television comedy show produced by BBC Scotland for three series from 2002–2003. The first two...	Unknown character	Not rated
1997	Movie So You Think You're Irish In early 1997, Amnesty held a comedy gala at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin. The performers were primarily Irish performers...	Self	Not rated
1996	TV Never Mind the Buzzcocks Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1995	TV Soccer AM Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football-based comedy/talk show, predominantly based around the Premier League. Originally presented by Jane Hoffen,...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1994	TV Room 101 Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish...	Self	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1990	TV Have I Got News for You Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1990	TV Have I Got News for You Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no...	Self - Host	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1988	TV This Morning This Morning features a variety of news, as well as show business, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home and garden, food, tech,...	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1962	TV The Late Late Show Chat show that looks at current affairs in Ireland.	Self	TMDB 5.6 / 10

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2022	Movie Oo my baby A woman's stroller rolls terrifyingly down a hill, her baby at risk, who will save her baby?	Writer Writing	Not rated
2022	Movie Oo my baby A woman's stroller rolls terrifyingly down a hill, her baby at risk, who will save her baby?	Producer Production	Not rated
2020	Movie Dara Ó Briain: Voice of Reason Dara Ó Briain's stand-up show filmed live at London's Eventim Apollo. Topics include virtual reality, having too much technology at...	Writer Writing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2015	Movie Dara Ó Briain: Crowd Tickler The Irish standup on the benefits of hitting his 40s: not feeling the need to watch every Scorsese film and...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2012	Movie Dara Ó Briain: Craic Dealer - Live 2012 Dara Ó Briain is in blistering form as he regales the audience of a packed Edinburgh Playhouse with his unique...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2010	Movie Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show Dara O Briain - This Is the Show was recorded in front of a sell-out crowd on the final date...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2008	Movie Dara Ó Briain: Talks Funny Recorded at the world famous Hammersmith Apollo before 3,300 fans, this is the culmination of Dara's massive 2008 sellout tour...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2006	Movie Dara Ó Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal The final date from Dara's sell-out 100 date tour of the UK and Ireland. Recorded in front of 2,500 fans...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.6 / 10