While he hasn't been in front of the camera, he has adapted his own works for film and television:
* The Commitments (1991): Doyle adapted his own novel into a critically acclaimed film about a working-class Dublin band.
* The Van (1996): Doyle adapted the second book in the Barrytown Trilogy for this film.
* Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (2006): Doyle adapted his Booker-winning novel for this critically acclaimed film.
* The Snapper (1993): This film, based on Doyle's first novel, was directed by Stephen Frears. Although Doyle was not the screenwriter for the film, his writing directly inspired the film's adaptation.
* The Woman Who Lives Across the Hall (2022): Doyle wrote the screenplay for this film, which is an adaptation of the novel by Shirley Jackson.
While Roddy Doyle hasn't appeared in films or TV shows himself, his writing has been instrumental in bringing many impactful and critically acclaimed stories to the screen.