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Rob Brydon

Born 1965-05-03
📍 Swansea, Wales, UK

Robert Brydon Jones is a Welsh actor, comedian, impressionist, presenter, singer and writer. He gained prominence for his roles in film, television and radio. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday Honours in 2013 for services to comedy and broadcasting and charitable services.

Brydon gained fame for his roles in the black comedy series Human Remains (2000), the mockumentary series Marion and Geoff (2000–2003), the chat show spoof The Keith Barret Show (2004–2005), and the comedy series Supernova (2005–2006). From 2007 to 2024, he played Bryn West in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey, for which he received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Comedy Performance.

He has acted in several films with Steve Coogan for director Michael Winterbottom, starting with 24 Hour Party People (2002) and A Cock and Bull Story (2005). Brydon and Coogan then starred in The Trip (2010), followed by The Trip to Italy (2014), The Trip to Spain (2017), and The Trip to Greece (2020). He has also acted in the films Cinderella (2015), The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016), Holmes & Watson (2019), and Barbie (2023).

Since 2009, Brydon has presented the BBC One comedy panel show Would I Lie to You? after previously playing himself as host of a fictional panel show in Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, which ran on BBC Three from 2006 until 2007. In addition to presenting his late-night chat show, The Rob Brydon Show, for two years, he hosted the 2014 Saturday-night game show The Guess List for BBC One.

Filmography 121

The Scarecrows' Wedding
as Reginald Rake (voice)
2026
The Floor
as Self - Presenter
2026
Stitch Head
as Professor (voice)
2025
Rob Brydon's Honky Tonk Road Trip
as Self - Presenter
2025
Destination X
as Self - Host
2025
Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure
as Narrator (voice)
2025
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain
as Self
2025
An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks
2025
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
as Self
2025
Tiddler
as Fisherman / Whale / Starfish / Anchovy (voice)
2024
My Lady Jane
as Lord Dudley
2024
Tabby McTat
as Fred (voice)
2024
Barbie
as Sugar Daddy Ken
2023
The Smeds and the Smoos
as Uncle Smoo (voice)
2023
The Amazing Maurice
as The Pied Piper (voice)
2022
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
as Self
2022
The John Bishop Show
as Self
2022
Superworm
as Crow (voice)
2021
Zog and the Flying Doctors
as King (voice)
2021
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
as William Heelis
2020
The Snail and the Whale
as Whale (voice)
2020
Days of the Bagnold Summer
as Mr Porter
2020
The Trip to Greece
as Rob
2020
The Big Night In
as Rob Brydon
2020
McDonald & Dodds
as Roy Gilbert
2020
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
as Bryn West
2019
Green Eggs and Ham
as Philip Trousers (voice)
2019
Green Eggs and Ham
as Philip Trousers / Snalfred (voice)
2019
Blinded by the Light
as Matt's Dad
2019
Holmes & Watson
as Inspector Lestrade
2018
Zog
as Guards / Knight / other vocals (voice)
2018
The Highway Rat
as Narrator / The Horse (voice)
2018
Swimming with Men
as Eric Scott
2018
Trust
as President Nixon
2018
Early Man
as Message Bird / Brian / Bryan / Gonad the Gaul (voice)
2018
Bear's Mission with...
as Himself
2017
Revolting Rhymes
as Short Sister / King / Rolf / Banker Pig (voice)
2017
Revolting Rhymes
as Short Sister (Voice)
2017
The Trip to Spain
as Rob
2017
The Huntsman: Winter's War
as Gryff
2016
Stick Man
as Snail / Park-keeper / Swan Dad / Frog / Beach Dad / Crab / Cat (voice)
2015
Cinderella
as Master Phineus
2015
Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show
as Self
2014
Lily's Driftwood Bay
as Dredger Tom Fox (voice)
2014
The Trip to Italy
as Rob
2014
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
Gangsta Granny
as Mr Parker
2013
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
as Self
2013
Room on the Broom
as Cat (voice)
2012
Bond on Location
as Narrator (voice)
2012
The Best of Men
as Corporal Wynne Bowen
2012
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
as Self - Presenter
2012
The Gruffalo's Child
as The Snake (voice)
2011
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
as Self
2011
Making Qi
as Self
2011
The Trip
as Rob Brydon
2011
The One Ronnie
2010
The Trip
as Rob
2010
Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town
as Narrator
2010
The Gruffalo
as Snake (voice)
2009
Rob Brydon Live
as Rob Brydon
2009
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
as Self
2009
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
as Self
2009
The Saint & the Hanged Man
as Narrator
2008
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
as Stanislav Fréron
2007
Heroes and Villains
2007
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
2007
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
2007
Would I Lie to You?
as Self - Host
2007
Little Britain Down Under
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2007
Gavin & Stacey
as Bryn West
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
James Bond: For Real
as Narrator
2006
Becoming Bond
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
Not Going Out
as George (voice)
2006
The One Show
as Self - Guest
2006
The One Show
as Self
2006
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
as Himself - Host
2006
Supernova
as Dr. Paul Hamilton
2005
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
as Self
2005
A Cock and Bull Story
as Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon
2005
Monkey Trousers
2005
Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore
as Kenneth Tynan
2005
MirrorMask
as Morris Campbell / Prime Minister
2005
Big Fat Quiz
as Self - Contestant
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Inspector Awdrey
2004
Shaun of the Dead
as Football Commentator / 'Zombies From Hell!' Presenter (voice) (uncredited)
2004
Little Britain
as Bubbles' Ex-Husband
2003
QI
as Self
2003
QI
as Self - Panellist (archive footage)
2003
Coogan's Runner
as Self
2003
Cruise of the Gods
as Andy Van Allen
2002
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
as Prison Guard (voice)
2002
Top Gear
as Self
2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Self
2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Evil Rob Brydon
2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Self - Guest Announcer
2002
24 Hour Party People
as Ryan Letts
2002
Richard & Judy
as Self
2001
Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party
as Keith Barret
2001
Murder in Mind
as Barry Coates
2001
Human Remains
as Various Characters
2000
Black Books
as B. Nugent
2000
Marion and Geoff
as Keith Barret
2000
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
as Traffic Warden
1998
The Very Thought of You
as Bus Driver
1998
Parkinson
as Self
1998
I'm Alan Partridge
as Baptist Fan
1997
Cold Lazarus
as Karl
1996
Married for Life
as Happy
1996
Married for Life
as TV Newsreader
1996
Eleven Men Against Eleven
as Radio Commentator
1995
First Knight
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
1995
The Healer
as Sean
1994
Summer Session
as Self
1992
Body Beautiful
as Vince/Husband/Mr Otaka/Trainer (voice)
1991
Fantastic Person
1991
Have I Got News for You
as Self - Host
1990
The Wrong Type
1990
Natural World
as Narrator
1983
An Audience with...
as Self
1978