Rob Brydon
Biography
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.
Known For
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The One Show
2006
The One Show
2006
Have I Got News for You
1990
QI
2003
QI
2003
Top Gear
2002
Natural World
1983
Richard & Judy
2001
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
Would I Lie to You?
2007
Would I Lie to You?
2007
Filmography
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
The One Show
as Self - Guest · 2006
The One Show
as Self · 2006
Have I Got News for You
as Self - Host · 1990
QI
as Self · 2003
QI
as Self - Panellist (archive footage) · 2003
Top Gear
as Self · 2002
Natural World
as Narrator · 1983
Richard & Judy
as Self · 2001
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Inspector Awdrey · 2004
Would I Lie to You?
as Self · 2007
Would I Lie to You?
as Self - Host · 2007
Parkinson
as Self · 1998
Barbie
as Sugar Daddy Ken · 2023
McDonald & Dodds
as Roy Gilbert · 2020
Not Going Out
as George (voice) · 2006
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
as Self · 2013
An Audience with...
as Self · 1978
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
Little Britain
as Bubbles' Ex-Husband · 2003
Shaun of the Dead
as Football Commentator / 'Zombies From Hell!' Presenter (voice) (uncredited) · 2004
Green Eggs and Ham
as Philip Trousers (voice) · 2019
Green Eggs and Ham
as Philip Trousers / Snalfred (voice) · 2019
Cinderella
as Master Phineus · 2015
Big Fat Quiz
as Self - Contestant · 2004
Lily's Driftwood Bay
as Dredger Tom Fox (voice) · 2014
Black Books
as B. Nugent · 2000
Trust
as President Nixon · 2018
Murder in Mind
as Barry Coates · 2001
My Lady Jane
as Lord Dudley · 2024
The Amazing Maurice
as The Pied Piper (voice) · 2022
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
· 2014
The Huntsman: Winter's War
as Gryff · 2016
Gavin & Stacey
as Bryn West · 2007
Early Man
as Message Bird / Brian / Bryan / Gonad the Gaul (voice) · 2018
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
as Traffic Warden · 1998
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
as Self · 2009
I'm Alan Partridge
as Baptist Fan · 1997
The F Word
· 2005
First Knight
as Man in Crowd (uncredited) · 1995
The Gruffalo
as Snake (voice) · 2009
Stitch Head
as Professor (voice) · 2025
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
as Self · 2009
The Trip
as Rob · 2010
Holmes & Watson
as Inspector Lestrade · 2018
Blinded by the Light
as Matt's Dad · 2019
Heroes and Villains
· 2007
Destination X
as Self - Host · 2025
The Gruffalo's Child
as The Snake (voice) · 2011
Monkey Trousers
· 2005
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
as Himself - Host · 2006
Stick Man
as Snail / Park-keeper / Swan Dad / Frog / Beach Dad / Crab / Cat (voice) · 2015
The John Bishop Show
as Self · 2022
Cold Lazarus
as Karl · 1996
Human Remains
as Various Characters · 2000
Room on the Broom
as Cat (voice) · 2012
A Cock and Bull Story
as Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon · 2005
Revolting Rhymes
as Short Sister / King / Rolf / Banker Pig (voice) · 2017
Revolting Rhymes
as Short Sister (Voice) · 2017
Not Alone
as Dunk (voice) · 2027
The Keith Barret Show
· 2004
Zog
as Guards / Knight / other vocals (voice) · 2018
MirrorMask
as Morris Campbell / Prime Minister · 2005
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
· 2007
24 Hour Party People
as Ryan Letts · 2002
The Highway Rat
as Narrator / The Horse (voice) · 2018
The Snail and the Whale
as Whale (voice) · 2020
Married for Life
as Happy · 1996
Married for Life
as TV Newsreader · 1996
Supernova
as Dr. Paul Hamilton · 2005
Marion and Geoff
as Keith · 2000
Marion & Geoff: A Small Summer Party
as Keith Barret · 2001
Bill's Included
as Bill Beam
The Trip to Italy
as Rob · 2014
Zog and the Flying Doctors
as King (voice) · 2021
Swimming with Men
as Eric Scott · 2018
The Trip to Spain
as Rob · 2017
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
as Bryn West · 2024
Bear's Mission with...
as Himself · 2017
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
as Self · 2025
The Smeds and the Smoos
as Uncle Smoo (voice) · 2023
Days of the Bagnold Summer
as Mr Porter · 2020
The Very Thought of You
as Bus Driver · 1998
The Scarecrows' Wedding
as Reginald Rake (voice) · 2026
The Trip
as Rob Brydon · 2011
The Big Night In
as Rob Brydon · 2020
The Trip to Greece
as Rob · 2020
The Best of Men
as Corporal Wynne Bowen · 2012
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
as William Heelis · 2020
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
as Self · 2022
Gangsta Granny
as Mr Parker · 2013
James Bond: For Real
as Narrator · 2006
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
as Bryn West · 2019
Superworm
as Crow (voice) · 2021
Frank and Percy
· 2026
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
as Prison Guard (voice) · 2002
Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008
as Bryn West · 2008
Tabby McTat
as Fred (voice) · 2024
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
as Self · 2011
Cruise of the Gods
as Andy Van Allen · 2002
Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure
as Narrator (voice) · 2025
The Floor (UK)
as Self - Presenter · 2026
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
as Self - Presenter · 2012
Body Beautiful
as Vince/Husband/Mr Otaka/Trainer (voice) · 1991
Tiddler
as Fisherman / Whale / Starfish / Anchovy (voice) · 2024
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
as Narrator (Voice) · 2016
The One Ronnie
· 2010
Bond on Location
as Narrator (voice) · 2012
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
as Self · 2005
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
as Self · 2024
Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show
as Self · 2014
Little Britain Down Under
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2007
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
as Self · 2014
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain
as Self · 2025
Eleven Men Against Eleven
as Radio Commentator · 1995
Summer Session
as Self · 1992
Coogan's Runner
as Self · 2003
Gaynor & Ray
as Ray
Rob Brydon's Honky Tonk Road Trip
as Self - Presenter · 2025
Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore
as Kenneth Tynan · 2005
Becoming Bond
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2006
Fantastic Person
· 1991
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
as Stanislav Fréron · 2007
Lord of Misrule
as Cornish Policeman · 1996
An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks
· 2025
The Healer
as Sean · 1994
The Wrong Type
· 1990
Making Qi
as Self · 2011
The Guess List
as Host · 2014
The Saint & the Hanged Man
as Narrator · 2008
Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town
as Narrator · 2010
Rob Brydon Live
as Rob Brydon · 2009
Keith Barret Live
as Keith Barret · 2006
Millennium: The Musical
as Various characters · 1999