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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1965-05-03
Place of birth
Swansea, Wales, UK
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Cast
A Cock and Bull Story
2005
6.14
The Amazing Maurice
2022
6.70
Rob Brydon Live
2009
7.00
The Gruffalo
2009
7.33
MirrorMask
2005
6.41
Keith Barret Live
2006
0.00
Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town
2010
0.00
Superworm
2021
6.40
The Trip
2011
6.65
The Gruffalo's Child
2011
6.88
Gaynor & Ray
0.00
Cruise of the Gods
2002
4.80
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
2012
8.20
Room on the Broom
2012
6.59
Barbie
2023
6.93
The Best of Men
2012
6.96
The Trip to Italy
2014
6.30
Gangsta Granny
2013
6.10
Coogan's Runner
2003
0.00
Tabby McTat
2024
6.78
The One Ronnie
2010
7.40
Stitch Head
2025
6.92
The Huntsman: Winter's War
2016
6.30
24 Hour Party People
2002
6.95
The Smeds and the Smoos
2023
6.96
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
2022
8.00
Stick Man
2015
6.80
Tiddler
2024
6.60
Making Qi
2011
0.00
The Trip to Spain
2017
6.50
The Healer
1994
0.00
Lord of Misrule
1996
0.00
Eleven Men Against Eleven
1995
6.30
Holmes & Watson
2018
4.29
The Very Thought of You
1998
5.60
The Highway Rat
2018
6.40
The Wrong Type
1990
5.70
Early Man
2018
6.14
Revolting Rhymes
2017
6.70
Revolting Rhymes
2017
6.70
Fantastic Person
1991
0.00
Swimming with Men
2018
6.07
First Knight
1995
6.11
Shaun of the Dead
2004
7.54
Days of the Bagnold Summer
2020
6.00
Millennium: The Musical
1999
0.00
Blinded by the Light
2019
6.92
The Trip to Greece
2020
6.20
Zog
2018
6.76
The Snail and the Whale
2020
6.50
Zog and the Flying Doctors
2021
6.50
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
2007
0.00
Becoming Bond
2006
6.00
Bond on Location
2012
6.00
James Bond: For Real
2006
7.70
Cinderella
2015
6.83
The Saint & the Hanged Man
2008
0.00
Summer Session
1992
0.00
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025
8.00
Little Britain Down Under
2007
4.00
The Scarecrows' Wedding
2025
6.20
Frank and Percy
0.00