Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 3, 1965
Place of Birth:
Swansea, Wales, UK
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Stitch Head | Professor (voice) |
| 2025 | Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell | Self |
| 2025 | The Scarecrows' Wedding | Reginald Rake (voice) |
| 2025 | When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain | Self |
| 2025 | An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks | |
| 2024 | Tabby McTat | Fred (voice) |
| 2024 | Tiddler | Fisherman / Whale / Starfish / Anchovy (voice) |
| 2024 | Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale | Self |
| 2023 | Barbie | Sugar Daddy Ken |
| 2023 | The Smeds and the Smoos | Uncle Smoo (voice) |
| 2022 | The Amazing Maurice | The Pied Piper (voice) |
| 2022 | Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends | Self |
| 2021 | Superworm | Crow (voice) |
| 2021 | Zog and the Flying Doctors | King (voice) |
| 2020 | Days of the Bagnold Summer | Mr Porter |
| 2020 | The Trip to Greece | Rob |
| 2020 | The Snail and the Whale | Whale (voice) |
| 2020 | Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse | William Heelis |
| 2020 | The Big Night In | Rob Brydon |
| 2019 | Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas | Bryn West |
| 2019 | Blinded by the Light | Matt's Dad |
| 2018 | Holmes & Watson | Inspector Lestrade |
| 2018 | The Highway Rat | Narrator / The Horse (voice) |
| 2018 | Early Man | Message Bird / Brian / Bryan / Gonad the Gaul (voice) |
| 2018 | Swimming with Men | Eric Scott |
| 2018 | Zog | Guards / Knight / other vocals (voice) |
| 2017 | The Trip to Spain | Rob |
| 2017 | Revolting Rhymes | Short Sister / King / Rolf / Banker Pig (voice) |
| 2017 | Revolting Rhymes | Short Sister (Voice) |
| 2016 | The Huntsman: Winter's War | Gryff |
| 2016 | Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches | Narrator (Voice) |
| 2015 | Stick Man | Snail / Park-keeper / Swan Dad / Frog / Beach Dad / Crab / Cat (voice) |
| 2015 | Cinderella | Master Phineus |
| 2014 | The Trip to Italy | Rob |
| 2014 | Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show | Self |
| 2014 | The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure | Self |
| 2013 | Gangsta Granny | Mr Parker |
| 2012 | The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012 | Self - Presenter |
| 2012 | Room on the Broom | Cat (voice) |
| 2012 | The Best of Men | Corporal Wynne Bowen |
| 2012 | Bond on Location | Narrator (voice) |
| 2011 | The Trip | Rob Brydon |
| 2011 | The Gruffalo's Child | The Snake (voice) |
| 2011 | Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties | Self |
| 2011 | Making Qi | Self |
| 2010 | Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town | Narrator |
| 2010 | The One Ronnie | |
| 2009 | Rob Brydon Live | Rob Brydon |
| 2009 | The Gruffalo | Snake (voice) |
| 2008 | The Saint & the Hanged Man | Narrator |
| 2007 | Heroes & Villains: Napoleon | Stanislav Fréron |
| 2007 | Little Britain Down Under | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2006 | Keith Barret Live | Keith Barret |
| 2006 | Becoming Bond | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2006 | James Bond: For Real | Narrator |
| 2005 | A Cock and Bull Story | Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon |
| 2005 | MirrorMask | Morris Campbell / Prime Minister |
| 2005 | Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore | Kenneth Tynan |
| 2005 | Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy | Self |
| 2004 | Shaun of the Dead | Football Commentator / 'Zombies From Hell!' Presenter (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2003 | Coogan's Runner | Self |
| 2002 | Cruise of the Gods | Andy Van Allen |
| 2002 | Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe | Prison Guard (voice) |
| 2002 | 24 Hour Party People | Ryan Letts |
| 2001 | Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party | Keith Barret |
| 1999 | Millennium: The Musical | Various characters |
| 1998 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | Traffic Warden |
| 1998 | The Very Thought of You | Bus Driver |
| 1996 | Lord of Misrule | Cornish Policeman |
| 1995 | Eleven Men Against Eleven | Radio Commentator |
| 1995 | First Knight | Man in Crowd (uncredited) |
| 1994 | The Healer | Sean |
| 1992 | Summer Session | Self |
| 1991 | Fantastic Person | |
| 1991 | Body Beautiful | Vince/Husband/Mr Otaka/Trainer (voice) |
| 1990 | The Wrong Type | |
| Gaynor & Ray | Ray | |
| Frank and Percy |