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Rob Brydon

Rob Brydon

Acting

Born May 3, 1965, 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

Appearances as themselves (32)
  • The Floor (UK) — Self - Presenter
  • Destination X — Self - Host
  • 2025Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell — Self
  • Rob Brydon's Honky Tonk Road Trip — Self - Presenter
  • 2025When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain — Self
  • 2024Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale — Self
  • 2022Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends — Self
  • The John Bishop Show — Self
  • Bear's Mission with... — Himself
  • 2014Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show — Self
  • 2014The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure — Self
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown — Self
  • 2012The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012 — Self - Presenter
  • 2011Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties — Self
  • 2011Making Qi — Self
  • Chris Moyles' Quiz Night — Self
  • Let's Dance for Comic Relief — Self
  • 2007Little Britain Down Under — Self - Narrator (voice)
  • The Graham Norton Show — Self
  • Would I Lie to You? — Self, Self - Host
  • 2006Becoming Bond — Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive — Himself - Host
  • The One Show — Self - Guest
  • 2005Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy — Self
  • Big Fat Quiz — Self - Contestant
  • 2003Coogan's Runner — Self
  • QI — Self, Self - Panellist (archive footage)
  • Top Gear — Self
  • Richard & Judy — Self
  • Parkinson — Self
  • Have I Got News for You — Self - Host
  • An Audience with... — Self
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