Rob Brydon
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.
Acting
Movie
Barbie
as Sugar Daddy Ken
2023
Movie
Shaun of the Dead
as Football Commentator / 'Zombies From Hell!' Presenter (voice) (uncredited)
2004
Movie
Cinderella
as Master Phineus
2015
Movie
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
as Traffic Warden
1998
Movie
The Huntsman: Winter's War
as Gryff
2016
Movie
First Knight
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
1995
Movie
Holmes & Watson
as Inspector Lestrade
2018
Movie
Early Man
as Message Bird / Brian / Bryan / Gonad the Gaul (voice)
2018
TV
Top Gear
as Self
2002
Movie
Blinded by the Light
as Matt's Dad
2019
TV
Black Books
as B. Nugent
2000
Movie
24 Hour Party People
as Ryan Letts
2002
Movie
MirrorMask
as Morris Campbell / Prime Minister
2005
Movie
The Gruffalo
as Snake (voice)
2009
Movie
The Trip
as Rob Brydon
2011
TV
QI
as Self
2003
TV
QI
as Self - Panellist (archive footage)
2003
TV
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Movie
The Trip to Italy
as Rob
2014
TV
Little Britain
as Bubbles' Ex-Husband
2003
Movie
The Amazing Maurice
as The Pied Piper (voice)
2022
TV
My Lady Jane
as Lord Dudley
2024
TV
I'm Alan Partridge
as Baptist Fan
1997
Movie
The Gruffalo's Child
as The Snake (voice)
2011
Crew
TV
Marion and Geoff
Writer
2000
TV
The Keith Barret Show
Producer
2004
Movie
Body Beautiful
Writer
1991
Movie
Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party
Writer
2001
Movie
Rob Brydon Live
Executive Producer
2009
Movie
Gaynor & Ray
Writer
Movie
Summer Session
Writer
1992
TV
Bill's Included
Executive Producer