Griff Rhys Jones

Biography

Griff Rhys Jones is a Welsh actor and writer. He was born in 1953 in Cardiff gut the family later moved to Essex, England. Educated at Brentwood School in Essex, he won an exhibition to Emmanuel College, Cambridge to read History, transferring later to English. He joined the Footlights Club, becoming its vice president in 1976.

Known For

Who Do You Think You Are?

Self

8 Out of 10 Cats

Self

Timeshift

Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage)

Have I Got News for You

Himself

Have I Got News for You

Self

Would I Lie to You?

Self

Midsomer Murders

Ambrose Deddington

The One Show

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future	Self
2022	Future TX	Foley
2022	Gangsta Granny Strikes Again	Mr Parker
2017	Murder on the Blackpool Express	David Van Der Clane
2016	Love Somehow	Dylan Thomas
2014	Under Milk Wood	Voice
2013	Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie	Self (archive footage)
2013	Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army	Himself
2013	Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things	Self
2012	Tales of Television Centre	Self
2011	Wogan on Wodehouse	Self
2009	Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News	Self
2009	Three Men in More Than One Boat	Himself
2008	Three Men In Another Boat	Himself
2007	Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas	Himself - Presenter
2006	Three Men in a Boat	Himself
2006	The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume One
2005	Riot at the Rite	Astruc
2005	The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome	Self / Presenter
2002	Taliesin Jones	Caesar
2002	Puckoon	Col. Stokes
2000	Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime	Emperor
1998	Up 'n' Under	Ray Mason, Radio York commentator
1998	Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime	Baron Wasteland
1996	The Adventures of Pinocchio	Tino
1994	Smith & Jones - One Night Stand
1994	Staggered	Graham
1992	As You Like It	Touchstone
1991	Ex	Patrick
1991	Amnesty International's Big 30	Self
1989	Wilt	Henry Wilt
1989	A View of Harry Clark	Harry Clark
1988	Jake's Journey	Innkeeper
1987	Finland For Adults	Reporter
1987	Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video	Dad
1986	Comedians Do It On Stage	Self
1985	Morons from Outer Space	Graham Sweetley
1985	Live Aid	Self
1982	The Secret Policeman's Other Ball	Self - Various Roles
	The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume Two

Year	TV Show	Role
2022	Griff’s Canadian Adventure	Host
2021	Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure
2020	Between the Covers	Self
2020	Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip	Self - Presenter
2019	Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip	Self
2018	The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer	Self - Guest
2016	Insert Name Here	Self - Panelist
2015	Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones	Himself - Presenter
2015	The Quizeum	Himself - Presenter
2014	A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones	Himself
2012	A Short History of Everything Else
2012	Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones	Presenter
2011	Perspectives
2009	Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones	Self - Presenter
2008	Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones
2008	Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger	Himself - Presenter
2007	Mountain
2007	Would I Lie to You?	Self
2006	The One Show	Self
2006	The Smith & Jones Sketchbook
2006	The One Show	Self - Guest
2006	Three Men in a Boat	Self
2006	The One Show	Self - Interviewed Guest
2005	8 Out of 10 Cats	Self
2005	Final Chance to Save	Himself
2004	Mine All Mine
2004	Agatha Christie's Marple	Dr David Quimper
2004	Who Do You Think You Are?	Self
2003	The Terry and Gaby Show
2003	Restoration
2002	Timeshift	Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage)
2001	Friday Night with Jonathan Ross	Self
1998	If I Ruled the World	Himself
1998	Parkinson	Self
1997	Jonathan Creek	Jeremy Sangster
1997	Midsomer Murders	Ambrose Deddington
1993	Shooting Stars	Self
1993	Demob	Ian Deasey
1992	Funnybones
1992	Funny Bones	(voice)
1990	Have I Got News for You	Himself
1990	Rita Rudner
1990	Have I Got News for You	Self
1988	Comic Relief	Self - Presenter
1988	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Himself
1987	The World According To Smith And Jones
1987	Porterhouse Blue	Cornelius Carrington
1986	Casualty	Paul Fuller
1984	Alas Smith and Jones
1982	The Young Ones	Bamber 'Bambi' Gascoigne
1982	Wogan	Self
1979	Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979	Question Time	Self - Panellist
1978	An Audience with...	Self
1977	It'll be Alright on the Night
1976	The Secret Policeman's Ball	Self
1949	The BAFTA Awards	Host
	GRIFF’S SOUTHERN CHARM	Griff