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 MBE (/ˈbraɪdən/; born May 3, 1965) is a Welsh actor, comedian, impressionist, presenter, singer and writer. He played Dr Paul Hamilton in the Australian/British comedy series Supernova, Bryn West in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey and Keith Barret in the BBC comedy series Marion and Geoff and its spin-off The Keith Barret Show.
He has appeared in a number of shows for the BBC with Steve Coogan, including The Trip series in 2010, released as a feature film later that year; this was followed by The Trip to Italy in 2014, The Trip to Spain in 2017, and The Trip to Greece in 2020, also edited and released as feature films.
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 own late-night chat show, The Rob Brydon Show, for two years and hosting the 2014 Saturday-night game show The Guess List for BBC One, Brydon has also appeared in films including Cruise of the Gods, The Gruffalo, 24 Hour Party People, The Huntsman: Winter's War, Holmes & Watson and Barbie.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Stitch Head | |
| 2025 | Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell | Self |
| 2025 | When Bruce Springsteen Came To Britain | |
| 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) |
| 2023 | MacPat le chat chanteur | Fred (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 |
| 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 (Voice) |
| 2017 | Revolting Rhymes | Short Sister / King / Rolf / Banker Pig (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 | Himself |
| 1991 | Fantastic Person | |
| 1990 | The Wrong Type | |
| Gaynor & Ray | Ray | |
| The Scarecrows' Wedding | Reginald Rake (voice) |