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Rob Brydon

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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.

Films Featuring Rob Brydon

A Cock and Bull Story

20056.1

The Amazing Maurice

20226.7

Rob Brydon Live

20097.0

The Gruffalo

20097.4

MirrorMask

20056.4

Keith Barret Live

Keith Barret Live

20067.0

Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town

2010

Superworm

20216.4

The Trip

20116.7

The Gruffalo's Child

20116.9

Gaynor & Ray

Gaynor & Ray

Cruise of the Gods

20025.0

The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012

20128.2

Room on the Broom

20126.6

Barbie

20236.9

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

201110.0

The Best of Men

20126.9

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

20025.5

The Trip to Italy

20146.3

Gangsta Granny

20136.1

Coogan's Runner

20037.0

Tabby McTat

20246.8

The One Ronnie

20107.4

Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas

20199.3

Stitch Head

20257.1

The Huntsman: Winter's War

20166.3

24 Hour Party People

20027.0

The Smeds and the Smoos

20236.9

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

20228.0

Stick Man

20156.8

Tiddler

20246.6

Making Qi

2011

The Trip to Spain

20176.5

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches

2016

The Healer

19948.0

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

19988.1

Lord of Misrule

Lord of Misrule

19969.0

Eleven Men Against Eleven

19957.3

Holmes & Watson

20184.3

Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show

2014

The Very Thought of You

19985.7

The Highway Rat

20186.3

The Wrong Type

19906.3

Early Man

20186.1

Revolting Rhymes

20176.8

Revolting Rhymes

20176.8

Fantastic Person

1991

Swimming with Men

20186.1

First Knight

19956.1

Shaun of the Dead

20047.5

Days of the Bagnold Summer

20206.2

Millennium: The Musical

Millennium: The Musical

199910.0

Blinded by the Light

20196.9

The Trip to Greece

20206.1

Zog

20186.8

Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore

20058.0

The Snail and the Whale

20206.6

Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party

20018.0

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

20206.0

Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy

20057.7

Zog and the Flying Doctors

20216.5

Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

2007

Becoming Bond

20066.0

Bond on Location

20126.0

James Bond: For Real

20067.7

Cinderella

20156.8

The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

20144.0

The Saint & the Hanged Man

2008

Summer Session

1992

Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale

Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale

2024

Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell

20257.5

Little Britain Down Under

20074.0

The Scarecrows' Wedding

20267.0

When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain

20258.7

An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks

2025

Frank and Percy

Frank and Percy

The Big Night In

20209.0

Body Beautiful

19917.7

Not Alone

2027