Rob Brydon
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.
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Movies (37)
Stitch Head
as Professor (voice)
2025
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain
as Self
2025
An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks
2025
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
as Self
2025
Tiddler
as Fisherman / Whale / Starfish / Anchovy (voice)
2024
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
as Self
2024
MacPat le chat chanteur
as Fred (voice)
2024
Tabby McTat
as Fred (voice)
2024
Barbie
as Sugar Daddy Ken
2023
The Smeds and the Smoos
as Uncle Smoo (voice)
2023
The Amazing Maurice
as The Pied Piper (voice)
2022
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
as Self
2022
Superworm
as Crow (voice)
2021
Zog and the Flying Doctors
as King (voice)
2021
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
as William Heelis
2020
The Snail and the Whale
as Whale (voice)
2020
Days of the Bagnold Summer
as Mr Porter
2020
The Trip to Greece
as Rob
2020
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
as Bryn West
2019
Blinded by the Light
as Matt's Dad
2019
Holmes & Watson
as Inspector Lestrade
2018
Zog
as Guards / Knight / other vocals (voice)
2018
The Highway Rat
as Narrator / The Horse (voice)
2018
Swimming with Men
as Eric Scott
2018
Early Man
as Message Bird / Brian / Bryan / Gonad the Gaul (voice)
2018
Revolting Rhymes
as Short Sister / King / Rolf / Banker Pig (voice)
2017
The Trip to Spain
as Rob
2017
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
as Narrator (Voice)
2016
The Huntsman: Winter's War
as Gryff
2016
Stick Man
as Snail / Park-keeper / Swan Dad / Frog / Beach Dad / Crab / Cat (voice)
2015
Cinderella
as Master Phineus
2015
Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show
as Self
2014
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
as Self
2014
The Trip to Italy
as Rob
2014
Gangsta Granny
as Mr Parker
2013
Room on the Broom
as Cat (voice)
2012
Bond on Location
as Narrator (voice)
2012
TV Shows (13)
Rob Brydon's Honky Tonk Road Trip
as Self - Presenter
2025
Destination X
as Self - Host
2025
Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure
as Narrator (voice)
2025
My Lady Jane
as Lord Dudley
2024
The John Bishop Show
as Self
2022
McDonald & Dodds
as Roy Gilbert
2020
Green Eggs and Ham
as Philip Trousers (voice)
2019
Trust
as President Nixon
2018
Bear's Mission with...
as Himself
2017
Lily's Driftwood Bay
as Dredger Tom Fox (voice)
2014
The Guess List
as Host
2014
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
as Self
2013