
Rob Brydon
Known for Acting · 125 credits
- Born
- 1965-05-03 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- Swansea, Wales, UK
- Also known as
- Robert Brydon Jones · راب برایدن
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.
Known For
TV Shows (47)

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

Top Gear
2002
as Self

Natural World
1983
as Narrator

The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest

QI
2003
as Self / Self - Panellist (archive footage)

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Inspector Awdrey

Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self - Host

Richard & Judy
2001
as Self

Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self / Self - Host

Parkinson
1998
as Self

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
as Self

An Audience with...
1978
as Self

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
as Self / Evil Rob Brydon / Self - Guest Announcer

Murder in Mind
2001
as Barry Coates

Not Going Out
2006
as George (voice)

Green Eggs and Ham
2019
as Philip Trousers (voice) / Philip Trousers / Snalfred (voice)

McDonald & Dodds
2020
as Roy Gilbert

Black Books
2000
as B. Nugent

Little Britain
2003
as Bubbles' Ex-Husband

The Trip
2010
as Rob

Big Fat Quiz
2004
as Self - Contestant

Trust
2018
as President Nixon

Gavin & Stacey
2007
as Bryn West

My Lady Jane
2024
as Lord Dudley

I'm Alan Partridge
1997
as Baptist Fan

Lily's Driftwood Bay
2014
as Dredger Tom Fox (voice)

Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009
as Self

Let's Dance for Comic Relief
2009
as Self

Destination X
2025
as Self - Host

Heroes and Villains
2007

Supernova
2005
as Dr. Paul Hamilton

Human Remains
2000
as Various Characters

Cold Lazarus
1996
as Karl

Monkey Trousers
2005

Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
2006
as Himself - Host
The Keith Barret Show
2004
Bill's Included
as Bill Beam

Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure
2025
as Narrator (voice)

Married for Life
1996
as TV Newsreader / Happy

Marion and Geoff
2000
as Keith Barret

Bear's Mission with...
2017
as Himself

The John Bishop Show
2022
as Self

More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
2007

The Floor (UK)
2026
as Self - Presenter

Rob Brydon's Honky Tonk Road Trip
2025
as Self - Presenter
The Guess List
2014
as Host
Movies (78)

Barbie
2023
as Sugar Daddy Ken

Cinderella
2015
as Master Phineus

Shaun of the Dead
2004
as Football Commentator / 'Zombies From Hell!' Presenter (voice) (uncredited)

The Huntsman: Winter's War
2016
as Gryff

Holmes & Watson
2018
as Inspector Lestrade

Early Man
2018
as Message Bird / Brian / Bryan / Gonad the Gaul (voice)

Stitch Head
2025
as Professor (voice)

First Knight
1995
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)

The Amazing Maurice
2022
as The Pied Piper (voice)

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998
as Traffic Warden

Not Alone
2027
as Dunk (voice)

The Gruffalo
2009
as Snake (voice)

Room on the Broom
2012
as Cat (voice)

Revolting Rhymes
2017
as Short Sister (Voice) / Short Sister / King / Rolf / Banker Pig (voice)

Stick Man
2015
as Snail / Park-keeper / Swan Dad / Frog / Beach Dad / Crab / Cat (voice)

A Cock and Bull Story
2005
as Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon

The Gruffalo's Child
2011
as The Snake (voice)

24 Hour Party People
2002
as Ryan Letts

The Snail and the Whale
2020
as Whale (voice)

Zog
2018
as Guards / Knight / other vocals (voice)

MirrorMask
2005
as Morris Campbell / Prime Minister

The Highway Rat
2018
as Narrator / The Horse (voice)

The Scarecrows' Wedding
2026
as Reginald Rake (voice)

The Big Night In
2020
as Rob Brydon

Blinded by the Light
2019
as Matt's Dad

Swimming with Men
2018
as Eric Scott

Gangsta Granny
2013
as Mr Parker

Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025
as Self

Fantastic Person
1991

The Trip to Italy
2014
as Rob

Zog and the Flying Doctors
2021
as King (voice)

James Bond: For Real
2006
as Narrator

The Trip
2011
as Rob Brydon
Gaynor & Ray
as Ray

Summer Session
1992
as Self

The Trip to Spain
2017
as Rob
Frank and Percy

Cruise of the Gods
2002
as Andy Van Allen

Body Beautiful
1991
as Vince/Husband/Mr Otaka/Trainer (voice)

Bond on Location
2012
as Narrator (voice)
Lord of Misrule
1996
as Cornish Policeman

The Best of Men
2012
as Corporal Wynne Bowen

Days of the Bagnold Summer
2020
as Mr Porter

Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party
2001
as Keith Barret

The Smeds and the Smoos
2023
as Uncle Smoo (voice)

Tiddler
2024
as Fisherman / Whale / Starfish / Anchovy (voice)

Becoming Bond
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Trip to Greece
2020
as Rob

Coogan's Runner
2003
as Self

Little Britain Down Under
2007
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002
as Prison Guard (voice)

The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
2012
as Self - Presenter

Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
2007
as Stanislav Fréron

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020
as William Heelis

Superworm
2021
as Crow (voice)

The Wrong Type
1990

Tabby McTat
2024
as Fred (voice)

Eleven Men Against Eleven
1995
as Radio Commentator

The Saint & the Hanged Man
2008
as Narrator

The One Ronnie
2010

The Very Thought of You
1998
as Bus Driver

Making Qi
2011
as Self
Keith Barret Live
2006
as Keith Barret

Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
2005
as Self
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
2016
as Narrator (Voice)

Rob Brydon Live
2009
as Rob Brydon

Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town
2010
as Narrator

Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
2019
as Bryn West

The Healer
1994
as Sean

When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain
2025
as Self
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
2024
as Self

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
2022
as Self
Millennium: The Musical
1999
as Various characters

Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore
2005
as Kenneth Tynan

An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks
2025

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011
as Self
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
2014
as Self

Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show
2014
as Self
About 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 serie… With 125 credits spanning from 1978 to 2027, Rob Brydon has appeared in 78 films and 47 TV shows.
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- Barbie (2023) — as Sugar Daddy Ken
- Cinderella (2015) — as Master Phineus
- Shaun of the Dead (2004) — as Football Commentator / 'Zombies From Hell!' Presenter (voice) (uncredited)
- The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016) — as Gryff
- Holmes & Watson (2018) — as Inspector Lestrade
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