Rob Brydon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

129

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-05-03 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Swansea, Wales, UK

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.

Known For

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Top Gear

    Top Gear

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • QI

    QI

  • QI

    QI

  • Richard & Judy

    Richard & Judy

  • Cinderella

    Cinderella

  • Barbie

    Barbie

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

    8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

  • Not Going Out

    Not Going Out

  • My Lady Jane

    My Lady Jane

  • Green Eggs and Ham

    Green Eggs and Ham

  • Green Eggs and Ham

    Green Eggs and Ham

  • I'm Alan Partridge

    I'm Alan Partridge

  • Shaun of the Dead

    Shaun of the Dead

  • Early Man

    Early Man

  • Little Britain

    Little Britain

  • Murder in Mind

    Murder in Mind

  • McDonald & Dodds

    McDonald & Dodds

  • Trust

    Trust

  • Gavin & Stacey

    Gavin & Stacey

  • Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

    Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

  • Black Books

    Black Books

  • First Knight

    First Knight

  • The Snail and the Whale

    The Snail and the Whale

  • Millennium: The Musical

    Millennium: The Musical

  • Big Fat Quiz

    Big Fat Quiz

  • The Trip

    The Trip

  • The Trip to Greece

    The Trip to Greece

  • The Trip to Spain

    The Trip to Spain

  • The Huntsman: Winter's War

    The Huntsman: Winter's War

  • Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

    Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

  • The Gruffalo's Child

    The Gruffalo's Child

  • Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

    Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

  • Tabby McTat

    Tabby McTat

  • Tiddler

    Tiddler

  • The Trip

    The Trip

  • Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

    Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

  • The Smeds and the Smoos

    The Smeds and the Smoos

  • Chris Moyles' Quiz Night

    Chris Moyles' Quiz Night

  • The Gruffalo

    The Gruffalo

  • Duck Quacks Don't Echo

    Duck Quacks Don't Echo

  • MirrorMask

    MirrorMask

  • Superworm

    Superworm

  • Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas

    Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas

  • Stitch Head

    Stitch Head

  • Days of the Bagnold Summer

    Days of the Bagnold Summer

  • The Trip to Italy

    The Trip to Italy

  • Zog and the Flying Doctors

    Zog and the Flying Doctors

  • Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy

    Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy

  • The Scarecrows' Wedding

    The Scarecrows' Wedding

  • Let's Dance for Comic Relief

    Let's Dance for Comic Relief

  • Stick Man

    Stick Man

  • The Very Thought of You

    The Very Thought of You

  • Eleven Men Against Eleven

    Eleven Men Against Eleven

  • Coogan's Runner

    Coogan's Runner

  • The Best of Men

    The Best of Men

  • Lily's Driftwood Bay

    Lily's Driftwood Bay

  • Heroes and Villains

    Heroes and Villains

  • Room on the Broom

    Room on the Broom

  • The Amazing Maurice

    The Amazing Maurice

  • Holmes & Watson

    Holmes & Watson

  • The One Ronnie

    The One Ronnie

  • Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party

    Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party

  • Making Qi

    Making Qi

  • Monkey Trousers

    Monkey Trousers

  • Little Britain Down Under

    Little Britain Down Under

  • 24 Hour Party People

    24 Hour Party People

  • The Healer

    The Healer

  • Blinded by the Light

    Blinded by the Light

  • Revolting Rhymes

    Revolting Rhymes

  • Revolting Rhymes

    Revolting Rhymes

  • Swimming with Men

    Swimming with Men

  • Cold Lazarus

    Cold Lazarus

  • Human Remains

    Human Remains

  • Destination X

    Destination X

  • Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

    Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

  • Zog

    Zog

  • Marion and Geoff

    Marion and Geoff

  • Supernova

    Supernova

  • The Highway Rat

    The Highway Rat

  • Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

    Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

  • Cruise of the Gods

    Cruise of the Gods

  • Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

    Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

  • Lord of Misrule

    Lord of Misrule

  • The Keith Barret Show

    The Keith Barret Show

  • The John Bishop Show

    The John Bishop Show

  • Married for Life

    Married for Life

  • Married for Life

    Married for Life

  • Bear's Mission with...

    Bear's Mission with...

  • Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure

    Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure

  • Becoming Bond

    Becoming Bond

  • The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

    The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

  • A Cock and Bull Story

    A Cock and Bull Story

  • The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012

    The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012

  • More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy

    More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy

  • Gangsta Granny

    Gangsta Granny

  • Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell

    Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell

  • Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches

    Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches

  • James Bond: For Real

    James Bond: For Real

  • Bill's Included

    Bill's Included

  • Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore

    Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore

  • Bond on Location

    Bond on Location

  • MacPat le chat chanteur

    MacPat le chat chanteur

  • Rob Brydon's Honky Tonk Road Trip

    Rob Brydon's Honky Tonk Road Trip

  • The Guess List

    The Guess List

  • Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale

    Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale

  • The Saint & the Hanged Man

    The Saint & the Hanged Man

  • Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show

    Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show

  • The Wrong Type

    The Wrong Type

  • Fantastic Person

    Fantastic Person

  • Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town

    Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town

  • An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks

    An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks

  • Summer Session

    Summer Session

  • When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain

    When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain

  • Keith Barret Live

    Keith Barret Live

  • Rob Brydon Live

    Rob Brydon Live

  • Gaynor & Ray

    Gaynor & Ray