Rob Brydon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

131

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

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Top Gear

    Top Gear

  • Barbie

    Barbie

  • QI

    QI

  • QI

    QI

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • Cinderella

    Cinderella

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • First Knight

    First Knight

  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

    8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

  • Richard & Judy

    Richard & Judy

  • Tabby McTat

    Tabby McTat

  • McDonald & Dodds

    McDonald & Dodds

  • Shaun of the Dead

    Shaun of the Dead

  • Black Books

    Black Books

  • The Gruffalo

    The Gruffalo

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • Little Britain

    Little Britain

  • 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

  • Coogan's Runner

    Coogan's Runner

  • Big Fat Quiz

    Big Fat Quiz

  • Green Eggs and Ham

    Green Eggs and Ham

  • Green Eggs and Ham

    Green Eggs and Ham

  • Tiddler

    Tiddler

  • My Lady Jane

    My Lady Jane

  • Trust

    Trust

  • Room on the Broom

    Room on the Broom

  • Murder in Mind

    Murder in Mind

  • Not Going Out

    Not Going Out

  • Stitch Head

    Stitch Head

  • The Huntsman: Winter's War

    The Huntsman: Winter's War

  • The Healer

    The Healer

  • The Best of Men

    The Best of Men

  • Zog and the Flying Doctors

    Zog and the Flying Doctors

  • Lord of Misrule

    Lord of Misrule

  • Swimming with Men

    Swimming with Men

  • Duck Quacks Don't Echo

    Duck Quacks Don't Echo

  • Gavin & Stacey

    Gavin & Stacey

  • The Big Night In

    The Big Night In

  • The Amazing Maurice

    The Amazing Maurice

  • I'm Alan Partridge

    I'm Alan Partridge

  • James Bond: For Real

    James Bond: For Real

  • Superworm

    Superworm

  • The Trip

    The Trip

  • Bond on Location

    Bond on Location

  • 24 Hour Party People

    24 Hour Party People

  • Let's Dance for Comic Relief

    Let's Dance for Comic Relief

  • Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

    Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

  • Zog

    Zog

  • Gangsta Granny

    Gangsta Granny

  • Holmes & Watson

    Holmes & Watson

  • Chris Moyles' Quiz Night

    Chris Moyles' Quiz Night

  • Lily's Driftwood Bay

    Lily's Driftwood Bay

  • Early Man

    Early Man

  • A Cock and Bull Story

    A Cock and Bull Story

  • The Keith Barret Show

    The Keith Barret Show

  • Cold Lazarus

    Cold Lazarus

  • Summer Session

    Summer Session

  • Heroes and Villains

    Heroes and Villains

  • MirrorMask

    MirrorMask

  • Blinded by the Light

    Blinded by the Light

  • Frank and Percy

    Frank and Percy

  • Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party

    Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party

  • More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy

    More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy

  • Monkey Trousers

    Monkey Trousers

  • The Gruffalo's Child

    The Gruffalo's Child

  • Stick Man

    Stick Man

  • Gaynor & Ray

    Gaynor & Ray

  • Destination X

    Destination X

  • Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

    Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

  • Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

    Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

  • Bear's Mission with...

    Bear's Mission with...

  • Married for Life

    Married for Life

  • Married for Life

    Married for Life

  • Human Remains

    Human Remains

  • Supernova

    Supernova

  • Keith Barret Live

    Keith Barret Live

  • The Trip to Greece

    The Trip to Greece

  • The Floor

    The Floor

  • The Highway Rat

    The Highway Rat

  • Marion and Geoff

    Marion and Geoff

  • Revolting Rhymes

    Revolting Rhymes

  • Revolting Rhymes

    Revolting Rhymes

  • Rob Brydon Live

    Rob Brydon Live

  • Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell

    Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell

  • The Snail and the Whale

    The Snail and the Whale

  • The Very Thought of You

    The Very Thought of You

  • The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

    The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

  • Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure

    Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure

  • The Trip to Italy

    The Trip to Italy

  • Days of the Bagnold Summer

    Days of the Bagnold Summer

  • Making Qi

    Making Qi

  • Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

    Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

  • The Trip

    The Trip

  • Becoming Bond

    Becoming Bond

  • The Trip to Spain

    The Trip to Spain

  • The Scarecrows' Wedding

    The Scarecrows' Wedding

  • The John Bishop Show

    The John Bishop Show

  • Fantastic Person

    Fantastic Person

  • The Wrong Type

    The Wrong Type

  • Eleven Men Against Eleven

    Eleven Men Against Eleven

  • Rob Brydon's Honky Tonk Road Trip

    Rob Brydon's Honky Tonk Road Trip

  • Bill's Included

    Bill's Included

  • The Smeds and the Smoos

    The Smeds and the Smoos

  • Cruise of the Gods

    Cruise of the Gods

  • Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town

    Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town

  • Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

    Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

  • Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy

    Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy

  • Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

    Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

  • Little Britain Down Under

    Little Britain Down Under

  • Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches

    Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches

  • Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale

    Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale

  • Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

    Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

  • The One Ronnie

    The One Ronnie

  • The Guess List

    The Guess List

  • When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain

    When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain

  • Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore

    Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore

  • The Saint & the Hanged Man

    The Saint & the Hanged Man

  • The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012

    The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012

  • Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas

    Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas

  • An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks

    An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks

  • Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show

    Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show

  • Millennium: The Musical

    Millennium: The Musical