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 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.
Born: 03 May 1965
Played In
The Scarecrows' Wedding
Reginald Rake (voice)
The Floor (UK)
Self - Presenter
Stitch Head
Professor (voice)
Rob Brydon's Honky Tonk Road Trip
Self - Presenter
Destination X
Self - Host
Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure
Narrator (voice)
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain
Self
An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
Self
Tiddler
Fisherman / Whale / Starfish / Anchovy (voice)
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
Self
My Lady Jane
Lord Dudley
Tabby McTat
Fred (voice)
Barbie
Sugar Daddy Ken
The Smeds and the Smoos
Uncle Smoo (voice)
The Amazing Maurice
The Pied Piper (voice)
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Self
The John Bishop Show
Self
Superworm
Crow (voice)
Zog and the Flying Doctors
King (voice)
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
William Heelis
The Snail and the Whale
Whale (voice)
Days of the Bagnold Summer
Mr Porter
The Trip to Greece
Rob
The Big Night In
Rob Brydon
McDonald & Dodds
Roy Gilbert
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
Bryn West
Green Eggs and Ham
Philip Trousers (voice)
Green Eggs and Ham
Philip Trousers / Snalfred (voice)
Blinded by the Light
Matt's Dad
Holmes & Watson
Inspector Lestrade
Zog
Guards / Knight / other vocals (voice)
The Highway Rat
Narrator / The Horse (voice)
Swimming with Men
Eric Scott
Trust
President Nixon
Early Man
Message Bird / Brian / Bryan / Gonad the Gaul (voice)
Bear's Mission with...
Himself
Revolting Rhymes
Short Sister / King / Rolf / Banker Pig (voice)
Revolting Rhymes
Short Sister (Voice)
The Trip to Spain
Rob
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
Narrator (Voice)
The Huntsman: Winter's War
Gryff
Stick Man
Snail / Park-keeper / Swan Dad / Frog / Beach Dad / Crab / Cat (voice)
Cinderella
Master Phineus
Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show
Self
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
Self
Lily's Driftwood Bay
Dredger Tom Fox (voice)
The Trip to Italy
Rob
The Guess List
Host
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Gangsta Granny
Mr Parker
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Self
Room on the Broom
Cat (voice)
Bond on Location
Narrator (voice)
The Best of Men
Corporal Wynne Bowen
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Self - Presenter
The Gruffalo's Child
The Snake (voice)
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
Self
Making Qi
Self
The Trip
Rob Brydon
The One Ronnie
The Trip
Rob
Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town
Narrator
The Gruffalo
Snake (voice)
Rob Brydon Live
Rob Brydon
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
Self
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
Self
The Saint & the Hanged Man
Narrator
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
Stanislav Fréron
Heroes and Villains
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
Would I Lie to You?
Self
Would I Lie to You?
Self - Host
Little Britain Down Under
Self - Narrator (voice)
Gavin & Stacey
Bryn West
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Keith Barret Live
Keith Barret
James Bond: For Real
Narrator
Becoming Bond
Self - Narrator (voice)
Not Going Out
George (voice)
The One Show
Self - Guest
The One Show
Self
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
Himself - Host
Supernova
Dr. Paul Hamilton
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
Self
A Cock and Bull Story
Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon
Monkey Trousers
Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore
Kenneth Tynan
MirrorMask
Morris Campbell / Prime Minister
Big Fat Quiz
Self - Contestant
Agatha Christie's Marple
Inspector Awdrey
The Keith Barret Show
Shaun of the Dead
Football Commentator / 'Zombies From Hell!' Presenter (voice) (uncredited)
Little Britain
Bubbles' Ex-Husband
QI
Self
QI
Self - Panellist (archive footage)
Coogan's Runner
Self
Cruise of the Gods
Andy Van Allen
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Prison Guard (voice)
Top Gear
Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Evil Rob Brydon
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self - Guest Announcer
24 Hour Party People
Ryan Letts
Richard & Judy
Self
Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party
Keith Barret
Murder in Mind
Barry Coates
Human Remains
Various Characters
Black Books
B. Nugent
Marion and Geoff
Keith Barret
Millennium: The Musical
Various characters
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Traffic Warden
The Very Thought of You
Bus Driver
Parkinson
Self
I'm Alan Partridge
Baptist Fan
Cold Lazarus
Karl
Lord of Misrule
Cornish Policeman
Married for Life
TV Newsreader
Married for Life
Happy
Eleven Men Against Eleven
Radio Commentator
First Knight
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
The Healer
Sean
Summer Session
Self
Body Beautiful
Vince/Husband/Mr Otaka/Trainer (voice)
Fantastic Person
Have I Got News for You
Self - Host
The Wrong Type
Natural World
Narrator
An Audience with...
Self
Gaynor & Ray
Ray
Frank and Percy
Bill's Included
Bill Beam