Rob Brydon
Known for: Acting
Born: May 3, 1965
Place of birth: Swansea, Wales, UK
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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Filmography
80 movies · 48 TV shows, newest first
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Not Alone
2027
7.0
The Scarecrows' Wedding
2026
7.0
The Floor (UK)
2026
7.1
Stitch Head
2025
5.4
Rob Brydon's Honky Tonk Road Trip
2025
7.5
Destination X
2025
NR
Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure
2025
8.7
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain
2025
NR
An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks
2025
7.5
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025
6.3
Tiddler
2024
NR
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
2024NR
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
2024
7.5
My Lady Jane
2024
6.7
Tabby McTat
2024
6.9
Barbie
2023
6.8
The Smeds and the Smoos
2023
6.7
The Amazing Maurice
2022
8.0
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
2022
3.5
The John Bishop Show
2022
6.3
Superworm
2021
6.5
Zog and the Flying Doctors
2021
6.0
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020
6.6
The Snail and the Whale
2020
6.1
Days of the Bagnold Summer
2020
6.1
The Trip to Greece
2020
9.0
The Big Night In
2020
7.6
McDonald & Dodds
2020
9.3
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
2019
8.0
Green Eggs and Ham
2019
6.9
Blinded by the Light
2019
4.3
Holmes & Watson
2018
6.7
Zog
2018
6.2
The Highway Rat
2018
6.1
Swimming with Men
2018
6.9
Trust
2018
6.1
Early Man
2018
7.0
Bear's Mission with...
2017
6.8
Revolting Rhymes
2017
6.5
The Trip to Spain
2017NR
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
2016
6.3
The Huntsman: Winter's War
2016
6.8
Stick Man
2015
6.8
Cinderella
2015
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Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show
20144.0
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
2014
4.0
Lily's Driftwood Bay
2014
6.3
The Trip to Italy
2014NR
The Guess List
2014
6.0
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
6.1
Gangsta Granny
2013
7.4
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
6.7
Room on the Broom
2012
6.0
Bond on Location
2012
6.9
The Best of Men
2012
8.2
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
2012
6.8
The Gruffalo's Child
2011
10.0
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011
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Making Qi
2011
6.7
The Trip
2011
7.4
The One Ronnie
2010
7.4
The Trip
2010
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Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town
2010
7.4
The Gruffalo
2009
7.0
Rob Brydon Live
2009
5.3
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009
6.7
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
2009
NR
Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008
2008
NR
The Saint & the Hanged Man
2008
NR
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
2007
7.0
Heroes and Villains
2007
5.0
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
2007
7.8
Would I Lie to You?
2007
4.0
Little Britain Down Under
2007
7.4
Gavin & Stacey
2007
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
20077.0
Keith Barret Live
2006
7.7
James Bond: For Real
2006
6.0
Becoming Bond
2006
7.4
Not Going Out
2006
4.4
The One Show
2006
7.0
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
2006
6.2
The F Word
2005
6.8
Supernova
2005
7.7
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
2005
6.1
A Cock and Bull Story
2005
7.5
Monkey Trousers
2005
8.0
Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore
2005
6.4
MirrorMask
2005
7.7
Big Fat Quiz
2004
7.8
Agatha Christie's Marple
20047.3
The Keith Barret Show
2004
7.5
Shaun of the Dead
2004
7.0
Little Britain
2003
7.9
QI
2003
7.0
Coogan's Runner
2003
5.1
Cruise of the Gods
2002
5.5
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002
7.6
Top Gear
2002
6.1
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
7.0
24 Hour Party People
2002
3.4
Richard & Judy
2001
8.0
Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party
2001
8.3
Murder in Mind
2001
6.7
Human Remains
2000
8.1
Black Books
2000
7.8
Marion and Geoff
200010.0
Millennium: The Musical
1999
8.1
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998
5.7
The Very Thought of You
1998
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Parkinson
1998
7.4
I'm Alan Partridge
1997
6.9
Cold Lazarus
19969.0
Lord of Misrule
1996
7.0
Married for Life
1996
7.3
Eleven Men Against Eleven
1995
6.1
First Knight
1995
8.0
The Healer
1994
NR
Summer Session
1992
7.7
Body Beautiful
1991
NR
Fantastic Person
1991
7.2
Have I Got News for You
1990
6.3
The Wrong Type
1990
7.4
Natural World
1983
5.3
An Audience with...
1978NR
Gaynor & Ray
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Frank and Percy
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Bill's Included
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