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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-05-03 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Swansea, Wales, UK

Rob Brydon

Biography:

Robert Brydon Jones MBE (/ˈbraɪdən/; born May 3, 1965) is a Welsh actor, comedian, impressionist, presenter, singer and writer. He played Dr Paul Hamilton in the Australian/British comedy series Supernova, Bryn West in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey and Keith Barret in the BBC comedy series Marion and Geoff and its spin-off The Keith Barret Show.

He has appeared in a number of shows for the BBC with Steve Coogan, including The Trip series in 2010, released as a feature film later that year; this was followed by The Trip to Italy in 2014, The Trip to Spain in 2017, and The Trip to Greece in 2020, also edited and released as feature films.

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 own late-night chat show, The Rob Brydon Show, for two years and hosting the 2014 Saturday-night game show The Guess List for BBC One, Brydon has also appeared in films including Cruise of the Gods, The Gruffalo, 24 Hour Party People, The Huntsman: Winter's War, Holmes & Watson and Barbie.

Known For

Acting

2025

2024

Tabby McTat as Fred (voice)
Tiddler as Fisherman / Whale / Starfish / Anchovy (voice)
My Lady Jane as Lord Dudley

2023

Barbie as Sugar Daddy Ken
The Smeds and the Smoos as Uncle Smoo (voice)
MacPat le chat chanteur as Fred (voice)

2022

2021

Superworm as Crow (voice)

2020

2019

Blinded by the Light as Matt's Dad
Green Eggs and Ham as Philip Trousers (voice)
Green Eggs and Ham as Philip Trousers / Snalfred (voice)

2018

Holmes & Watson as Inspector Lestrade
The Highway Rat as Narrator / The Horse (voice)
Early Man as Message Bird / Brian / Bryan / Gonad the Gaul (voice)
Swimming with Men as Eric Scott
Zog as Guards / Knight / other vocals (voice)
Trust as President Nixon

2017

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

2016

2015

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

2014

2013

2012

Room on the Broom as Cat (voice)
The Best of Men as Corporal Wynne Bowen
Bond on Location as Narrator (voice)

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

Keith Barret Live as Keith Barret
Becoming Bond as Self - Narrator (voice)
The One Show as Self - Guest
Not Going Out as George (voice)
The One Show as Self

2005

A Cock and Bull Story as Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon
MirrorMask as Morris Campbell / Prime Minister
Supernova as Dr. Paul Hamilton

2004

Shaun of the Dead as Football Commentator / 'Zombies From Hell!' Presenter (voice) (uncredited)
Big Fat Quiz as Self - Contestant
Agatha Christie's Marple as Inspector Awdrey

2003

Little Britain as Bubbles' Ex-Husband
QI as Self

2002

2001

2000

Marion and Geoff as Keith Barret
Human Remains as Various Characters
Black Books as B. Nugent

1999

Millennium: The Musical as Various characters

1998

1997

I'm Alan Partridge as Baptist Fan

1996

Lord of Misrule as Cornish Policeman
Married for Life as TV Newsreader
Cold Lazarus as Karl

1995

Eleven Men Against Eleven as Radio Commentator
First Knight as Man in Crowd (uncredited)

1994

The Healer as Sean

1992

Summer Session as Himself

1991

1990

1983

Natural World as Narrator

1978

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Destination X as Self - Host

Writing

2009

Rob Brydon Live as Writer

2000

1992

Summer Session as Writer

1991

Body Beautiful as Writer

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Gaynor & Ray as Writer

Production

2009

Rob Brydon Live as Executive Producer

2004

2000

Marion and Geoff as Producer