Rhys Nicholson
Rhys Nicholson is an Australian comedian and actor known for being a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under from 2021 onwards. In 2011, Nicholson was featured in the ABC documentary GayCrashers alongside Joel Creasey, in which the duo travelled to the small town of Colac and performed a stand-up show. Creasey had been the subject of a homophobic attack on an earlier visit to the town. Rhys Nicholson stars on the show The Weekly with Charlie Pickering. In 2016, to highlight the importance of marriage equality in Australia, Nicholson publicly married lesbian and fellow comedian Zoe Coombs Marr at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. That year Nicholson and Coombs Marr were also both nominated for the Barry Award for Best Show, which Coombs Marr won. In 2021, Nicholson served as a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, alongside RuPaul and Michelle Visage. The same year they appeared on the panel show Patriot Brains. In 2022, they played Doctor Sarkov in Netflix's Science-Fiction series The Imperfects. In February 2024, Nicholson will be a contestant on the second series of Taskmaster Australia.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee as Self
- 2024 · After Midnight as Self
- 2023 · Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas as Themself
- 2023 · Queerstralia as
- 2023 · Rhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert as Self
- 2023 · Taskmaster as Self
- 2022 · The Imperfects as Dr. Alex Sarkov
- 2022 · Would I Lie to You? as Self - Panelist
- 2021 · The Cheap Seats as Self
- 2021 · RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under as Self - Judge
- 2021 · Patriot Brains as Contestant
- 2021 · Melbourne Comedy Festival as Self - Host
- 2021 · Why Are You Like This? as Emcee
- 2020 · Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum as Himself
- 2018 · Hughesy, We Have A Problem as Self
- 2018 · Roast Battle as Self
- 2017 · John Conway Tonight as Himself
- 2016 · Rhys Nicholson - Live at The Eternity Playhouse as
- 2014 · Gaycrashers as
- 2009 · 7 Days as Team Leader
- 2009 · 7 Days as Panelist
- 2009 · Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation as Himself - Generation Y guest
- 2006 · Thank God You're Here as
- 2005 · Spicks and Specks as Self