Griff Rhys Jones
November 16, 1953 (71 years old) in Cardiff, Wales, UK
Griff Rhys Jones is a Welsh actor and writer. He was born in 1953 in Cardiff gut the family later moved to Essex, England. Educated at Brentwood School in Essex, he won an exhibition to Emmanuel College, Cambridge to read History, transferring later to English. He joined the Footlights Club, becoming its vice president in 1976.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Griff's Great American South as Self
- 2025 · Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future as Self
- 2022 · Gangsta Granny Strikes Again as Mr Parker
- 2022 · Future TX as Foley
- 2022 · Griff’s Canadian Adventure as Host
- 2021 · Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure as
- 2020 · Between the Covers as Self
- 2020 · Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip as Self - Presenter
- 2019 · Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip as Self
- 2018 · The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer as Self - Guest
- 2017 · Murder on the Blackpool Express as David Van Der Clane
- 2016 · Love Somehow as Dylan Thomas
- 2016 · Insert Name Here as Self - Panelist
- 2015 · Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones as Himself - Presenter
- 2015 · The Quizeum as Himself - Presenter
- 2014 · Under Milk Wood as Voice
- 2014 · A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones as Himself
- 2013 · Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things as Self
- 2013 · Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army as Himself
- 2013 · Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · A Short History of Everything Else as
- 2012 · Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones as Presenter
- 2012 · Tales of Television Centre as Self
- 2011 · Wogan on Wodehouse as Self
- 2011 · Perspectives as
- 2009 · Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News as Self
- 2009 · Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones as Self - Presenter
- 2009 · Three Men in More Than One Boat as Himself
- 2008 · Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones as
- 2008 · Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger as Himself - Presenter
- 2008 · Three Men In Another Boat as Himself
- 2007 · Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas as Himself - Presenter
- 2007 · Mountain as
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Interviewed Guest
- 2006 · The Smith & Jones Sketchbook as
- 2006 · The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume One as
- 2006 · Three Men in a Boat as Self
- 2006 · Three Men in a Boat as Himself
- 2005 · Riot at the Rite as Astruc
- 2005 · The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome as Self / Presenter
- 2005 · Final Chance to Save as Himself
- 2005 · 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
- 2005 · Going to Work Naked as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Dr David Quimper
- 2004 · Mine All Mine as Max Vivaldi
- 2004 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2003 · QI as
- 2003 · Restoration as
- 2003 · The Terry and Gaby Show as
- 2002 · Timeshift as Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage)
- 2002 · Taliesin Jones as Caesar
- 2002 · Puckoon as Col. Stokes
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 2000 · Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime as Emperor
- 1998 · Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime as Baron Wasteland
- 1998 · If I Ruled the World as Himself
- 1998 · Up 'n' Under as Ray Mason, Radio York commentator
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Jonathan Creek as Jeremy Sangster
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Ambrose Deddington
- 1996 · The Adventures of Pinocchio as Tino
- 1995 · Sardines as Davy Kotowski
- 1995 · Character Building as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · Smith & Jones - One Night Stand as
- 1994 · Staggered as Graham
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Self
- 1993 · Demob as Ian Deasey
- 1992 · As You Like It as Touchstone
- 1992 · Funnybones as
- 1991 · Amnesty International's Big 30 as Self
- 1991 · Ex as Patrick
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self
- 1990 · Rita Rudner as
- 1989 · Wilt as Henry Wilt
- 1989 · A View of Harry Clark as Harry Clark
- 1988 · Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Himself
- 1988 · Comic Relief as Self - Presenter
- 1988 · Jake's Journey as Innkeeper
- 1987 · Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video as Dad
- 1987 · Porterhouse Blue as Cornelius Carrington
- 1987 · The World According To Smith And Jones as
- 1987 · Finland For Adults as Reporter
- 1986 · Casualty as Paul Fuller
- 1986 · Comedians Do It On Stage as Self
- 1985 · Live Aid as Self
- 1985 · Morons from Outer Space as Graham Sweetley
- 1984 · Alas Smith and Jones as
- 1982 · The Funny Side of Christmas as Trevor
- 1982 · The Young Ones as Bamber 'Bambi' Gascoigne
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1982 · The Secret Policeman's Other Ball as Self - Various Roles
- 1979 · Not the Nine O'Clock News as
- 1979 · Question Time as Self - Panellist
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1977 · It'll be Alright on the Night as
- 1976 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- Future · GRIFF’S SOUTHERN CHARM as Griff
- 1974 · Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue as Various
- 1949 · The BAFTA Awards as Host
- Future · The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume Two as