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 · Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future as Self
- 2022 · Future TX as Foley
- 2020 · Between the Covers as Self
- 2020 · Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip as Self - Presenter
- 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 · Insert Name Here as Self - Panelist
- 2014 · Under Milk Wood as Voice
- 2013 · Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Perspectives as
- 2009 · Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News as Self
- 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 Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume One as
- 2006 · Three Men in a Boat as Self
- 2005 · 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Dr David Quimper
- 2004 · Mine All Mine as
- 2004 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2003 · Restoration as
- 2003 · The Terry and Gaby Show as
- 2002 · Timeshift as Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage)
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Jonathan Creek as Jeremy Sangster
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Ambrose Deddington
- 1996 · The Adventures of Pinocchio as Tino
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Self
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Himself
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self
- 1990 · Rita Rudner as
- 1989 · Wilt as Henry Wilt
- 1988 · Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Himself
- 1988 · Comic Relief as Self - Presenter
- 1987 · Porterhouse Blue as Cornelius Carrington
- 1986 · Casualty as Paul Fuller
- Future · GRIFF’S SOUTHERN CHARM as Griff
- 2025 · Griff's Great American South as Self
- 2022 · Gangsta Granny Strikes Again as Mr Parker
- 2022 · Griff’s Canadian Adventure as Host
- 2021 · Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure as
- 2019 · Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip as Self
- 2016 · Love Somehow as Dylan Thomas
- 2015 · Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones as Himself - Presenter
- 2015 · The Quizeum as Himself - Presenter
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 2006 · The Smith & Jones Sketchbook as
- 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
- 2002 · Taliesin Jones as Caesar
- 2002 · Puckoon as Col. Stokes
- 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
- 1994 · Smith & Jones - One Night Stand as
- 1994 · Staggered as Graham
- 1993 · Demob as Ian Deasey
- 1992 · As You Like It as Touchstone
- 1992 · Funny Bones as (voice)
- 1991 · Amnesty International's Big 30 as Self
- Future · The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume Two as
- 1992 · Funnybones as
- 1991 · Ex as Patrick
- 1989 · A View of Harry Clark as Harry Clark
- 1988 · Jake's Journey as Innkeeper
- 1987 · Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video as Dad
- 1987 · The World According To Smith And Jones as
- 1987 · Finland For Adults as Reporter
- 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 Secret Policeman's Other Ball as Self - Various Roles
- Future · Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue as Various
- 1982 · The Funny Side of Christmas as Trevor
- 1982 · The Young Ones as Bamber 'Bambi' Gascoigne
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 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
- 1949 · The BAFTA Awards as Host