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
- 2020 · Between the Covers 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 · Insert Name Here as Self - Panelist
- 2014 · Under Milk Wood as Voice
- 2013 · Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things as Self
- 2012 · Tales of Television Centre as Self
- 2011 · Perspectives as
- 2009 · Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News as Self
- 2007 · Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas as Himself - Presenter
- 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 · 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 Max Vivaldi
- 2004 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2003 · The Terry and Gaby Show as
- 2002 · Timeshift as Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage)
- 2002 · Puckoon as Col. Stokes
- 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
- 1995 · Character Building as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · Staggered as Graham
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Self
- 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
- 1986 · Casualty as Paul Fuller
- 1985 · Live Aid as Self
- 1985 · Morons from Outer Space as Graham Sweetley
- 1984 · Alas Smith and Jones as
- 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
- Future · The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume Two as
- 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 · Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip as Self - Presenter
- 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 · 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
- 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 · Mountain as
- 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 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 · Going to Work Naked as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Restoration as
- 2002 · Taliesin Jones as Caesar
- 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
- 1993 · Demob as Ian Deasey
- 1992 · As You Like It as Touchstone
- 1992 · Funnybones as
- 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
- 1982 · The Secret Policeman's Other Ball as Self - Various Roles
- Future · GRIFF’S SOUTHERN CHARM as Griff
- 1986 · Comedians Do It On Stage as Self
- 1982 · The Funny Side of Christmas as Trevor
- 1974 · Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue as Various