Rob Brydon
Robert Brydon Jones is a Welsh actor, comedian, impressionist, presenter, singer and writer. He gained prominence for his roles in film, television and radio. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday Honours in 2013 for services to comedy and broadcasting and charitable services. Brydon gained fame for his roles in the black comedy series Human Remains (2000), the mockumentary series Marion and Geoff (2000–2003), the chat show spoof The Keith Barret Show (2004–2005), and the comedy series Supernova (2005–2006). From 2007 to 2024, he played Bryn West in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey, for which he received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Comedy Performance. He has acted in several films with Steve Coogan for director Michael Winterbottom, starting with 24 Hour Party People (2002) and A Cock and Bull Story (2005). Brydon and Coogan then starred in The Trip (2010), followed by The Trip to Italy (2014), The Trip to Spain (2017), and The Trip to Greece (2020). He has also acted in the films Cinderella (2015), The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016), Holmes & Watson (2019), and Barbie (2023). 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 late-night chat show, The Rob Brydon Show, for two years, he hosted the 2014 Saturday-night game show The Guess List for BBC One.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Stitch Head as Professor (voice)
- 2025 · Destination X as Self - Host
- 2025 · Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure as Narrator (voice)
- 2025 · When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain as Self
- 2024 · Tiddler as Fisherman / Whale / Starfish / Anchovy (voice)
- 2024 · MacPat le chat chanteur as Fred (voice)
- 2024 · My Lady Jane as Lord Dudley
- 2024 · Tabby McTat as Fred (voice)
- 2023 · Barbie as Sugar Daddy Ken
- 2023 · The Smeds and the Smoos as Uncle Smoo (voice)
- 2022 · The Amazing Maurice as The Pied Piper (voice)
- 2022 · Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends as Self
- 2022 · The John Bishop Show as Self
- 2021 · Superworm as Crow (voice)
- 2021 · Zog and the Flying Doctors as King (voice)
- 2020 · The Snail and the Whale as Whale (voice)
- 2020 · Days of the Bagnold Summer as Mr Porter
- 2020 · McDonald & Dodds as Roy Gilbert
- 2019 · Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas as Bryn West
- 2019 · Green Eggs and Ham as Philip Trousers (voice)
- 2019 · Green Eggs and Ham as Philip Trousers / Snalfred (voice)
- 2019 · Blinded by the Light as Matt's Dad
- 2018 · Holmes & Watson as Inspector Lestrade
- 2018 · Zog as Guards / Knight / other vocals (voice)
- 2018 · The Highway Rat as Narrator / The Horse (voice)
- 2018 · Swimming with Men as Eric Scott
- 2018 · Trust as President Nixon
- 2018 · Early Man as Message Bird / Brian / Bryan / Gonad the Gaul (voice)
- 2016 · Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches as Narrator (Voice)
- 2016 · The Huntsman: Winter's War as Gryff
- 2015 · Stick Man as Snail / Park-keeper / Swan Dad / Frog / Beach Dad / Crab / Cat (voice)
- 2015 · Cinderella as Master Phineus
- 2014 · The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure as Self
- 2014 · Lily's Driftwood Bay as Dredger Tom Fox (voice)
- 2014 · The Trip to Italy as Rob
- 2014 · Duck Quacks Don't Echo as
- 2013 · Gangsta Granny as Mr Parker
- 2013 · 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Self
- 2012 · Room on the Broom as Cat (voice)
- 2012 · Bond on Location as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 · The Best of Men as Corporal Wynne Bowen
- 2011 · The Gruffalo's Child as The Snake (voice)
- 2011 · Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties as Self
- 2011 · Making Qi as Self
- 2010 · The One Ronnie as
- 2010 · The Trip as Rob
- 2010 · Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town as Narrator
- 2009 · The Gruffalo as Snake (voice)
- 2009 · Chris Moyles' Quiz Night as Self
- 2009 · Let's Dance for Comic Relief as Self
- 2008 · The Saint & the Hanged Man as Narrator
- 2007 · Heroes & Villains: Napoleon as Stanislav Fréron
- 2007 · Heroes and Villains as
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self - Host
- 2007 · Gavin & Stacey as Bryn West
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · James Bond: For Real as Narrator
- 2006 · Not Going Out as George (voice)
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive as Himself - Host
- 2005 · Supernova as Dr. Paul Hamilton
- 2005 · A Cock and Bull Story as Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon
- 2005 · Monkey Trousers as
- 2005 · Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore as Kenneth Tynan
- 2005 · MirrorMask as Morris Campbell / Prime Minister
- 2004 · Big Fat Quiz as Self - Contestant
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Inspector Awdrey
- 2004 · Shaun of the Dead as Football Commentator / 'Zombies From Hell!' Presenter (voice) (uncredited)
- 2003 · Little Britain as Bubbles' Ex-Husband
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 2003 · QI as Self - Panellist (archive footage)
- 2003 · Coogan's Runner as Self
- 2002 · Cruise of the Gods as Andy Van Allen
- 2002 · Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe as Prison Guard (voice)
- 2002 · Top Gear as Self
- 2002 · Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self
- 2002 · Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Evil Rob Brydon
- 2002 · Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self - Guest Announcer
- 2002 · 24 Hour Party People as Ryan Letts
- 2001 · Richard & Judy as Self
- 2001 · Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party as Keith Barret
- 2001 · Murder in Mind as Barry Coates
- 2000 · Human Remains as Various Characters
- 2000 · Black Books as B. Nugent
- 1998 · Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels as Traffic Warden
- 1998 · The Very Thought of You as Bus Driver
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · I'm Alan Partridge as Baptist Fan
- 1996 · Cold Lazarus as Karl
- 1995 · First Knight as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
- 1994 · The Healer as Sean
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self - Host
- 1990 · The Wrong Type as
- 1983 · Natural World as Narrator
- Future · Frank and Percy as
- 2026 · The Floor as Self - Host
- 2025 · The Scarecrows' Wedding as Reginald Rake (voice)
- 2025 · Rob Brydon's Honky Tonk Road Trip as Self - Presenter
- 2025 · An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks as
- 2025 · Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell as Self
- 2024 · Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale as Self
- 2020 · Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse as William Heelis
- 2020 · The Trip to Greece as Rob
- 2017 · Bear's Mission with... as Himself
- 2017 · Revolting Rhymes as Short Sister / King / Rolf / Banker Pig (voice)
- 2017 · Revolting Rhymes as Short Sister (Voice)
- 2017 · The Trip to Spain as Rob
- 2014 · Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show as Self
- 2014 · The Guess List as Host
- 2012 · The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012 as Self - Presenter
- 2011 · The Trip as Rob Brydon
- 2009 · Rob Brydon Live as Rob Brydon
- 2004 · The Keith Barret Show as
- 2000 · Marion and Geoff as Keith Barret
- 1996 · Lord of Misrule as Cornish Policeman
- Future · Bill's Included as Bill Beam
- Future · Gaynor & Ray as Ray
- 2007 · More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy as
- 2007 · Little Britain Down Under as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Keith Barret Live as Keith Barret
- 2006 · Becoming Bond as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy as Self
- 1999 · Millennium: The Musical as Various characters
- 1996 · Married for Life as Happy
- 1996 · Married for Life as TV Newsreader
- 1995 · Eleven Men Against Eleven as Radio Commentator
- 1992 · Summer Session as Self
- 1991 · Fantastic Person as
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self