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
- 2027 · Not Alone as Dunk (voice)
- 2025 · Stitch Head as Professor (voice)
- 2025 · Destination X as Self - Host
- 2024 · My Lady Jane as Lord Dudley
- 2023 · Barbie as Sugar Daddy Ken
- 2022 · The Amazing Maurice as The Pied Piper (voice)
- 2020 · The Snail and the Whale as Whale (voice)
- 2020 · McDonald & Dodds as Roy Gilbert
- 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 · Swimming with Men as Eric Scott
- 2018 · Trust as President Nixon
- 2018 · Early Man as Message Bird / Brian / Bryan / Gonad the Gaul (voice)
- 2017 · Revolting Rhymes as Short Sister / King / Rolf / Banker Pig (voice)
- 2017 · Revolting Rhymes as Short Sister (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 · Lily's Driftwood Bay as Dredger Tom Fox (voice)
- 2014 · Duck Quacks Don't Echo as
- 2013 · 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Self
- 2012 · Room on the Broom as Cat (voice)
- 2011 · The Gruffalo's Child as The Snake (voice)
- 2010 · The Trip as Rob
- 2009 · The Gruffalo as Snake (voice)
- 2009 · Chris Moyles' Quiz Night as Self
- 2009 · Let's Dance for Comic Relief as Self
- 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 · 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 · 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)
- 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 · Murder in Mind as Barry Coates
- 2000 · Human Remains as Various Characters
- 2000 · Black Books as B. Nugent
- 2000 · Marion and Geoff as Keith Barret
- 1998 · Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels as Traffic Warden
- 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)
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self - Host
- 1983 · Natural World as Narrator
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- Future · Bill's Included as Bill Beam
- 2026 · The Scarecrows' Wedding as Reginald Rake (voice)
- 2026 · The Floor (UK) as Self - Presenter
- 2025 · Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure as Narrator (voice)
- 2025 · Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell as Self
- 2024 · Tabby McTat as Fred (voice)
- 2023 · The Smeds and the Smoos as Uncle Smoo (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 · Days of the Bagnold Summer as Mr Porter
- 2020 · The Trip to Greece as Rob
- 2020 · The Big Night In as Rob Brydon
- 2018 · The Highway Rat as Narrator / The Horse (voice)
- 2017 · Bear's Mission with... as Himself
- 2017 · The Trip to Spain as Rob
- 2016 · Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches as Narrator (Voice)
- 2014 · The Trip to Italy as Rob
- 2013 · Gangsta Granny as Mr Parker
- 2012 · Bond on Location as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 · The Best of Men as Corporal Wynne Bowen
- 2011 · Making Qi as Self
- 2011 · The Trip as Rob Brydon
- 2010 · The One Ronnie as
- 2007 · Heroes & Villains: Napoleon as Stanislav Fréron
- 2007 · More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy as
- 2006 · Becoming Bond as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · The Keith Barret Show as
- 2002 · Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe as Prison Guard (voice)
- 1998 · The Very Thought of You as Bus Driver
- 1996 · Married for Life as TV Newsreader
- 1996 · Married for Life as Happy
- 1994 · The Healer as Sean
- Future · Frank and Percy as
- 2025 · Rob Brydon's Honky Tonk Road Trip as Self - Presenter
- 2025 · When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain as Self
- 2025 · An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks as
- 2024 · Tiddler as Fisherman / Whale / Starfish / Anchovy (voice)
- 2024 · Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale as Self
- 2020 · Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse as William Heelis
- 2019 · Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas as Bryn West
- 2014 · Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show as Self
- 2014 · The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure as Self
- 2014 · The Guess List as Host
- 2012 · The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012 as Self - Presenter
- 2011 · Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties as Self
- 2010 · Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town as Narrator
- 2009 · Rob Brydon Live as Rob Brydon
- 2008 · The Saint & the Hanged Man as Narrator
- 2007 · Little Britain Down Under as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Keith Barret Live as Keith Barret
- 2006 · James Bond: For Real as Narrator
- 2005 · Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy as Self
- 2005 · Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore as Kenneth Tynan
- 2003 · Coogan's Runner as Self
- 2002 · Cruise of the Gods as Andy Van Allen
- 2001 · Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party as Keith Barret
- 1999 · Millennium: The Musical as Various characters
- 1996 · Lord of Misrule as Cornish Policeman
- 1995 · Eleven Men Against Eleven as Radio Commentator
- 1992 · Summer Session as Self
- 1991 · Body Beautiful as Vince/Husband/Mr Otaka/Trainer (voice)
- 1991 · Fantastic Person as
- 1990 · The Wrong Type as
- Future · Gaynor & Ray as Ray