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.
2007 • TV
2004 • TV
2002 • TV
2006 • TV
2023 • Movie
2004 • Movie
as Sugar Daddy Ken
as Football Commentator / 'Zombies From Hell!' Presenter (voice) (uncredited)
as Professor (voice)
as The Pied Piper (voice)
as Snake (voice)
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
as Gryff
as Crow (voice)
as Ryan Letts
as Corporal Wynne Bowen
as Eric Scott
as Sean
as Cat (voice)
as Fred (voice)
as Traffic Warden
as Message Bird / Brian / Bryan / Gonad the Gaul (voice)
as Morris Campbell / Prime Minister
as Cornish Policeman
as Fisherman / Whale / Starfish / Anchovy (voice)
as Inspector Lestrade
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Executive Producer
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Writer
as Self
6 episodes
as Inspector Awdrey
1 episodes
as Self
3 episodes
as Self - Guest
3 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Self
15 episodes
as Self - Host
1 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Narrator
2 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Self - Host
168 episodes
as Self
2 episodes
as Bubbles' Ex-Husband
6 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Evil Rob Brydon
1 episodes
as Self - Guest Announcer
1 episodes
as Self - Contestant
6 episodes
as B. Nugent
1 episodes
as Philip Trousers (voice)
6 episodes
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