
Acting
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.
Also known as | Robert Brydon Jones |
Popular as | Acting |
Gender | MALE |
Birthday | May 3, 1965 (60 years old) |
| Year | Movie & Role |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Stitch Head as |
| 2025 | Stitch Head as Professor (voice) |
| 2025 | |
| 2024 | |
| 2020 | The Snail and the Whale as Whale (voice) |
| 2019 | Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas as Bryn West |
| 2018 | Early Man as Message Bird / Brian / Bryan / Gonad the Gaul (voice) |
| 2018 | The Highway Rat as Narrator / The Horse (voice) |
| 2017 | Revolting Rhymes as Short Sister / King / Rolf / Banker Pig (voice) |
| 2014 | The Trip to Italy as Rob |
| 2012 | Bond on Location as Narrator (voice) |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | The Gruffalo's Child as The Snake (voice) |
| 2009 | Rob Brydon Live as Writing |
| 2005 | Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy as Self |
| 2001 | Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party as Keith Barret |
| 2001 | Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party as Writing |
| 1995 | First Knight as Man in Crowd (uncredited) |
| 1995 | Eleven Men Against Eleven as Radio Commentator |
Gaynor & Ray as Ray |