Rob Brydon
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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
Barbie (2023)
as Sugar Daddy Ken
Cinderella (2015)
as Master Phineus
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
as Football Commentator / 'Zombies From Hell!' Presenter (voice) (uncredited)
The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
as Gryff
First Knight (1995)
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Stitch Head (2025)
as Professor (voice)
Early Man (2018)
as Message Bird / Brian / Bryan / Gonad the Gaul (voice)
Holmes & Watson (2018)
as Inspector Lestrade
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
as Traffic Warden
The Gruffalo (2009)
as Snake (voice)
Not Alone (2027)
as Dunk (voice)
The Amazing Maurice (2022)
as The Pied Piper (voice)
The Gruffalo's Child (2011)
as The Snake (voice)
MirrorMask (2005)
as Morris Campbell / Prime Minister
A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
as Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon
The Snail and the Whale (2020)
as Whale (voice)
The Scarecrows' Wedding (2026)
as Reginald Rake (voice)
Room on the Broom (2012)
as Cat (voice)
24 Hour Party People (2002)
as Ryan Letts
The Highway Rat (2018)
as Narrator / The Horse (voice)
Revolting Rhymes (2017)
as Short Sister / King / Rolf / Banker Pig (voice)
Stick Man (2015)
as Snail / Park-keeper / Swan Dad / Frog / Beach Dad / Crab / Cat (voice)
Swimming with Men (2018)
as Eric Scott
The Big Night In (2020)
as Rob Brydon
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell (2025)
as Self
Blinded by the Light (2019)
as Matt's Dad
Zog (2018)
as Guards / Knight / other vocals (voice)
Frank and Percy (—)
Actor
Gangsta Granny (2013)
as Mr Parker
Zog and the Flying Doctors (2021)
as King (voice)
The Trip to Italy (2014)
as Rob
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012 (2012)
as Self - Presenter
Summer Session (1992)
as Self
The Best of Men (2012)
as Corporal Wynne Bowen
Cruise of the Gods (2002)
as Andy Van Allen
Gaynor & Ray (—)
as Ray
James Bond: For Real (2006)
as Narrator
The Very Thought of You (1998)
as Bus Driver
Bond on Location (2012)
as Narrator (voice)
Body Beautiful (1991)
as Vince/Husband/Mr Otaka/Trainer (voice)
Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party (2001)
as Keith Barret
Fantastic Person (1991)
Actor
Days of the Bagnold Summer (2020)
as Mr Porter
The One Ronnie (2010)
Actor
Tiddler (2024)
as Fisherman / Whale / Starfish / Anchovy (voice)
The Trip (2011)
as Rob Brydon
The Smeds and the Smoos (2023)
as Uncle Smoo (voice)
The Trip to Spain (2017)
as Rob
Lord of Misrule (1996)
as Cornish Policeman
Coogan's Runner (2003)
as Self
Becoming Bond (2006)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town (2010)
as Narrator
The Trip to Greece (2020)
as Rob
The Wrong Type (1990)
Actor
Little Britain Down Under (2007)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2020)
as William Heelis
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon (2007)
as Stanislav Fréron
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy (2005)
as Self
Superworm (2021)
as Crow (voice)
Keith Barret Live (2006)
as Keith Barret
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale (2024)
as Self
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002)
as Prison Guard (voice)
Making Qi (2011)
as Self
Tabby McTat (2024)
as Fred (voice)
The Saint & the Hanged Man (2008)
as Narrator
Millennium: The Musical (1999)
as Various characters
Eleven Men Against Eleven (1995)
as Radio Commentator
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches (2016)
as Narrator (Voice)
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain (2025)
as Self
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends (2022)
as Self
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas (2019)
as Bryn West
The Healer (1994)
as Sean
Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore (2005)
as Kenneth Tynan
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties (2011)
as Self
Rob Brydon Live (2009)
as Rob Brydon
An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks (2025)
Actor
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure (2014)
as Self
Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show (2014)
as Self