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