Actor

Rob Brydon

Acting

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Acting credits

122

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.8

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Movies: 74Series: 48Crew credits: 6

TMDB ID: 47632

IMDb ID: nm0117339

Known for: Acting

Born: May 3, 1965

Age: 61

Place of birth: Swansea, Wales, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1978 - 2027

Years active: 50

Average TMDB rating: 6.83

Wikidata: Q2322261

Also known as

Robert Brydon Jones • راب برایدن

Other jobs

Writer (3)Executive Producer (2)Associate Producer (1)

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Biography

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.