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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 (2000â2003), the chat show spoof The Keith Barret Show (2004â2005), and the comedy series Supernova (2005â2006). From 2007 to 2024, he played Bryn West in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey, for which he received a BAFTA Award nomination for BâŠ
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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 (2000â2003), the chat show spoof The Keith Barret Show (2004â2005), and the comedy series Supernova (2005â2006). 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.
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BODY OF WORK
Rob Brydon's Filmography
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Not Alone
as Dunk (voice)
Clayface
Frank and Percy
The Scarecrows' Wedding
as Reginald Rake (voice)
Stitch Head
as Professor (voice)
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain
as Self
An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
as Self
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
as Bryn West
Tiddler
as Fisherman / Whale / Starfish / Anchovy (voice)
Tabby McTat
as Fred (voice)
Barbie
as Sugar Daddy Ken
The Smeds and the Smoos
as Uncle Smoo (voice)
The Amazing Maurice
as The Pied Piper (voice)
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
as Self
Superworm
as Crow (voice)
Zog and the Flying Doctors
as King (voice)
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
as William Heelis
The Snail and the Whale
as Whale (voice)
Days of the Bagnold Summer
as Mr Porter
The Trip to Greece
as Rob
The Big Night In
as Rob Brydon
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
as Bryn West
Blinded by the Light
as Matt's Dad
Holmes & Watson
as Inspector Lestrade
Zog
as Guards / Knight / other vocals (voice)
The Highway Rat
as Narrator / The Horse (voice)
Swimming with Men
as Eric Scott
Early Man
as Message Bird / Brian / Bryan / Gonad the Gaul (voice)
Revolting Rhymes
as Short Sister / King / Rolf / Banker Pig (voice)
Revolting Rhymes
as Short Sister (Voice)
The Trip to Spain
as Rob
No Poster
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
as Narrator (Voice)
The Huntsman: Winter's War
as Gryff
Stick Man
as Snail / Park-keeper / Swan Dad / Frog / Beach Dad / Crab / Cat (voice)
Cinderella
as Master Phineus
Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show
as Self
No Poster
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
as Self
The Trip to Italy
as Rob
Gangsta Granny
as Mr Parker
Room on the Broom
as Cat (voice)
Bond on Location
as Narrator (voice)
The Best of Men
as Corporal Wynne Bowen
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
as Self - Presenter
The Gruffalo's Child
as The Snake (voice)
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
as Self
Making Qi
as Self
The Trip
as Rob Brydon
The One Ronnie
Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town
as Narrator
The Gruffalo
as Snake (voice)
Rob Brydon Live
as Rob Brydon
Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008
as Bryn West
The Saint & the Hanged Man
as Narrator
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
as Stanislav Fréron
Little Britain Down Under
as Self - Narrator (voice)
No Poster
Keith Barret Live
as Keith Barret
James Bond: For Real
as Narrator
Becoming Bond
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
as Self
A Cock and Bull Story
as Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon
Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore
as Kenneth Tynan
MirrorMask
as Morris Campbell / Prime Minister
Shaun of the Dead
as Football Commentator / 'Zombies From Hell!' Presenter (voice) (uncredited)
Coogan's Runner
as Self
Cruise of the Gods
as Andy Van Allen
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
as Prison Guard (voice)
24 Hour Party People
as Ryan Letts
Marion & Geoff: A Small Summer Party
as Keith Barret
No Poster
Millennium: The Musical
as Various characters
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
as Traffic Warden
The Very Thought of You
as Bus Driver
No Poster
Lord of Misrule
as Cornish Policeman
Eleven Men Against Eleven
as Radio Commentator
First Knight
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
The Healer
as Sean
Summer Session
as Self
Body Beautiful
as Vince/Husband/Mr Otaka/Trainer (voice)
Fantastic Person
The Wrong Type
No Poster
Gaynor & Ray
as Ray
No Poster
The Trip to the Northern Lights
as Rob
No Poster