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Rob Brydon
Known for: ActingRobert 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.
Filmography 45
Would I Lie to You?
+2
as Self - Host 
Cinderella
+2
as Master Phineus 
The Huntsman: Winter's War
+8
as Gryff 
Early Man
+5
as Message Bird / Brian / Bryan / Gonad the Gaul (voice) 
The Amazing Maurice
as The Pied Piper (voice) 
Gavin & Stacey
+4
as Bryn West 
My Lady Jane
as Lord Dudley 
Holmes & Watson
+4
as Inspector Lestrade 
The Gruffalo
as Snake (voice) 
Stitch Head
+2
as Professor (voice) 
Superworm
as Crow (voice) 
The Trip
as Rob 
Blinded by the Light
+2
as Matt's Dad 
Stick Man
as Snail / Park-keeper / Swan Dad / Frog / Beach Dad / Crab / Cat (voice) 
The Gruffalo's Child
as The Snake (voice) 
The Highway Rat
as Narrator / The Horse (voice) 
Room on the Broom
+1
as Cat (voice) 
Swimming with Men
+4
as Eric Scott 
Revolting Rhymes
as Short Sister (Voice) / Short Sister / King / Rolf / Banker Pig (voice) 
Destination X
as Self - Host 
The Snail and the Whale
as Whale (voice) 
A Cock and Bull Story
as Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon 
Human Remains
as Various Characters 
Zog and the Flying Doctors
as King (voice) 
Zog
as Guards / Knight / other vocals (voice) 
Marion and Geoff
as Keith 
The Trip to Italy
as Rob 
Marion & Geoff: A Small Summer Party
as Keith Barret 
The Trip to Spain
+1
as Rob 
MirrorMask
+1
as Morris Campbell / Prime Minister 
The Very Thought of You
as Bus Driver 
The Trip to Greece
+2
as Rob 
Days of the Bagnold Summer
as Mr Porter 
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
as William Heelis 
The Scarecrows' Wedding
as Reginald Rake (voice) 
Cruise of the Gods
as Andy Van Allen 
The Smeds and the Smoos
as Uncle Smoo (voice) 
The Best of Men
as Corporal Wynne Bowen 
Tabby McTat
as Fred (voice) 
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
as Bryn West 
The Trip
as Rob Brydon 
Tiddler
as Fisherman / Whale / Starfish / Anchovy (voice)