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Welsh actor and comedian (born 1965)

Robert Brydon Jones ('/b//r//aɪ//d//ən/; born 3 May 1965) is a Welsh actor, comedian, impressionist, presenter, singer and writer. Brydon gained prominence for his roles in film, television and radio. Brydon 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 for 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 2010 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 a number of shows for the BBC with Steve Coogan 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 own late night chat show, The Rob Brydon Show, for two years and hosting the 2014 Saturday night game show The Guess List for BBC One.

Brydon was born on 3 May 1965 in Baglan, Glamorgan. His mother, Joy Jones (née Brydon), was a school teacher, and his father, Howard Jones, was a car dealer. He grew up in Baglan, with his younger brother Peter (born 1973). and continuity announcements for BBC 1. In 2005 he portrayed a version of himself in the British comedy A Cock and Bull Story directed by Michael Winterbottom. Brydon starred opposite Steve Coogan. Dana Stevens of Slate wrote, "Rob Brydon, plays Tristram’s Uncle Toby, a blustering war veteran with a wound in an unspeakable place. In the modern day scenes, Rob Brydon is, surprise, Rob Brydon, an actor with an ego even more pitifully in need of stroking than Coogan’s. The unscripted sounding exchanges between these two are the funniest part of the movie". From 2007 to 2010 Brydon gained prominence for his leading role as Uncle Bryn in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey starring Matthew Horne, Joanna Page, and James Corden. In the 2009 Brydon was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Comedy Performance as Bryn. Starting in 2009 Brydon has hosted the game show Would I Lie to You?. Since these series Brydon has developed a career path as a character actor, in both comedic and serious roles. He portrayed controversial theatre critic Kenneth Tynan in the BBC Four film Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore (2005), opposite Julian Sands as Laurence Olivier. Also in 2006, Brydon first appeared on the BBC Radio 4 comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. His singing voice earned the unprecedented accolade from the former host, Humphrey Lyttelton, of being "not bad". When the team went on a tour of non broadcast stage shows, Brydon filled in as chairman when Lyttelton was in hospital to repair an aortic aneurysm. Lyttelton died in hospital after surgery. Brydon narrated a two part programme on BBC Radio 4, The Pain of Laughter: The Last Days of Kenneth Williams. It explored the latter part of Williams's life, featuring many of the performer's friends and contemporaries. In other radio work Brydon sat in for Ken Bruce on BBC Radio 2 for one day only on 25 August 2008. In addition to this, on 1 April 2011, Brydon impersonated Bruce for the entire two hour and thirty minutes show. Bruce came on the air at the end of the show to reveal the prank. Brydon has appeared on the TV comedy quiz QI. In his first appearance (Series A, episode 5), his talent for mimicry was displayed with impressions of Alec Guinness, James Dean, and Michael J. Fox. In the 2008 Christmas special, he provided impressions of Richard Burton and Tom Jones. His character Bryn West in Gavin & Stacey, written by Ruth Jones and James Corden, allowed him to return to his South Wales roots. In this role Brydon performed the 2009 Comic Relief charity single, "(Barry) Islands in the Stream", with Ruth Jones (both actors appearing as their characters from Gavin & Stacey) and singer Tom Jones. It reached No.1 in the UK Singles Chart on 15 March 2009. In February 2009, it was announced that Brydon would be one of three people to replace Lyttelton as chairman of the 51st series of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (the others being Stephen Fry and Jack Dee). Brydon has presented an episode of Have I Got News for You His impressions include Alec Guinness, James Dean, Michael J. Fox, Richard Burton, Tom Jones, Michael Caine, Mick Jagger and Ronnie Corbett. He is also noted for his "Small Man in A Box" impression. In 2010 Brydon starred alongside Steve Coogan in Michael Winterbottom's partially improvised BBC Two sitcom series The Trip, in which both actors played fictionalised versions of their public personas (Brydon, optimistic and always eager to do an impression; and Coogan, misanthropic and bitter that he's not the major international star he believes he should be). Brydon's book Small Man in a Book (the title a play on his "small man in a box" impression) was published in November 2011. That same year he narrated The Chasers Road Trip: Trains, Brains and Automobiles, was a contestant on Celebrity Catchphrase, and voiced The Crow in Superworm alongside Olivia Colman and Matt Smith. The following year he voiced the Pied Piper in The Amazing Maurice (2022) alongside Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, David Thewlis and Hugh Bonneville. In 2023 he had a brief role as Sugar Daddy Ken in Greta Gerwig's comedy Barbie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. In 2022 Brydon appeared in Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends revue, including alongside Haydn Gwynne in "The Little Things You Do Together", the marital battle from Company.

Brydon was married to Martina Fitchie from 1992 to 2000. They had two daughters and a son. A keen golfer, Brydon is also a Swansea City fan and is an ambassador to their 1912 foundation.

Year Title Role Notes1995First Knight Man in crowd1998Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence Bus driverLock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Traffic warden200224 Hour Party People Ryan Letts2004Shaun of the Dead Football commentator/'Zombies from Hell!' presenter (voice) Uncredited2005MirrorMask Morris Campbell/Prime MinisterA Cock and Bull Story Capt. Toby Shandy/himself 2010The Trip Himself 2013 The Unbeatables Rico (voice) UK version 2014 The Trip to Italy Himself 2015 Cinderella Master Phineus Uncredited 2016 The Huntsman: Winter's War Gryff 2017 The Trip to Spain Himself 2018Early Man Message Bird, Brian and Bryan (voices)Swimming with MenEric ScottHolmes & WatsonInspector Lestrade 2019 Blinded by the Light Matt's Father Days of the Bagnold Summer Douglas Porter 2020 The Trip to Greece Himself 2022 The Amazing Maurice The Pied Piper (voice) 2023 Barbie Sugar Daddy Ken

Year Title Role Notes1993The Legends of Treasure Island Long John Silver (voice) Series 21994The Healer SeanTelevision film1995Eleven Men Against Eleven Radio commentator1996Cold Lazarus Karl Channel 4/BBC OneLord of Misrule Cornish policemanTelevision film2000The Baskervilles Brian Baskerville, Nicolas Lucifer II, others (voices)ITVHuman Remains Peter Moorcross, Gordon Budge, Stephen,Tony, Barne Willers, LesBBC Two2000–2003Marion and Geoff Keith Barret2001The Way We Live Now Mr Alf BBC OneA Small Summer Party Keith BarretTelevision film2002Murder in Mind Barry Coates BBC OneBlack Books B Nugent Channel 4Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe Prison Guard (voice)Television filmI'm Alan Partridge Baptist fan Episode: "Alan Wide Shut"Cruise of the Gods Andy van AllenTelevision film2003; 2008Top Gear Himself BBC One2003–2013QI BBC Four/BBC One/BBC Two2004Directors Commentary Peter de Lane ITVAgatha Christie's Marple Inspector Awdry Episode: "What Mrs McGillicuddy Saw! "2004–2005The Keith Barret Show Keith Barret BBC Two2004–2015The Big Fat Quiz of the Year Himself – panellist Channel 42005Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore Kenneth TynanTelevision filmLittle Britain Roman de Vere Series 3Jack Dee Live at the Apollo Keith BarretBBC One2005 2006Supernova Dr Paul HamiltonBBC Two2006Have I Got News for You Guest PresenterBBC One100 Greatest Funny Moments Narrator Channel 42006–2007Annually Retentive Himself BBC Three2007Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy BBC OneHeroes and Villains: Napoleon Stanislas FréronOliver Twist Mr Fang2007–2010, 2019Gavin & Stacey Bryn West BBC Three/BBC One2009Live at the Apollo Compere/stand upBBC OneHorne & Corden Narrator to Olympic sketches BBC ThreeThe Gruffalo Snake (voice)Television film2009–presentWould I Lie to You? PresenterSince Series 32010Ronnie Corbett's Supper Club Himself (guest) Good Food2010–2012The Rob Brydon Show Himself (host) BBC Two2010–2020 The Trip Himself BBC Two/Sky Atlantic2011A Quiet Word With  Himself (guest) Zog and the Flying Doctors The King (voice)Television film2021The Chasers Road Trip: Trains, Brains and AutomobilesNarrator3 episodesMcDonald & DoddsRoy GilbertEpisode: "The Man Who Wasn't There"Celebrity CatchphraseHimself (contestant)Episode: "2021 Christmas Special"SuperwormThe Crow (voice)Television film2022Green Eggs and HamPhilip Trousers (voice)NetflixThe Smeds and The SmoosUncle Smoo (voice)Television filmThe TuckersTony PerrotBBC One Wales2023 Tabby McTat Fred (voice)BBC One

Brydon was made an honorary fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama where he previously studied. Year Association Category Nominated work ResultRef. (Reference(s))2000 British Comedy Awards Best Comedy Newcomer Marion & Geoff 2001 Best TV Comedy Actor Human Remains 2003 Marion & Geoff / Cruise of the Gods 2004 BAFTA Award Best Situation Comedy Marion & Geoff 2005 British Independent Film Award Best Supporting Actor Tristham Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story 2009 BAFTA Award Best Comedy Performance Gavin & Stacey 2009 British Comedy Award Best TV Comedy Actor 2010 The Trip Best New TV Comedy 2011 BAFTA Award Best Situation Comedy Best Entertainment Performance The Rob Brydon Show British Comedy Award Best Male TV Comic Would I Lie to You 2018 BAFTA Award Best Male Performance in a Comedy Series The Trip to Spain