Robert Brydon Jones\u00a0is a Welsh actor, comedian, impressionist, presenter, singer and writer. He gained prominence for his roles in film, television and radio. He was appointed\u00a0Member of the Order of the British Empire\u00a0(MBE) in\u00a0Queen Elizabeth II’s Birthday Honours in 2013 for services to comedy and broadcasting and charitable services.<\/p>\n
Brydon gained fame for his roles in the black comedy series\u00a0Human Remains\u00a0(2000), the\u00a0mockumentary\u00a0series\u00a0Marion and Geoff\u00a0(2000\u20132003), the chat show spoof\u00a0The Keith Barret Show (2004\u20132005), and the comedy series\u00a0Supernova (2005\u20132006). From 2007 to 2024, he played\u00a0Bryn West\u00a0in the\u00a0BBC\u00a0sitcom\u00a0Gavin & Stacey,\u00a0for which he received a\u00a0BAFTA Award\u00a0nomination for Best Comedy Performance.<\/p>\n
He has acted in several films with\u00a0Steve Coogan\u00a0for director\u00a0Michael Winterbottom, starting with\u00a024 Hour Party People\u00a0(2002) and\u00a0A Cock and Bull Story\u00a0(2005). Brydon and Coogan then starred in\u00a0The Trip\u00a0(2010), followed by\u00a0The Trip to Italy\u00a0(2014),\u00a0The Trip to Spain\u00a0(2017), and\u00a0The Trip to Greece\u00a0(2020). He has also acted in the films\u00a0Cinderella\u00a0(2015),\u00a0The Huntsman: Winter’s War\u00a0(2016),\u00a0Holmes & Watson\u00a0(2019), and\u00a0Barbie (2023).<\/p>\n
Since 2009, Brydon has presented the\u00a0BBC One comedy panel show\u00a0Would I Lie to You?\u00a0after previously playing himself as host of a fictional panel show in\u00a0Rob Brydon’s Annually Retentive, which ran on\u00a0BBC Three\u00a0from 2006 until 2007. In addition to presenting his late-night chat show,\u00a0The Rob Brydon Show, for two years, he hosted the 2014 Saturday-night game show\u00a0The Guess List\u00a0for\u00a0BBC One.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Robert Brydon Jones\u00a0is a Welsh actor, comedian, impressionist, presenter, singer and writer. He gained prominence for his roles in film, television and radio. He was appointed\u00a0Member of the Order of the British Empire\u00a0(MBE) in\u00a0Queen Elizabeth II’s Birthday Honours in 2013 for services to comedy and broadcasting and charitable services. Brydon gained fame for his roles […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-36152","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n