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Robert Brydon Jones (/ˈbraɪdən/; born 3 May 1965) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Brydon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Robert Brydon Jones (/ˈbraɪdən/; born 3 May 1965) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Brydon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Graham Norton Show
The One Show
Parkinson
Agatha Christie's Marple
Not Going Out
Top Gear
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Trust
McDonald & Dodds
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
Shaun of the Dead
Barbie
First Knight
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
24 Hour Party People
Oliver Twist
Cinderella
The Amazing Maurice
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Heroes and Villains
The Smeds and the Smoos
The Huntsman: Winter's War
Gavin & Stacey
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
The Healer
Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show
Coogan's Runner
Gangsta Granny
My Lady Jane
The Gruffalo's Child
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
The Best of Men
Would I Lie to You?
The Trip
The Gruffalo
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain
Cruise of the Gods
The Saint & the Hanged Man
Bill's Included
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party
Destination X
Gaynor & Ray
Green Eggs and Ham
Heroes & Villains: Napoleon
Rob Brydon's Honky Tonk Road Trip
The Highway Rat
Production Credits
Gaynor & Ray
Bill's Included
Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party
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