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Rob Brydon

Rob Brydon

Actor, also writer · Born May 3, 1965 (61) · Swansea, Wales, UK

BAFTA Award nominee

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 (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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 3, 1965 (61)
From
Swansea, Wales, UK
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
53 on MovieCove · 96 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 1% in 30 days

What are Rob Brydon's films like?

Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
41%
Self
27%
Society
12%
Ideas
8%
Morality
5%
Power
4%
Survival
4%
Friendship14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 28 · Serious 4 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 6

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 24 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 30 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 12

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 22 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 28 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

23 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 9 of 23 analyzed roles.

Ally
9 of 23
Threshold guardian
5 of 23
Trickster
4 of 23
Hero
2 of 23
Herald
1 of 23
Shapeshifter
1 of 23
Shadow
1 of 23
Show the 23 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
26
Warm
18
Hopeful
11
Absurd
8
Contemplative
8
Other
27

How their films linger

Feel-good28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rob Brydon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 53 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on AMC+ (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rob Brydon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

96 credits, 53 with a MovieCove page; 32 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Not Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Dunk (voice)

  • The Scarecrows' Wedding(2025)

    as Reginald Rake (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Stitch Head(2025)

    as Professor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Tiddler(2024)

    as Fisherman / Whale / Starfish / Anchovy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • My Lady Jane(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lord Dudley

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Tabby McTat(2023)

    as Fred (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Barbie(2023)

    as Sugar Daddy Ken

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Smeds and the Smoos(2022)

    as Uncle Smoo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Amazing Maurice(2022)

    as The Pied Piper (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Superworm(2021)

    as Crow (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Zog and the Flying Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as King (voice)

  • Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse(2020)

    as William Heelis

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Snail and the Whale(2019)

    as Whale (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Days of the Bagnold Summer(2019)

    as Mr Porter

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Trip to Greece(2020)

    as Rob

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Big Night In(2020)

    as Rob Brydon

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • McDonald & Dodds(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Roy Gilbert

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Bryn West

  • Green Eggs and Ham(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Philip Trousers (voice) · as Philip Trousers / Snalfred (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Blinded by the Light(2019)

    as Matt's Dad

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Holmes & Watson(2018)

    as Inspector Lestrade

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Zog(2018)

    as Guards / Knight / other vocals (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Highway Rat(2017)

    as Narrator / The Horse (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Swimming with Men(2018)

    as Eric Scott

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Trust(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as President Nixon

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Early Man(2018)

    as Message Bird / Brian / Bryan / Gonad the Gaul (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Un conte peut en cacher un autre(2016)

    as Short Sister (Voice) · as Short Sister / King / Rolf / Banker Pig (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Trip to Spain(2017)

    as Rob

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Narrator (Voice)

  • The Huntsman: Winter's War(2016)

    as Gryff

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Stick Man(2015)

    as Snail / Park-keeper / Swan Dad / Frog / Beach Dad / Crab / Cat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Cinderella(2015)

    as Master Phineus

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Lily's Driftwood Bay(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Dredger Tom Fox (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Trip to Italy(2014)

    as Rob

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Guess List (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Host

  • Duck Quacks Don't Echo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Gangsta Granny(2013)

    as Mr Parker

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Room on the Broom(2012)

    as Cat (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Bond on Location (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Best of Men(2012)

    as Corporal Wynne Bowen

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Gruffalo's Child(2011)

    as The Snake (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Trip(2010)

    as Rob Brydon

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The One Ronnie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • The Trip(2010)

    Show 24 episodes · Writer · as Rob

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Prairie Dogs: Talk of the Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Narrator

  • The Gruffalo(2009)

    as Snake (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Rob Brydon Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Rob Brydon

  • Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Bryn West

  • The Saint & the Hanged Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator

  • Heroes & Villains: Napoleon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Stanislav Fréron

  • Heroes and Villains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Gavin & Stacey(2007)

    Show 19 episodes · as Bryn West

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Keith Barret Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Keith Barret

  • James Bond: For Real(2006)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Not Going Out(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as George (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The F Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Supernova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 12 episodes · as Dr. Paul Hamilton

  • Tristram Shandy(2005)

    as Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Monkey Trousers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kenneth Tynan

  • Mirrormask(2005)

    as Morris Campbell / Prime Minister

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Inspector Awdrey

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Keith Barret Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer · Actor

  • Shaun of the Dead(2004)

    as Football Commentator / 'Zombies From Hell!' Presenter (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Live at the Apollo(2004)

    Show as Keith Barret

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Little Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · as Bubbles' Ex-Husband

  • Cruise of the Gods(2002)

    as Andy Van Allen

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe(2002)

    as Prison Guard (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Evil Rob Brydon · as Self · as Self - Guest Announcer

  • 24 Hour Party People(2002)

    as Ryan Letts

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Writer · as Keith Barret

  • Murder in Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Barry Coates

  • Human Remains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · as Various Characters

  • Black Books(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as B. Nugent

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Marion and Geoff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 16 episodes · Associate Producer · Writer · as Keith

  • Millennium: The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Various characters

  • Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels(1998)

    as Traffic Warden

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Very Thought of You(1998)

    as Bus Driver

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • I'm Alan Partridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Baptist Fan

  • Cold Lazarus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as Karl

  • Lord of Misrule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Cornish Policeman

  • Married for Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Happy · as TV Newsreader

  • Eleven Men Against Eleven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Radio Commentator

  • First Knight(1995)

    as Man in Crowd (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Healer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Sean

  • Summer Session (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Writer · as Self

  • Body Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Writer · as Vince/Husband/Mr Otaka/Trainer (voice)

  • Fantastic Person (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • The Wrong Type (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Natural World(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Bill's Included (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Bill Beam

  • Frank and Percy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Gaynor & Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer · as Ray

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 95 titles, 91 of them dated from 1983 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)

$165M worldwide

Highest rated

The Best of Men (2012)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Would I Lie to You? (2007)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19832026

Peak 2019 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 15 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 2 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting94 of 95: 87 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thWriting6 of 95: 1 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing4 of 95: 0 only producing, 4 with another role

95 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s14 · 13 acting · 2 crew2000s30 · 30 acting · 4 crew2010s28 · acting2020s18 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 10% of 30 roles
98081318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

5 major nominations and no wins, 2004–2018.

  1. 2018
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme
  2. 2011
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Entertainment Performance
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Situation Comedy
  3. 2009
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Comedy Performance
  4. 2004
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Situation Comedy Award

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Rob Brydon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 41; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

34 of their 53 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser34
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

The Big Night In (2020)

97th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Rob Brydon's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles8–46 · median 30 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles12–58 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles23–60 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles11–56 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles4–55 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Rob Brydon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rob Brydon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Axel Scheffler shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers