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Griff Rhys Jones

Acting

Griff Rhys Jones

Born
(age 72)
Birthplace
Cardiff, Wales, UK
Credits
117 titles

Biography

Griff Rhys Jones is a Welsh actor and writer. He was born in 1953 in Cardiff gut the family later moved to Essex, England. Educated at Brentwood School in Essex, he won an exhibition to Emmanuel College, Cambridge to read History, transferring later to English. He joined the Footlights Club, becoming its vice president in 1976.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 115

YearTitleRole
TBA GRIFF’S SOUTHERN CHARM TV Griff (1 ep)
2026 Griff Across the Alps TV Self - Presenter (6 ep)
2025 Griff's Great American South TV Self (6 ep)
2025 Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future Film Self
2022 Gangsta Granny Strikes Again Film Mr Parker
2022 Future TX Film Foley
2022 Griff's Canadian Adventure TV Self - Host (6 ep)
2021 Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure TV (4 ep)
2020 Between the Covers TV Self (1 ep)
2020 Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip TV Self - Presenter (6 ep)
2019 Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip TV Self (4 ep)
2018 The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer TV Self - Guest (1 ep)
2017 Murder on the Blackpool Express Film David Van Der Clane
2017 House of Games TV Self - Panellist (5 ep)
2016 Love Somehow Film Dylan Thomas
2016 Insert Name Here TV Self - Panelist (1 ep)
2015 Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones TV Himself - Presenter (5 ep)
2015 The Quizeum TV Himself - Presenter (16 ep)
2014 Under Milk Wood Film Voice
2014 A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones TV Himself (8 ep)
2013 Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things Film Self
2013 Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army Film Himself
2013 Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie Film Self (archive footage)
2012 A Short History of Everything Else TV (6 ep)
2012 Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones TV Presenter (4 ep)
2012 Tales of Television Centre Film Self
2011 Wogan on Wodehouse Film Self
2011 Perspectives TV (1 ep)
2010 In Confidence TV (1 ep)
2009 Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News Film Self
2009 Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones TV Self - Presenter (5 ep)
2009 Three Men in More Than One Boat Film Himself
2008 Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones TV (6 ep)
2008 Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger TV Himself - Presenter (2 ep)
2008 Graham Linehan: Funny Business Film
2008 Three Men In Another Boat Film Himself
2007 Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas Film Himself - Presenter
2007 Mountain TV (5 ep)
2007 Would I Lie to You? TV Self (1 ep)
2006 The One Show TV Self, Self - Interviewed Guest (1 ep)
2006 The Smith & Jones Sketchbook TV (6 ep)
2006 Three Men in a Boat Film Himself
2006 Three Men in a Boat TV Self (14 ep)
2005 Riot at the Rite Film Astruc
2005 The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome Film Self / Presenter
2005 Final Chance to Save TV Himself (1 ep)
2005 8 Out of 10 Cats TV Self (2 ep)
2005 Going to Work Naked Film Self - Narrator (voice)
2004 Agatha Christie's Marple TV Dr David Quimper (1 ep)
2004 Mine All Mine TV Max Vivaldi (5 ep)
2004 Who Do You Think You Are? TV Self (1 ep)
2004 The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two Film
2003 QI TV Self (1 ep)
2003 The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One Film
2003 Restoration TV (21 ep)
2003 The Terry and Gaby Show TV (1 ep)
2003 More Great Comedy Moments Film Bambi (archive footage)
2002 Timeshift TV Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage) (1 ep)
2002 Taliesin Jones Film Caesar
2002 Puckoon Film Col. Stokes

Crew credits 13

YearTitleJob
2014 National Treasures of Wales TV Presenter (4 ep)
2014 A Poet in New York Film Executive Producer
2012 A Short History of Everything Else TV Writer (4 ep)
2008 Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones TV Writer (6 ep)
2007 Mountain TV Creator
2006 The Smith & Jones Sketchbook TV Creator
2005 The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome Film Writer
1987 The World According to Smith & Jones TV Creator
1985 Morons from Outer Space Film Writer
1984 Alas Smith and Jones TV Writer, Creator (62 ep)
1982 The Funny Side of Christmas Film Writer
1979 Not the Nine O'Clock News TV Writer (7 ep)
1974 Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue Film Writer
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