Griff Rhys Jones
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.
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Filmography
Acting (107)
Movies (45)
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
2025as Self
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
2022as Mr Parker
Future TX
2022as Foley
Murder on the Blackpool Express
2017as David Van Der Clane
Love Somehow
2016as Dylan Thomas
Under Milk Wood
2014as Voice
Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army
2013as Himself
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
2013as Self
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
2013as Self (archive footage)
Tales of Television Centre
2012as Self
Wogan on Wodehouse
2011as Self
Three Men in More Than One Boat
2009as Himself
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
2009as Self
Three Men In Another Boat
2008as Himself
Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas
2007as Himself - Presenter
Three Men in a Boat
2006as Himself
The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume One
2006
The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome
2005as Self / Presenter
Riot at the Rite
2005as Astruc
Going to Work Naked
2005as Self - Narrator (voice)
Taliesin Jones
2002as Caesar
Puckoon
2002as Col. Stokes
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
2000as Emperor
Up 'n' Under
1998as Ray Mason, Radio York commentator
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
1998as Baron Wasteland
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996as Tino
Sardines
1995as Davy Kotowski
Character Building
1995as Narrator (voice)
Staggered
1994as Graham
Smith & Jones - One Night Stand
1994
As You Like It
1992as Touchstone
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991as Self
Ex
1991as Patrick
Wilt
1989as Henry Wilt
A View of Harry Clark
1989as Harry Clark
Jake's Journey
1988as Innkeeper
Finland For Adults
1987as Reporter
Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video
1987as Dad
Comedians Do It On Stage
1986as Self
Morons from Outer Space
1985as Graham Sweetley
Live Aid
1985as Self
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982as Self - Various Roles
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982as Trevor
Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue
1974as Various
The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume Two
Television (62)
Griff's Great American South
2025as Self
Griff’s Canadian Adventure
2022as Host
Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure
2021
Between the Covers
2020as Self
Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip
2020as Self - Presenter
Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip
2019as Self
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018as Self - Guest
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017as Self - Panellist
Insert Name Here
2016as Self - Panelist
The Quizeum
2015as Himself - Presenter
Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones
2015as Himself - Presenter
A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones
2014as Himself
A Short History of Everything Else
2012
Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones
2012as Presenter
Perspectives
2011 In Confidence
2010
Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones
2009as Self - Presenter
Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger
2008as Himself - Presenter
Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones
2008
Would I Lie to You?
2007as Self
Mountain
2007
The One Show
2006as Self
Three Men in a Boat
2006as Self
The Smith & Jones Sketchbook
2006
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005as Self
Final Chance to Save
2005as Himself
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004as Dr David Quimper
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004as Self
Mine All Mine
2004as Max Vivaldi
QI
2003as Self
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003 Restoration
2003
Timeshift
2002as Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001as Self
Parkinson
1998as Self
If I Ruled the World
1998as Himself
Midsomer Murders
1997as Ambrose Deddington
Jonathan Creek
1997as Jeremy Sangster
HARDtalk
1997
Shooting Stars
1993as Self
Demob
1993as Ian Deasey
Tales from the Poop Deck
1992as Narrator (voice)
Funnybones
1992
Have I Got News for You
1990as Self
Rita Rudner
1990
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988as Himself
Comic Relief
1988 Comic Relief
1988as Self - Presenter
The World According To Smith And Jones
1987
Porterhouse Blue
1987as Cornelius Carrington
Casualty
1986as Paul Fuller
Alas Smith and Jones
1984
Wogan
1982as Self
The Young Ones
1982as Bamber 'Bambi' Gascoigne
Question Time
1979as Self - Panellist
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979
An Audience with...
1978as Self
It'll be Alright on the Night
1977as Self - Host
It'll be Alright on the Night
1977as Self - Presenter
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976as Self
The BAFTA Awards
1949as Host
GRIFF’S SOUTHERN CHARM
as Griff
Crew (11)
Movies (5)
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