Rhys Nicholson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 22, 1990 (age 36)
- Birthplace
- Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Rhys Nicholson is an Australian comedian and actor known for being a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under from 2021 onwards. In 2011, Nicholson was featured in the ABC documentary GayCrashers alongside Joel Creasey, in which the duo travelled to the small town of Colac and performed a stand-up show. Creasey had been the subject of a homophobic attack on an earlier visit to the town. Rhys Nicholson stars on the show The Weekly with Charlie Pickering. In 2016, to highlight the importance of marriage equality in Australia, Nicholson publicly married lesbian and fellow comedian Zoe Coombs Marr at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. That year Nicholson and Coombs Marr were also both nominated for the Barry Award for Best Show, which Coombs Marr won. In 2021, Nicholson served as a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, alongside RuPaul and Michelle Visage. The same year they appeared on the panel show Patriot Brains. In 2022, they played Doctor Sarkov in Netflix's Science-Fiction series The Imperfects. In February 2024, Nicholson will be a contestant on the second series of Taskmaster Australia.
Known For
Filmography
40th Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala
Movie · as Rhys Nicholson
Drag Race Down Under vs The World
TV · as Self - Judge · 8 eps
Claire Hooper's House of Games
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Portrait Artist of the Year
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Crime Night!
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
TV · as Self · 1 ep
After Midnight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Bite to Eat with Alice
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Big Backyard Quiz
TV · 2 eps
Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas
Movie · as Themself
Rhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert
Movie · as Self
Queerstralia
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Taskmaster Australia
TV · as Self · 10 eps
Would I Lie to You?
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep
The Imperfects
TV · as Dr. Alex Sarkov · 10 eps
The Traitors
TV · as Self - Contestant · 12 eps
Drag Race Down Under
TV · as Self - Judge · 32 eps
Melbourne Comedy Festival
TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps
The Cheap Seats
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Why Are You Like This?
TV · as Emcee · 1 ep
Patriot Brains
TV · as Contestant · 3 eps
Fisk
TV · 2 eps
Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum
Movie · as Himself
Hughesy, We Have A Problem
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Roast Battle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
John Conway Tonight
TV · as Himself · 1 ep
Rhys Nicholson - Live at The Eternity Playhouse
Movie
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
TV · as Self · 24 eps
The New Years Eve Early Night Show
TV · as Himself · 1 ep
Gaycrashers
Movie
Have You Been Paying Attention?
TV · as Self - Panellist · 2 eps
Housos
TV · 1 ep
7 Days
TV · as Team Leader, Panelist · 1 ep
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
TV · as Himself - Generation Y guest · 1 ep
Thank God You're Here
TV · 2 eps
Spicks and Specks
TV · as Self · 4 eps