Griff Rhys Jones

Griff Rhys Jones

Known for
Acting
Born
November 16, 1953 (age 72)
Birthplace
Cardiff, Wales, UK

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.

Known For

Filmography

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GRIFF’S SOUTHERN CHARM

GRIFF’S SOUTHERN CHARM

TV · as Griff · 1 ep

2026
Griff Across the Alps poster

Griff Across the Alps

TV · as Self - Presenter · 6 eps

2025
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future poster

Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future

Movie · as Self

2025
Griff's Great American South poster

Griff's Great American South

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2022
Future TX poster

Future TX

Movie · as Foley

2022
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again poster

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again

Movie · as Mr Parker

2022
Griff's Canadian Adventure poster

Griff's Canadian Adventure

TV · as Self - Host · 6 eps

2021
Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure poster

Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure

TV · 4 eps

2020
Between the Covers poster

Between the Covers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip poster

Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip

TV · as Self - Presenter · 6 eps

2019
Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip poster

Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer poster

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2017
Murder on the Blackpool Express poster

Murder on the Blackpool Express

Movie · as David Van Der Clane

2017
House of Games poster

House of Games

TV · as Self - Panellist · 5 eps

2016
Love Somehow poster

Love Somehow

Movie · as Dylan Thomas

2016
Insert Name Here poster

Insert Name Here

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2015
Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones poster

Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones

TV · as Himself - Presenter · 5 eps

2015
The Quizeum poster

The Quizeum

TV · as Himself - Presenter · 16 eps

2014
Under Milk Wood poster

Under Milk Wood

Movie · as Voice

2014
A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones poster

A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones

TV · as Himself · 8 eps

2013
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie poster

Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2013
Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army poster

Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army

Movie · as Himself

2013
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things poster

Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things

Movie · as Self

2012
Tales of Television Centre poster

Tales of Television Centre

Movie · as Self

2012
A Short History of Everything Else

A Short History of Everything Else

TV · 6 eps

2012
Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones poster

Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones

TV · as Presenter · 4 eps

2011
Wogan on Wodehouse poster

Wogan on Wodehouse

Movie · as Self

2011
Perspectives poster

Perspectives

TV · 1 ep

2010
In Confidence

In Confidence

TV · 1 ep

2009
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News poster

Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

Movie · as Self

2009
Three Men in More Than One Boat

Three Men in More Than One Boat

Movie · as Himself

2009
Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones poster

Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones

TV · as Self - Presenter · 5 eps

2008
Three Men In Another Boat

Three Men In Another Boat

Movie · as Himself

2008
Graham Linehan: Funny Business poster

Graham Linehan: Funny Business

Movie

2008
Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones poster

Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones

TV · 6 eps

2008
Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger poster

Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger

TV · as Himself - Presenter · 2 eps

2007
Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas poster

Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas

Movie · as Himself - Presenter

2007
Mountain poster

Mountain

TV · 5 eps

2007
Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

Movie · as Himself

2006
The One Show poster

The One Show

TV · as Self, Self - Interviewed Guest · 1 ep

2006
The Smith & Jones Sketchbook

The Smith & Jones Sketchbook

TV · 6 eps

2006
Three Men in a Boat poster

Three Men in a Boat

TV · as Self · 14 eps

2005
Riot at the Rite poster

Riot at the Rite

Movie · as Astruc

2005
The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome poster

The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome

Movie · as Self / Presenter

2005
Going to Work Naked

Going to Work Naked

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

2005
8 Out of 10 Cats poster

8 Out of 10 Cats

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2005
Final Chance to Save poster

Final Chance to Save

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

2004
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two poster

The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two

Movie

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple

TV · as Dr David Quimper · 1 ep

2004
Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
Mine All Mine poster

Mine All Mine

TV · as Max Vivaldi · 5 eps

2003
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One poster

The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One

Movie

2003
More Great Comedy Moments poster

More Great Comedy Moments

Movie · as Bambi (archive footage)

2003
The Terry and Gaby Show

The Terry and Gaby Show

TV · 1 ep

2003
Restoration

Restoration

TV · 21 eps

2003
QI poster

QI

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Taliesin Jones

Taliesin Jones

Movie · as Caesar

2002
Puckoon poster

Puckoon

Movie · as Col. Stokes

2002
Timeshift poster

Timeshift

TV · as Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage) · 1 ep

2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross poster

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2000
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime poster

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime

Movie · as Emperor

1998
Up 'n' Under poster

Up 'n' Under

Movie · as Ray Mason, Radio York commentator

1998
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime poster

Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime

Movie · as Baron Wasteland

1998
If I Ruled the World

If I Ruled the World

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

1998
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
Jonathan Creek poster

Jonathan Creek

TV · as Jeremy Sangster · 1 ep

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Ambrose Deddington · 1 ep

1997
HARDtalk poster

HARDtalk

TV · 1 ep

1996
The Adventures of Pinocchio poster

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Movie · as Tino

1996
TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday

TV · 1 ep

1995
Character Building

Character Building

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1995
Sardines poster

Sardines

Movie · as Davy Kotowski

1994
Smith & Jones - One Night Stand poster

Smith & Jones - One Night Stand

Movie · as Self/Various

1994
Staggered poster

Staggered

Movie · as Graham

1993
Shooting Stars poster

Shooting Stars

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Demob poster

Demob

TV · as Ian Deasey · 6 eps

1992
As You Like It poster

As You Like It

Movie · as Touchstone

1992
Funnybones poster

Funnybones

TV · 12 eps

1992
Tales from the Poop Deck

Tales from the Poop Deck

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 6 eps

1991
Ex poster

Ex

Movie · as Patrick

1991
Amnesty International's Big 30 poster

Amnesty International's Big 30

Movie · as Self

1990
Rita Rudner poster

Rita Rudner

TV · 1 ep

1990
Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1989
Wilt poster

Wilt

Movie · as Henry Wilt

1989
A View of Harry Clark poster

A View of Harry Clark

Movie · as Harry Clark

1989
Screen One poster

Screen One

TV · as Patrick · 1 ep

1989
Smith And Jones In Small Doses

Smith And Jones In Small Doses

TV · 4 eps

1988
Jake's Journey poster

Jake's Journey

Movie · as Innkeeper

1988
Alas Sage & Onion poster

Alas Sage & Onion

Movie · as Various

1988
Comic Relief poster

Comic Relief

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1988
Whose Line Is It Anyway? poster

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

TV · as Himself · 2 eps

1988
The Play on One poster

The Play on One

TV · as Harry Clark · 1 ep

1987
Finland For Adults poster

Finland For Adults

Movie · as Jeremy Jones

1987
Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video poster

Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video

Movie · as Dad

1987
The World According to Smith & Jones

The World According to Smith & Jones

TV · as Griff · 12 eps

1987
Porterhouse Blue poster

Porterhouse Blue

TV · as Cornelius Carrington · 4 eps

1986
Comedians Do It On Stage poster

Comedians Do It On Stage

Movie · as Self

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Paul Fuller · 1 ep

1985
Morons from Outer Space poster

Morons from Outer Space

Movie · as Graham Sweetley

1985
Live Aid poster

Live Aid

Movie · as Self

1984
Alas Smith and Jones poster

Alas Smith and Jones

TV · 62 eps

1984
Weekend Playhouse

Weekend Playhouse

TV · as Michael · 1 ep

1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball poster

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

Movie · as Self - Various Roles

1982
The Funny Side of Christmas poster

The Funny Side of Christmas

Movie · as Trevor

1982
The Young Ones poster

The Young Ones

TV · as Bamber 'Bambi' Gascoigne · 1 ep

1982
Wogan poster

Wogan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1979
Not the Nine O'Clock News poster

Not the Nine O'Clock News

TV · 27 eps

1979
Question Time poster

Question Time

TV · as Self - Panellist · 2 eps

1978
An Audience with... poster

An Audience with...

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1977
It’ll be Alright on the Night poster

It’ll be Alright on the Night

TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Host · 11 eps

1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball poster

The Secret Policeman's Ball

TV · as Self · 15 eps

1974
Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue

Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue

Movie · as Various

1967
Omnibus poster

Omnibus

TV · 1 ep

1949
The BAFTA Awards poster

The BAFTA Awards

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep