Griff Rhys Jones

Known for: Acting

Born: 1953-11-16 (age 72)

From: Cardiff, Wales, UK

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.

Filmography (110)

TV★ 6.5
Griff's Great American South
2025
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.3
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
2025
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.1
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
2022
as Mr Parker
MOVIE★ 7.0
Future TX
2022
as Foley
TV★ 8.5
Griff’s Canadian Adventure
2022
as Host
TV
Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure
2021
TV★ 5.5
Between the Covers
2020
as Self
TV
Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip
2020
as Self - Presenter
TV
Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip
2019
as Self
TV★ 7.1
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 5.7
Murder on the Blackpool Express
2017
as David Van Der Clane
TV★ 6.1
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
as Self - Panellist
MOVIE
Love Somehow
2016
as Dylan Thomas
TV★ 6.7
Insert Name Here
2016
as Self - Panelist
TV★ 6.0
Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones
2015
as Himself - Presenter
TV
The Quizeum
2015
as Himself - Presenter
MOVIE★ 6.0
Under Milk Wood
2014
as Voice
TV
A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones
2014
as Himself
MOVIE★ 4.0
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
2013
as Self
MOVIE
Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army
2013
as Himself
MOVIE★ 5.5
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
2013
as Self (archive footage)
TV
A Short History of Everything Else
2012
TV★ 6.0
Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones
2012
as Presenter
MOVIE★ 8.0
Tales of Television Centre
2012
as Self
MOVIE
Wogan on Wodehouse
2011
as Self
TV
Perspectives
2011
TV
In Confidence
2010
MOVIE★ 6.0
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
2009
as Self
TV
Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones
2009
as Self - Presenter
MOVIE
Three Men in More Than One Boat
2009
as Himself
TV
Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones
2008
TV
Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger
2008
as Himself - Presenter
MOVIE★ 4.0
Three Men In Another Boat
2008
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.0
Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas
2007
as Himself - Presenter
TV
Mountain
2007
TV★ 7.8
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
TV★ 4.4
The One Show
2006
as Self
TV
The Smith & Jones Sketchbook
2006
MOVIE★ 5.3
Three Men in a Boat
2006
as Himself
TV★ 5.0
Three Men in a Boat
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Riot at the Rite
2005
as Astruc
MOVIE
The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome
2005
as Self / Presenter
TV
Final Chance to Save
2005
as Himself
TV★ 7.2
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
as Self
MOVIE
Going to Work Naked
2005
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV★ 7.8
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Dr David Quimper
TV★ 8.0
Mine All Mine
2004
as Max Vivaldi
TV★ 7.0
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
MOVIE
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two
2004
TV★ 7.9
QI
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One
2003
TV
Restoration
2003
TV★ 7.0
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
TV★ 7.0
Timeshift
2002
as Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Taliesin Jones
2002
as Caesar
MOVIE★ 6.3
Puckoon
2002
as Col. Stokes
TV★ 6.1
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
2000
as Emperor
MOVIE★ 7.0
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
1998
as Baron Wasteland
TV★ 7.5
If I Ruled the World
1998
as Himself
MOVIE★ 5.2
Up 'n' Under
1998
as Ray Mason, Radio York commentator
TV
Parkinson
1998
as Self
TV★ 7.6
Jonathan Creek
1997
as Jeremy Sangster
TV★ 8.7
HARDtalk
1997
TV★ 7.5
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Ambrose Deddington
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
as Tino
MOVIE
Sardines
1995
as Davy Kotowski
MOVIE
Character Building
1995
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Smith & Jones - One Night Stand
1994
MOVIE★ 5.3
Staggered
1994
as Graham
TV★ 7.7
Shooting Stars
1993
as Self
TV★ 8.5
Demob
1993
as Ian Deasey
MOVIE★ 6.0
As You Like It
1992
as Touchstone
TV★ 6.3
Funnybones
1992
TV★ 7.0
Tales from the Poop Deck
1992
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.0
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
Ex
1991
as Patrick
TV★ 7.2
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
TV
Rita Rudner
1990
TV★ 8.0
Smith And Jones In Small Doses
1989
TV★ 7.2
Screen One
1989
as Patrick
MOVIE★ 6.4
Wilt
1989
as Henry Wilt
MOVIE
A View of Harry Clark
1989
as Harry Clark
TV★ 7.7
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988
as Himself
TV★ 6.0
Comic Relief
1988
as Self - Presenter
TV★ 6.0
The Play on One
1988
as Harry Clark
MOVIE★ 7.0
Jake's Journey
1988
as Innkeeper
MOVIE★ 8.3
Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video
1987
as Dad
TV★ 7.2
Porterhouse Blue
1987
as Cornelius Carrington
TV★ 10.0
The World According to Smith & Jones
1987
as Griff
MOVIE
Finland For Adults
1987
as Reporter
TV★ 6.2
Casualty
1986
as Paul Fuller
MOVIE
Comedians Do It On Stage
1986
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.9
Live Aid
1985
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.9
Morons from Outer Space
1985
as Graham Sweetley
TV
Weekend Playhouse
1984
as Michael
TV★ 7.4
Alas Smith and Jones
1984
MOVIE
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982
as Trevor
TV★ 7.9
The Young Ones
1982
as Bamber 'Bambi' Gascoigne
TV★ 5.3
Wogan
1982
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
as Self - Various Roles
TV★ 7.3
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979
TV★ 5.9
Question Time
1979
as Self - Panellist
TV★ 5.3
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
TV★ 7.3
It'll be Alright on the Night
1977
as Self - Presenter
TV★ 5.0
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
MOVIE
Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue
1974
as Various
TV★ 7.2
Omnibus
1967
TV★ 10.0
The BAFTA Awards
1949
as Host
TV
GRIFF’S SOUTHERN CHARM
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as Griff