Griff Rhys Jones

Acting

Griff Rhys Jones

Born November 16, 1953Cardiff, Wales, UK106 credits

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

Griff's Great American South
6.5

Griff's Great American South

TV

2025

Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
8.3

Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future

Movie

2025

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
5.1

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again

Movie

2022

Future TX
7.0

Future TX

Movie

2022

Griff’s Canadian Adventure
8.5

Griff’s Canadian Adventure

TV

2022

Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure

Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure

TV

2021

Filmography

Griff's Great American South
2025Griff's Great American Southas SelfTV
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
2025Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Futureas SelfMovie
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
2022Gangsta Granny Strikes Againas Mr ParkerMovie
Future TX
2022Future TXas FoleyMovie
Griff’s Canadian Adventure
2022Griff’s Canadian Adventureas HostTV
Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure
2021Griff's Great New Zealand AdventureTV
Between the Covers
2020Between the Coversas SelfTV
Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip
2020Griff's Great Australian Rail Tripas Self - PresenterTV
Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip
2019Griff's Great Kiwi Road Tripas SelfTV
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Canceras Self - GuestTV
Murder on the Blackpool Express
2017Murder on the Blackpool Expressas David Van Der ClaneMovie
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017Richard Osman's House of Gamesas Self - PanellistTV
Love Somehow
2016Love Somehowas Dylan ThomasMovie
Insert Name Here
2016Insert Name Hereas Self - PanelistTV
Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones
2015Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jonesas Himself - PresenterTV
The Quizeum
2015The Quizeumas Himself - PresenterTV
Under Milk Wood
2014Under Milk Woodas VoiceMovie
A Poet in New York
2014A Poet in New YorkExecutive ProducerMovie
A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones
2014A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jonesas HimselfTV
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
2013Mel Smith: I've Done Some Thingsas SelfMovie
Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army
2013Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Armyas HimselfMovie
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
2013Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movieas Self (archive footage)Movie
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2012A Short History of Everything ElseTV
Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones
2012Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jonesas PresenterTV
Tales of Television Centre
2012Tales of Television Centreas SelfMovie
Wogan on Wodehouse
2011Wogan on Wodehouseas SelfMovie
Perspectives
2011PerspectivesTV
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2010In ConfidenceTV
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
2009Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock Newsas SelfMovie
Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones
2009Rivers with Griff Rhys Jonesas Self - PresenterTV
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2009Three Men in More Than One Boatas HimselfMovie
Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones
2008Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys JonesTV
Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger
2008Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Angeras Himself - PresenterTV
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2008Three Men In Another Boatas HimselfMovie
Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas
2007Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmasas Himself - PresenterMovie
Mountain
2007MountainTV
Would I Lie to You?
2007Would I Lie to You?as SelfTV
The One Show
2006The One Showas SelfTV
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2006The Smith & Jones SketchbookTV
The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume One
2006The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume OneMovie
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2006Three Men in a Boatas HimselfMovie
Three Men in a Boat
2006Three Men in a Boatas SelfTV
Riot at the Rite
2005Riot at the Riteas AstrucMovie
The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome
2005The Secret Life of Arthur Ransomeas Self / PresenterMovie
Final Chance to Save
2005Final Chance to Saveas HimselfTV
8 Out of 10 Cats
20058 Out of 10 Catsas SelfTV
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2005Going to Work Nakedas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Dr David QuimperTV
Mine All Mine
2004Mine All Mineas Max VivaldiTV
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004Who Do You Think You Are?as SelfTV
QI
2003QIas SelfTV
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2003RestorationTV
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2003The Terry and Gaby ShowTV
Timeshift
2002Timeshiftas Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage)TV
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2002Taliesin Jonesas CaesarMovie
Puckoon
2002Puckoonas Col. StokesMovie
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001Friday Night with Jonathan Rossas SelfTV
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
2000Aladdin: The ITV Pantomimeas EmperorMovie
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime
1998Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomimeas Baron WastelandMovie
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1998If I Ruled the Worldas HimselfTV
Up 'n' Under
1998Up 'n' Underas Ray Mason, Radio York commentatorMovie
Parkinson
1998Parkinsonas SelfTV
Jonathan Creek
1997Jonathan Creekas Jeremy SangsterTV
HARDtalk
1997HARDtalkTV
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murdersas Ambrose DeddingtonTV
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996The Adventures of Pinocchioas TinoMovie
Sardines
1995Sardinesas Davy KotowskiMovie
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1995Character Buildingas Narrator (voice)Movie
Smith & Jones - One Night Stand
1994Smith & Jones - One Night StandMovie
Staggered
1994Staggeredas GrahamMovie
Shooting Stars
1993Shooting Starsas SelfTV
Demob
1993Demobas Ian DeaseyTV
As You Like It
1992As You Like Itas TouchstoneMovie
Funnybones
1992FunnybonesTV
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1992Tales from the Poop Deckas Narrator (voice)TV
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991Amnesty International's Big 30as SelfMovie
Ex
1991Exas PatrickMovie
Have I Got News for You
1990Have I Got News for Youas SelfTV
Rita Rudner
1990Rita RudnerTV
Wilt
1989Wiltas Henry WiltMovie
A View of Harry Clark
1989A View of Harry Clarkas Harry ClarkMovie
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988Whose Line Is It Anyway?as HimselfTV
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1988Comic Reliefas Self - PresenterTV
Jake's Journey
1988Jake's Journeyas InnkeeperMovie
Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video
1987Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Videoas DadMovie
Porterhouse Blue
1987Porterhouse Blueas Cornelius CarringtonTV
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1987The World According To Smith And JonesTV
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1987Finland For Adultsas ReporterMovie
Casualty
1986Casualtyas Paul FullerTV
Comedians Do It On Stage
1986Comedians Do It On Stageas SelfMovie
Live Aid
1985Live Aidas SelfMovie
Morons from Outer Space
1985Morons from Outer Spaceas Graham SweetleyMovie
Alas Smith and Jones
1984Alas Smith and JonesTV
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982The Funny Side of Christmasas TrevorMovie
The Young Ones
1982The Young Onesas Bamber 'Bambi' GascoigneTV
Wogan
1982Woganas SelfTV
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982The Secret Policeman's Other Ballas Self - Various RolesMovie
Not the Nine O'Clock News
1979Not the Nine O'Clock NewsTV
Question Time
1979Question Timeas Self - PanellistTV
An Audience with...
1978An Audience with...as SelfTV
It'll be Alright on the Night
1977It'll be Alright on the Nightas Self - PresenterTV
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976The Secret Policeman's Ballas SelfTV
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1974Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revueas VariousMovie
The BAFTA Awards
1949The BAFTA Awardsas HostTV
The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume Two
—The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume TwoMovie
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—GRIFF’S SOUTHERN CHARMas GriffTV