
Acting
Griff Rhys Jones
- Born
- November 16, 1953 · 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.
Acting
108 credits
Griff's Great American South2025 · TVSelf
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future2025 · MovieSelf
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again2022 · MovieMr Parker
Future TX2022 · MovieFoley
Griff’s Canadian Adventure2022 · TVHost
Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure2021 · TV
Between the Covers2020 · TVSelf
Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip2020 · TVSelf - Presenter
Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip2019 · TVSelf
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer2018 · TVSelf - Guest
Murder on the Blackpool Express2017 · MovieDavid Van Der Clane
Richard Osman's House of Games2017 · TVSelf - Panellist
Love Somehow2016 · MovieDylan Thomas
Insert Name Here2016 · TVSelf - Panelist
Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones2015 · TVHimself - Presenter
The Quizeum2015 · TVHimself - Presenter
Under Milk Wood2014 · MovieVoice
A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones2014 · TVHimself
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things2013 · MovieSelf
Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army2013 · MovieHimself
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie2013 · MovieSelf (archive footage)- A Short History of Everything ElseA Short History of Everything Else2012 · TV
Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones2012 · TVPresenter
Tales of Television Centre2012 · MovieSelf
Wogan on Wodehouse2011 · MovieSelf
Perspectives2011 · TV- In ConfidenceIn Confidence2010 · TV
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News2009 · MovieSelf
Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones2009 · TVSelf - Presenter- Three Men in More Than One BoatThree Men in More Than One Boat2009 · MovieHimself
Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones2008 · TV
Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger2008 · TVHimself - Presenter- Three Men In Another BoatThree Men In Another Boat2008 · MovieHimself
Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas2007 · MovieHimself - Presenter
Mountain2007 · TV
Would I Lie to You?2007 · TVSelf
The One Show2006 · TVSelf
The One Show2006 · TVSelf - Interviewed Guest- The Smith & Jones SketchbookThe Smith & Jones Sketchbook2006 · TV
- Three Men in a BoatThree Men in a Boat2006 · MovieHimself
Three Men in a Boat2006 · TVSelf
Riot at the Rite2005 · MovieAstruc
The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome2005 · MovieSelf / Presenter
Final Chance to Save2005 · TVHimself
8 Out of 10 Cats2005 · TVSelf- Going to Work NakedGoing to Work Naked2005 · MovieSelf - Narrator (voice)
Agatha Christie's Marple2004 · TVDr David Quimper
Mine All Mine2004 · TVMax Vivaldi
Who Do You Think You Are?2004 · TVSelf
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two2004 · Movie
QI2003 · TVSelf
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One2003 · Movie- RestorationRestoration2003 · TV
- The Terry and Gaby ShowThe Terry and Gaby Show2003 · TV
Timeshift2002 · TVSelf - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage)- Taliesin JonesTaliesin Jones2002 · MovieCaesar
Puckoon2002 · MovieCol. Stokes
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross2001 · TVSelf
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime2000 · MovieEmperor
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime1998 · MovieBaron Wasteland- If I Ruled the WorldIf I Ruled the World1998 · TVHimself
Up 'n' Under1998 · MovieRay Mason, Radio York commentator
Parkinson1998 · TVSelf
Jonathan Creek1997 · TVJeremy Sangster
HARDtalk1997 · TV
Midsomer Murders1997 · TVAmbrose Deddington
The Adventures of Pinocchio1996 · MovieTino
Sardines1995 · MovieDavy Kotowski- Character BuildingCharacter Building1995 · MovieNarrator (voice)
Smith & Jones - One Night Stand1994 · Movie
Staggered1994 · MovieGraham
Shooting Stars1993 · TVSelf
Demob1993 · TVIan Deasey
As You Like It1992 · MovieTouchstone
Funnybones1992 · TV- Tales from the Poop DeckTales from the Poop Deck1992 · TVNarrator (voice)
Amnesty International's Big 301991 · MovieSelf
Ex1991 · MoviePatrick
Have I Got News for You1990 · TVSelf
Rita Rudner1990 · TV
Wilt1989 · MovieHenry Wilt
A View of Harry Clark1989 · MovieHarry Clark
Whose Line Is It Anyway?1988 · TVHimself- Comic ReliefComic Relief1988 · TVSelf - Presenter
The Play on One1988 · TVHarry Clark
Jake's Journey1988 · MovieInnkeeper
Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video1987 · MovieDad
Porterhouse Blue1987 · TVCornelius Carrington- The World According To Smith And JonesThe World According To Smith And Jones1987 · TV
- Finland For AdultsFinland For Adults1987 · MovieReporter
Casualty1986 · TVPaul Fuller
Comedians Do It On Stage1986 · MovieSelf
Live Aid1985 · MovieSelf
Morons from Outer Space1985 · MovieGraham Sweetley
Alas Smith and Jones1984 · TV
The Funny Side of Christmas1982 · MovieTrevor
The Young Ones1982 · TVBamber 'Bambi' Gascoigne
Wogan1982 · TVSelf
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball1982 · MovieSelf - Various Roles
Not the Nine O'Clock News1979 · TV
Question Time1979 · TVSelf - Panellist
An Audience with...1978 · TVSelf
It'll be Alright on the Night1977 · TVSelf - Presenter
It'll be Alright on the Night1977 · TVSelf - Host
The Secret Policeman's Ball1976 · TVSelf- Cambridge University 1974 Footlights RevueCambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue1974 · MovieVarious
Omnibus1967 · TV
The BAFTA Awards1949 · TVHost
Writing
8 credits- A Short History of Everything ElseA Short History of Everything Else2012 · TVWriter
Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones2008 · TVWriter
The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome2005 · MovieWriter
Morons from Outer Space1985 · MovieWriter
Alas Smith and Jones1984 · TVWriter
The Funny Side of Christmas1982 · MovieWriter
Not the Nine O'Clock News1979 · TVWriter- Cambridge University 1974 Footlights RevueCambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue1974 · MovieWriter

