Rob Brydon

Birth Name:

Rob Brydon Jones

Birth Place:

Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

Profession

Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Producer, Script department

Won two British Comedy Awards, one for Best Comedy Newcomer for "Marion & Geoff" in 2000 and one for Best TV Comedy Actor for "Human Remains" in 2001
Won a Royal Television Society Award for Network Newcomer for "Marion & Geoff" in 2001
Was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for "A Cock and Bull Story" in 2005
Studied acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Left college early to start working as a radio and television presenter for BBC Wales
Worked as a voice-over artist during the 1990s on programs like "Married for Life," "Eleven Men Against Eleven," and "Lord of Misrule․"
Best known for his role as Dr․ Paul Hamilton in "Supernova" and Uncle Bryn in "Gavin and Stacey" and as the host of the comedy panel show "Would I Lie to You?"
Attended the Dumbarton House School with actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, whose lunch money he once accidentally stole

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