
Griff Rhys Jones
Acting
Born: 1953-11-16 Β· 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.
π¬ Movies (20)

Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
2025
Self

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
2022
Mr Parker

Future TX
2022
Foley

Murder on the Blackpool Express
2017
David Van Der Clane

Love Somehow
2016
Dylan Thomas

Under Milk Wood
2014
Voice

Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
2013
Self

Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army
2013
Himself

Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
2013
Self (archive footage)

Tales of Television Centre
2012
Self

Wogan on Wodehouse
2011
Self

Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
2009
Self
Three Men in More Than One Boat
2009
Himself
Three Men In Another Boat
2008
Himself

Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas
2007
Himself - Presenter
Three Men in a Boat
2006
Himself

Riot at the Rite
2005
Astruc

The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome
2005
Self / Presenter
Going to Work Naked
2005
Self - Narrator (voice)

The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two
2004
πΊ TV Shows (20)

Griff's Great American South
2025
Self

Griffβs Canadian Adventure
2022
Host

Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure
2021

Between the Covers
2020
Self

Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip
2020
Self - Presenter

Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip
2019
Self

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
Self - Guest

Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
Self - Panellist

Insert Name Here
2016
Self - Panelist

Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones
2015
Himself - Presenter

The Quizeum
2015
Himself - Presenter

A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones
2014
Himself
A Short History of Everything Else
2012

Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones
2012
Presenter

Perspectives
2011
In Confidence
2010

Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones
2009
Self - Presenter

Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones
2008

Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger
2008
Himself - Presenter

Mountain
2007