Griff Rhys Jones

Griff Rhys Jones

1953-11-16 • Cardiff, Wales, UK • Male • 109 Known Credits

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-11-16

Place of Birth

Cardiff, Wales, UK

Known Credits

109

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Griff Rhys-Jones, Griffith Rhys Jones

Photos

Griff Rhys Jones Photo

Tagged Images

Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip

Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip

Tv (2020)

Known For Movies

Taliesin Jones

Taliesin Jones

2002
The Adventures of Pinocchio

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1996
Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army

Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army

2013
Three Men In Another Boat

Three Men In Another Boat

2008
Finland For Adults

Finland For Adults

1987
Live Aid

Live Aid

1985
Murder on the Blackpool Express

Murder on the Blackpool Express

2017
Jake's Journey

Jake's Journey

1988
Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas

Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas

2007
Amnesty International's Big 30

Amnesty International's Big 30

1991
Sardines

Sardines

1995
Smith & Jones - One Night Stand

Smith & Jones - One Night Stand

1994
Up 'n' Under

Up 'n' Under

1998
Morons from Outer Space

Morons from Outer Space

1985
As You Like It

As You Like It

1992
A View of Harry Clark

A View of Harry Clark

1989
Love Somehow

Love Somehow

2016
Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

2014
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime

2000
Wilt

Wilt

1989
Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

2006
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie

Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie

2013
Wogan on Wodehouse

Wogan on Wodehouse

2011
Riot at the Rite

Riot at the Rite

2005
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future

Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future

2025
Puckoon

Puckoon

2002
Three Men in More Than One Boat

Three Men in More Than One Boat

2009
The Funny Side of Christmas

The Funny Side of Christmas

1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

1982
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

2009
Staggered

Staggered

1994
Future TX

Future TX

2022
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again

2022
Ex

Ex

1991
Comedians Do It On Stage

Comedians Do It On Stage

1986
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two

The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two

2004
The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome

The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome

2005
Going to Work Naked

Going to Work Naked

2005
The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One

The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One

2003
Tales of Television Centre

Tales of Television Centre

2012
Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime

Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime

1998
Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video

Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video

1987
Character Building

Character Building

1995
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things

Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things

2013
Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue

Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue

1974

Known For TV Shows

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997
QI

QI

2003
Casualty

Casualty

1986
Question Time

Question Time

1979
The One Show

The One Show

2006
Wogan

Wogan

1982
Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

1990
Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004
Omnibus

Omnibus

1967
8 Out of 10 Cats

8 Out of 10 Cats

2005
Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

2007
Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars

1993
Parkinson

Parkinson

1998
Jonathan Creek

Jonathan Creek

1997
Richard Osman's House of Games

Richard Osman's House of Games

2017
An Audience with...

An Audience with...

1978
Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004
The Young Ones

The Young Ones

1982
Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1988
Timeshift

Timeshift

2002
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001
HARDtalk

HARDtalk

1997
Screen One

Screen One

1989
In Confidence

In Confidence

2010
The BAFTA Awards

The BAFTA Awards

1949
The Play on One

The Play on One

1988
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

2018
Perspectives

Perspectives

2011
Weekend Playhouse

Weekend Playhouse

1984
The Terry and Gaby Show

The Terry and Gaby Show

2003
The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

1976
Not the Nine O'Clock News

Not the Nine O'Clock News

1979
Between the Covers

Between the Covers

2020
Alas Smith and Jones

Alas Smith and Jones

1984
Comic Relief

Comic Relief

1988
It'll be Alright on the Night

It'll be Alright on the Night

1977
Insert Name Here

Insert Name Here

2016
Restoration

Restoration

2003
Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

2006
Demob

Demob

1993
Mine All Mine

Mine All Mine

2004
The Quizeum

The Quizeum

2015
Rita Rudner

Rita Rudner

1990
Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger

Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger

2008
Porterhouse Blue

Porterhouse Blue

1987
Mountain

Mountain

2007
Smith And Jones In Small Doses

Smith And Jones In Small Doses

1989
The Smith & Jones Sketchbook

The Smith & Jones Sketchbook

2006
Funnybones

Funnybones

1992
Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip

Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip

2020
A Short History of Everything Else

A Short History of Everything Else

2012
Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones

Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones

2009
The World According to Smith & Jones

The World According to Smith & Jones

1987
Final Chance to Save

Final Chance to Save

2005
Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones

Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones

2008
Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure

Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure

2021
Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones

Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones

2015
Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones

Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones

2012
Tales from the Poop Deck

Tales from the Poop Deck

1992
If I Ruled the World

If I Ruled the World

1998
Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip

Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip

2019
A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones

A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones

2014
Griff’s Canadian Adventure

Griff’s Canadian Adventure

2022
GRIFF’S SOUTHERN CHARM

GRIFF’S SOUTHERN CHARM

Movie Credits

Taliesin Jones

2002

Caesar

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1996

Tino

Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army

2013

Himself

Three Men In Another Boat

2008

Himself

Finland For Adults

1987

Reporter

Live Aid

1985

Self

Murder on the Blackpool Express

2017

David Van Der Clane

Jake's Journey

1988

Innkeeper

Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas

2007

Himself - Presenter

Amnesty International's Big 30

1991

Self

Sardines

1995

Davy Kotowski

Smith & Jones - One Night Stand

1994

Up 'n' Under

1998

Ray Mason, Radio York commentator

Morons from Outer Space

1985

Graham Sweetley

As You Like It

1992

Touchstone

A View of Harry Clark

1989

Harry Clark

Love Somehow

2016

Dylan Thomas

Under Milk Wood

2014

Voice

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime

2000

Emperor

Wilt

1989

Henry Wilt

Three Men in a Boat

2006

Himself

Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie

2013

Self (archive footage)

Wogan on Wodehouse

2011

Self

Riot at the Rite

2005

Astruc

Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future

2025

Self

Puckoon

2002

Col. Stokes

Three Men in More Than One Boat

2009

Himself

The Funny Side of Christmas

1982

Trevor

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

1982

Self - Various Roles

Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

2009

Self

Staggered

1994

Graham

Future TX

2022

Foley

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again

2022

Mr Parker

Ex

1991

Patrick

Comedians Do It On Stage

1986

Self

The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two

2004

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 One

2003

Tales of Television Centre

2012

Self

Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime

1998

Baron Wasteland

Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video

1987

Dad

Character Building

1995

Narrator (voice)

Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things

2013

Self

Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue

1974

Various

TV Credits

Midsomer Murders

1997

Ambrose Deddington (1 episodes)

QI

2003

Self (1 episodes)

Casualty

1986

Paul Fuller (1 episodes)

Question Time

1979

Self - Panellist (2 episodes)

The One Show

2006

Self (1 episodes)

Wogan

1982

Self (1 episodes)

Have I Got News for You

1990

Self (4 episodes)

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

Dr David Quimper (1 episodes)

Omnibus

1967

(1 episodes)

8 Out of 10 Cats

2005

Self (2 episodes)

Would I Lie to You?

2007

Self (1 episodes)

Shooting Stars

1993

Self (1 episodes)

Parkinson

1998

Self (1 episodes)

Jonathan Creek

1997

Jeremy Sangster (1 episodes)

Richard Osman's House of Games

2017

Self - Panellist (5 episodes)

An Audience with...

1978

Self (1 episodes)

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004

Self (1 episodes)

The Young Ones

1982

Bamber 'Bambi' Gascoigne (1 episodes)

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1988

Himself (2 episodes)

Timeshift

2002

Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage) (1 episodes)

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001

Self (1 episodes)

HARDtalk

1997

(1 episodes)

Screen One

1989

Patrick (1 episodes)

In Confidence

2010

(1 episodes)

The BAFTA Awards

1949

Host (1 episodes)

The Play on One

1988

Harry Clark (1 episodes)

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

2018

Self - Guest (1 episodes)

Perspectives

2011

(1 episodes)

Weekend Playhouse

1984

Michael (1 episodes)

The Terry and Gaby Show

2003

(1 episodes)

The Secret Policeman's Ball

1976

Self (15 episodes)

Not the Nine O'Clock News

1979

(27 episodes)

Between the Covers

2020

Self (1 episodes)

Alas Smith and Jones

1984

(62 episodes)

Comic Relief

1988

Self - Presenter (2 episodes)

It'll be Alright on the Night

1977

Self - Presenter (11 episodes)

Insert Name Here

2016

Self - Panelist (1 episodes)

Restoration

2003

(21 episodes)

Three Men in a Boat

2006

Self (14 episodes)

Demob

1993

Ian Deasey (6 episodes)

Mine All Mine

2004

Max Vivaldi (5 episodes)

The Quizeum

2015

Himself - Presenter (16 episodes)

Rita Rudner

1990

(1 episodes)

Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger

2008

Himself - Presenter (2 episodes)

Porterhouse Blue

1987

Cornelius Carrington (4 episodes)

Mountain

2007

(5 episodes)

Smith And Jones In Small Doses

1989

(4 episodes)

The Smith & Jones Sketchbook

2006

(6 episodes)

Funnybones

1992

(12 episodes)

Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip

2020

Self - Presenter (6 episodes)

A Short History of Everything Else

2012

(6 episodes)

Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones

2009

Self - Presenter (5 episodes)

The World According to Smith & Jones

1987

Griff (12 episodes)

Final Chance to Save

2005

Himself (1 episodes)

Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones

2008

(6 episodes)

Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure

2021

(4 episodes)

Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones

2015

Himself - Presenter (5 episodes)

Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones

2012

Presenter (4 episodes)

Tales from the Poop Deck

1992

Narrator (voice) (6 episodes)

If I Ruled the World

1998

Himself (1 episodes)

Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip

2019

Self (4 episodes)

A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones

2014

Himself (8 episodes)

Griff’s Canadian Adventure

2022

Host (6 episodes)

GRIFF’S SOUTHERN CHARM

Griff (1 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

A Poet in New York

Executive Producer

2014

Morons from Outer Space

Writer

1985

The Funny Side of Christmas

Writer

1982

The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome

Writer

2005

Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue

Writer

1974

TV Production Credits

Not the Nine O'Clock News

Writer

1979

Alas Smith and Jones

Writer

1984

Mountain

Creator

2007

The Smith & Jones Sketchbook

Creator

2006

A Short History of Everything Else

Writer

2012

The World According to Smith & Jones

Creator

1987

Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones

Writer

2008

National Treasures of Wales

Presenter

2014