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Griff Rhys Jones

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Griff Rhys Jones

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Born: November 16, 1953
From: Cardiff, Wales, UK

Also known as

Griff Rhys-Jones · Griffith Rhys Jones

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.

Known for

Morons from Outer Space

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Murder on the Blackpool Express

Three Men in a Boat

Under Milk Wood

Taliesin Jones

Up 'n' Under

Filmography

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2026

Griff Across the Alps

Acting (Self - Presenter) 6 EP

2025

Griff's Great American South

Acting (Self) 6 EP

Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future

Acting (Self)

2022

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again

Acting (Mr Parker)

Acting (Foley)

Griff's Canadian Adventure

Acting (Self - Host) 6 EP

2021

Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure

Acting 4 EP

2020

Between the Covers

Acting (Self) 1 EP

Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip

Acting (Self - Presenter) 6 EP

2019

Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip

Acting (Self) 4 EP

2018

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

Acting (Self - Guest) 1 EP

2017

Murder on the Blackpool Express

Acting (David Van Der Clane)

House of Games

Acting (Self - Panellist) 5 EP

2016

Love Somehow

Acting (Dylan Thomas)

Insert Name Here

Acting (Self - Panelist) 1 EP

2015

Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones

Acting (Himself - Presenter) 5 EP

The Quizeum

Acting (Himself - Presenter) 16 EP

2014

National Treasures of Wales

Crew (Presenter) 4 EP

Under Milk Wood

Acting (Voice)

A Poet in New York

Production (Executive Producer)

A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones

Acting (Himself) 8 EP

2013

Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things

Acting (Self)

Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army

Acting (Himself)

Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie

Acting (Self (archive footage))

2012

A Short History of Everything Else

Acting 6 EPWriting (Writer) 4 EP

Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones

Acting (Presenter) 4 EP

Tales of Television Centre

Acting (Self)

2011

Wogan on Wodehouse

Acting (Self)

Perspectives

Acting 1 EP

2010

In Confidence

Acting 1 EP

2009

Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

Acting (Self)

Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones

Acting (Self - Presenter) 5 EP