Robert Brydon Jones,  (born 3 May 1965), known professionally as Rob Brydon, is a Welsh actor, comedian, radio and television presenter, singer, and impressionist. He played Dr Paul Hamilton in the Australian/British comedy series Supernova, Bryn West in the sitcom Gavin & Stacey and Keith Barret in the BBC comedy series Marion and Geoff and its spin-off The Keith Barret Show. He has appeared in a number of shows for the BBC with Steve Coogan, including The Trip series in 2010, released as a feature film later that year; and The Trip to Italy in 2014 and The Trip to Spain in 2017, also edited and released as feature films. Since 2009, Brydon has presented the BBC One comedy panel show Would I Lie to You?
For a brief period in the early 1990s Brydon was a presenter for the Home Shopping Network. He began to find small roles in several successful films and television series. In 2000 he made his mark in television comedy, with two series which he co-wrote and performed for the BBC: Human Remains, co-written by Julia Davis; and the commercially successful Marion and Geoff. Since these series Brydon has developed a career path as a character actor, in both comedic and serious roles. He portrayed controversial theatre critic Kenneth Tynan in the BBC Four film Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore (2005), opposite Julian Sands as Laurence Olivier. His character Bryn West in Gavin & Stacey, written by Ruth Jones and James Corden, allowed him to return to his South Wales roots. In this role Brydon performed the 2009 Comic Relief charity single, "(Barry) Islands in the Stream", with Ruth Jones (both actors appearing as their characters from Gavin & Stacey) and singer Tom Jones. It reached No.1 in the UK singles chart on 15 March 2009. In 2010 Brydon starred alongside Steve Coogan in Michael Winterbottom's partially improvised BBC Two sitcom series The Trip, in which both actors played fictionalized versions of their public personas (Brydon, optimistic and always eager to do an impression; and Coogan, misanthropic and bitter that he's not the major international star he believes he should be). Brydon's book Small Man in a Book (the title a play on his "small-man-in-a-box" impression) was published in November 2011.

Q: When did Rob have a writing breakthrough?
A: In 2000 he made his mark in television comedy, with two series which he co-wrote and performed for the BBC:

Q: Was he successful?
A: the commercially successful Marion and Geoff.

Q: what other writing did he do?
A: Brydon's book Small Man in a Book (the title a play on his "small-man-in-a-box" impression) was published in November 2011.

Q: What happened after it was published?
A: unknown

Q: Anything else interesting?
A: Since these series Brydon has developed a career path as a character actor, in both comedic and serious roles.

Q: what did he act in?
A: He portrayed controversial theatre critic Kenneth Tynan in the BBC Four film Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore (2005), opposite Julian Sands as Laurence Olivier.

Q: did he act in anything else?
A: His character Bryn West in Gavin & Stacey, written by Ruth Jones and James Corden, allowed him to return to his South Wales roots.

Q: Did he win any awards?
A: It reached No.1 in the UK singles chart on 15 March 2009.

Q: What was his most successful act?
A: Brydon performed the 2009 Comic Relief charity single, "(Barry) Islands in the Stream", with Ruth Jones (
What happened after The Trip?
Brydon's book Small Man in a Book (the title a play on his "small-man-in-a-box" impression) was published in November 2011. Brydon's book Small Man in a Book (the title a play on his "small-man-in-a-box" impression) was published Brydon's book Small Man in a Book (the title a play on his "small-man-in-a-box" impression) was published Brydon's book Small Man in a Book (the title a play on his "small-man-in-a-box" impression) was published in November 2011. in which both actors played fictionalized versions of their public personas
in which both actors played fictionalized versions of their public personas