
Actor
Griff Rhys Jones
Born 1953 · Cardiff, Wales, UK
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.
Acting

QI
Self · 2003

Midsomer Murders
Ambrose Deddington · 1997

The Young Ones
Bamber 'Bambi' Gascoigne · 1982

Agatha Christie's Marple
Dr David Quimper · 2004

Would I Lie to You?
Self · 2007

Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Himself · 1988

Jonathan Creek
Jeremy Sangster · 1997

Live Aid
Self · 1985

Have I Got News for You
Self · 1990

8 Out of 10 Cats
Self · 2005

The Adventures of Pinocchio
Tino · 1996

Casualty
Paul Fuller · 1986

Shooting Stars
Self · 1993

The BAFTA Awards
Host · 1949

Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · 2004

Ex
Patrick · 1991

Wilt
Henry Wilt · 1989

Porterhouse Blue
Cornelius Carrington · 1987

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self · 2001

Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Panellist · 2017

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
Emperor · 2000

Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
Self · 2025

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

Demob
Ian Deasey · 1993
Writing

Not the Nine O'Clock News
Writer · 1979

Alas Smith and Jones
Writer · 1984

Morons from Outer Space
Writer · 1985
A Short History of Everything Else
Writer · 2012

Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones
Writer · 2008

The Funny Side of Christmas
Writer · 1982
Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue
Writer · 1974

The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome
Writer · 2005