Griff Rhys Jones

1953 (72) • Acting

Born: 11/16/1953 (72) in Cardiff, Wales, UK

Known for: Acting

Griff Rhys Jones

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

Midsomer Murders

75%

Ambrose Deddington

1997

QI

79%

Self

2003

The Young Ones

79%

Bamber 'Bambi' Gascoigne

1982

Agatha Christie's Marple

78%

Dr David Quimper

2004

Would I Lie to You?

78%

Self

2007

Casualty

62%

Paul Fuller

1986

Have I Got News for You

71%

Self

1990

Jonathan Creek

76%

Jeremy Sangster

1997

Griff's Great American South

65%

Self

2025

Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future

80%

Self

2025

Gangsta Granny Strikes Again

51%

Mr Parker

2022

Future TX

70%

Foley

2022

Griff's Canadian Adventure

85%

Host

2022

Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure

Unknown

2021

Between the Covers

55%

Self

2020

Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip

70%

Self - Presenter

2020

Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip

70%

Self

2019

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

70%

Self - Guest

2018

Murder on the Blackpool Express

57%

David Van Der Clane

2017

Richard Osman's House of Games

61%

Self - Panellist

2017

Love Somehow

Dylan Thomas

2016

Insert Name Here

68%

Self - Panelist

2016

Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones

60%

Himself - Presenter

2015

The Quizeum

Himself - Presenter

2015

National Treasures of Wales

Presenter

2014

Under Milk Wood

62%

Voice

2014

A Poet in New York

51%

Executive Producer

2014

A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones

Himself

2014

Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things

40%

Self

2013

Hidden Killers

Executive Producer

2013

Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army

Himself

2013

Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie

55%

Self (archive footage)

2013

A Short History of Everything Else

Unknown

2012

A Short History of Everything Else

Writer

2012

Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones

60%

Presenter

2012

Tales of Television Centre

80%

Self

2012