Griff Rhys Jones: movies and TV shows
Griff Rhys Jones has 127 credits in the archive: 50 films and 77 TV series, from 1949 to 2025. Highest rated: The BAFTA Awards (10.0/10).
Career timeline
1949 – 2025 · busiest year: 2005 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Griff's Great American South | Self | TV | 6.5 | 71 |
| 2025 | Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future | Self | Film | 8.3 | 71 |
| 2022 | Griff’s Canadian Adventure | Host | TV | 8.5 | 68 |
| 2022 | Gangsta Granny Strikes Again | Mr Parker | Film | 5.1 | 68 |
| 2022 | Future TX | Foley | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 2021 | Griff's Great New Zealand Adventure | TV | — | 67 | |
| 2020 | Between the Covers | Self | TV | 5.5 | 66 |
| 2020 | Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.0 | 66 |
| 2019 | Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip | Self | TV | 7.0 | 65 |
| 2018 | The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer | Self - Guest | TV | 7.1 | 64 |
| 2017 | Richard Osman's House of Games | Self - Panellist | TV | 6.1 | 63 |
| 2017 | Murder on the Blackpool Express | David Van Der Clane | Film | 5.7 | 63 |
| 2016 | Insert Name Here | Self - Panelist | TV | 6.8 | 62 |
| 2016 | Love Somehow | Dylan Thomas | Film | — | 62 |
| 2015 | The Quizeum | Himself - Presenter | TV | — | 61 |
| 2015 | Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones | Himself - Presenter | TV | 6.0 | 61 |
| 2014 | Under Milk Wood | Voice | Film | 6.0 | 60 |
| 2014 | A Poet in New York | Film | 5.3 | 60 | |
| 2014 | A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones | Himself | TV | — | 60 |
| 2014 | National Treasures of Wales | TV | — | 60 | |
| 2013 | Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things | Self | Film | 4.0 | 59 |
| 2013 | Burma, My Father and the Forgotten Army | Himself | Film | — | 59 |
| 2013 | Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.5 | 59 |
| 2012 | A Short History of Everything Else | TV | — | 58 | |
| 2012 | A Short History of Everything Else | TV | — | 58 | |
| 2012 | Tales of Television Centre | Self | Film | 8.0 | 58 |
| 2012 | Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones | Presenter | TV | 6.0 | 58 |
| 2011 | Perspectives | TV | — | 57 | |
| 2011 | Wogan on Wodehouse | Self | Film | — | 57 |
| 2010 | In Confidence | TV | — | 56 | |
| 2009 | Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 55 |
| 2009 | Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News | Self | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 2009 | Three Men in More Than One Boat | Himself | Film | — | 55 |
| 2008 | Three Men In Another Boat | Himself | Film | 4.0 | 54 |
| 2008 | Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones | TV | — | 54 | |
| 2008 | Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones | TV | — | 54 | |
| 2008 | Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger | Himself - Presenter | TV | — | 54 |
| 2007 | Would I Lie to You? | Self | TV | 7.8 | 53 |
| 2007 | Mountain | TV | — | 53 | |
| 2007 | Mountain | TV | — | 53 | |
| 2007 | Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas | Himself - Presenter | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self | TV | 4.4 | 52 |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self - Interviewed Guest | TV | 4.4 | 52 |
| 2006 | Three Men in a Boat | Self | TV | 5.0 | 52 |
| 2006 | The Smith & Jones Sketchbook | TV | — | 52 | |
| 2006 | The Smith & Jones Sketchbook | TV | — | 52 | |
| 2006 | Three Men in a Boat | Himself | Film | 5.8 | 52 |
| 2005 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Self | TV | 7.2 | 51 |
| 2005 | Final Chance to Save | Himself | TV | — | 51 |
| 2005 | Going to Work Naked | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 51 |
| 2005 | The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome | Self / Presenter | Film | — | 51 |
| 2005 | The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome | Film | — | 51 | |
| 2005 | Riot at the Rite | Astruc | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Dr David Quimper | TV | 7.8 | 50 |
| 2004 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 50 |
| 2004 | Mine All Mine | Max Vivaldi | TV | 8.0 | 50 |
| 2004 | The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume Two | Film | — | 50 | |
| 2003 | QI | Self | TV | 7.9 | 49 |
| 2003 | The Terry and Gaby Show | TV | 7.0 | 49 | |
| 2003 | Restoration | TV | — | 49 | |
| 2003 | The Best of Not the Nine O'Clock News Volume One | Film | 6.5 | 49 | |
| 2002 | Timeshift | Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage) | TV | 7.0 | 48 |
| 2002 | Taliesin Jones | Caesar | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 2002 | Puckoon | Col. Stokes | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self | TV | 6.1 | 47 |
| 2000 | Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime | Emperor | Film | 9.0 | 46 |
| 1998 | Parkinson | Self | TV | — | 44 |
| 1998 | If I Ruled the World | Himself | TV | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1998 | Up 'n' Under | Ray Mason, Radio York commentator | Film | 5.2 | 44 |
| 1998 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The ITV Pantomime | Baron Wasteland | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Ambrose Deddington | TV | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1997 | Jonathan Creek | Jeremy Sangster | TV | 7.6 | 43 |
| 1997 | HARDtalk | TV | 8.7 | 43 | |
| 1996 | TFI Friday | TV | 7.1 | 42 | |
| 1996 | The Adventures of Pinocchio | Tino | Film | 5.3 | 42 |
| 1995 | Sardines | Davy Kotowski | Film | — | 41 |
| 1995 | Character Building | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 41 |
| 1994 | Staggered | Graham | Film | 5.3 | 40 |
| 1994 | Smith & Jones - One Night Stand | Film | 8.0 | 40 | |
| 1993 | Shooting Stars | Self | TV | 7.7 | 39 |
| 1993 | Demob | Ian Deasey | TV | 8.5 | 39 |
| 1992 | Tales from the Poop Deck | Narrator (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1992 | Funnybones | TV | 6.3 | 38 | |
| 1992 | As You Like It | Touchstone | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1991 | Amnesty International's Big 30 | Self | Film | 4.0 | 37 |
| 1991 | Ex | Patrick | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You | Self | TV | 7.2 | 36 |
| 1990 | Rita Rudner | TV | — | 36 | |
| 1989 | Screen One | Patrick | TV | 7.2 | 35 |
| 1989 | Wilt | Henry Wilt | Film | 6.4 | 35 |
| 1989 | A View of Harry Clark | Harry Clark | Film | — | 35 |
| 1989 | Smith And Jones In Small Doses | TV | 8.0 | 35 | |
| 1988 | The Play on One | Harry Clark | TV | 6.0 | 34 |
| 1988 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Himself | TV | 7.7 | 34 |
| 1988 | Comic Relief | Self - Presenter | TV | 6.0 | 34 |
| 1988 | Jake's Journey | Innkeeper | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1987 | The World According to Smith & Jones | Griff | TV | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1987 | The World According to Smith & Jones | TV | 10.0 | 33 | |
| 1987 | Porterhouse Blue | Cornelius Carrington | TV | 7.2 | 33 |
| 1987 | Finland For Adults | Reporter | Film | — | 33 |
| 1987 | Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video | Dad | Film | 8.3 | 33 |
| 1986 | Casualty | Paul Fuller | TV | 6.2 | 32 |
| 1986 | Comedians Do It On Stage | Self | Film | — | 32 |
| 1985 | Live Aid | Self | Film | 7.9 | 31 |
| 1985 | Morons from Outer Space | Graham Sweetley | Film | 4.9 | 31 |
| 1985 | Morons from Outer Space | Film | 4.9 | 31 | |
| 1984 | Alas Smith and Jones | TV | 7.4 | 30 | |
| 1984 | Alas Smith and Jones | TV | 7.4 | 30 | |
| 1984 | Alas Smith and Jones | TV | 7.4 | 30 | |
| 1984 | Weekend Playhouse | Michael | TV | — | 30 |
| 1982 | Wogan | Self | TV | 5.3 | 28 |
| 1982 | The Young Ones | Bamber 'Bambi' Gascoigne | TV | 7.9 | 28 |
| 1982 | The Funny Side of Christmas | Trevor | Film | — | 28 |
| 1982 | The Funny Side of Christmas | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1982 | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball | Self - Various Roles | Film | 6.3 | 28 |
| 1979 | Question Time | Self - Panellist | TV | 5.9 | 25 |
| 1979 | Not the Nine O'Clock News | TV | 7.3 | 25 | |
| 1979 | Not the Nine O'Clock News | TV | 7.3 | 25 | |
| 1978 | An Audience with... | Self | TV | 5.3 | 24 |
| 1977 | It'll be Alright on the Night | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.3 | 23 |
| 1977 | It'll be Alright on the Night | Self - Host | TV | 7.3 | 23 |
| 1976 | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Self | TV | 5.0 | 22 |
| 1974 | Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue | Various | Film | — | 20 |
| 1974 | Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue | Film | — | 20 | |
| 1967 | Omnibus | TV | 7.2 | 13 | |
| 1949 | The BAFTA Awards | Host | TV | 10.0 | 4 |
| GRIFF’S SOUTHERN CHARM | Griff | TV | — | — |