Rob Brydon Parents: Meet Joy Brydon & Howard Jones

Robert Brydon Jones MBE is a Welsh actor, comedian, impressionist, presenter, singer, and writer. He played Dr. Paul Hamilton in the Australian/British comedy series Supernova, Bryn West in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey, and Keith Barret in the BBC comedy series Marion and Geoff and its spin-off The Keith Barret Show.

Rob Brydon Parents: Meet Joy Brydon & Howard Jones

Brydon was born on 3 May 1965 in Baglan, Glamorgan. His mother, Joy Jones (née Brydon), was a school teacher, and his father, Howard Jones, was a car dealer. He grew up in Baglan, with his younger brother Peter (born in 1973).

Brydon attended the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff. He left after a year, to join Radio Wales at the age of 20. His early broadcasts included work as a disc jockey on BBC Radio Wales when his Saturday morning shows included contributions from stand-up comedian Pete Park-Walker.

Between 1992 and 1994, on Radio Wales (where he stayed for six years) he was the main presenter of Rave, one of BBC Radio 5’s youth magazine and music programs, with Alan Thompson. He developed his Marion and Geoff story from this.