Griff Rhys Jones

Biography

Griff Rhys Jones is a Welsh actor and writer born in Cardiff in 1953. He attended Brentwood School in Essex, then read History at Cambridge before joining the Footlights Club. As a member of the club, he became its vice president in 1976, later gaining recognition for his work on BBC television comedy sketch shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones alongside his comedy partner Mel Smith.