Rhys Thomas

Rhys Thomas

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderMale
BirthdayDec 12, 1978
BiographyRhys Thomas (born 12 December 1978) is a British director, producer, actor, comedian and writer.

He is most famous for writing, directing and creating the BBC/NBC Comedy drama series Dodger, a prequel to Oliver Twist and his roles in Star Stories, The Fast Show, Sirens and Nathan Barley. He also appears as Gary Bellamy on Radio 4's Down the Line and its television spin-off, Bellamy's People. Thomas was nominated for the Breakthrough Talent Award at the 2013 BAFTA Awards for producing and directing the feature-length documentary Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender and subsequently won Best Arts Documentary in both the 2013 Rose D'Or and International Emmy Awards. He co-wrote, produced, directed and co-starred in the spoof music documentary series The Life of Rock with Brian Pern on BBC Four and BBC Two.

Rhys Thomas also wrote, produced and directed the comedy The Kemps: All True for BBC Two starring Gary and Martin Kemp which returned for a sequel, The Kemps: All Gold on BBC Two in December 2023.

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