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Rhys Nicholson
Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn April 22, 1990 (35 years)
Rhys Nicholson is an Australian comedian and actor known for being a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under from 2021 onwards.
In 2011, Nicholson was featured in the ABC documentary GayCrashers alongside Joel Creasey, in which the duo travelled to the small town of Colac and performed a stand-up show. Creasey had been the subject of a homophobic attack on an earlier visit to the town.
Rhys Nicholson stars on the show The Weekly with Charlie Pickering.
In 2016, to highlight the importance of marriage equality in Australia, Nicholson publicly married lesbian and fellow comedian Zoe Coombs Marr at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. That year Nicholson and Coombs Marr were also both nominated for the Barry Award for Best Show, which Coombs Marr won.
In 2021, Nicholson served as a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, alongside RuPaul and Michelle Visage. The same year they appeared on the panel show Patriot Brains. In 2022, they played Doctor Sarkov in Netflix's Science-Fiction series The Imperfects.
In February 2024, Nicholson will be a contestant on the second series of Taskmaster Australia.
In 2011, Nicholson was featured in the ABC documentary GayCrashers alongside Joel Creasey, in which the duo travelled to the small town of Colac and performed a stand-up show. Creasey had been the subject of a homophobic attack on an earlier visit to the town.
Rhys Nicholson stars on the show The Weekly with Charlie Pickering.
In 2016, to highlight the importance of marriage equality in Australia, Nicholson publicly married lesbian and fellow comedian Zoe Coombs Marr at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. That year Nicholson and Coombs Marr were also both nominated for the Barry Award for Best Show, which Coombs Marr won.
In 2021, Nicholson served as a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, alongside RuPaul and Michelle Visage. The same year they appeared on the panel show Patriot Brains. In 2022, they played Doctor Sarkov in Netflix's Science-Fiction series The Imperfects.
In February 2024, Nicholson will be a contestant on the second series of Taskmaster Australia.
Rhys Nicholson Filmography
| 2025 | Portrait Artist Of The Year (AU) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2025 | Claire Hooper's House of Games (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | A Bite to Eat with Alice (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | Shaun Micallef's Eve of Destruction (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2024 | Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee (AU) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | After Midnight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | The Yearly with Charlie Pickering · as Self |
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| 2023 | Taskmaster (AU) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | The Traitors (AU) (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2022 | Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Would I Lie to You? (AU) (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2021 | Celebrity Letters and Numbers (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2021 | Question Everything (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist |
| 2021 | The Hundred with Andy Lee (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2021 | The Cheap Seats (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Drag Race Down Under (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 2020 | Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum · as Himself |
| 2019 | The Stand Up Sketch Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Conan Without Borders (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Hughesy, We Have A Problem (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Roast Battle (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The Justine Clarke Show! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | John Conway Tonight (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2016 | Comedy Next Gen (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Live from the BBC (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Weekly with Charlie Pickering (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | About Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Cracker Night · as Self |
| 2013 | Have You Been Paying Attention? (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist |
| 2013 | Dirty Laundry Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Comedy Up Late (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Balls of Steel Australia (TV Series) · as Self - Just Come Out |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Australian Comedian |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian |
| 2009 | Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (TV Series) · as Himself - Generation Y Guest |
| 2005 | Spicks & Specks (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Melbourne International Comedy Festival (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
Drag Race Down Under vs The World (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 2024 | Big Backyard Quiz (TV Series) |
| 2023 | Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas · as Themself |
| 2023 | Queerstralia (TV Series) |
| 2022 | The Imperfects (TV Series) · as Dr. Alex Sarkov |
| 2022 | Patriot Brains (TV Series) · as Contestant |
| 2021 | Fisk (TV Series) |
| 2020 | At Home Alone Together (TV Series) · as Julian |
| 2020 | The Last Hope · as Lpa |
| 2018 | Why Are You Like This? (TV Series) · as Emcee |
| 2018 | Orange Is The New Brown (TV Series) · as Patsy |
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| 2014 | |
| 2012 | Housos vs. Authority · as Photographer |
| 2011 | Housos (TV Series) |
| 2009 | 7 Days (2009) (TV Series) · as Team Leader |
| 2006 | Thank God You're Here (TV Series) |
| 2023 | Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Spreadsheet (TV Series) · as Additional Dialogue |
| 2016 | Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Eternity Playhouse · as Written By |
| 2016 | Comedy Next Gen (TV Series) · as Written By |