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Rhys Nicholson
Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born April 22, 1990 (34 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.
Filmography
| 2024 | Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee (AU) (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2023 | The Yearly with Charlie Pickering · as Self |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Taskmaster (AU) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 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 (2021) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | RuPaul's 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 | 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 and Specks (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Melbourne International Comedy Festival (TV Series) · as Self - Host |