Rhys Nicholson

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Other

Birthday 1990-04-22 (34 years old)

Place of Birth Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Rhys Nicholson

Biography

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.

Known For

Actor

2024
2023
Taskmaster

as Self

2022
The Imperfects

as Dr. Alex Sarkov

2022
Would I Lie to You?

as Self - Panelist

2021
2021
2021
Patriot Brains

as Contestant

2021
2018
Roast Battle

as Self

2017
2015
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering

as Self - Correspondent

2009
7 Days

as Team Leader

2009
7 Days

as Panelist

2009
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

as Himself - Generation Y guest

2005

Producer

2023
Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas

as Executive Producer