Rhys Nicholson
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.
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Credits
- 2024 ยทGuy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Beeas Self
- 2024 ยทAfter Midnightas Self
- 2023 ยทRhys & Joelโs Family Christmasas Themself
- 2023 ยทQueerstraliaas
- 2023 ยทRhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concertas Self
- 2023 ยทTaskmasteras Self
- 2022 ยทThe Imperfectsas Dr. Alex Sarkov
- 2022 ยทWould I Lie to You?as Self - Panelist
- 2021 ยทThe Cheap Seatsas Self
- 2021 ยทRuPaul's Drag Race Down Underas Self - Judge
- 2021 ยทPatriot Brainsas Contestant
- 2021 ยทMelbourne Comedy Festivalas Self - Host
- 2021 ยทWhy Are You Like This?as Emcee
- 2020 ยทRhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeumas Himself
- 2018 ยทHughesy, We Have A Problemas Self
- 2018 ยทRoast Battleas Self
- 2017 ยทJohn Conway Tonightas Himself
- 2016 ยทRhys Nicholson - Live at The Eternity Playhouseas
- 2015 ยทThe Weekly with Charlie Pickeringas Self - Correspondent
- 2014 ยทGaycrashersas
- 2009 ยท7 Daysas Team Leader
- 2009 ยท7 Daysas Panelist
- 2009 ยทTalkin' 'Bout Your Generationas Himself - Generation Y guest
- 2006 ยทThank God You're Hereas
- 2005 ยทSpicks and Specksas Self