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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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Born:
Apr 22, 1990 In Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Movie/TV Credits:
19
First Appeared:
In the series Spicks and Specks 2005-01-31
Latest Project:
Movie Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas 2023-12-22
Known For
Poster of Queerstralia
Poster of Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum
Poster of John Conway Tonight
Poster of Rhys Nicholson - Live at The Eternity Playhouse
Filmography
Movie Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas Themself 2023-12-22
Series Taskmaster Self 2023-02-02
Movie Rhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert Self 2023-02-16
Series Queerstralia 2023-02-28
Series Would I Lie to You? Self - Panelist 2022-02-28
Series The Imperfects Dr. Alex Sarkov 2022-09-08
Series Melbourne Comedy Festival Self - Host 2021-03-24
Series RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Self - Judge 2021-05-01
Series The Cheap Seats Self 2021-07-20
Movie Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum Himself 2020-12-20
Series Hughesy, We Have A Problem Self 2018-01-30
Series Roast Battle Self 2018-01-15
Series John Conway Tonight Himself 2017-04-16
Movie Rhys Nicholson - Live at The Eternity Playhouse 2016-12-17
Movie Gaycrashers 2014-11-10
Series 7 Days Panelist 2009-08-21
Series Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation Himself - Generation Y guest 2009-05-06
Series Thank God You're Here Unknown 2006-04-05
Series Spicks and Specks Self 2005-01-31