Rhys Nicholson

Known for ActingBorn 1990-04-22 (age 36)Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee

Have You Been Paying Attention?

Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum

Fisk

The Cheap Seats

Spicks and Specks

Roast Battle

The Imperfects

Taskmaster

7 Days

The Traitors

Why Are You Like This?

Big Backyard Quiz

Housos

Thank God You're Here

After Midnight

Spreadsheet

Drag Race Down Under

Rhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert

Queerstralia

Patriot Brains

The Weekly with Charlie Pickering

Would I Lie to You?

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

40th Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala

Claire Hooper's House of Games

Portrait Artist Of The Year

Crime Night!

A Bite to Eat with Alice

Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas

Melbourne Comedy Festival

Hughesy, We Have A Problem

John Conway Tonight

Rhys Nicholson - Live at The Eternity Playhouse

The New Years Eve Early Night Show

Gaycrashers

Drag Race Down Under vs The World