About

Known credits:
11
Birthday:
1990-04-22
Place of birth:
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Rhys Nicholson

Overview

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

Acting
2023 Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas Actor N/A
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2023 Queerstralia Actor 69
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2023 Rhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert Actor Self 58
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2022 The Imperfects Actor Dr. Alex Sarkov 69
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2021 RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Actor Self - Judge 65
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2020 Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum Actor Himself 58
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2016 Rhys Nicholson - Live at The Eternity Playhouse Actor N/A
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2014 Gaycrashers Actor N/A
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Writing
2023 Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas Writing Writer N/A
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2020 Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum Writing Writer 58
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Production
2023 Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas Production Executive Producer N/A
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