Rhys Nicholson
Known For
Acting
Born
1990-04-22 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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.
Most Known For
After Midnight
as Self
Have You Been Paying Attention?
as Self - Panellist
Spicks and Specks
as Self
7 Days
as Team Leader
7 Days
as Panelist
Thank God You're Here
Taskmaster
as Self
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
as Self
The Cheap Seats
as Self
The Traitors
as Self - Contestant
Drag Race Down Under
as Self - Judge
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
as Himself - Generation Y guest
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
as Self
The Imperfects
as Dr. Alex Sarkov
Roast Battle
as Self
Fisk
Hughesy, We Have A Problem
as Self
Why Are You Like This?
as Emcee
Housos
A Bite to Eat with Alice
as Self