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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Claire Hooper's House of Games
Character: Self
TV • 2025
A Bite to Eat with Alice
Character: Self
TV • 2024
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
Character: Self
TV • 2024
Big Backyard Quiz
Character:
TV • 2024
After Midnight
Character: Self
TV • 2024
Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas
Character: Themself
MOVIE • 2023
Queerstralia
Character:
TV • 2023
Rhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2023
Taskmaster
Character: Self
TV • 2023
The Imperfects
Character: Dr. Alex Sarkov
TV • 2022
Would I Lie to You?
Character: Self - Panelist
TV • 2022
The Cheap Seats
Character: Self
TV • 2021
Drag Race Down Under
Character: Self - Judge
TV • 2021
Patriot Brains
Character: Contestant
TV • 2021
Melbourne Comedy Festival
Character: Self - Host
TV • 2021
Fisk
Character:
TV • 2021
Why Are You Like This?
Character: Emcee
TV • 2021
Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2020
Hughesy, We Have A Problem
Character: Self
TV • 2018
Roast Battle
Character: Self
TV • 2018
Crew
