Rhys Nicholson

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.

Known For

After Midnight

Have You Been Paying Attention?

Spicks and Specks

7 Days

7 Days

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

Thank God You're Here

The Weekly with Charlie Pickering

All Movies (6)

• 40th Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala2026 · as Rhys Nicholson
• Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas2023 · as Themself
• Rhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert2023 · as Self
• Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum2020 · as Himself
• Rhys Nicholson - Live at The Eternity Playhouse2016
• Gaycrashers2014

All TV Shows (31)

• Drag Race Down Under vs The World2026 · as Self - Judge
• Crime Night!2025 · as Self
• Portrait Artist Of The Year2025 · as Self
• Claire Hooper's House of Games2025 · as Self
• A Bite to Eat with Alice2024 · as Self
• Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee2024 · as Self
• Big Backyard Quiz2024
• After Midnight2024 · as Self
• Queerstralia2023
• Taskmaster2023 · as Self
• The Traitors2022 · as Self - Contestant
• The Imperfects2022 · as Dr. Alex Sarkov
• Would I Lie to You?2022 · as Self - Panelist
• The Cheap Seats2021 · as Self
• Drag Race Down Under2021 · as Self - Judge
• Patriot Brains2021 · as Contestant
• Melbourne Comedy Festival2021 · as Self - Host
• Fisk2021
• Why Are You Like This?2021 · as Emcee
• Hughesy, We Have A Problem2018 · as Self
• Roast Battle2018 · as Self
• John Conway Tonight2017 · as Himself
• The New Years Eve Early Night Show2015 · as Himself
• The Weekly with Charlie Pickering2015 · as Self
• Have You Been Paying Attention?2013 · as Self - Panellist
• Housos2011
• 7 Days2009 · as Team Leader
• 7 Days2009 · as Panelist
• Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation2009 · as Himself - Generation Y guest
• Thank God You're Here2006
• Spicks and Specks2005 · as Self