Acting
Rhys Nicholson
Born 1990-04-22 · 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.
Acting credits
5.0Denise Scott hosts the Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala featuring a stellar lineup including Claire Hooper, Josh Thomas, Urzila Carlson, Sammy J, Matt Okine, Sashi Perera, Takashi Wakasugi, Ray O'Leary, Nath Valvo and more.
40th Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala
2026
NRAward winning Rhys Nicholson performs his breakout 2016 show "Bona Fide" at Sydney's Eternity Theatre. Covering vast topics from flexitarians, to anxiety, to how to act at weddings.
Rhys Nicholson - Live at The Eternity Playhouse
2016
Comedians Joel Creasey and Rhys Nicholson travel to a regional Victorian town where Joel was previously subjected to homophobic abuse, to find out what it's really like for LGBTI kids growing up in regional Australia.
Gaycrashers
2014
5.0The brand new stand-up special was recorded at Sydney’s magnificent Enmore Theatre. Hosted by Rhys Nicholson (RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under), the concert features a cast of award-winning LGBTQIA+ comedy superstars, including Urzila Carlson, Geraldine Hickey, Cassie Workman, and Chris Parker.
Rhys Nicholson's Big Queer Comedy Concert
2023
7.5Rhys Nicholson flexes his biting humor as he discusses horse tranquilizers, angry letters from viewers, and more in this stand-up special.
Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum
2020
NRJoin your favourite drunk aunties Joel Creasey and Rhys Nicholson as they host a yuletide gay extravaganza featuring some of their favourite comedians, musicians and, who knows, maybe some members of the clergy? What better way to get in the Christmas spirit than spending some time with a couple of HO HO HOs?
Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas
2023
Behind the camera
7.5Rhys Nicholson flexes his biting humor as he discusses horse tranquilizers, angry letters from viewers, and more in this stand-up special.
Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum
2020
NRJoin your favourite drunk aunties Joel Creasey and Rhys Nicholson as they host a yuletide gay extravaganza featuring some of their favourite comedians, musicians and, who knows, maybe some members of the clergy? What better way to get in the Christmas spirit than spending some time with a couple of HO HO HOs?
Rhys & Joel’s Family Christmas
2023