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.
Movie Appearances
TV Appearances
Drag Race Down Under
as Self - Judge
2021
Hughesy, We Have A Problem
as Self
2018
Melbourne Comedy Festival
as Self - Host
2021
John Conway Tonight
as Himself
2017
Thank God You're Here
2006
Would I Lie to You?
as Self - Panelist
2022
The Cheap Seats
as Self
2021
Roast Battle
as Self
2018
The Imperfects
as Dr. Alex Sarkov
2022
Queerstralia
2023
Spicks and Specks
as Self
2005
7 Days
as Team Leader
2009