Rhys Darby

Summary

Rhys Darby first gained attention in the United States as Murray in HBO's Flight of the Conchords. This was not a new role for him, having first appeared in the same role on the BBC Radio Show of the same name. An ex-soldier in the New Zealand Army and a veteran of fifteen years as a standup comedian, Darby made his feature film debut in Yes Man.

He went on to feature as one of the DJ's in The Boat that Rocked. He has since completed two lead roles in romantic comedies, Coming and Going opposite Sasha Alexander (NCIS) and Lovebirds opposite Golden Globe winner Sally Hawkins.

Darby is never far from his standup roots. His standup has been described as a sensational blend of sound effects, characterizations and askew observations. His career has taken him from his homeland of New Zealand, to the U.K. and beyond. He has performed his unique brand of humour in places as far flung as Iceland to the Falkland Islands, and in festivals from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to Montreal’s Just for Laughs.

Rhys has three standup DVD’s, Imagine That! Filmed in Los Angeles in 2008, and It’s Rhys Darby Night! Filmed in Auckland in 2010 and This Way to Spaceship filmed in 2012. All are available on iTunes.

Darby released his debut novel This Way to Spaceship, “A loosely autobiographical end of world companion” in 2012. It was number 1 in the charts for 7 weeks. He then toured the live show version throughout NZ, the UK and to the Edinburgh Fringe, culminating in filming the DVD at the CBS Arena in Christchurch. Since then he has written and starred in his own 8 part mockmentary series for TVNZ, Short Poppies, which aired early 2014.

In 2015, Darby had a sell out comedy tour of the US & Australia and sold out the Sydney Opera House. He is currently developing a number of exciting projects in both the US and NZ.

Darby is based between Los Angeles and New Zealand with his wife and two young sons.

Awards

2012		New Zealand International Comedy Festival		Fred Dagg Comedy Award		New Zealand

Film

2017	Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle	Nigel	Columbia Pictures Dir: Jake Kasdan
2016	Hunt for the Wilderpeople	Psycho Sam	Curious Film Dir: Taika Waititi
2015	Killing Hasselhoff	Fish	Lotus Pictures Dir: Darren Grant
2015	Worst Ever	Coco's Dad	Thank you, Brain! Productions Dir: Krysia Plonka
2014	What We Do in the Shadows	Anton	Unison Films Dir: Jemaine Clement \| Taika Waititi
2011	Arthur Christmas	Lead Elf (voice)	Aardman Animations \| Sony Pictures Animation Dir: Sarah Smith
2011	Coming & Going	Lee	Bennett-Robbins Productions Dir: Edoardo Ponti
2011	Love Birds	Doug	General Film Corporation Dir: Paul Murphy
2009	Diagnosis: Death	Specialist	Affordable Films Dir: Jason Stutter
2009	Peacock Season	Galtrex Guy	FMW Films Dir: Alan Freestone \| Fergus March
2009	Pirate Radio / The Boat That Rocked	Angus	Universal Pictures Dir: Richard Curtis
2008	Yes Man	Norman	Warner Bros. Dir: Peyton Reed

Short Film

2008		Fot: The Next Big Thing			FOT	Dir: Alex Dron

Tele-Feature

2013		Adopted			Actor	20th Century Fox Television Dir: Gail Mancuso
2012		Missing Christmas			Mayor Dennis Gob	Mukpuddy Animation Dir: Ryan Cooper \| Tim Evans \| Alex Leighton

Television

2017	A Series of Unfortunate Events	Charles	The Sonnenfeld Company Dir: Bo Welch
2016-2017	Voltron	Coran	DreamWorks Animation Dir: Eugene Lee
2016	Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia	Himself	Roger That TV PtyLtd
2016	X Files	Guy Mann	Ten Thirteen Productions
2015	Wrecked	Steve	Dir: James Griffiths
2015	Newsreaders	Doctor Kendrick Netter	Abominable Pictures
2015	The Barefoot Bandits	Mayor Dennis Gob	Dir: Ryan Cooper \| Tim Evans \| Alex Leighton
2015	Thunderbirds Are Go	Langstrom	ITV Studios Dir: Chad Moffitt
2012-2015	Jake and the Never Land Pirates	Percy the Penguin	Walt Disney Television Animation
2014-2015	Hot in Cleveland	Jack	Hazy Mills Productions
2015	Hot In Cleveland	Jack	Hazy Mills Productions
2014	It's a Date	Craig	Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
2014	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Uncle	Abso Lutely Productions
2014	Legit	Trevor Phillips
2014	Legit	Trevor Phillips	FX Productions
2014	Modern Family	Fergus	20th Century Fox Television Dir: Steven Levitan
2014	Short Poppies	Various	Augusto Dir: Michelle Walshe
2013	How I Met Your Mother	Hamish	20th Century Fox Television Dir: Pamela Fryman
2013	The Aquabats! Super Show!	The Shark Fighter	Awesome Forces Productions Dir: Jason Hatfield
2013	Tiny Commando	Tony Turk	Principato-Young Entertainment \| Kids at Play Media Dir: Ryan McFaul
2013	Watsky's Releasing an Album	Flynn	Kids at Play Media Dir: Jackson Adams
2011-2012	How to Be a Gentleman	Mike	CBS Productions Dir: Gary Halvorson
2012	CollegeHumor Originals	Maximus / Himself	BoTown Sound Dir: Matthew Pollock
2012	Funny as Hell	Himself	Just For Laughs Television Dir: Mathieu Baer \| Adam Brodie
2009-2011	Comedy Showcase	Dermot Flint / Leslie	Big Talk Productions Dir: Richard Boden
2010-2011	7 Days	Panel Guest	Dir: Nigel Carpenter Prod: Jon Bridges
2010	Radiradirah	Gavin Hoode / First Officer Rangi	Dir: Elizabeth Mitchell
2007-2009	Flight of the Conchords	Murray Hewitt	Dakota Pictures Dir: James Bobin
2009	Intrepid Journeys	Rwanda	Jam TV
2009	Rocked the Nation	Himself - Presenter	Satellite Media Dir: Leo Baker
2009	The Jaquie Brown Diaries	Terence Ben'et	TV3 Dir: Gerard Johnstone