Rhys Darby

Rhys Darby

CountryNew Zealand New Zealand
GenderMale
BirthdayMar 21, 1974
BiographyRhys Montague Darby (born 21 March 1974) is a New Zealand actor and comedian. He is known for his energetic physical comedy routines, telling stories accompanied with mime, and sound effects of things such as machinery and animals. He was nominated for the Billy T Award in 2001 and 2002 and won the 2012 Fred (Dagg) Award for best NZ show at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival.

Darby is best known for playing Murray Hewitt, the band manager of Flight of the Conchords in the television series, a role he originally played in the BBC radio series under the name Brian Nesbit. He has appeared in films such as Yes Man (2008), The Boat That Rocked (2009), Love Birds (2011), What We Do in the Shadows (2014), Trolls (2016), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), Guns Akimbo (2019), Relax, I'm from the Future (2022), Uproar (2023) and Next Goal Wins (2023). From March 2022 to October 2023, he starred as Stede Bonnet alongside Taika Waititi in the HBO Max period romantic comedy series Our Flag Means Death.

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Curses!
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Curses!

as Stanley
Kiff
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Kiff

as Trollie
Rhys Darby: Big in Japan
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Rhys Darby: Big in Japan

as Rhys Darby
The Big Fib
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The Big Fib

as C.L.I.V.E.
The Masked Singer NZ
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as Studio Panelist
We Baby Bears
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We Baby Bears

as Craig
Badjelly
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Badjelly

as Binklebonk
The Hungry Games: Alaska's Big Bear Challenge
To Be Determined

The Hungry Games: Alaska's Big Bear Challenge

as Narrator
Flight of the Conchords
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Flight of the Conchords

as Murray Hewitt
How to Be a Gentleman
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How to Be a Gentleman

as Mike
Mad Mad World
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Mad Mad World

as Team Captain
Our Flag Means Death
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Our Flag Means Death

as Captain Stede Bonnet
Pacific Rim: The Black
Ended

Pacific Rim: The Black

as Bunyip Man
Voltron: Legendary Defender
Ended

Voltron: Legendary Defender

as Coran
Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia
Ended

Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia

as Rhys Darby
Wrecked
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Wrecked

as Steve Rutherford

Part of Crew

Pacific Rim: The Black
Ended

Pacific Rim: The Black

as Casting
Short Poppies
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Short Poppies

as Creator

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