Rhys Darby
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| Rhys Darby | |
 Darby performing with Flight of the Conchords at Gramercy Theatre in New York, June 14, 2007
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| Born | March 21, 1974 New Zealand |
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| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Occupation | stand-up comedian and actor |
| Spouse(s) | Rosie Carnahan (?-present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website www.rhysdarby.com |
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Rhys Darby (born March 21, 1974) is a stand-up comedian from New Zealand, known for his energetic physical comedy routines, telling stories accompanied with mime and sound effects[1] of things such as machinery and animals.[2] Darby was nominated for the Billy T Award in 2001 and 2002.[3]
Darby is probably best known for playing the band manager of Flight of the Conchords in the BBC radio series (as Bryan Nesbitt)[4] and HBO television series (as Murray Hewitt).
He appeared on a British children's tv programme "The Slammer" during the first series of the show.
He appeared on Soccer AM on the 18th October 2008 and on Never Mind The Buzzcocks on the 22nd.
The DVD of his live performance Imagine That! has gone platinum in New Zealand.
Rhys has also recently appeared on New Zealand sports comedy skit show Pulp Sport, and plays the character Angus in the British film The Boat That Rocked.
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[edit] Biography
A former soldier, he left the army in 1994 and went to university.[5] In 1996 he formed a comedy duo, Rhysently Granted, with Grant Lobban.[6] After winning an open mic contest at Southern Blues Bar in Christchurch they began performing at local venues.[7] Rhysently Granted performed at two international comedy festivals which led to Darby moving up to Auckland to seek more solo stand-up experience.[8] After performing his first solo show at the 2002 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Darby moved to the UK to pursue his career further.[3]
Rhys and his wife Rosie Carnahan have one child, Finn, born in 2006.[9]
Darby plays Murray, the band's manager, on Flight of the Conchords TV show. He also provided vocals for the track Leggy Blonde on their self-titled first album and also in the second series of the show on the track 'Rejected' during the episode A Good Opportunity.
Darby played the role of Norman, the boss of Jim Carrey's character in the film Yes Man.[10] In July 2008 he appeared in a Nike advertisement featuring Roger Federer, he played an impostor posing as Federer's coach.[11][12]
Rhys Darby's hair colour is self described as being "Electric Copper" in the episode of Flight of the Conchords entitled 'Murray Takes It to the Next Level'.
Darby played the role of Angus in the Richard Curtis film The Boat That Rocked[13] released in the UK on the 1st of April 2009.
Lately, he has been in New Zealand filming T.V. ads for NZ's new mobile network 2degrees.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television
- 2007-2009: Flight of the Conchords (Murray Hewitt)
[edit] Films
- 2008: Yes Man (Norman)
- 2009: The Boat That Rocked (Angus)
- 2009: Coming and Going
[edit] References
- ^ Rhys Darby's review : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
- ^ The Apiary - Inside With: Rhys Darby By: Keith Huang
- ^ a b http://rhysdarby.com/download/Rhys_Darby_Biography.pdf Rhys Darby Biography
- ^ BBC - Radio 2 Comedy
- ^ Performance in University Comedy Show
- ^ "Mrs Whippy" song by Rhysently Granted
- ^ Rhysently Granted performance in Christchurch bar 1997
- ^ May 2000 Stand-up Performance
- ^ Rosie Carnahan on MySpace
- ^ Darby joins Jim Carrey movie : News 2007 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
- ^ Roger Federer's coach 'revealed' in Nike advert - Telegraph
- ^ Video of Darby's Nike advertisement
- ^ "The Boat That Rocked" complete cast list
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Official MySpace page
- Official YouTube page
- Imagine That 2008 Clip
- Out of character interview on location YouTube
- Interview in The Apiary
- Interview with Liberation Frequency
- Rhys Darby at the Internet Movie Database
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