Rhys Darby

Not to be confused with Rhys Darbey.
Rhys Darby
Darby in 2024
Born
Rhys Montague Darby

(1974-03-21) 21 March 1974 (age 50)
Auckland, New Zealand
Occupations
Years active1996–present
SpouseRosie Carnahan (m. 2004)
Children2
Websiterhysdarby.com

Rhys Montague Darby (born 21 March 1974)[1][2] is a New Zealand actor and comedian, known for his energetic physical comedy routines, telling stories accompanied with mime, and sound effects[3] of things such as machinery and animals.[4] He was nominated for the Billy T Award in 2001 and 2002[5] and won the 2012 Fred (Dagg) Award for best NZ show at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

  1. ^ McDonald, Greer (7 November 2009). "Rhys Darby not planning to slow down". The Dominion Post. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  2. ^ Hunkin, Joanna (10 October 2008). "Roll call: Rhys Darby". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Rhys Darby's review". Chortle. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  4. ^ Keith Huang (13 August 2007). "Inside With: Rhys Darby". The Apiary. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
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  7. ^ "Radio 2 Comedy". BBC. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  8. ^ Pulliam-Moore, Charles (15 April 2022). "How Our Flag Means Death's creator made a period romance disguised as a pirate comedy". The Verge. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2022.