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Rhys Darby(I)

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  • Writer
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Rhys Darby at an event for Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park bulk up for winter hibernation over 150 days. Battling elements and each other, they consume three million calories and gain up to 200 pounds in Nature's survival show.
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Rhys Darby was born on 21 March 1974 in New Zealand. He is an actor and writer, known for Flight of the Conchords (2007), Yes Man (2008) and The Boat That Rocked (2009). He has been married to Rosie Carnahan-Darby since 25 January 2004. They have two children.
BornMarch 21, 1974
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BornMarch 21, 1974
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Known for

    Flight of the Conchords (2007)
    Flight of the Conchords
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Murray Hewitt
    Jim Carrey in Yes Man (2008)
    Yes Man
    6.8
    Movie
    • Norman
    • 2008
    Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy, and Talulah Riley in The Boat That Rocked (2009)
    The Boat That Rocked
    7.3
    Movie
    • Angus Nutsford
    • 2009
    Daniel Radcliffe in Guns Akimbo (2019)
    Guns Akimbo
    6.3
    Movie
    • Glenjamin
    • 2019

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Quimbo's Quest
      • Morten (voice)
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2019
    • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Song of the Bigfoot
      • Carl
      • Post-production
    • Little Lorraine
      • Tim
      • Post-production
    • The Z-Suite (2025)
      The Z-Suite
      4.7
      TV Series
      • Bennet Buffy
      • 2025
    • Ke Huy Quan in Love Hurts (2025)
      Love Hurts
      5.2
      • Kippy Betts
      • 2025
    • Kiff: Lore of the Ring Light (2025)
      Kiff: Lore of the Ring Light
      7.8
      TV Special
      • Trollie (voice)
      • 2025
    • Michael Croner and Kimiko Glenn in Kiff (2021)
      Kiff
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Trollie (voice)
      • 2023–2025
    • Badjelly (2025)
      Badjelly
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Binklebonk
      • 2025
    • The Lost Tiger (2024)
      The Lost Tiger
      7.8
      • (voice)
      • 2024
    • Brian Cox, Rosie Cavaliero, Richard Curtis, Aaron Dem, Sim Evan-Jones, Deborah Findlay, Nicole P. Hearon, Paul Kaye, Bill Nighy, Andy Nyman, Dermot O'Leary, John Powell, Fiona Shaw, Jordan North, Adam Tandy, Rhys Darby, Ava Talbot, Sienna Sayer, Alex Macqueen, Freddie Spry, Kuhu Agarwal, Isabella Hopkins, Mary Moss, Jack Wisniewski, Katherine Parkinson, Jodie Whittaker, Peter Souter, Simon Otto, Alicia Davies, Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn, Luke Jameson, India Brown, Bronte Smith, Lolly Adefope, Guz Khan, Zazie Hayhurst, and Sindhu Vee in That Christmas (2024)
      That Christmas
      6.8
      • Mr. McNutt
      • 2024
    • Curses! (2023)
      Curses!
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Stanley (voice)
      • 2023–2024
    • Link Neal and Rhett McLaughlin in Rhett & Link's Wonderhole (2024)
      Rhett & Link's Wonderhole
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Narrator
      • 2024
    • Kyla Pratt, Myrna Velasco, Chris Houghton, and Lucy Heavens in Chibiverse (2022)
      Chibiverse
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Perry the Platypus (voice)
      • 2024
    • Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Henry Winkler, Alanna Ubach, Ben Feldman, Mindy Kaling, and Lucas Neff in Monsters at Work (2021)
      Monsters at Work
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Roger Rogers (voice)
      • 2024
    • Maile Flanagan, Jessica St. Clair, Andrew Santino, and Jason Ruiz in Royal Crackers (2023)
      Royal Crackers
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Jonathan (voice)
      • 2024
    • Night Court (2023)
      Night Court
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Alistair Tully
      • 2024
    • Jumanji: Wild Adventures (2023)
      Jumanji: Wild Adventures
      3.8
      Video Game
      • Nigel Billingsley (voice)
      • 2023
    • Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby in Our Flag Means Death (2022)
      Our Flag Means Death
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Stede Bonnet
      • 2022–2023

    Writer

    • Rhys Darby: Mystic Time Bird (2021)
      Rhys Darby: Mystic Time Bird
      6.2
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Rhys Darby: I'm a Fighter Jet (2017)
      Rhys Darby: I'm a Fighter Jet
      6.9
      Video
      • written by
      • 2017
    • Short Poppies (2014)
      Short Poppies
      7.7
      TV Series
      • creator
      • 2014
    • Rhys Darby: This Way to Spaceship
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • Funny as Hell (2011)
      Funny as Hell
      4.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2012
    • Rhys Darby: It's Rhys Darby Night! (2011)
      Rhys Darby: It's Rhys Darby Night!
      7.1
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Radiradirah (2010)
      Radiradirah
      5.9
      TV Series
      • contributing writer
      • 2010
    • Rocked the Nation
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2008
    • Fot: The Next Big Thing
      6.3
      Short
      • written by
      • 2008
    • Rhys Darby Live: Imagine That! (2008)
      Rhys Darby Live: Imagine That!
      7.4
      • written by
      • 2008

    Director

    • Rhys Darby: I'm a Fighter Jet (2017)
      Rhys Darby: I'm a Fighter Jet
      6.9
      Video
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2017

    Videos45

    Taika Look at the Waititi Way
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    Taika Look at the Waititi Way
    "What are my chances?" from Diagnosis: Death
    Clip 0:49
    "What are my chances?" from Diagnosis: Death
    "What are my chances?" from Diagnosis: Death
    Clip 0:49
    "What are my chances?" from Diagnosis: Death
    Hunt for the Wilderpeople
    Clip 0:58
    Hunt for the Wilderpeople
    Hunt for the Wilderpeople
    Clip 0:57
    Hunt for the Wilderpeople
    Hunt for the Wilderpeople
    Clip 0:55
    Hunt for the Wilderpeople
    What We Do in the Shadows
    Clip 1:26
    What We Do in the Shadows

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    • Height
      • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
    • Born
      • March 21, 1974
      • New Zealand
    • Spouse
      • Rosie Carnahan-DarbyJanuary 25, 2004 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Finn Darby
    • Other works
      TV commercial for HP

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      Was in the New Zealand army from 1991-1994.
    • Quotes
      It's a funny thing because it's what the people say when they come across a ghost situation is that it does freak you out, but then you do get over it - for some reason you're not scared to come across it again.
    • Trademarks
        New Zealander accent
    • Nicknames
      • Rhys Lightning
      • Rhysie

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