Background
Darby is based in Los Angeles and spends his time off at home in New Zealand with his wife and two young sons.
Darby is based in Los Angeles and spends his time off at home in New Zealand with his wife and two young sons.
Rhys Darby first gained attention in the U.S as Murray in HBO's Flight of the Conchords.
He first appeared in the same role on BBC’s 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 then featured as one of the DJ's in The Boat that Rocked, and 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’s standup has been described as a sensational blend of sound effects, characterizations and askew observations. He has performed his unique brand of humour in places as far flung as London and Iceland to the Falkland Islands, and in festivals from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to Montreal's Just for Laughs.
Television career
2007–2009 Flight of the Conchords
2009 The Jaquie Brown Diaries
2009 Comedy Showcase The Amazing Dermot
2010 Radiradirah
2011 How to Be a Gentleman
2011 Comedy Showcase The Fun Police
2012 Jake and the Never Land Pirates
Films
2008 Yes Man
2009 The Boat That Rocked (Pirate Radio)
2009 Diagnosis: Death
2011 Coming and Going
2011 Love Birds
