Rhys Darby

Person · Open Library

Born

1974

Works

1

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Film & TV

New Zealand

Rhys Montague Darby (born March 21, 1974) is a New Zealand actor and comedian. He served in the New Zealand army before embarking on a performing career. In 1996, he formed the comedy duo "Rhysently Granted" with Grant Lobban, quickly carving a niche for their unique brand of humor. Darby's solo stand-up routines, characterized by vibrant storytelling, mime, and sound effects, garnered him…

Known for

• CoComelon: The Movie — Lefty (voice)2027
• Little Lorraine — Tim2026
• Jumanji: Open World — Nigel Billingsley2026
• The Sheep Detectives — Wool-Eyes (voice)2026
• Rhys Darby: 25 Years — Self2026
• Bear Grylls is Running Wild — Self2026
• Glenn & Mick's Celebrity Intervention — Special Guest2026
• The Lost Tiger — Plato (voice)2025
• Love Hurts — Kippy Betts2025
• Kiff Lore of the Ring Light — Trollie (voice)2025

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Origin

New Zealand

Active from

1974-03-21

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

371

Total plays

2,505

Rhys Darby is a stand-up comedian from New Zealand, known for his energetic physical comedy routines, telling stories accompanied with mime and sound effects of things such as machinery and animals. Darby was nominated for the Billy T Award in 2001 and 2002. Darby is probably best known for playing the band manager of Flight of the Conchords in the BBC radio series (as Bryan Nesbitt) and HBO television series (as Murray Hewitt). A former soldier, he left the army in 1994 and went to universit

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Rhys

Gender

male

Citizenship

New Zealand

Place of birth

Auckland

Occupation

television actor

Languages spoken

English language

Official website

www.rhysdarby.com

Image

ThatXmasBFILFF191024 (18 of 119) (54100566838) (Rhys Darby) (cropped).jpg

Number of children

1

Residence

Los Angeles

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