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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 21, 1974
Place of Birth
New Zealand
Also Known As
- ریس داربی
Rhys Darby
1.4 Popularity
Biography
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 recognition and two Billy T Award nominations. Darby's international breakthrough came in 2007 with his role as Murray Hewitt in the HBO comedy series "Flight of the Conchords." Since then, he's appeared in films like "Yes Man," "What We Do in the Shadows," and "Jumanji," often injecting his signature comedic flair into supporting roles. On television, he's had recurring roles in shows like "Short Poppies," "Wrecked," and animated shows such as "Voltron: Legendary Defender." From 2022 to 2023, he starred in period romantic comedy series "Our Flag Means Death" as a fictionalized version of pirate Stede Bonnet. The show was praised for its LGBTQ+ representation, including the romantic relationship between Darby's Bonnet and fellow Kiwi Taika Waititi's Blackbeard. This was not only Darby's first role as a main protagonist, but also his first foray into dramatic acting. Beyond acting, Darby is also an author. He has written three children's books for his "Buttons McGinty" series as well as an autobiography titled "This Way to Spaceship." Additionally, he's been the host of the cryptozoology podcast "The Cryptid Factor" since 2008, alongside Dan Schreiber, Leon 'Buttons' Kirkbeck, and previously, David Farrier.
Known For
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Plato (voice)
The Lost Tiger
2025
5.9
Kippy Betts
Love Hurts
2025
0.0
Binklebonk (voice)
Badjelly
2025
7.2
Mr. McNutt (voice)
That Christmas
2024
0.0
Narrator (voice)
Rhett & Link's Wonderhole
2024
6.2
Narrator (voice)
The Hungry Games: Alaska's Big Bear Challenge
2024
6.4
Self
After Midnight
2024
6.4
Rhys Marlin
Next Goal Wins
2023
6.6
Stanley (voice)
Curses!
2023
5.8
Brother Madigan
Uproar
2023
Credits
The Lost Tiger
as Plato (voice)
2025
0.0
Love Hurts
as Kippy Betts
2025
5.9
Badjelly
as Binklebonk (voice)
2025
0.0
That Christmas
as Mr. McNutt (voice)
2024
7.2
Rhett & Link's Wonderhole
as Narrator (voice)
2024
0.0
The Hungry Games: Alaska's Big Bear Challenge
as Narrator (voice)
2024
6.2
After Midnight
as Self
2024
6.4
Next Goal Wins
as Rhys Marlin
2023
6.4
Curses!
as Stanley (voice)
2023
6.6
Uproar
as Brother Madigan
2023
5.8
Relax, I'm from the Future
as Casper
2023
6.0
Royal Crackers
as Jonathan (voice)
2023
5.7
Kiff
as Trollie (voice)
2023
7.5
Night Court
as Alistair
2023
6.7
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
as Hypno-Potamus (voice)
2022
7.2
Chibiverse
as Perry the Platypus (voice)
2022
6.6
Our Flag Means Death
as Stede Bonnet
2022
7.7
We Baby Bears
as Craig / Cabbage (voice)
2022
7.2
We Baby Bears
as Craig (voice)
2022
7.2
Rhys Darby: Mystic Time Bird
as Self
2021
7.0
Monsters at Work
as Roger Rogers (voice)
2021
7.2
Sweet Tooth
as Hazmat #2
2021
7.8
The Masked Singer NZ
2021
0.0
Home Economics
as Monroe Davies
2021
6.6
Patriot Brains
as Contestant
2021
5.0
Pacific Rim: The Black
as Bunyip
2021
8.2
The Great North
as Snowflake (voice)
2021
6.9
The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!
as Happy Sedengry (voice)
2020
6.3
100% Wolf
as Foxwell Cripp (voice)
2020
6.1
Rhys Darby: Big in Japan
2020
6.5
The Big Fib
as C.L.I.V.E.
2020
5.6
Guns Akimbo
as Glenjamin
2020
6.4
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Nigel Billingsley
2019
6.9
Mosley
as Deaver (voice)
2019
6.8
Infinity Train
as Randall / Balloon Randall (voice)
2019
8.4
Have You Been Paying Attention?
as Panellist
2019
7.5
Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans
as Master of Games (voice)
2019
7.5
Love, Death & Robots
as Father Maguire
2019
8.2
Single Parents
as Dr. Biscuits
2018
7.0
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Hypno-Potamus (voice)
2018
7.3
Wellington Paranormal
as Anton
2018
7.0
Big City Greens
as Lifeguard (voice)
2018
7.3
The Boss Baby: Back in Business
as Happy Sedengry (voice)
2018
7.1
🎬
Lie Detector
as Self
2018
10.0
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
as Nigel Billingsley
2017
6.8
Rhys Darby: I'm A Fighter Jet
as Self
2017
7.0
Killing Hasselhoff
as Fish
2017
4.5
The Jim Jefferies Show
as Jacko
2017
6.4
A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Charles
2017
7.4
🎬
Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia
as Self
2016
5.5
Trolls
as Bibbly (voice)
2016
6.6
Milo Murphy's Law
as King Pistashion (voice)
2016
7.4
Wrecked
as Steve
2016
6.6
Voltron: Legendary Defender
as Coran (voice)
2016
7.2
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
as Psycho Sam
2016
7.6
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
as Stevahn Rabren
2016
5.6
Angie Tribeca
as Dr. Helm
2016
6.4
Dr. Ken
as Charles Evans
2015
5.6
Life in Pieces
as Teddy
2015
7.1
We Bare Bears
as Kyle (voice)
2015
7.7
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
2015
4.7
Fresh Off the Boat
as Tony Wonder
2015
7.2
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
as Eddie (voice)
2015
8.4
Short Poppies
as Various characters
2014
6.3
What We Do in the Shadows
as Anton - Werewolf
2014
7.6
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self
2013
5.2
The Millers
as Martin
2013
5.9
It's a Date
as Craig
2013
6.3
The Last Leg
as Self
2013
5.4
Missing Christmas
as Mayor Dennis Gob (voice)
2012
0.0
Rhys Darby: This Way to Spaceship
as Self
2012
4.0
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Uncle Deckard
2012
6.2
It's Rhys Darby Night!
as Self
2011
4.0
Arthur Christmas
as Lead Elf (voice)
2011
6.8
How to Be a Gentleman
as Mike
2011
4.4
Coming & Going
as Lee
2011
5.3
Love Birds
as Doug
2011
5.9
Bob's Burgers
as (voice)
2011
7.8
Bob's Burgers
as Duncan (voice)
2011
7.8
Peacock Season
as Galtrex Guy
2010
7.0
Hot in Cleveland
as Jack
2010
7.4
Diagnosis: Death
as Specialist
2010
4.5
Modern Family
as Fergus
2009
7.9
The Boat That Rocked
as Angus
2009
7.2
Flight of the Conchords: On Air
as Self
2009
10.0
Yes Man
as Norman
2008
6.7
Rhys Darby Live - Imagine That!
as Self
2008
5.1
Flight of the Conchords
as Murray Hewitt
2007
7.9
Thank God You're Here
2006
6.0
How I Met Your Mother
as Hamish
2005
8.1
QI
as Self
2003
7.9
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
1996
7.0
The X-Files
as Guy Mann
1993
8.4
The Simpsons
as Tag Tuckerburg (voice)
1989
8.0
🎬
Bacon and Eggs
as Sir Arthur (voice)
N/A
0.0
🎬
Little Lorraine
as Tim
N/A
0.0
🎬
Song of the Bigfoot
N/A
0.0