Born:
January 30, 1971
in
Hastings
Best Known For:
Spy, and Case Sensitive.
Early-life:
Darren John Boyd was born in Hastings on January 30, 1971. As a teenager, he began acting in amateur theatre and local productions.
Career:
Darren moved to London in his mid-twenties when he was cast in the West End production of Les Miserables. His big break came in 1998 when landed a role in BBC sitcom Kiss Me Kate. This led to parts in Hippies, Smack the Pony, Watching Ellie, Green Wing, and Saxondale. He starred in short-lived comedy Whites before having more success playing John Cleese in Holy Flying Circus. His recent work includes sitcom Spy, crime drama Case Sensitive and miniseries The Guilty. He has appeared on the big screen in High Heels and Low Lifes (2002), Magicians (2007), Four Lions (2010), The World's End (2013) and Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013).
Quote:
'I'm not a comedian, I don't want to depend on a singular box of tricks. I like story and characters, to take on world views that are not my own.'
Trivia:
He made one series of quirky sitcom Los Dos Bros for Channel 4 - it won a Silver Rose for Best Sitcom at the Montreux Festival in 2002. He won a Bafta for best male comedy role in 2012 for Spy.