Darren Boyd (born 30 January 1971 in Hastings, East Sussex) is an English actor. He began acting at age 17 in amateur theatre and is a classically trained singer. He is 6'4" tall.
Darren co-starred in the BBC comedy sitcom Kiss Me Kate (1998), opposite Amanda Holden. Kiss Me Kate ran for three years and established Darren as new comedy talent in the UK. This led to starring roles in popular British comedies such as Hippies (1999) and Smack the Pony (1999),
In 2001, Darren and Victoria Pile creator of Smack The Pony, collaborated on a new show Los Dos Bros, a quirky, off-beat sitcom which explored physical comedy in the vein of Buster Keaton and Laurel and Hardy. Darren was co-creator, co-writer and winner of a Silver Rose for Best Sitcom at Montreux 2002. During this time Darren was cast as Ben Radfield in NBC ensemble comedy Watching Ellie produced by and starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Other cast included Steve Carell and Peter Stormare (2001 - 2004).
Other overseas work includes two seasons in the Canadian comedy The Jane Show as the highly-strung, right-wing Republican, Walton (2005/06) and the lead role of 'Daniel Spoon' in South African feature film Spoon starring opposite Rutger Hauer, directed by Sharlto Copley and Simon Hansen (2006)
Upon returning to the UK, Darren has once again appeared in top British television, including Dr. Jake Leaf in the second series of Green Wing (2006), Jonathan, opposite Steve Coogan in the second series of BBC’S Saxondale, Horatio in Channel 4 Comedy Showcase "Ladies and Gentlemen (TV series)" written by Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong and ITV pilot "Bike Squad" as well as "May Contain Nuts" a two-part comedy drama based on John O'Farrell's best-selling novel, and "Little Dorrit (TV serial)" a large-scale adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic.
Darren has also done a series of dramatic roles such as The Legend of the Tamworth Two (2004), Love Soup (2005) "Christmas At The Riviera" for ITV and Canadian TV series ReGenesis.
Darren has recently co-starred in the six-part series "Personal Affairs" for BBC3, and starred opposite Jodi Whittaker in "Royal Wedding" written by Abi Morgan for BBC2 (Spring 2010).
He has recently filmed the pilot "Dappers" Written by Catherine Johnson as well as guest-starring in an episode of "Rev" starring Tom Hollander and Olivia Colman for the BBC, and is about to begin filming the six-part series "Whites" starring opposite Alan Davies (2010)
Feature films include High Heels and Low Lifes (2002) Imagine Me & You (2005) Magicians (2007) and "Four Lions" (2010)
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