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'''Darren John Boyd''' (born 30 January 1971)
==Early life==
Boyd, born in [[Hastings]], [[Sussex]],<ref name="tv">{{cite news|title= Darren Boyd Credits |url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/darren-boyd/credits/3000011573/ |access-date=1 January 2018 |work= tvguide.com |access-date= October 16, 2023}}</ref> began acting at age 17 in amateur theatre and performed in local productions from 1989 to 1995.
==Career==
===Television===
Boyd co-starred in the BBC comedy ''[[Kiss Me Kate (TV series)|Kiss Me Kate]]'' (1998), which ran for three years. This led to starring roles in British comedies such as ''[[Hippies (TV series)|Hippies]]'' (1999) and ''[[Smack the Pony]]'' (1999). In 2001, he worked with [[Victoria Pile]] on a new series ''[[Los Dos Bros]]'', an off-beat sitcom exploring physical comedy and the relationship between Boyd and [[Cavan Clerkin]] as the titular (half-)brothers. Boyd was co-creator and co-writer. The show won a silver rose at Montreux in 2002. During this time Boyd
Boyd returned to the UK in 2005 and took on characters such as Dr. Jake Leaf in the second series of ''[[Green Wing]]'' (2006), and as Jonathan in [[Steve Coogan]]'s ''[[Saxondale]]''. In 2009, he appeared in the two-part adaptation of ''May Contain Nuts'', based on [[John O'Farrell (author)|John O'Farrell]]'s best-selling novel, ''Personal Affairs'' for [[BBC Three (former)|BBC Three]] and ''Royal Wedding'' (2010),<ref name="tv"/> which follows the [[Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer|1981 Royal Wedding]] through the perspective of events held in a small Welsh mining village, written by BAFTA winner [[Abi Morgan]] and starring [[Jodie Whittaker]].
Boyd starred as Bib in the BBC series ''[[Whites (TV series)|Whites]]'' and co-starred in the [[BBC Four]] drama ''[[Dirk Gently (TV series)|Dirk Gently]]'' playing [[Dirk Gently]]'s business partner Richard MacDuff. The BBC announced in June 2011 that Boyd would play the role of [[John Cleese]] in ''[[Holy Flying Circus]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/jun/21/bbc-monty-python-life-of-brian|work=Guardian.co.uk|title=BBC to dramatise unholy row over Monty Python's Life of Brian|date=21 June 2011|location=London|first=Ben|last=Dowell}}</ref> a 90-minute dramatisation of the controversy that arose when [[Monty Python]]'s ''[[Life of Brian]]'' was released in 1979. ''[[Holy Flying Circus]]'' was nominated for the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama]].{{fact|date=July 2022}}
From 2011–2013, Boyd starred in the [[Sky 1]] series ''[[Spy (2011 TV series)|Spy]]''<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.comedy.co.uk/news/story/00000537/sky1_spy_darren_boyd_robert_lindsay|work=The British Comedy Guide|title=Sky orders new MI5 spy sitcom|date=10 May 2011}}</ref> which won him a BAFTA for his performance.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://awards.bafta.org/award/2012/television/male-performance-in-a-comedy-programme |
In 2014, Boyd was reunited with his ''Watching Ellie'' costar Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a guest appearance on her HBO series ''[[Veep (TV series)|Veep]]'' in the episode "Special Relationship".
Boyd was part of the ensemble cast of [[Sky Atlantic]] drama series ''[[Fortitude (TV series)|Fortitude]]'',<ref name="tv"/> which premiered simultaneously in the UK and US in early 2015 playing Markus Huseklepp. Following Fortitude, Boyd briefly returned to comedy in the lead role of Matthew Bunting in the ITV situation comedy ''[[The Delivery Man (TV series)|The Delivery Man]]''.
▲In 2014, Boyd was reunited with his ''Watching Ellie'' costar Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a guest appearance on her HBO series ''[[Veep (TV series)|Veep]]'' in the episode "Special Relationship".{{fact|date=July 2022}}
In 2016, he returned to television with two dramatic roles. He appeared opposite [[Idris Elba]] in the fourth series of ''[[Luther (TV series)|Luther]]'' for the BBC and [[James Nesbitt]] in Stan Lee's ''[[Stan Lee's Lucky Man|Lucky Man]],'' a [[Sky 1]] television series.
▲Boyd was part of the ensemble cast of [[Sky Atlantic]] drama series ''[[Fortitude (TV series)|Fortitude]]'', which premiered simultaneously in the UK and US in early 2015 playing Markus Huseklepp. Following Fortitude, Boyd briefly returned to comedy in the lead role of Matthew Bunting in the ITV situation comedy ''[[The Delivery Man (TV series)|The Delivery Man]]''.{{fact|date=July 2022}}
In early 2018, Boyd played Frank Haleton in the British [[BBC]] drama series ''[[Killing Eve]]''.
▲In 2016, he returned to television with two dramatic roles. He appeared opposite [[Idris Elba]] in the fourth series of ''[[Luther (TV series)|Luther]]'' for the BBC and [[James Nesbitt]] in Stan Lee's ''[[Stan Lee's Lucky Man|Lucky Man]],'' a [[Sky 1]] television series.{{fact|date=July 2022}}
In late 2019, Boyd provided the voice of Mr. Brown in ''[[The Adventures of Paddington (2020 TV series)|The Adventures of Paddington]]'' which began airing on the [[Nick Jr. Channel]] in early 2020.<ref name="tv"/>▼
▲In early 2018, Boyd played Frank Haleton in the British [[BBC]] drama series ''[[Killing Eve]]''.{{fact|date=July 2022}}
▲In late 2019, Boyd provided the voice of Mr. Brown in ''[[The Adventures of Paddington (2020 TV series)|The Adventures of Paddington]]'' which began airing on the [[Nick Jr. Channel]] in early 2020.
He played Supt. Dave Minty in the 2020 BBC drama, ''[[The Salisbury Poisonings]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the cast of The Salisbury Poisonings |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-06-06/the-salisbury-poisonings-cast-bbc/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=14 June 2020}}</ref>
Notable cameos include an evangelical vicar in ''[[Rev. (TV series)|Rev.]]'' and an ex-athlete named Dave Wellbeck in BBC's Olympics [[mockumentary]] ''[[Twenty Twelve]]''.<ref name="tv"/>
===Film===
Feature films in which Boyd has appeared include ''[[High Heels and Low Lifes]]'' (2002), ''[[Imagine Me & You]]'' (2005), ''[[Magicians (2007 film)|Magicians]]'' (2007),<ref name="tv"/> [[Chris Morris (satirist)|Chris Morris]]' ''[[Four Lions]]'' (2010), ''[[The World's End (film)|The World's End]]'' (2013),<ref name="tv"/> ''[[Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa]]'' (2013), ''[[Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor]]'' (2017) and ''[[The Personal History of David Copperfield]]'' (2019).<ref name="tv"/>
===Radio===
Boyd starred as a reluctant arms dealer in the [[BBC Radio 4]] sitcom ''[[Safety Catch]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/safetycatch.shtml|title = BBC Radio 4 - Safety Catch}}</ref> He also co-starred in ''[[ElvenQuest]]'', another Radio 4 sitcom, as Vidar the Elf Lord. In 2018, he appeared as a major suspect in the Radio 4 drama, ''A Small Town Murder''.
==Filmography==
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