---
name: "Darren Boyd"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/darren-boyd"
fi1m_id: "darren-boyd"
imdb_id: "nm0101740"
tmdb_id: 17123
wikidata_id: "Q5224803"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 January 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-07T17:36:46.862555+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Darren Boyd

## Identity

Darren Boyd

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/darren-boyd
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** darren-boyd
- **IMDb ID:** nm0101740
- **TMDB ID:** 17123
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5224803
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_Boyd, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5224803, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0101740/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17123

Actor. Born 30 January 1971 in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 January 1971, Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Also known as:** Darren John Boyd
- **Frequently works with:** [Morwenna Banks](https://film.one/person/morwenna-banks.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 75 (1), 2010s 77 (7), 2020s 74 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 76 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 7, Drama 7, Crime 5, Mystery 1, Romance 1, Sport 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $230m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_Boyd, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5224803, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0101740/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17123

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Down Cemetery Road*](https://film.one/tv/down-cemetery-road.md) (82), [*Killing Eve*](https://film.one/tv/killing-eve.md) (82)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Outlaws*](https://film.one/tv/the-outlaws.md) (67)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Darren Boyd is an English actor, writer and director. He was born on 30 January 1971 in Hastings, East Sussex. He began acting at the age of 16 in local theatre productions.

Boyd is known for roles in films including *Four Lions* (2010), *The World's End* (2013), *Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa* (2013), *Bridget Jones's Baby* (2016) and *The Personal History of David Copperfield* (2019), and television series such as *Spy* (2011–2012), *Luther* (2010), *Fortitude* (2015), *Killing Eve* (2018), *The Outlaws* (2021–2024) and *Down Cemetery Road* (2025). He won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Male Comedy Performance for *Spy*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Down Cemetery Road* (2025), Fi1m 82, as C — [page](https://film.one/tv/down-cemetery-road.md)
- *The Outlaws* (2021), Fi1m 67, as John — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-outlaws.md)
- *The Personal History of David Copperfield* (2019), Fi1m 81, as Edward Murdstone — [page](https://film.one/film/the-personal-history-of-david-copperfield.md)
- *Killing Eve* (2018), Fi1m 82, as Frank Haleton — [page](https://film.one/tv/killing-eve.md)
- *Bridget Jones's Baby* (2016), Fi1m 71, as Jeremy — [page](https://film.one/film/bridget-joness-baby.md)
- *National Treasure* (2016), Fi1m 78, as Hamish — [page](https://film.one/tv/national-treasure-2016.md)
- *Holy Flying Circus* (2011), Fi1m 56, as John Cleese — [page](https://film.one/film/holy-flying-circus.md)
- *Twenty Twelve* (2011), Fi1m 77, as Dave Wellbeck — [page](https://film.one/tv/twenty-twelve.md)
- *Four Lions* (2010), Fi1m 94, as Sniper — [page](https://film.one/film/four-lions.md)
- *Saxondale* (2006), Fi1m 75, as Jonathan — [page](https://film.one/tv/saxondale.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Down Cemetery Road* (2025), series, as C — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/down-cemetery-road.md)
- *We Might Regret This* (2024), series, as Abe
- *The Outlaws* (2021), series, as John — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-outlaws.md)
- *Soulmates* (2020), series, as Peter
- *The Salisbury Poisonings* (2020), series, as Supt. Dave Minty
- *Trying* (2020), series, as Scott
- *The Adventures of Paddington* (2019), series, as Mr. Henry Brown (voice)
- *The Personal History of David Copperfield* (2019), as Edward Murdstone — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-personal-history-of-david-copperfield.md)
- *Flack* (2019), series, as Jeremy
- *Hang Ups* (2018), series, as David Cobbs
- *Killing Eve* (2018), series, as Frank Haleton — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/killing-eve.md)
- *Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor* (2017), as Theo (voice)
- *National Treasure* (2016), series, as Hamish — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/national-treasure-2016.md)
- *Bridget Jones's Baby* (2016), as Jeremy — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/bridget-joness-baby.md)
- *Stan Lee's Lucky Man* (2016), series, as DI Orwell
- *The Delivery Man* (2015), series, as Matthew Bunting
- *Fortitude* (2015), series, as Markus Huseklepp
- *The Guilty* (2013), series, as Daniel Reid
- *Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa* (2013), as Martin Finch
- *The World's End* (2013), as Shane Hawkins
- *Veep* (2012), series, as Peter Mitchell — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)
- *Dirk Gently* (2012), series, as Richard Macduff
- *Holy Flying Circus* (2011), as John Cleese — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/holy-flying-circus.md)
- *Spy* (2011), series, as Tim
- *Case Sensitive* (2011), series, as Simon Waterhouse
- *Twenty Twelve* (2011), series, as Dave Wellbeck — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/twenty-twelve.md)
- *Spoon* (2011), as Daniel Spoon
- *Whites* (2010), series, as Bib
- *Royal Wedding* (2010), as Johnny Caddock
- *Four Lions* (2010), as Sniper — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/film/four-lions.md)
- *Luther* (2010), series, as DCI Theo Bloom — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/luther.md)
- *Personal Affairs* (2009), series, as Simon Turner
- *May Contain: Nuts* (2009), as David
- *Bike Squad* (2008), as PC 'Puffy' Tromblay
- *Christmas at the Riviera* (2007), as Tim
- *Ladies and Gentlemen* (2007), as Horatio
- *Comedy Showcase* (2007), series, as Horatio
- *Magicians* (2007), as Otto Johnson
- *The Best of Smack the Pony* (2007), Actor
- *Saxondale* (2006), series, as Jonathan — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/saxondale.md)
- *The Jane Show* (2006), series, as Walton
- *Imagine Me & You* (2006), as Cooper
- *Love Soup* (2005), series, Actor
- *ReGenesis* (2004), series, as Prof. Simon Jessup, Prof. Simon Jessop
- *Green Wing* (2004), series, as Jake — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/green-wing.md)
- *The Legend of the Tamworth Two* (2004), as PC 'Dusty' Springfield
- *Spine Chillers* (2003), series, as Alan
- *Watching Ellie* (2002), series, as Ben
- *High Heels and Low Lifes* (2001), as Ray
- *Hippies* (1999), series, as Hugo Yemp
- *Los Dos Bros* (1999), series, Actor
- *Smack the Pony* (1999), series, as Various Characters
- *Kiss Me Kate* (1998), series, Actor

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