Darryl Hinds
Darryl Hinds is a Canadian actor and sketch comedian, best known as a cast member of Royal Canadian Air Farce's annual New Year's Eve specials in the 2010s.[1]
Hinds was born in Canada to Jamaican immigrants, with an Afro-Jamaican father and an Indo-Caribbean mother.[1] He had stage acting roles in his early career,[2] and was a member of the sketch comedy troupe Electric Boogaloo,[3] before joining the Toronto company of The Second City in 2007 as a cast member in the revue Facebook of Revelations.[4] He also starred in the 2008 revue Barack to the Future, in which he appeared in several sketches as Barack Obama,[5] and in the 2009 shows 0% Down, 100% Screwed[6] and Shut Up and Show Us Your Tweets.[7]
He joined Air Farce for the 2014 special,[8] remaining with the troupe until their final special in 2019.[9]
As an actor he has had recurring or guest roles in the television series Combat Hospital, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Rookie Blue, Odd Squad and Murdoch Mysteries,[1] and a starring role in the 2021 family sitcom Overlord and the Underwoods.[10]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Brampton's Darryl Hinds will add comedic excellence to Air Farce's New Year's eve special". Brampton Guardian, December 21, 2016.
- ^ Richard Ouzonian, "Five Fingers still packs a punch". Toronto Star, August 6, 2001.
- ^ Bruce DeMara, "Trio's comic crowd pleaser". Toronto Star, August 17, 2006.
- ^ Jim Slotek, "In your Facebook; 60th Second City revue is a smash start to finish". Toronto Sun, July 23, 2007.
- ^ Richard Ouzonian, "Second City's Barack to the Future wins the race for fresh and cheeky". Toronto Star, August 8, 2008.
- ^ Jim Slotek, "Screwed: 100% lude, rude; 35th anniversary Second City revue features some great physical comedy". Toronto Sun, March 12, 2009.
- ^ Brad Wheeler, "Anniversary revue relies on stereotypes for laughs". The Globe and Mail, October 12, 2009.
- ^ Bill Brioux, "CBC's Air Farce rings in the new year: New Year's Eve special includes highlights of the year and a few special guests". Waterloo Region Record, December 31, 2014.
- ^ "A bit of magic for the holidays". Toronto Star, December 30, 2019.
- ^ "'Overlord and the Underwoods' showrunner hopes it will 'make way for more diversity'". The Coast Reporter, October 28, 2021.
External links[]
- Darryl Hinds at IMDb
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