Dai Henwood

Dai Henwood

Born: January 1, 1978
in Wellington, New Zealand
Dai Henwood is a New Zealand comedian and interpretive dancer. He is best known for his hosting of several television shows found on C4 but also performs stand up comedy. Henwood was born in 1978 to Ray and Carolyn Henwood. Henwood studied Theatre and Film at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating with a BA in eastern religions, before winning 'Best New Face' on TV2's Pulp Comedy in 1999 and a Billy T Award in 2002. In 2004 and 2005 he toured the shows The Hot Stepper and Champagne Table Tennis, and also performed at the Tokyo Comedy Store and in Melbourne and around Britain. Henwood has stated his great-grandfather was Welsh international rugby player, Dick Jones Henwood spent a period on TV3's Sunrise morning show, as the gadget guy, giving humorous reviews of the latest gadgets. He has recorded a DVD titled Dai Another Day, released by EMI in late 2009.

Movies for Dai Henwood...

Title: Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
Character: Self
Released: February 16, 2023
Type: TV
Comedian Guy Montgomery hosts a spelling competition with a mixture of simple and unconventional rounds.
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Title: Lego Masters NZ
Character: Himself - Host
Released: May 9, 2022
Type: TV
Teams of Kiwi master brick builders are put through their paces in the New Zealand version of the hugely popular reality challenge. Who will dream, create it, and win it?!
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Title: Taskmaster NZ
Character: Self
Released: October 21, 2020
Type: TV
Jeremy Wells reigns supreme alongside his royal assistant Paul Williams, in the highly anticipated local version of Taskmaster. They'll be putting Kiwi comedians through their paces in a series of bizarre, hilarious and ingenious tasks.
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Title: Family Feud
Character: Host
Released: February 15, 2016
Type: TV
Family Feud sees kiwi families battle it out against each other, answering questions that have been put to 100 people to determine the most popular responses.
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Dai Henwood: Adapt Or Dai
Title: Dai Henwood: Adapt Or Dai
Released: August 16, 2013
Type: Movie
Adapt Or Dai was Dai Henwood's sell out show during the 2013 New Zealand International comedy festival. It is a celebration of humanity and an hour of great laughs
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Derby Dogs
Title: Derby Dogs
Character: Mr. Lumsden
Released: September 26, 2012
Type: Movie
When 12 year old Ben sets out to win the local trolly derby in memory of his father, he learns what matters in life when he is forced to battle cheating opponents, the school loan sharks and a mother who has banned him from the race.
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Dai Henwood - Dai Another Day
Title: Dai Henwood - Dai Another Day
Released: November 11, 2009
Type: Movie
Over two nights in September 2009, Dai Henwood performed to a packed SKYCITY Theatre in Auckland to record the best of his stand-up for this DVD. With more than a decade of comedy experience under his belt, Dai nailed it and you are holding the result in your hands.
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Title: 7 Days
Character: Team Leader
Released: August 21, 2009
Type: TV
7 Days is a New Zealand comedy gameshow similar in some ways to the British program Mock the Week, hosted by Jeremy Corbett and created by The Down Low Concept. Paul Ego and Dai Henwood usually appear on each episode, along with other comedians, who form teams and answer questions about news stories from the last week.
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Title: Dancing with the Stars
Character: Self - Host
Released: May 1, 2005
Type: TV
The New Zealand version of the British “Strictly Come Dancing” show sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted on by viewers.
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Title: Power Rangers
Character: Judge
Released: August 28, 1993
Type: TV
A team of teenagers with attitude are recruited to save Angel Grove from the evil witch, Rita Repulsa, and later, Lord Zedd, Emperor of all he sees, and their horde of monsters.
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Title: 7 Days
Character: Self - Team 2 Leader
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
NZ’s best stand-up comedians aren’t afraid to do what they do best – take the piss out of everything, but mostly all the news of the week and each other.