Bret McKenzie

Actor, Musician

Bret McKenzie is one half of musical-comedy duo Flight of the Conchords (alongside Jemaine Clement). The two cemented their fame with a self-titled series on American pay TV network HBO, which featured the duo trying to make it in New York. An Oscar winner for his songwriting on movie The Muppets (2011), McKenzie went on to co-star in Kiwi black comedy Two Little Boys and English-set romance Austenland.

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We couldn't sing and play the guitar at the same time, and we still struggle with that ... the person who's singing isn't really doing too much. Bret McKenzie, in an extended interview for 2019 TV series Funny As: The Story of New Zealand Comedy Flight of the Conchords

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Koia Ko Koe/So True

2023, Performer - Music video

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Funny As: The Story of New Zealand Comedy

2019, Subject - Television

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Funny As: The Story of New Zealand Comedy (series promo)

2019, Subject - Television

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NZ On Air 30th Birthday - Billy T James

2019, Subject - Web

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Bloopers - News

2018, Newsreader - Television

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Cure Kids - Team Ball Player Thing

2015, As: Bret McKenzie - Web

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Give Up Your Dreams

2015, Actor - Music video

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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014, As: Lindir - Film

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012, As: Lindir - Film

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Two Little Boys

2012, As: Nige - Film

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Cure Kids - Feel Inside (and stuff like that)

2012, Performer - Web

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Diagnosis: Death

2009, As: Dr Cruise - Film

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Rocked the Nation

2009, Subject - Television

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Rocked the Nation - No 21: The New Zealand Accent

2008, Subject - Television

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Sunday - John Clarke

2008, Subject - Television

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Futile Attraction

2005, As: Voice of Wickham - Film

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Frontseat - Series One, Episode 14

2004, Subject - Television

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Pulp Comedy - Series Seven, Episode Four (Flight of the Conchords)

2003, Performer - Television

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Dawnskate-88

2003, Performer - Music video

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The Living Room - Series One (Flight of the Conchords)

2002, Subject - Television

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The Living Room - Series One (excerpts)

2002 - 2003, Subject - Television

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Tongan Ninja

2002, Choreographer - Kitchen Dance Scene - Film

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Pulp Comedy Presents Cal Wilson and Friends

2001, Performer - Television

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Pulp Comedy - Series Five, Episode Two (Flight of the Conchords)

2000, Performer - Television

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Newtown Salad - Flight of the Conchords

1999 - 2000, Performer - Television