David Farrier

Biography

David Farrier is a filmmaker, actor and writer from New Zealand who began his career in journalism, reporting for 3 News and serving as Nightline's entertainment reporter from 2006 until 2013. In 2011 he made a TV3 documentary about the origins of God Defend New Zealand, and in 2014 he played a fictionalized version of himself in Rhys Darby's mockumentary series Short Poppies. With Dylan Reeve he co-directed Tickled (2016), a documentary about competitive endurance tickling that debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and later screened on HBO; a short follow-up, The Tickle King, followed in 2017. Farrier created and presented the Netflix series Dark Tourist in 2018, began the newsletter Webworm in 2020, and has hosted podcasts including The Cryptid Factor and Flightless Bird. His documentary Mister Organ was released in 2022.

43years old

Turns 44 on December 25in 73 days

Born December 25, 1982Tauranga
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 5 years2011 to 2016

Every film, newest first

2016TickledIMDb rating 7.4
2015Ghost Shark 2: Urban JawsIMDb rating 2.4
2011Coming & GoingIMDb rating 5.4

Genres

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Behind the camera
Farrier's 2011 documentary for TV3 ran 45 minutes and explored where "God Defend New Zealand", one of the country's two national anthems, came from.
Beyond film
From 2013 to 2017, Farrier was a co-host of The Cryptid Factor, an audio program about cryptozoology, alongside comedian Rhys Darby and producers Dan Schreiber and Leon 'Buttons' Kirkbeck.

David Farrier movies on Netflix

Tickled2016IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
Ghost Shark 2: Urban Jaws2015IMDb rating 2.4as Himself
Coming & Going2011IMDb rating 5.4as Angry Dinner Guest in Wheelchair

Worked with

David Farrier made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Fionnula Flanagan

Ivana Milicevic

Rhys Darby

Jenica Bergere

Carla Gallo

Brian Hooks

Dylan ReeveDirector, 1 film Edoardo PontiDirector, 1 film Andrew ToddDirector, 1 film

Films together

Fionnula Flanagan1 film together, 2011
Fionnula Flanagan's page
- Coming & Going2011IMDb rating 5.4Farrier as Angry Dinner Guest in WheelchairFlanagan as Irma
Ivana Milicevic1 film together, 2011
Ivana Milicevic's page
- Coming & Going2011IMDb rating 5.4Farrier as Angry Dinner Guest in WheelchairMilicevic as Ivana
Rhys Darby1 film together, 2011
Rhys Darby's page
- Coming & Going2011IMDb rating 5.4Farrier as Angry Dinner Guest in WheelchairDarby as Lee
Jenica Bergere1 film together, 2011
Jenica Bergere's page
- Coming & Going2011IMDb rating 5.4Farrier as Angry Dinner Guest in WheelchairBergere as Mrs. Jensen
Carla Gallo1 film together, 2011
Carla Gallo's page
- Coming & Going2011IMDb rating 5.4Farrier as Angry Dinner Guest in WheelchairGallo as Linda
Brian Hooks1 film together, 2011
Brian Hooks's page
- Coming & Going2011IMDb rating 5.4Farrier as Angry Dinner Guest in WheelchairHooks as Chad Collins
Dylan ReeveDirector, 1 film, 2016
All films by Dylan Reeve
- Tickled2016IMDb rating 7.4Farrier as Himself
Edoardo PontiDirector, 1 film, 2011
All films by Edoardo Ponti
- Coming & Going2011IMDb rating 5.4Farrier as Angry Dinner Guest in Wheelchair
Andrew ToddDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by Andrew Todd
- Ghost Shark 2: Urban Jaws2015IMDb rating 2.4Farrier as Himself

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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