Dai Henwood
Birthday: Born in 1978-01-01 in Wellington, New Zealand
Deathday: Alive
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.
TV Credits
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
Character: Self
Comedian Guy Montgomery hosts a spelling competition with a mixture of simple and unconventional rounds....
Taskmaster NZ
Character: Self
Jeremy Wells and his loyal assistant Paul Williams torment some of Aotearoa's best, brightest, and most available comedians. Who will earn the Taskmaster's respect and a gold statue of his head?...
Family Feud
Character: Host
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....
Lego Masters NZ
Character: Himself - Host
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?!...
Dancing with the Stars
Character: Self - Host
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....
7 Days
Character: Team Leader
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....
Power Rangers
Character: Judge
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....
Patriot Brains
Character: Contestant
The fast-paced comedy panel show will see each country’s greatest comedian’s pitted against each other to find out who knows their country best, with our host the only thing keeping them apart....
Live and Let Dai
Character: Self
One of New Zealand's most loved comedians and broadcasters, Dai Henwood, offers an open and honest look into his courageous fight against cancer....
Movie Credits
Derby Dogs
Character: Mr. Lumsden
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....
Dai Henwood - Dai Another Day
Character:
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....