Duncan Sarkies | |
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| Born | New Zealand |
| Notable work | Two Little Boys (novel) Two Little Boys (film) |
| Comedy career | |
| Medium | Stand-up, screenwriter, playwright, novelist |
Duncan Sarkies is a New Zealand screenwriter, playwright, stand-up comic, and novelist. He is best known for having co-written the script of Scarfies with his brother Robert Sarkies, who directed the film.
Duncan Sarkies grew up in the South Island city of Dunedin.[ citation needed ]
He is the brother of film director and screenwriter Robert Sarkies. [1]
Sarkies' is known for his creation of "eccentric plots and darkly comic portrayals of 'the outsider' and the disturbed". [1]
He co-wrote, with his brother Robert, the script for Scarfies , a black comedy-crime thriller released in 1999. [1]
In 1999 he also published a collection of short stories, Stray Thoughts and Nosebleeds.
He also wrote New Fans , the tenth episode of the comedy series Flight of the Conchords . [1]
Sarkies debut novel, Two Little Boys was published in March 2008, and was made into a film of the same name, released in 2012. [2] [3]
In 2013 he published his second novel, Demolition of the Century. [1] In 2025 he published his third novel, Star Gazers.
Sarkies took the part of Declan the Werewolf in Taika Waititi's 2014 film What We Do in the Shadows . [4] Also in 2014, he was script editor on the 2014 ABC Television (Australia) series Soul Mates . [4] He contributed to the writing of four episodes of Maximum Choppage , which aired on the ABC in 2015. [4]
He directed, wrote, and co-created the 12-episode fantasy podcast series The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium, released in 2016 through Howl. [1]
He has been a contributor to the American TV series, What We Do in the Shadows since 2019. [4]
Sarkies assisted with story development for the documentary Wilbur: The King in the Ring, Julia Parnell's feature film that premiered at Doc Edge in 2017, after starting life as a short film in 2015 for Loading Docs. [4]
As part of the 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts, Duncan hosted a series of online talks with New Zealand writers Pip Adam, Kirsten McDougall, and Rose Lu. [1]
Sarkies' work has been praised by critics for its originality. [1]
His awards and fellowships include:
As of 2022 [update] Sarkies was living in Wellington. [1]
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*Published in Eleven Young Playwrights (1994)
Star Gazers (2025)
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