Dafydd Morgan "Dai" Henwood (born 7 February 1978) is a New Zealand

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. He is best known for his hosting of several television shows found on Three but also performs

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Life and career

Henwood was born in 1978 to father

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and mother Judge Carolyn Henwood. Henwood has stated his great-grandfather was Welsh international rugby player, Dick Jones. Henwood studied Theatre and Film at

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, graduating with a BA in eastern religions, before winning 'Best New Face' on

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's ''Pulp Comedy'' in 1999, the Billy T Award in 2002 and the Fred Award in 2007. In 2004 and 2005, Henwood toured the shows ''The Hot Stepper'' and ''Champagne Table Tennis'', and performed at the

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and in

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and around

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. He has subsequently performed seasons in both Auckland and Wellington during the New Zealand International Comedy Festival including "Dai-Namic Scenarios" (2007 & 2008), "Shabba" (2009), "Dai Another Day" (2009), "Ideals vs. Reality" (2010), "Fonzie Touched Me" (2011) and "Adapt Or Dai" (2013). In 2008 he was invited to the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival and recorded for a televised Gala special. Henwood spent a period on

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's ''Sunrise'' morning show, as the gadget guy, giving humorous reviews of the latest gadgets. He subsequently rose to prominence after featuring on television station C4 hosting "Insert Video Here", then went on to host two series of a comedy travel show ''Roll The Dai'' on the same network. Since August 2009 Henwood has been captain of "Team Two" on

's weekly panel comedy show ''7 Days'', filming over 150 episodes in that time. Henwood has recorded two DVDs titled ''Dai Another Day'', released by EMI in late 2009 and "Adapt or Dai" released by

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in 2013. In 2016 he was presented with the Rielly Comedy Award from the

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

http://johnsonlaird.com/assets/documents/1390/1390_presenter_biography.pdf

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henwood, Dai 1978 births Living people New Zealand male comedians New Zealand television presenters Victoria University of Wellington alumni People from Wellington City