Rhys Thomas
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Rhys Thomas is a director with a body of work that has to be looked up rather than recognized. The trail goes back as far as 2002. He has worked in comedy more than in any other register. There are 14 projects on the record. Most conversations about this filmography start at 'John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid'. There is 'Staten Island Summer' as well.
Rhys Thomas
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6 Series
Rhys Thomas is a director with a body of work that has to be looked up rather than recognized. The trail goes back as far as 2002. He has worked in comedy more than in any other register. There are 14 projects on the record. Most conversations about this filmography start at 'John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid'. There is 'Staten Island Summer' as well.
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The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
Director · 1 episode
2026–
TV
Hawkeye
Director · 3 episodes
2021–
TV
Chad
Director · 3 episodes
2021–
TV
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
Director
2019
Film
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface
Director
2018
Film
Comrade Detective
Director · 6 episodes
2017–
TV
Documentary Now!
Creator
2015–
TV
Staten Island Summer
Director
2015
Film
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Director · 1 episode
2015–
TV
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How old is Rhys Thomas?
Rhys Thomas is 46 years old, born on September 18, 1979.
What are the most famous roles of Rhys Thomas?
Rhys Thomas is best known for directing John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid, Staten Island Summer, John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch.
How many movies has Rhys Thomas directed?
Over a 24-year career (since 2002), Rhys Thomas has directed or written 4 films and worked on 6 TV shows.
What was Rhys Thomas's first movie?
The career of Rhys Thomas began with Robotech ().
What is Rhys Thomas's most recent movie or series?
Rhys Thomas's most recent release is The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, which premiered on January 18, 2026.
What TV shows has Rhys Thomas created or directed?
On television, Rhys Thomas has appeared in Hawkeye, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Documentary Now!, Comrade Detective.
Rhys Thomas
1979-09-18
Rhys Thomas (born 18 September 1979) is a Welsh director and producer best known for his work on Saturday Night Live for NBC and the series Documentary Now! for IFC.
Rhys Thomas became the Saturday Night Live Film Unit producer in 2005 and in 2010 began directing shorts, music videos, and commercial parodies for the show. He also directed and produced the SNL opening credit sequence in 2012–2018 and the opening credits for the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special, which he also produced and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special in 2015. In 2015 he made his feature film debut with the film Staten Island Summer written by Colin Jost. That year he also directed John Mulaney’s Emmy-nominated stand-up special The Comeback Kid for Netflix.
Thomas is also a co-creator and director of the Emmy-nominated IFC series Documentary Now!. In 2016, he also produced the Adele Live in New York City concert special for NBC, for which he earned his fourth Primetime Emmy nomination. He also produced and directed the opening credits for the talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers. In 2017, he produced and directed all six episodes of the Amazon Prime show Comrade Detective starring Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He teamed with Bill Hader again in 2018 for Pringles' first-ever Super Bowl commercial.
In 2021, Thomas served as an executive producer and directed episodes 1, 2, and 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Hawkeye.Bert and Bertie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.