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.[2][3]
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Born | Morgan Rhys Thomas[1] (1979-09-18) 18 September 1979 (age 43) Cowbridge, Wales |
Nationality | Welsh |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Occupation | Director, Producer, Writer |
Years active | 2004–present |
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[4][5] written by Colin Jost.[6] That year he also directed John Mulaney’s Emmy nominated stand up special The Comeback Kid for Netflix.[7]
Thomas is also a co-creator and director of the Emmy nominated IFC series, Documentary Now!.[8][9] In 2016, he also produced the Adele Live in New York City concert special for NBC, for which he earned his fourth Prime Time Emmy nomination. He also produced and directed the opening credits for the talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers.[10] In 2017, he produced and directed all six episodes of the Amazon Prime show Comrade Detective[11] starring Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He teamed with Bill Hader again in 2018 for Pringles' first ever Super Bowl commercial.[12]
In 2021, Thomas served as an Executive Producer and directed episodes 1, 2 and 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Hawkeye.[13]
Year | Title | Notes |
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2009–2016 | Saturday Night Live | SNL shorts; director, producer |
2012–present | Saturday Night Live Opening Credits | Director, producer |
2013 | Newsreaders | 3 episodes; Director |
2015 | Staten Island Summer | Director |
2015 | The Comeback Kid | Director |
2015 | Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special | Producer; Segment Director |
2015 | Documentary Now! Season 1 | 7 episodes; Creator; Director; Executive Producer |
2015 | Adele Live in New York City | Producer; Director of Opening Sequence |
2016–present | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Opening Titles; Director |
2016 | Documentary Now! Season 2 | 7 episodes; Creator; Director; Executive Producer |
2017 | Comrade Detective | 6 episodes; Director; Executive Producer |
2018 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Director, Party Monster: Scratching the Surface |
2018 | Kansas City | Pilot; Director; Executive Producer |
2019 | Documentary Now! Season 3 | 7 episodes; Creator; Director; Executive Producer |
2019 | John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch | Director; Children's comedy special |
2021 | Chad | Pilot; Director; Executive Producer |
2021 | Hawkeye | Executive Producer; Director (3 episodes) |
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