Darcey-RayFlavell-Hudson
Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Whakatohea
- Actor
Darcey-Ray Flavell-Hudson won local fame after the runaway success of a public safety campaign that saw him eating ghost chips, and persuading a mate not to drive drunk. The advertisement attracted two million plus YouTube hits. Rotorua-raised, Flavell-Hudson had already acted in 2004 short Kerosene Creek and hit movie Boy. The long-time drummer went on to support singer Stan Walker in feature film Mt Zion.
Screenography
2013 As: Pou Film
2011 Actor Commercial
2011 As: Vinnie Short film
2010 As: Holden Film
2005 As: Mu Short film
“That's cool, that's mean ... it's good to know people are taking heed of what the ad was trying to say.”
— Darcey-Ray Flavell-Hudson, on the Ghost Chip commercial becoming one of NZ’s most popular educational campaigns