Duncan Sarkies

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.

Early life and education Duncan Sarkies grew up in the South Island city of Dunedin.

He is the brother of film director and screenwriter Robert Sarkies.

He co-wrote, with his brother Robert, the script for Scarfies, a black comedy-crime thriller released in 1999.

In 2013 he published his second novel, Demolition of the Century.

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. 1995: Chapman Tripp Theatre Award for Best New Zealand Play, for his 1994 work Saving Grace 1998: Louis Johnson New Writers' Bursary 2000: Montana New Zealand's Hubert Church NZSA Best First Book of Fiction Award, for his book of short stories Stray Thoughts and Nose Bleeds 2015: Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship 2023: Residency at the Michael King Writers Centre in Auckland

Personal life Sarkies was living in Wellington.

Selected works

Plays The Ceramic Camel (1993) Lovepuke (1993)* Saving Grace (1994) Snooze (1997) Twelve (1997) Blue Vein (1997) Special (1997) Bystander (1998) Published in Eleven Young Playwrights (1994)

Podcasts The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Berties Botanarium

Novels Two Little Boys (2008) Demolition of the Century (2013) Star Gazers (2025)

Films Scarfies Two Little Boys

Television