Darius Rucker

Darius Rucker

Known for
Acting
Born
May 13, 1966 (age 60)
Birthplace
Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Biography

Darius Carlos Rucker (born May 13, 1966) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Carolina along with Mark Bryan, Jim "Soni" Sonefeld, and Dean Felber. The band released five studio albums with Rucker as a member and charted six top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Rucker co-wrote most of the songs with the other members of the band.

Known For

Filmography

2026
CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton poster

CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton

Movie · as Self

2026
Darius Rucker: They Called Me Hootie

Darius Rucker: They Called Me Hootie

Movie · as Self

2024
Toby Keith: American Icon poster

Toby Keith: American Icon

Movie · as Self

2024
Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas poster

Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas

Movie · as Self - House Band Singer

2023
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback poster

Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback

Movie · as Self

2023
Truelove: The Film poster

Truelove: The Film

Movie · as Self

2023
Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll poster

Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll

Movie · as Self

2023
The Tuskegee Airmen: Return to Ramitelli poster

The Tuskegee Airmen: Return to Ramitelli

Movie · as Narrator

2023
Snake Oil poster

Snake Oil

TV · as Self - Celebrity Guest Advisor · 1 ep

2022
Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn poster

Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn

Movie · as Self

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends poster

Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

Movie · as Self

2021
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures poster

WWE's Most Wanted Treasures

TV · as Darius Rucker · 1 ep

2021
Circle Country Countdown poster

Circle Country Countdown

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
ACM Presents: Our Country poster

ACM Presents: Our Country

Movie

2020
Big Sky poster

Big Sky

TV · as Possum · 2 eps

2019
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me poster

Charley Pride: I'm Just Me

Movie · as Self

2019
The Masked Singer poster

The Masked Singer

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
American Idol poster

American Idol

TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep

2017
The Year in Memoriam

The Year in Memoriam

Movie · as Self

2017
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration poster

The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration

Movie

2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series poster

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
American Saturday Night: Live from the Grand Ole Opry poster

American Saturday Night: Live from the Grand Ole Opry

Movie

2015
Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery poster

Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery

Movie · as The Destroyer (voice)

2015
CMA Music Festival - Country's Night to Rock 2015

CMA Music Festival - Country's Night to Rock 2015

Movie · as Self

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps

2014
The Stars Are Aligned poster

The Stars Are Aligned

Movie · as Self

2014
Lennon or McCartney poster

Lennon or McCartney

Movie · as Self

2014
Playing House poster

Playing House

TV · as Carlos · 1 ep

2012
ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends in Concert poster

ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends in Concert

Movie · as Self

2010
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade poster

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

Movie · as Self

2010
Hawaii Five-0 poster

Hawaii Five-0

TV · as Desmond Abati · 1 ep

2009
Darius Rucker - CMT Invitation Only

Darius Rucker - CMT Invitation Only

Movie · as Self

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2009
Backstory

Backstory

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
CMT Invitation Only

CMT Invitation Only

TV · as Self · 16 eps

2006
Hootie & the Blowfish - Live in Charleston poster

Hootie & the Blowfish - Live in Charleston

Movie · as Himself

2003
The Bachelorette poster

The Bachelorette

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self, Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2002
CMT Crossroads poster

CMT Crossroads

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2002
CMT Music Awards poster

CMT Music Awards

TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep

2001
Shallow Hal poster

Shallow Hal

Movie · as Capital Grille Maitre D'

2000
TV Funhouse poster

TV Funhouse

TV · as Self (as Hootie & the Blowfish) · 1 ep

1999
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute poster

One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute

Movie · as Self - Perfomer

1996
Arli$$ poster

Arli$$

TV · as Darius Rucker · 1 ep

1995
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way poster

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

Movie · as Self - Perfomer (Hootie and the Blowfish)

1995
Hootie & the Blowfish: Summer Camp with Trucks poster

Hootie & the Blowfish: Summer Camp with Trucks

Movie · as Himself

1992
Later... with Jools Holland poster

Later... with Jools Holland

TV · 1 ep

1984
MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1982
Christmas in Washington

Christmas in Washington

TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep

1974
American Music Awards poster

American Music Awards

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps

1966
Academy of Country Music Awards poster

Academy of Country Music Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep