Rhys Darby is heading to Vancouver to join the cast of the new X-Files

Kiwi comedian Rhys Darby has confirmed he is in the cast for the new X-Files series.

Newsworthy journalist David Farrier revealed that the Flight of the Conchords star is heading to Vancouver for The X-Files shoot, joining David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.

Darby tweeted that he was "over the moon" about the role but couldn't release any more details.

"Darby has long had a fascination with the weird and wonderful," Farrier wrote on the Newsworthy website.

"From strange creatures to UFOs (full disclosure: I co-host a cryptozoology podcast with Darby)."