His documentary series include the landmark First Australians, two seasons of First Contact (2015 Logie for Most Outstanding Factual Program), three seasons of Filthy Rich and Homeless (2021 BANFF World Media Festival International Rockie Award for Best Docu-series and Gold Award for Documentary (Social Issues) at the New York Festivals TV & Film Awards for Season 3), plus How ‘Mad’ Are You?, DNA Nation, Addicted Australia and Books That Made Us. He has also produced the feature documentaries The Tall Man, Deep Water: The Real Story, In My Own Words, Maralinga Tjarutja (2020 AACTA Award for Best Direction in Nonfiction Television) and Step Into Paradise.

Darren, together with Miranda Dear, produced the telemovie Mabo, two seasons and a telemovie of Redfern Now (TV Week Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series in 2013 and 2014, and 2014 AACTA Award for Best Television Drama Series), Deep Water and Total Control (2019 AACTA Award for Best Television Drama Series and 2020 MIPCOM Diversity TV’s Excellence Award for Representation of Race and Ethnicity – Scripted). 

Darren was Executive Producer on Ready for This (2015 AACTA Award for Best Children’s Television Series and 2016 TV Week Logie Award for Most Outstanding Children’s Program). He has recently produced the second season of drama series Total Control for the ABC, and is currently producing the historical series First Wars for SBS and an adaptation of Dark Emu for the ABC.

Darren is a Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He currently serves on the board of ACMI, the Sydney Film Festival and the Sydney Festival. He was on the board of Screen NSW from 2011 to 2015, the Council of the Australian Film Television and Radio School from 2012 to 2018, with a term as Deputy Chair from 2014 to 2018. In 2012 he was the recipient of the prestigious AFTRS Honorary Degree.