Boyd Banks decided he had had it with high school so he cashed in a lot of empties, bought a very used car and dropped out to pursue a career in show business. He was just 17 years old. Having won a contest for Best Stand-Up Comedian in Edmonton, Alberta, Boyd was encouraged and after spending a few years doing comedy in Vancouver and working in the Yuk Yuk`s circuit, he left in 1991 deciding he wanting to concentrate on acting. He now makes his home in Toronto.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Black Sheep (1996)
Crash (1996)
Holiday Affair (TV-1996)
The Wrong Guy (1997)
Bad to the Bone (TV-1997)
I’ll Be Home For Christmas (TV-1997)
Dity Work (1998)
Shrink (1998)
Dog Park (1998)
Earthquake in New York (TV-1998)
Naked City: A Killer Christmas (TV-1998)
Dash and Lilly (TV-1999)
Superstar (1999)
Meet prince Charming (1999)
Dinner at Fred’s (1999)
Bruiser (2000)
The Highwayman (2000)
Cheaters (TV-2000)
The Ladies Man (2000)
Possessed (TV-2000)
Club Land (TV-2001)
Miss My Act (TV-2001)
Conspiracy Guy: Behind the Coat (TV-2001)
Jason X (2001)
Wild Iris (TV-2001)
Prancer Returns (VR-2001)
Knockaround Guys (2001)
A Killing Spring (TV-2002)
American Psycho 2: All American Girl (VR-2002)
Avenging Angelo (2002)
The Tuxedo (2002)
Cypher (2002)
Escape from the Newsroon (TV-2002)
The Music Man (TV-2003)
The In-Laws (2003)
Rhinoceros Eyes (2003)
The Piano Man`s Daughter (TV-2003)
Fallen Angel (TV-2003)
Deacons for Defense (TV-2003)
Ham & Cheese (2004)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
New York Minute (2004)
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
Phil the Alien (2004)
Saint Ralph (2004)
The Cinderella Man (2005)
Riding the Bus with My Sister (TV-2005)
Land of the Dead (2005)
Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2005)
Jekyll + Hyde (2006)
The Fountain (2006)
Left for Dead (2006)
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
How She Move (2007)
Hank and Mike (2008)
Pontypool (2008)
The Love Guru (2008)
Coopers’ Camera (2008)
Saving God (2008
You Might as Well Live (2009
Before You Say ‘I Do’ (TV-2009)
Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf (2010)
Stripperland (VR-2011)
Moon Point (2011)
Please Kill Mr. Know It All (2012)
Dead Before Dawn 3D (2012)
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012)
Algonguin (2014)
Hellmouth (2014)
The Hexecutioners (2015)
State Like Sleep (2018)
All My Puny Sorrows (2021)
TV Series – Cast:
The Red Green Show (1991)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2002)
H2O (2004, mini-series)
Little Mosque on the Prairie (2007-2012)
11.22.63 (2016, mini-series)
TV Series – Guest appearances:
Goosbumps (1995)
Due South (1995)
The Red Green Show (1998)
John Woo’s Once a Thief (1998)
Traders (1998)
Power Play (1998)
Foolish Heart (1999)
The Famous Jett Jackson (2000)
Doc (2003)
Slings and Arrows (2003)
Wonderfalls (2004)
Puppets Who Kill (2002, 2004)
This is Wonderland (2005, 2006)
The Jon Dore Show (2007)
The Border (2008)
Testees (2008)
Hotbox (2009)
Happy Town (2009)
Lost Girl (2010)
Skins (2011)
Comedy Bar (2011)
Dan for Mayor (2011)
My Babysitter’s a Vampire (2012)
Call Me Fitz (2013)
Satisfaction (2013)
Killjoys (2015)
Beauty and the Beast (2015)
The Expanse (2015)
12 Monkeys (2015, 2016)
Sensitive Skin (2016)
American Gothic (2016)
The Beaverton (2016)
Designated Survivor (2017)
Odd Squad (2017)
Bajillionaires (2018)
Baroness Von Sketch Show (2019)
V-Wars (2019)
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