Boyd Holbrook

Boyd Holbrook

Holbrook in January 2013
Born Robert Boyd Holbrook
(1981-09-01) September 1, 1981
Prestonsburg, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation Actor, Model
Years active 2001-present

Modeling information

Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Hair color Blonde[1]
Eye color Blue[1]

Robert Boyd Holbrook[2] (born September 1, 1981)[2] is an American actor and fashion model. He has appeared in films such as Milk, Out of the Furnace, Run All Night, A Walk Among the Tombstones and Gone Girl, and stars as DEA Agent Steve Murphy in the Netflix series Narcos.

Early life

Boyd Holbrook was born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, the son of Ellen and Don Holbrook.[2]

Career

Holbrook was discovered while working part-time as a carpenter for Jenny Wiley Theatre in Kentucky.[2][3] He signed with Elite Models in 2001. He has worked for other agencies such as Wilhelmina Models. Holbrook has been a model for such designers and labels as Gucci, Jean Paul Gaultier, Versus, Hugo Boss, Bill Blass, Calvin Klein, Moschino, Marc Jacobs, DSquared².

Holbrook and model Omahyra Mota were the subjects of photographer Ellen Von Unwerth Paris gallery exhibition "Omahyra & Boyd" and the 2005 book of that title from Exhibitions International (ISBN 2-914171-20-X).[4][5]

He released a short series of poems through the website Model-Max.com, accompanied by illustrations by Jamie Strachan.[6]

From modeling and traveling throughout Europe and Asia, he raised enough money and studied film in NYU [7] where he received a SCPS Certificate in 16mm Film (photography, lighting and editing writing). Holbrook also audited classes at Columbia University on screen writing and film history. He has since produced five short films.

Holbrook studied acting in William Esper Studio, and completed the prestigious two year Meisner Program as well as Shane Ann Younts - Voice and Speech 2 Year Program.[1] It was in 2007 when he sent a screenplay to director Gus Van Sant, who was impressed enough to give him the role of Denton Smith for the movie Milk.[8] His prior acting work includes a role in the "Allison" music video for Permanent Me alongside model Tiah Eckhardt.[9]

Holbrook is also a photographer who has done work for David Armstrong. He is also a sculptor, and exhibited his work in his first art show, "Iscariot", at the Rare gallery in Chelsea, New York from April 19 to May 17, 2008.[10]

Holbrook portrays DEA agent Steve Murphy in the Netflix series Narcos.

By April 2016, Holbrook had been cast as the antagonist in Logan, the sequel to The Wolverine,[11] with his character later specified as Donald Pierce.[12]

Personal life

Holbrook started dating fellow actress Elizabeth Olsen in September 2012 after meeting her while working on the short film Very Good Girls. In March 2014, the couple became engaged[13][14] but they called off their engagement in January 2015.[15]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2008 Milk Denton Smith as Robert Boyd Holbrook
2011 Higher Ground Teenage Ethan Miller
2011 The Reunion Douglas Cleary
2011 Moving Takahashi Craig Short film
2012 The Magic of Belle Isle Luke Ford
2013 The Host Kyle O'Shea
2013 Out of the Furnace Tattooed Guy
2014 The Skeleton Twins Billy
2014 Little Accidents Amos Jenkins
2014 Very Good Girls David Avery
2014 A Walk Among the Tombstones Peter Kristo
2014 Gone Girl Jeff
2015 Run All Night Danny Maguire
2016 The Free World Mo Lundy
2016 Jane Got a Gun Vic Owen
2016 Morgan Skip Vronsky
2016 Cardboard Boxer Pinky
2017 Weightless Completed
2017 Logan Donald Pierce Post-production

Television

Year Film Role Notes
2009 The Unusuals Punk Episode: "42"
2009 The Beautiful Life: TBL Gabriel Episode: "Pilot"
2010 Tough Trade Jackson Tucker TV film
2011 The Big C Mykail 6 episodes
2012 Hatfields & McCoys William "Cap" Hatfield Miniseries; 3 episodes
2013 Behind the Candelabra Cary James TV film
2015–present Narcos Steve Murphy Main cast

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2012 Hamptons International Film Festival Breakthrough Performer The Host Won
2014 Milano International Film Festival Awards Best Actor Little Accidents Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Boyd Holbrook Resume. Archived from the original on February 18, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Deaton, Jarrid (February 18, 2009). "Stage Presence". The Floyd County Times. Kentucky. Retrieved March 13, 2014. ...Holbrook, 28...
  3. "Boyd Holbrook". An Evening of Scenes. n.d. Archived from the original on July 6, 2009.
  4. McFadden, William. "Omahyra & Boyd". Ellen Von Unwerth (retrospective site). Archived from the original on February 21, 2006.
  5. "Kamel Mennour Presents Ellen Von Unwerth: Hot things". Parisiana.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2005.
  6. Model-Max.com Interview - Boyd Holbrook
  7. Slash Interview with Boyd & Omahyra
  8. I-D Magazine - Boyd Holbrook Interview
  9. Permanent Me - "Allison" music video feat. Boyd Holbrook Archived July 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  10. Rare gallery show - Iscariot by Boyd Holbrook
  11. Patten, Dominic (April 8, 2016). "'Wolverine 3' Sets 'Narcos' Boyd Holbrook As Chief Villain". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  12. N'Duka, Amanda (October 10, 2016). "Boyd Holbrook's Villain Character In Wolverine Sequel Unveiled". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  13. D'Zurilla, Christie (March 13, 2014). "Elizabeth Olsen reportedly engaged to fellow actor Boyd Holbrook". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 8, 2015.
  14. Maresca, Rachel. "Elizabeth Olsen engaged to boyfriend Boyd Holbrook: report". Daily News. New York City. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  15. Lee, Esther (January 19, 2015). "Elizabeth Olsen, Boyd Holbrook Split, Break Off Engagement After 3-Year Relationship". Us Weekly. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.

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