Boyd Banks
Acting
- Born:
- 1964-04-16
- Place of birth:
- Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Biography
Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Boyd Banks started his entertainment career at 17, when he won a contest for Best Stand Up Comedian in Edmonton, Alberta. After spending several years doing comedy in Vancouver, British Columbia, Banks moved to Toronto, where he began acting. Boyd's first roles were in various comedy series such as the cult favourite The Kids in the Hall (1988). His unique character looks and subtle performances on camera caught the eye of Toronto's top casting directors and Banks now works regularly in film and television from comedies to murder mysteries!
Known For
Filmography
All My Puny Sorrows
V Wars
Star Falls
11.22.63
The Expanse
The Hexecutioners
Killjoys
12 Monkeys
Hellmouth
Bang Bang Baby
My Daughter Must Live
Algonquin
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Dead Before Dawn
Moon Point
The Walking Dead Girls
Stripperland
Skins
Coopers' Camera
Lost Girl
Medium Raw
Happiness is Hate Therapy
Fairfield Road
Pontypool
Before You Say 'I Do'
You Might As Well Live
Hooked on Speedman
Saving God
The Love Guru
How She Move
Hank and Mike
Left for Dead
Lars and the Real Girl
Chasing Tchaikovsky
Diary of the Dead
Little Mosque on the Prairie
The Fountain
Jekyll + Hyde
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Saint Ralph
Land of the Dead
Cinderella Man
Riding the Bus with My Sister
Deacons for Defense
Phil the Alien
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
New York Minute
Rhinoceros Eyes
Dawn of the Dead
Ham & Cheese
Wonderfalls
Corner Gas
This Is Wonderland
The Cat in the Hat
Slings & Arrows
The Piano Man's Daughter
The In-Laws
Fallen Angel
The Music Man
Escape from the Newsroom
Puppets Who Kill
Cypher
The Tuxedo
Avenging Angelo
American Psycho II: All American Girl
A Killing Spring
Knockaround Guys
Prancer Returns
Jason X
Kiss My Act
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Club Land
Chasing Cain
Wild Iris
Possessed
The Ladies Man
Cheaters
Bruiser
The Highwayman
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
Superstar
Twice in a Lifetime
Dash and Lilly
The Jesse Ventura Story
Meet Prince Charming
Naked City: A Killer Christmas
Earthquake in New York
Animorphs
Dog Park
Dirty Work
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Bad to the Bone
Dinner at Fred's
The Wrong Guy
Holiday Affair
Once a Thief
Crash
Black Sheep
Goosebumps: Phantom of the Auditorium
Goosebumps
Due South
The Kids in the Hall
Hallmark Hall of Fame