Boyd Banks
Acting

Boyd Banks

Born 16 April 1964 · Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
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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

Dawn of the Dead
The Fountain
The Expanse
Cinderella Man
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
The Tuxedo
Lars and the Real Girl
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Land of the Dead
11.22.63
Jason X
Crash
All My Puny Sorrows
The Hexecutioners
Algonquin
Hellmouth
Bang Bang Baby
My Daughter Must Live
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Dead Before Dawn
Stripperland
Fairfield Road
Coopers' Camera
Medium Raw
Happiness is Hate Therapy
Pontypool
Before You Say 'I Do'
You Might As Well Live
How She Move
Hooked on Speedman
The Love Guru
Hank and Mike
Saving God
Left for Dead
Diary of the Dead
Lars and the Real Girl
Chasing Tchaikovsky
The Fountain
Jekyll + Hyde
Land of the Dead
Saint Ralph
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Deacons for Defense
Riding the Bus with My Sister
Cinderella Man
Dawn of the Dead
Rhinoceros Eyes
Phil the Alien
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Ham & Cheese
New York Minute
The In-Laws
Fallen Angel
The Music Man
The Piano Man's Daughter
Cypher
American Psycho II: All American Girl
A Killing Spring
Avenging Angelo
Escape from the Newsroom
The Tuxedo
Knockaround Guys
Kiss My Act
Jason X
Prancer Returns
Club Land
Wild Iris
The Highwayman
Possessed
The Ladies Man
Cheaters
Bruiser
Dash and Lilly
Superstar
Meet Prince Charming
The Jesse Ventura Story
Dirty Work
Dog Park
Naked City: A Killer Christmas
Earthquake in New York
Dinner at Fred's
Bad to the Bone
I'll Be Home For Christmas
The Wrong Guy
Black Sheep
Crash
Holiday Affair
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