Boyd Holbrook

Boyd Holbrook was raised in Prestonsberg, Kentucky where he had the opportunity to steal some peaceful down time learning to play guitar, sculpt, and ride horses. His creative interests sparked and he decided to move to New York City to pursue a career as an actor studying with famed acting teacher and coach, William Esper, and at the same time audited classes in screenwriting at Columbia University.

During the course of these acting pursuits, he was also evolving as a talented writer and on a whim sent a screenplay to Gus Van Sant who was so impressed with his talents that he gave him a role in the Academy Award®-winning film Milk starring Sean Penn (Oscars 2009). This led Boyd to other acting opportunities in films such as Oranges produced by Anthony Bregman; HIGHER GROUND, directed by Vera Farmiga; many other indies and a role in Rob Reiner’s Summer at Dog Daves.

Boyd can also be seen in the Showtime series “The Big C” with Laura Linney and Oliver Platt. He has had his screenplay Uncle Sam optioned to be produced within the next year and looks forward to continuing his work as a solo sculptor, highlighting his exhibitions at galleries around Manhattan including his first solo art exhibition “Iscariot” at RARE Gallery followed by a group show at PPOW that took place in 2009.

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