Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 16, 1964
Place of Birth:
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Boyd Banks
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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | All My Puny Sorrows | Pastor |
| 2015 | The Hexecutioners | Mr. Giroux |
| 2014 | Algonquin | Geordie |
| 2014 | Hellmouth | Mr. Whinny |
| 2014 | Bang Bang Baby | Gord |
| 2014 | My Daughter Must Live | Server |
| 2012 | Silent Hill: Revelation 3D | Priest |
| 2012 | Dead Before Dawn | Gas Station Attendant |
| 2011 | Stripperland | Maestro |
| 2011 | The Walking Dead Girls | Self |
| 2011 | Moon Point | Ice Cream Truck Driver |
| 2010 | Fairfield Road | Doug |
| 2010 | Medium Raw | Patient 66 |
| 2010 | Happiness is Hate Therapy | Frank |
| 2010 | Coopers' Camera | Sgt. Stevenson |
| 2009 | Pontypool | Jay (Osama) |
| 2009 | Before You Say 'I Do' | Apartment Guy |
| 2009 | You Might As Well Live | Uncle Casper |
| 2008 | How She Move | Mike Evens |
| 2008 | Hooked on Speedman | Man in Wheelchair |
| 2008 | The Love Guru | EMT |
| 2008 | Hank and Mike | Leon the Neighbor |
| 2008 | Saving God | Poole |
| 2007 | Left for Dead | Michael Lymburner |
| 2007 | Lars and the Real Girl | Russell |
| 2007 | Diary of the Dead | White Man |
| 2007 | Chasing Tchaikovsky | Nikolai |
| 2006 | The Fountain | Dominican Monk |
| 2006 | Jekyll + Hyde | Morgue Attendant |
| 2005 | Land of the Dead | Butcher |
| 2005 | Riding the Bus with My Sister | Henry |
| 2005 | Deacons for Defense | Weber |
| 2005 | Saint Ralph | Worker #1 |
| 2005 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Prison Solitary Guard |
| 2005 | Cinderella Man | Reporter |
| 2004 | Dawn of the Dead | Tucker |
| 2004 | Rhinoceros Eyes | Hospital Orderly |
| 2004 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | E.R. Patient |
| 2004 | Ham & Cheese | Barry's Boss |
| 2004 | Phil the Alien | Slim |
| 2004 | New York Minute | Ticket Window Guy |
| 2003 | The In-Laws | Patient |
| 2003 | Fallen Angel | Birdie |
| 2003 | The Piano Man's Daughter | Priest |
| 2003 | The Music Man | Train Conductor |
| 2002 | Cypher | Fred Garfield |
| 2002 | American Psycho II: All American Girl | Jim |
| 2002 | Avenging Angelo | Paramedic |
| 2002 | Escape from the Newsroom | Martin |
| 2002 | The Tuxedo | Vic |
| 2002 | A Killing Spring | Hotel Manager |
| 2001 | Knockaround Guys | Bar Patron |
| 2001 | Club Land | Elegante Announcer |
| 2001 | Prancer Returns | |
| 2001 | Kiss My Act | |
| 2001 | Chasing Cain | Ralph |
| 2001 | Jason X | Fat Lou |
| 2001 | Wild Iris | Handprint Clerk |
| 2000 | The Highwayman | Luger |
| 2000 | Bruiser | Jester |
| 2000 | Cheaters | State Speech Judge |
| 2000 | Possessed | Zealot |
| 2000 | The Ladies Man | C&W Station Manager |
| 1999 | Dash and Lilly | Prison Guard |
| 1999 | Superstar | Weatherman |
| 1999 | Meet Prince Charming | Roger |
| 1999 | The Jesse Ventura Story | Brooklyn Park Mayor |
| 1998 | Dirty Work | Creepy Harry |
| 1998 | Naked City: A Killer Christmas | Jack |
| 1998 | Dog Park | Ge Groovy Lesh |
| 1998 | Earthquake in New York | Statue Man |
| 1997 | Dinner at Fred's | Talent Show MC |
| 1997 | Bad to the Bone | Gun Salesman |
| 1997 | I'll Be Home For Christmas | Ethan |
| 1997 | The Wrong Guy | Gas Station Guy |
| 1996 | Black Sheep | Clyde Spinoza |
| 1996 | Crash | Grip |
| 1996 | Holiday Affair |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | V Wars | Motel Clerk |
| 2016 | 11.22.63 | Barfly |
| 2015 | Killjoys | Drunk |
| 2015 | 12 Monkeys | TF Scientist |
| 2015 | 12 Monkeys | Joe the Bartender |
| 2015 | The Expanse | Coroner |
| 2010 | Lost Girl | Groundskeeper |
| 2007 | Little Mosque on the Prairie | |
| 2004 | Corner Gas | Cecil |
| 2004 | Wonderfalls | Janitor |
| 2004 | This Is Wonderland | Woody Gallagher |
| 2003 | Slings & Arrows | |
| 2002 | Puppets Who Kill | |
| 2001 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Austin 'Dinky' Byne |
| 1999 | Twice in a Lifetime | Murphy |
| 1999 | Aftershock: Earthquake in New York | Statue Man |
| 1998 | Animorphs | Museum Guard (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Once a Thief | |
| 1995 | Goosebumps | Mr. Johnson |
| 1994 | Due South | Norm Betz |
| 1989 | The Kids in the Hall | Fiancee |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Henry |