Person

Boyd Banks

Acting · Born 1964-04-16 · 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!

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Filmography

2022All My Puny SorrowsPastor
2019V WarsMotel Clerk
2018Star FallsSecurity Guard
201611.22.63Barfly
2015The ExpanseCoroner
2015The HexecutionersMr. Giroux
2015KilljoysDrunk
201512 MonkeysTF Scientist
2014HellmouthMr. Whinny
2014Bang Bang BabyGord
2014My Daughter Must LiveServer
2014AlgonquinGeordie
2012Silent Hill: Revelation 3DPriest
2012Dead Before DawnGas Station Attendant
2011Moon PointIce Cream Truck Driver
2011The Walking Dead GirlsSelf
2011StripperlandMaestro
2011SkinsUptight Man
2010Coopers' CameraSgt. Stevenson
2010Lost GirlGroundskeeper
2010Medium RawPatient 66
2010Happiness is Hate TherapyFrank
2010Fairfield RoadDoug
2009PontypoolJay (Osama)
2009Before You Say 'I Do'Apartment Guy
2009You Might As Well LiveUncle Casper
2008Hooked on SpeedmanMan in Wheelchair
2008Saving GodPoole
2008The Love GuruEMT
2008How She MoveMike Evens
2008Hank and MikeLeon the Neighbor
2007Left for DeadMichael Lymburner
2007Lars and the Real GirlRussell
2007Chasing TchaikovskyNikolai
2007Diary of the DeadWhite Man
2007Little Mosque on the Prairie
2006The FountainDominican Monk
2006Jekyll + HydeMorgue Attendant
2005Get Rich or Die Tryin'Prison Solitary Guard
2005Saint RalphWorker #1
2005Land of the DeadButcher
2005Cinderella ManReporter
2005Riding the Bus with My SisterHenry
2005Deacons for DefenseWeber
2004Phil the AlienSlim
2004Harold & Kumar Go to White CastleE.R. Patient
2004New York MinuteTicket Window Guy
2004Rhinoceros EyesHospital Orderly
2004Dawn of the DeadTucker
2004Ham & CheeseBarry's Boss
2004WonderfallsJanitor
2004Corner GasCecil
2004This Is WonderlandWoody Gallagher
2003The Cat in the HatWaiter (uncredited)
2003Slings & Arrows
2003The Piano Man's DaughterPriest
2003The In-LawsPatient
2003Fallen AngelBirdie
2003The Music ManTrain Conductor
2002Escape from the NewsroomMartin
2002Puppets Who Kill
2002CypherFred Garfield
2002The TuxedoVic
2002Avenging AngeloParamedic
2002American Psycho II: All American GirlJim
2002A Killing SpringHotel Manager
2001Knockaround GuysBar Patron
2001Prancer Returns
2001Jason XFat Lou
2001Kiss My ActYuks Comic
2001A Nero Wolfe MysteryAustin 'Dinky' Byne
2001Club LandElegante Announcer
2001Chasing CainRalph
2001Wild IrisHandprint Clerk
2000PossessedZealot
2000The Ladies ManC&W Station Manager
2000CheatersState Speech Judge
2000BruiserJester
2000The HighwaymanLuger
1999Aftershock: Earthquake in New YorkStatue Man
1999SuperstarWeatherman
1999Twice in a LifetimeMurphy
1999Dash and LillyPrison Guard
1999The Jesse Ventura StoryBrooklyn Park Mayor
1999Meet Prince CharmingRoger
1998Naked City: A Killer ChristmasJack
1998Earthquake in New YorkStatue Man
1998AnimorphsMuseum Guard (uncredited)
1998Dog ParkGe Groovy Lesh
1998Dirty WorkCreepy Harry
1997I'll Be Home For ChristmasEthan
1997Bad to the BoneGun Salesman
1997Dinner at Fred'sTalent Show MC
1997The Wrong GuyGas Station Guy
1996Holiday Affair
1996Once a Thief
1996CrashGrip
1996Black SheepClyde Spinoza
1995Goosebumps: Phantom of the AuditoriumMr. Johnson
1995GoosebumpsMr. Johnson
1994Due SouthNorm Betz
1989The Kids in the HallFiancee
1951Hallmark Hall of FameHenry

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