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Boyd Banks

Acting

Born April 16, 1964 · 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!

Filmography50+ titles

The Expanse

2015as Coroner

Corner Gas

2004as Cecil

This Is Wonderland

2004as Woody Gallagher

Goosebumps

1995as Mr. Johnson

11.22.63

2016as Barfly

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as Lackey

Lost Girl

2010as Groundskeeper

Cinderella Man

2005as Reporter

The Kids in the Hall

1988as Fiancee

12 Monkeys

2015as Joe the Bartender

V-Wars

2019as Motel Clerk

Slings and Arrows

2003

Animorphs

as Museum Guard (uncredited)

Lars and the Real Girl

2007as Russell

Dawn of the Dead

2004as Tucker

Saint Ralph

2004as Worker #1

Aftershock: Earthquake in New York

as Statue Man

Killjoys

2015as Drunk

The Fountain

2006as Dominican Monk

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2005as Prison Solitary Guard

I'll Be Home For Christmas

1997as Ethan

Little Mosque on the Prairie

2007

Hellmouth

2014as Mr. Whinny

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

2004as E.R. Patient

Cypher

2002as Fred Garfield

Puppets Who Kill

Pontypool

2008as Jay (Osama)

Deacons for Defense

2005as Weber

Fairfield Road

2010as Doug

Land of the Dead

2005as Butcher

Fallen Angel

2003as Birdie

New York Minute

2004as Ticket Window Guy

Dirty Work

1998as Creepy Harry

Bang Bang Baby

2014as Gord

Black Sheep

1996as Clyde Spinoza

Star Falls

as Security Guard

All My Puny Sorrows

2021as Pastor

Knockaround Guys

2001as Bar Patron

The In-Laws

2003as Patient

The Tuxedo

2002as Vic

Before You Say 'I Do'

2009as Apartment Guy

Diary of the Dead

2007as White Man

Dinner at Fred's

1997as Talent Show MC

Silent Hill: Revelation

2012as Priest

Prancer Returns

2001

Bruiser

2000as Jester

Avenging Angelo

2002as Paramedic

The Ladies Man

2000as C&W Station Manager

Possessed

2000as Zealot

The Cat in the Hat

2003as Waiter (uncredited)