Cayden Boyd

Cayden Boyd
Born	Cayden Michael Boyd May 24, 1994 (1994-05-24) Bedford, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001 – present

Cayden Michael Boyd (born May 24, 1994) is an American teen actor. He is best known for his main character role as Max in the Robert Rodriguez's film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D.

Life

Boyd was born in Bedford, Texas. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his parents and actress sister, Jenna Boyd. Cayden plays the violin and cello, is on a football team, and is also a proud Christian. Cayden is more experienced in the acting world than most children his age. Growing up in Texas with his parents and sister Jenna Boyd he has been able to stay grounded and says, "My parents are a big help, and they're always making sure I have a normal life and my life isn't all just about acting and stuff."^{[citation needed]}

Cayden landed his first roles, small television roles and commercials, as young as 6 and 7. He was cast alongside Sean Penn and Tim Robbins in film "Mystic River". In 2004, Cayden won the lead role in children's film "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl". Cayden has also appeared in a number of TV dramas, including "Crossing Jordan", "Cold Case" and "Close to Home". He also had a small but crucial role in the film "X-Men: The Last Stand". In 2008, Cayden starred alongside Julia Roberts and Willem Dafoe in "Fireflies in the Garden", with a strong performance as young Michael.

In 2010 Cayden took the leading role in the pilot episode of a new TV show "Past Life" giving a very strong performance, and is in possible talks to be returning to the show at a later date.

Career

Boyd has had bit parts in several feature films, including Freaky Friday and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. He also played Tim Robbins's son in Mystic River and appeared on the sitcom Scrubs. Boyd's biggest role to date may have been as Max in The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl. Most recently, he played young Warren Worthington III in X-Men: The Last Stand, and he also had a starring role in the 2007 film Have Dreams, Will Travel.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	Fault	Young Mark
2003	Mystic River	Michael Boyle
	Freaky Friday	Harry's Friend #2
	Exposed	Jared
2004	Envy	Boy #2 at play (wolf)
	Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story	Timmy
2005	The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D	Max
2006	X-Men: The Last Stand	Young Angel	Cameo
2007	Have Dreams, Will Travel	Ben Reynolds	Main Role
2008	Fireflies in the Garden	Young Michael

Guest appearances

Guest appearances
Year	Title	Role	Episodes
2001	Scrubs	Hummer	My Fifteen Minutes
2002	Taina	Little Boy	Test Friends
			Papi Don't Preach
	The King of Queens	Lil Jared	Kirbed Enthusiasm
2004	Century City	Timmy	A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Lose
		Toby Clemens	The Face Was Familiar
	Crossing Jordan	Kyle Moran	Fire in the Sky
2005	Cold Case	Kyle Bream 1998	Revenge
	Close to Home	Sonny	Pilot
	Night Stalker	Ryan	Malum
2010	Past Life	Noah Powell	Pilot

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Result	Work
Young Artist Award	2003	Best Performance in a Commercial	Nominated	McDonalds

External links

• Cayden Boyd at the Internet Movie Database
• Cayden Boyd at AllRovi