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Cayden Boyd
Born (1994-05-24) May 24, 1994 (age 30)
Bedford, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present

Cayden Boyd (born May 24, 1994[1]) is a former American child actor. He is known for playing Max in the Robert Rodriguez's 2005 film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D and Ben Reynolds in the 2007 film Have Dreams, Will Travel.

Life

Boyd was born in Bedford, Texas[citation needed] but has relocated to Australia[citation needed] with his parents and older sister, actress Jenna Boyd. He plays violin and cello and played high school football. He is currently a student at Pepperdine University studying business.

Career

Boyd landed his first roles, small television roles and commercials, as young as 6 and 7. He played Tim Robbins's son in Mystic River.[2] In 2004, he was cast in the starring role of Max in the 2005 film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D.[3][4] He played young Warren Worthington III in X-Men: The Last Stand,[2] and he was cast in the lead role in the 2007 film Have Dreams, Will Travel (originally titled A West Texas Children’s Story).[5][6] He appeared on episodes of such television series as Crossing Jordan, Cold Case, Close to Home and Scrubs.[2] In 2008, he appeared alongside Julia Roberts and Willem Dafoe in Fireflies in the Garden.[7][8] In 2015 Boyd also had a role on the television series Awkward playing Jenna's Marine boyfriend.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2002 Fault Young Mark
2003 Freaky Friday Harry's Friend #2
Mystic River Michael Boyle
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
2008 Fireflies in the Garden Young Michael

Television

Year Film Role Notes
2001 Scrubs Hummer Episode: "My Fifteen Minutes"
2002 Taina Little Boy Episodes: "Test Friends", "Papi Don't Preach"
The King of Queens Lil Jared Episode: "Kirbed Enthusiasm"
2004 Century City Timmy / Toby Clemens Episodes: "A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Lose", "The Face Was Familiar"
Crossing Jordan Kyle Moran Episode: "Fire in the Sky"
2005 Cold Case Kyle Bream 1998 Episode: "Revenge"
Close to Home Sonny Episode: Pilot
Night Stalker Ryan Episode: "Malum"
2010 Past Life Noah Powell Episode: Pilot
2014–2015 Awkward Brian 3 episodes

Awards and nominations

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

References

  1. ^ "Cayden Boyd". Hollywood.com. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Cayden Boyd - Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  3. ^ Addie Morfoot (September 19, 2004). "Cayden Boyd". Variety. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  4. ^ Joe Leydon (June 3, 2005). "Review: 'The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D'". Variety. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  5. ^ Justin Chang (May 8, 2005). "Cayden Boyd". Variety. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  6. ^ Jay Weissberg (October 29, 2007). "Review: 'Have Dreams, Will Travel'". Variety. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  7. ^ Alissa Simon (February 11, 2008). "Review: 'Fireflies in the Garden'". Variety. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  8. ^ Kirk Honeycutt (February 13, 2008). "Fireflies in the Garden: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 29, 2016. Flashbacks to Michael's childhood (Cayden Boyd touchingly plays him as a boy)...
  9. ^ Ariana Bacle (August 31, 2015). "Awkward: EW review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 29, 2016. Jenna's still hanging with her latest fling, a Marine named Brian (Cayden Boyd)...
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