Boyd Holbrook

• Name — Boyd Holbrook • Birth Name — Robert Boyd Holbrook • Born — 1 September 1981 • Birthplace — Prestonsburg, Kentucky, U.S. • Occupation — * Actor • Years Active — 2001present • Children — 2

Holbrook was born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, the son of Ellen, a real estate agent, and Don Holbrook, a coal miner. Holbrook was raised in Harlan County, Kentucky. After graduating from high school, Holbrook worked at United Parcel Service and for a department store, with the latter changing his career focus towards acting after meeting fellow Kentuckian and actor Michael Shannon.

Holbrook was discovered while working part-time as a carpenter for Jenny Wiley Theatre in Kentucky. He signed with Elite Models in 2001. He has worked for other agencies such as Wilhelmina Models. Holbrook has been a model for such designers and labels as Dior, Gucci, Jean Paul Gaultier, Versace, Hugo Boss, Bill Blass, Calvin Klein, Moschino, Marc Jacobs and DSquared². Holbrook and model Omahyra Mota were the subjects of photographer Ellen Von Unwerth Paris gallery exhibition "Omahyra & Boyd" and the 2005 book of that title from Exhibitions Internationales. He released a short series of poems through the website Model-Max.com, accompanied by illustrations by Jamie Strachan. Holbrook studied acting with the William Esper Studio's two-year Meisner Acting Program and with Shane Ann Younts' two-year voice and speech program, and he received an SCPS Certificate in 16mm film from New York University. He also has worked with acting coach Terry Knickerbocker. His prior acting work includes a role in the "Allison" music video for Permanent Me alongside model Tiah Eckhardt. Holbrook is a photographer who has done work for David Armstrong. He is also a sculptor and exhibited his work in his first art show, "Iscariot", at the Rare gallery in Chelsea, New York from April 19 to May 17, 2008. In 2014, Holbrook appeared as Jeff in David Fincher's psychological thriller Gone Girl. Holbrook portrayed DEA agent Steve Murphy in the Netflix series Narcos. In 2017, Holbrook played Donald Pierce, the antagonist in Logan, the third solo Wolverine film. In 2019, Holbrook starred as Thomas Lockhart in the Netflix thriller film, In the Shadow of the Moon. In January 2021, Holbrook was cast as The Corinthian in the Netflix adaptation of The Sandman. In May 2021, Holbrook was cast in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. He played Klaber, a Nazi operative and right-hand man to Mads Mikkelsen's Dr. Jürgen Voller. Holbrook stated that he learned several acting lessons from Harrison Ford while filming Dial of Destiny, including how "[he] definitely taught me that you do not walk away unless you know in your gut that you got it and there's not a false note." Dial of Destiny was also Holbrook's second collaboration with Logan director James Mangold; Holbrook defended the movie's conclusion, stating that "when I saw [the finale], I was surprised that it grabbed me by the throat. I was a little emotional, even though I'm so close to it."

Holbrook started dating actress Elizabeth Olsen in 2012 after meeting on the set of the movie Very Good Girls. They got engaged in March 2014 but, in October 2014, Olsen ended their engagement. He married Danish artist Tatiana Pajkovic in 2018. On January 15, 2018, Pajkovic gave birth to a son. The couple had their second child, a daughter, in November 2024.

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• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 2009 — The Unusuals — Punk — Episode: "42" • The Beautiful Life — Gabriel — Episode: "Pilot" • 2010 — Tough Trade — Jackson Tucker — TV movie • 2011 — The Big C — Mykail — Recurring role (season 2) • 2012 — Hatfields & McCoys — William "Cap" Hatfield — Main cast (miniseries) • 2013 — Behind the Candelabra — Cary James — TV movie • 2015–2016 — Narcos — DEA agent Steve Murphy — Main cast (seasons 1–2) • 2020 — Robot Chicken — Deacon Frost — Episode: "Buster Olive in: The Monkey Got Closer Overnight" (voice roles) • The Fugitive — Mike Ferro — Title role • 2021 — The Premise — Aaron — Episode: "Moment of Silence" • 2022–2025 — The Sandman — The Corinthian — Main cast • 2023 — Justified: City Primeval — Clement Mansell — Main cast • 2025 — The Morning Show — Brodie Hartman — Main cast (season 4)

• Year — Game — Role — Notes • 2019 — Narcos: Rise of the Cartels — Steve Murphy — Based on the TV series of the same name