Boyd Banks
Date of birth: 1964-04-16
Place of birth: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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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Dawn of the Dead
2004-03-19
A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, fle
Cypher
2002-10-01
An unsuspecting, disenchanted man finds himself working as a spy in the dangerous, high-stakes world
The Fountain
2006-11-22
Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death
Jekyll + Hyde
2006-05-05
Henry Jekyll is a young science student who, along with his friend Mary, experiments with various dr
American Psycho II: All American Girl
2002-06-18
Rachel is a criminology student hoping to land a position as a teacher's assistant for professor Rob
The In-Laws
2003-05-23
Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his new in-laws are
Land of the Dead
2005-06-18
The living dead have taken over the world, and the remaining humans live in a walled city to protect
Black Sheep
1996-02-01
When dignified Albert Donnelly runs for Governor, his team moves to keep his slow-witted and klutzy
How She Move
2008-01-15
After the death of Raya Green's sister, she gets out from her classes at school, and sees a stomp cr
Stripperland
2011-02-22
Fleeing the wrath of man-eating vixens who've taken over the world, a ragtag caravan of refugees mak
Dirty Work
1998-06-12
Unemployed and recently dumped, Mitch and his buddy Sam start a revenge-for-hire business to raise t
Left for Dead
2007-11-06
Five frat boys are stalked by a machete wielding maniac, after they are involved in a horrifying Dev
Dash and Lilly
1999-05-31
Biographical look at the bombastic love affair that writers Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman sha
The Walking Dead Girls
2011-03-22
The Walking Dead Girls is a behind-the-scenes look into zombie culture in the United States and the
Dinner at Fred's
1997-10-02
A young businessman with a skill for magic tricks breaks down en route to his fiancee's parents' hou
Algonquin
2014-04-11
A father-son camping expedition runs aground on misfortune and family secrets.
Fairfield Road
2010-05-20
Noah McManus is leaving his job with the Boston mayor's office for a dream gig in Washington, D.C. B
Hooked on Speedman
2008-12-07
Would be filmmakers, Nick and Vince, dream of making it big and getting out of Nowheresville. Their
All My Puny Sorrows
2022-04-15
The story of two Mennonite sisters who have left their strict religious upbringing behind. While one
The Highwayman
2000-01-01
Road trips have never been this killer! Jason Priestley stars as Breakfast, a psychotic jewelry stor
Hellmouth
2014-10-17
A gravekeeper is drawn into a hell dimension to save the soul of a beautiful woman.
Superstar
1999-10-08
Orphan Mary Katherine Gallagher, an ugly duckling at St. Monica High School, has a dream: to be kiss
Bad to the Bone
1997-10-19
A murderous sociopath (and former battered child) uses her naive younger brother in a scheme to do a
Crash
1996-07-17
A car crash victim suddenly finds himself turned on by car accidents and becomes involved with an un
I'll Be Home For Christmas
1997-12-23
Christmas romance about long-separated high school sweethearts who find each other again after 20 ye
Pontypool
2009-03-06
When disc jockey Grant Mazzy reports to his basement radio station in the Canadian town of Pontypool
Knockaround Guys
2001-11-30
Four sons of well-known New York mobsters must retrieve a bag of cash from a small Montana town rule
Rhinoceros Eyes
2004-04-23
Rhinoceros Eyes is a fantastical coming-of-age story revolving around Chep, a young, reclusive prop-
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
2012-10-10
Heather Mason and her father have been on the run, always one step ahead of dangerous forces that sh
Bang Bang Baby
2014-09-08
A small town teenager in the 1960s believes her dreams of becoming a famous singer will come true wh
My Daughter Must Live
2014-07-15
When her daughter Katie gets sick with a liver disease, Meghan O'Mailley figures out that her husba
Before You Say 'I Do'
2009-02-14
George Murray's fiancée Jane Gardner gets cold feet after accepting his ring, terrorized by her firs
Fallen Angel
2003-03-23
When his father dies, Terry (Gary Sinese) returns to the house where he grew up, planning to stay on
Bruiser
2000-02-13
After years of being browbeaten and walked on, a man wakes one day wearing an expressionless mask, f
Diary of the Dead
2007-05-26
A group of young filmmakers encounter real zombies while filming a horror movie of their own.
The Hexecutioners
2015-10-21
Two disparate young women working for a company that conducts euthanasia are dispatched to a remote
Dead Before Dawn
2012-10-10
A bunch of college kids accidentally unleash an evil curse that causes people to kill themselves and
Moon Point
2011-09-22
The funny, quirky story of Darryl Strozka, an ambitionless 24-year old who travels hundreds of miles
Medium Raw
2010-08-06
Capturing the sadistic serial killer "The Wolf" was just the beginning for rookie cop Johnny Morgan.
Happiness is Hate Therapy
2010-06-03
Joe attends hate therapy twice a week. Not as a psychiatrist, or a group leader, but more as an obse
You Might As Well Live
2009-01-19
On the advice of his childhood hero, Robert R. Mutt embarks on a madcap adventure to attain the thre
Coopers' Camera
2010-11-16
Using a professional grade video camera, a dysfunctional family records their Christmas Day in 1985,
The Love Guru
2008-06-20
Born in America and raised in an Indian ashram, Pitka returns to his native land to seek his fortune
Hank and Mike
2008-01-01
Two blue-collar Easter Bunnies get fired and try their hand at an assortment of odd jobs, failing at
Chasing Tchaikovsky
2007-09-17
Boris is a driven businessman, who has achieved a great deal of success in the time he has been in A
Lars and the Real Girl
2007-10-12
Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law w
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005-11-09
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
Riding the Bus with My Sister
2005-05-01
A woman spends time with her developmental disabled sister after the death of their father.
Saint Ralph
2005-08-05
This Canadian made comedy/drama, set in Hamilton, Ontario in 1954, is a sweet and - at times - goofy
Phil the Alien
2004-09-11
Phil the Alien crashes to Earth and find himself alone in the wilds of northern Canada. In the proce
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004-07-02
Nerdy accountant Harold and his irrepressible friend, Kumar, get stoned watching television and find
New York Minute
2004-05-07
Top student Jane Ryan heads to Manhattan for a college-scholarship competition. Her rebellious twin
Ham & Cheese
2004-03-12
Two talentless actors attempt to make it in the cruel world of showbiz. Without an ounce of talent b
The Piano Man's Daughter
2003-09-22
Terrified of passing on the madness that runs in his family, Charlie Kilworth (Christian Campbell) s
Deacons for Defense
2005-04-05
Inspired by a true story, this drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the Civil Rights Act.
The Music Man
2003-02-16
Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing
Meet Prince Charming
1999-01-01
Jonathan 'Jack' Harris is a waiter, who hopes to start a newspaper called The Tribeca Times, after t
Escape from the Newsroom
2002-10-28
It's a strange movie that you have to watch beginning to end, or you'll find yourself completely los
The Tuxedo
2002-09-27
Cabbie-turned-chauffeur Jimmy Tong learns there is really only one rule when you work for playboy mi
Avenging Angelo
2002-08-30
A woman who has recently discovered that she is the daughter of Angelo, a major mafia boss, decides
Jason X
2001-11-09
In the year 2455, Old Earth is now a contaminated planet abandoned for centuries -- a brown world of
Prancer Returns
2001-11-20
This holiday-themed children's film offers a unique take on the legend of Santa Claus and his tiny r
A Killing Spring
2002-01-29
When Reed Gallagher, dean of Journalism at Lanholme College, is found dead of asphyxiation in an app
Kiss My Act
2001-04-23
A modern retelling of the Cyrano de Bergerac story among stand-up comics, with a bartender helping h
Chasing Cain
2001-03-01
A brutal drive-by shooting of a Croatian woman who works at an abortion clinic sends two homicide de
Club Land
2001-04-08
A father and son work together as agents.
Possessed
2000-10-22
An 11 year old boy starts throwing temper tantrums, vomiting on and attacking people, and swearing u
The Ladies Man
2000-10-13
Because of his salacious language, late-night radio advice-show host Leon Phelps, along with his swe
Cheaters
2000-05-20
In the fall of 1994, a teacher at Chicago's run-down Steinmetz High conspires with the school's acad
The Jesse Ventura Story
1999-05-23
Biography of ex-pro wrestler Jesse Ventura follows his life beginning as a youngster to election as
Naked City: A Killer Christmas
1998-12-13
An ambitious reporter gets in the way of two cops assigned to investigate a serial killer who become
Dog Park
1998-09-14
A young man, whose girlfriend has just left him and taken their dog, falls for another woman who is
The Wrong Guy
1997-08-01
Nelson Hibbert expects to become the new president of Nagel Industries, but Mr. Nagel gives the prom
Holiday Affair
1996-12-15
"Meeting cute" while Jodie's son Timmy enthuses over a model train set, Jodie and the raffish but li
Earthquake in New York
1998-10-11
A cop is after a nasty serial killer. Cop's wife and kids are somewhere in the city too. Then a disa
Saving God
2008-10-14
Ex Con Armstrong Cane (Ving Rhames) returns to home a changed man looking to take over his father's
Cinderella Man
2005-06-02
The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise co
Wild Iris
2001-01-01
A depressed woman battles with her mother and abuses alcohol following the suicide of her husband.
The Cat in the Hat
2003-11-21
During a rainy day, and while their mother is out, Conrad and Sally, and their pet fish, are visited