John Boyd (actor)

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John Boyd
Born(1981-10-22)October 22, 1981
Alma mater Bennington College
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
SpouseNicole Vicius (m. 2012)
Children3
Parents

John Boyd is an American actor who is best known for starring as Arlo Glass in the eighth and final season of the Fox espionage thriller 24 in 2010. He also co-starred in the Academy Award-winning political thriller Argo (2012) and starred from 2014 to 2017 as FBI Special Agent James Aubrey on the Fox crime procedural comedy-drama Bones from the 10th season until the 12th and final season. In 2019, he started as Special Agent Stuart Scola in CBS crime drama series FBI .

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Early life

Boyd is an alumnus of Bennington College He has a daughter named Nola. [1]

Career

Boyd began his acting career in 2005, appearing in short films and various minor roles in films and guest-starring on an episode of the NBC legal drama Law & Order in 2005; Boyd returned to the show in 2006, but as a different character. In 2010, he was cast in his first starring role on television in the eighth season of the Fox espionage thriller 24 as Arlo Glass.

Following the cancellation of 24, Boyd guest-starred in USA legal drama Suits and was scheduled to be cast as Todd in the Fox comedy pilot Iceland in 2011, but it was not picked up by the network. Boyd co-starred in the 2012 Academy Award-winning political thriller Argo with Ben Affleck and Bryan Cranston. In 2013, he guest-starred on the short-lived Fox thriller Touch , which reunited Boyd with his 24 co-star Kiefer Sutherland.

In 2014, Boyd began starring as FBI Special Agent James Aubrey in the Fox crime procedural comedy-drama Bones in the tenth season. He was credited as a special guest star during the season premiere titled "The Conspiracy in the Corpse" and was added to the main cast in the second episode titled "The Lance to the Heart" following the departure of John Francis Daley, who played Dr. Lance Sweets, from the show at the end of the season premiere. Boyd remained on the show until it ended with the twelfth season in 2017.

In 2017, in the fifth episode titled "The Tutor in the Tussle," James Aubrey (Boyd) meets with his estranged, criminal father Philip Aubrey. Philip Aubrey is played by Boyd's real-life father Guy Boyd.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005StayLouisShort film
The Notorious Bettie Page Jack
Building GirlColin
2006Follow MeGroverShort film
Fields of FreedomPrivate Dooley
Lady in the Water One-eyebrow smoker
2007CarelessDrunk guy
2009 The Greatest Wyatt
Mercy Erik
2010JellyFloyd Marks
2012 Argo Lamont
2018 Peppermint Marvin

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Law & Order Zack BurnsEpisode: "Locomotion"
2006Law & OrderKenny EllisEpisode: "Profiteer"
2008 Fringe Ian Spencer (uncredited)Episode: "In Which We Meet Mr. Jones"
2010 24 Arlo Glass Main role, 24 episodes
2011 Suits Gregory BooneEpisode: "Errors and Omissions"
IcelandToddUnsold TV pilot
2013 Touch Kase4 episodes
2014 The Carrie Diaries Elliot2 episodes
2014–17 Bones James AubreyMain role, 56 episodes
2019–present FBI Special Agent Stuart Scola [2] Main role (Season 2, episode 4 onwards), Recurring (episode 1–3)
2020, 2023 & 2024 FBI: Most Wanted Special Guest Star, Episodes: "Reveille, Imminent Threat, Part III, & Supply Chain"
2023 FBI: International Special Guest Star, Episode: "Imminent Threat, Part I”

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References

  1. "After Bennington". bennington.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  2. Petski, Denise (August 6, 2019). "'FBI': John Boyd To Recur With Option In CBS Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 8, 2019.