Michele Boyd

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Michele Boyd
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Michele Boyd in 2019
Born (1980-10-29) October 29, 1980 (age 44)
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s) Actress, producer, host
Years active2006–present
Website www.micheleboyd.com

Michele Boyd (born October 29, 1980) is an American actress, producer and host. She co-founded the geek girl parody group Team Unicorn and played Riley in the popular webseries The Guild .

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Early life and education

Boyd was born to a Navy family in Gainesville, Florida, on October 29, 1980, [1] and thus spent much of her life traveling. She lived all over the United States as well as Italy and Japan before going to high school in San Diego. She was involved in school musicals from a very early age up through high school, performing in everything from The King and I to Cats . Boyd was a competitive swimmer since the age of 6, eventually competing in the California Interscholastic Federation Swimming and Diving events. Boyd also has worked as a snowboarding instructor and holds a green belt in hapkido.

She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior from the University of California, Davis, and before settling into her career as an actress, she studied behavior at Harvard Medical School. [2]

Career

After receiving her bachelor's degree, Boyd modeled in New York City before moving to Los Angeles and quickly landing roles on the television shows Sons of Anarchy , The Young and the Restless , and How I Met Your Mother . [3] She utilized her science background cohosting the show Machines of Malice as a neuroscience consultant for the Discovery Channel. Boyd is also a Nickelodeon show favorite, guest starring on the shows iCarly , True Jackson, VP and Big Time Rush .

In 2009, Boyd appeared on 14 episodes of the popular web series The Guild . In 2010, Boyd co-created the geek girl group Team Unicorn. Their first music video was "G33k & G4m3r Girls", a parody of Katy Perry's "California Gurls"; it achieved over one million views in its first week. [4] In 2013, Adult Swim announced they would be producing a Team Unicorn television pilot. [5]

She cohosted the series Game Changers, a Top Gear-influenced show testing out video game tropes such as jet packs, parkour and lockpicking in the real world. [6] She has also modeled for the J!NX gamers clothing line and was named one of GeekWeek.com's "10 Hottest Geek Girls". [7] Boyd was also referenced in Diablo III from Blizzard Entertainment as a rare unicorn character named "Miss Hell" alongside other Team Unicorn members. She starred in Geek Cred, an office comedy set in a comic book store. [8]

Her feature film Bar America, directed by Matthew Jacobs, premiered at the Santa Catalina Film Festival in 2014.

Currently Boyd is the cohost of Watching Thrones , a live Game of Thrones recap/discussion show. Watching Thrones airs on Screen Junkies, an Emmy-nominated online movie magazine and YouTube channel with over six million subscribers and over 1.6 billion views.

In 2018, she became part of the reboot S.W.A.T. with Shemar Moore. She plays the character Valerie Rocker.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Untold Stories of the E.R. Katey WilksEpisode: "Director Down"
2007 Diagnosis X Stephanie YatesEpisode: "Under Pressure"
2008 The Young and the Restless CarolEpisode: "#1,9021"
2008 Sons of Anarchy Medical InternEpisode: "Old Bones"
2008–2009Machines of MaliceHerselfHost - 6 episodes
2009 Cold Case Hockey Groupie '80Episode: "Iced"
2010 FlashForward NurseEpisode: "Revelation Zero: Part 2"
2010 How I Met Your Mother JoleneEpisode: "Robots Versus Wrestlers"
2010 True Jackson, VP NicoleEpisode: Trapped in Paris"
2011 Big Time Rush Annie WintersEpisode: "Big Time Contest"
2011 Fearnet's "Movies With More Brains"HerselfCommentator
2012 G4's "Top 100 Video Games Of All Time"HerselfCommentator
2013 Chiller 13's "Most Horrifying Hookups"HerselfCommentator
2014 Two and a Half Men Nurse
2015 Workaholics Bride
2017 NCIS: Los Angeles EMT
2017 The Last Tycoon Minna Double
2018 S.W.A.T. Valerie RockerRecurring
2019 The Orville Lieutenant DorsettEpisode: "Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes"
2019 NCIS Chief Petty Officer Emily RossEpisode: "Silent Service"
2019 The Young and The Restless SaraEpisode: "#1.11661"
2022 Westworld Temperance ArmisticeEpisode: "Années Folles" (S4:E3)

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005WaitingYoung WifeSupporting
2008IncriminationElsa MitchellsLead
2008The MemoMicheleSupporting
2009SlickElsa MitchellsLead
2011 Cheerleader Massacre 2 JaniceLead
2011 Battle of Los Angeles Lt. Jean HendricksSupporting
2011 3 Musketeers AramisLead
2011Love BeginsGirl 2Supporting
2012D.N.E: Do Not EraseSophieLead (alongside Richard Hatch)
2013Resident Evil: VengeanceClaire RedfieldLead
2013Bar AmericaEmilyLead
2014AltergeistTaylor MillerSupporting

Internet Series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Penny DreadfulsBeautyEpisode: "Sleeping Beauty"
2010Bumps in the NightClaireEpisode: "The Haunted Apartment"
2009–2010 The Guild Riley (Stupid Tall Hot Girl)14 Episodes
2010–2011SOLO – The SeriesRebecca DrizhalAll episodes
2010–2013 Team Unicorn Blue Unicorn6 episodes
2012Sound AdviceBeckyEpisode: "Clap Clap Clap"
2012 TableTop Featured GuestEpisode: "Gloom"
2012The Jeff Lewis 5 Minute Comedy HourActressEpisode: "Poker"
2013SpellslingersFeatured GuestEpisode 4
2014Geek CredCallieAll episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitle of workResult
2010 LA Weekly's Best of 2010 Best Online Video [9] Team Unicorn: G33K & G4M3R GirlsWon
2011 Dragon Con 2011 Film Festival Awards Best Music VideoTeam Unicorn: G33K & G4M3R GirlsNominated
2012 International Academy of Web Television Awards Best Variety SeriesTeam UnicornNominated

References

  1. "Michele Boyd". Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television (Collection). Vol. 107. Gale. 2011. ISSN   0749-064X . Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. Carrington, Eddie (March 1, 2009) "20 Questions with Michele Boyd", The Hunting Lodge.
  3. How I Met Your Mother on CBS. TV Guide.
  4. Action Flick Chick, September 17, 2010, Interview: G33K & G4M3R GIRLS (Geek and Gamer Girls Video) 1 Week, 1 Million Views .
  5. ANDREEVA, NELLIE (10 May 2013). "Adult Swim Announces New Series & Pilots". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  6. Press Release. (March 22, 2013)"New Videogame Myth Busting Web Series" Gamasutra.com
  7. Le, Mike (April 9, 2010) GeekWeek's 10 HOTTEST GEEK GIRLS. geekweek.com
  8. Dimas, Sandra (June 18, 2014) Geek Cred - A New Comedy For The Fan In All Of Us. TheProseAndCons.com
  9. Ohanesian, Liz. "Best Online Video: "Geek and Gamer Girls Song," by Team Unicorn". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2011.