Donny Boaz

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Donny Boaz
Born (1980-12-12) December 12, 1980 (age 42)
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

Donny Boaz (born December 12, 1980) [1] is an American actor who recently portrayed the role of Chance Chancellor on The Young and the Restless . [2]

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Career

Boaz began his career as a male model for brands such as Abercrombie, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and runway work in Milan, Italy. However, it was a Calvin Klein underwear shoot that cost him his university scholarship just before his junior year at Southwestern Assemblies of God University because the school didn't believe it was very "Christ-like" to model men's underwear. [3] After losing his scholarship, Boaz spent the next six years working as a model in various countries.

In 2003, he left Paris, France and returned to Dallas to pursue a career as a working actor. That same year, Boaz appeared in the "America's Sexiest Man" contest [4] in which one of the prizes was a multi-episode role on soap opera All My Children ; from that series he went to Guiding Light and appeared in several episodes.

Although he lacked formal training as an actor, he successfully auditioned for several projects, including the role of "Pfc. Patrick Miller" in the television movie Saving Jessica Lynch . He was able to use the experience of the role later on to help him get cast as "Buckley" in the television series SIX .

In 2015, Boaz was cast as "Bill Bradley" in the film My All American where he worked with director Angelo Pizzo.

In 2019, Boaz was cast in the role of Chance Chancellor in The Young and the Restless . [5] [6]

In 2020, Boaz appeared in the role of James Cranbourne in the movie "When We Last Spoke" and in 2022 he had a memorable cameo in the HBO series "The Staircase."

Filmography

Acting roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 The Anna Nicole Story Larry Birkhead Television film
2013 CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story Bill DigginsTelevision film
2013–2014 Dallas Bo McCabeRecurring role (9 episodes)
2014The Rolling RoadYoung AltonShort film
2015 My All American Bill Bradley
2015 NCIS: New Orleans Navy Lieutenant Brad RyderEpisode: "Foreign Affairs"
2016 Queen of the South DEA Agent DavisGuest role; one episode
2017 SIX BuckleyRecurring role (6 episodes)
2017Road less traveledRayTelevision film
2018 Lucifer “Dangerous Doug” LibbyEpisode: "All About Her"
2018 NCIS: New Orleans Max BurrisTwo episodes
2018 The Beach House PalmerTelevision film
2019–2021 The Young and the Restless Chance Chancellor Series regular
201912 Pups of ChristmasMartinTelevision film
2020 P-Valley Wyatt KyleRecurring role
2021-present All American Jacob4 episodes
2022 The Staircase Tyrone Lacour2 episodes

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