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'''Boyd Banks''' (born April 16, 1964) is a Canadian [[stand-up comedian]] and actor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/boyd-banks/credits/193440/|title=Boyd Banks {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=October 18, 2018}}</ref>
'''Boyd Banks''' (born [[April 16]], [[1964]]) is a [[Canadian]] [[stand-up comedian]] known for doing edgy material, and an [[actor]] who has appeared in such films as ''[[Dawn of the Dead]]'' (2004), ''[[Phil the Alien]]'' (2004), ''[[Land of the Dead]]'' (2004), ''[[Cinderella Man]]'' (2005) and ''[[Diary of The Dead]]'' (2008). Among his other television credits he is a member of the repertory cast of the A&E TV original series, ''[[A Nero Wolfe Mystery]]'' and has had recurring roles in ''[[The Red Green Show]]'' and ''[[Little Mosque on the Prairie]]''.

== Early life ==
He was born in [[Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan|Moose Jaw]], [[Saskatchewan]], and began his career in the entertainment industry at 17 when he won a contest for Best Stand-Up Comedian in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]]. He then performed as a stand-up comedian for a few years in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], before moving to [[Toronto]] to act.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0052103/bio|title=Boyd Banks|website=IMDb|access-date=October 18, 2018}}</ref>

== Career ==
Banks has appeared in films including ''[[Bruiser (2000 film)|Bruiser]]'' (2001), ''[[Wild Iris (film)|Wild Iris]]'' (2001), ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' (2004), ''[[Phil the Alien]]'' (2004), ''[[Land of the Dead]]'' (2005), ''[[Cinderella Man]]'' (2005), ''[[Diary of the Dead]]'' (2007) and ''[[Pontypool (film)|Pontypool]]'' (2009).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.northernstars.ca/actor/boyd-banks/|title=Boyd Banks - Northernstars.ca|date=September 15, 2017|work=Northernstars.ca|access-date=October 23, 2024|language=en-US}}</ref>

Among his television credits were guest appearances in ''[[Due South]]'' and ''[[Slings and Arrows]]'', and as a member of the repertory cast of the [[A&E Network|A&E]] television series, ''[[A Nero Wolfe Mystery]]''. He has had recurring roles in ''[[The Red Green Show]]'' and ''[[Little Mosque on the Prairie]]''.

In February 2019, Banks faced criticism following an incident when, during a live television news report on a meeting responding to [[SiriusXM Canada]]'s controversial plan to rebrand its [[Canada Laughs]] channel, he began licking CBC reporter Chris Glover's ear.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2019/02/27/live-on-air-licking-of-toronto-tv-reporter-sparks-twitter-outrage.html "Live on-air licking of Toronto TV reporter sparks Twitter outrage"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', February 27, 2019.</ref> Banks apologized the following day, calling himself an "idiot" for his behaviour.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/live-hit-incident-1.5035840 "Actor Boyd Banks sorry for licking CBC reporter on live TV, says there's 'no excuse' for his actions"]. [[CBC News]] Toronto, February 27, 2019.</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|rowspan="3"|1996
|''[[Black Sheep (1996 film)|Black Sheep]]''
|Clyde Spinoza
|
|-
|''[[Crash (1996 film)|Crash]]''
|Grip
|
|-
|''[[Holiday Affair (1996 film)|Holiday Affair]]''
|
|TV movie
|-
|rowspan="5"|1997
|data-sort-value="Wrong Guy, The" | ''[[The Wrong Guy]]''
|Gas Station Guy
|
|-
|''Dinner at Fred's''
|Talent Show MC
|
|-
|''Bad to the Bone''
|Gun Salesman
|TV movie
|-
|[[I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998 film)|''I'll Be Home for Christmas'']]
|Ethan
|TV movie
|-
|''Howling at the Moon''
|
|TV movie
|-
|rowspan="5"|1998
|''[[Dirty Work (1998 film)|Dirty Work]]''
|Creepy Man
|
|-
|''Strink''
|Mr.Bothom
|
|-
|''[[Dog Park (film)|Dog Park]]''
|Ge Groovy Lesh
|
|-
|''[[Earthquake in New York]]''
|Statue Man
|
|-
|''[[Naked City: A Killer Christmas]]''
|Jack
|TV movie
|-
|rowspan="3"|1999
|data-sort-value="Jesse Ventura Story, The" | ''[[The Jesse Ventura Story]]''
|Brooklyn Park Mayor
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Dash and Lilly]]''
|Prison Guard
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Superstar (1999 film)|Superstar]]''
|Weatherman
|
|-
|rowspan="5"|2000
|''[[Bruiser (2000 film)|Bruiser]]''
|Jester
|
|-
|data-sort-value="Highwayman, The" | ''The Highwayman''
|Luger
|
|-
|''[[Cheaters (2000 film)|Cheaters]]''
|State Speech Judge
|TV movie
|-
|data-sort-value="Ladies Man, The" | ''[[The Ladies Man (2000 film)|The Ladies Man]]''
|C&W Station Manager
|
|-
|''[[Possessed (2000 film)|Possessed]]''
|Zealot
|TV movie
|-
|rowspan="7"|2001
|''Club Land''
|Elegante announcer
|TV movie
|-
|''Chasing Cain''
|Ralph
|
|-
|''Kiss My Act''
|Stand-Up Comic
|TV movie
|-
| ''[[Jason X]]''
| Fat Lou
|
|-
|''[[Wild Iris (film)|Wild Iris]]''
|Handprint Clerk
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Knockaround Guys]]''
|Bar Patron
|
|-
|''[[Prancer Returns]]''
|Charlie's Teacher
|Straight-to-Video
|-
|rowspan="7"|2002
|data-sort-value="Killing Spring, A" | ''[[A Killing Spring]]''
|Hotel Manager
|TV movie
|-
|''[[American Psycho 2]]''
|Jim
|Straight-to-video
|-
|''[[Avenging Angelo]]''
|Paramedic
|
|-
|data-sort-value="Tuxedo, The" | ''[[The Tuxedo]]''
|Vic
|
|-
|''[[Cypher (film)|Cypher]]''
|Fred Garfield
|
|-
|''Escape from the Newsroom''
|Martin
|TV movie
|-
|''Meet Prince Charming''
|Roger
|
|-
|rowspan="7"|2003
|data-sort-value="Music Man, The" | ''[[The Music Man (2003 film)|The Music Man]]''
|Train Conductor
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Deacons for Defense]]''
|Weber
|TV movie
|-
|data-sort-value="In-Laws, The" | ''[[The In-Laws (2003 film)|The In-Laws]]''
|Patient
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Rhinoceros Eyes]]''
|Hospital Orderly
|
|-
|data-sort-value="Republic of Love, The" | ''[[The Republic of Love]]''
|Man at Folklore Museum
|uncredited
|-
|data-sort-value="Piano Man's Daughter, The" | ''[[The Piano Man's Daughter]]''
|Priest
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Fallen Angel (2003 film)|Fallen Angel]]''
|Birdie
|TV movie
|-
|rowspan="6"|2004
|''[[Ham & Cheese]]''
|Barry's Boss at Canadian Theatre Company
|
|-
|''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]''
|Tucker
|
|-
|''[[New York Minute (film)|New York Minute]]''
|Ticket Window Guy
|
|-
|''[[Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]''
|E.R. Patient
|
|-
|''[[Phil the Alien]]''
|Slim
|
|-
|''[[Saint Ralph]]''
|Worker #1
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|2005
|''[[Riding the Bus with My Sister]]''
|Henry
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Cinderella Man]]''
|Reporter
|
|-
|''[[Land of the Dead]]''
|Butcher
|
|-
|''[[Get Rich or Die Tryin' (film)|Get Rich or Die Tryin']]''
|Prison Solitary Guard
|
|-
|2006
|data-sort-value="Fountain, The" | ''[[The Fountain]]''
|Dominican friar
|
|-
|rowspan=5|2007
|''[[How She Move]]''
|Mike Evans
|
|-
|''[[Diary of the Dead]]''
|White Man
|
|-
|''[[Lars and the Real Girl]]''
|Russell
|
|-
|''Chasing Tchaikovsky''
|Nikolai
|
|-
|''[[Left for Dead (2007 horror film)|Left of Dead]]''
|Michael Lymburner
|
|-
| rowspan="6"|2008
|''[[Hank and Mike]]''
|Leon the Neighbor
|
|-
|data-sort-value="Love Guru, The" | ''[[The Love Guru]]''
|EMT
|
|-
|''[[Pontypool (film)|Pontypool]]''
|Jay (Osama)
|
|-
|''[[Coopers' Camera]]''
|Sgt. Stevenson
|
|-
|''[[Saving God]]''
|Poole
|
|-
|''Hooked on Speedman''
|Man in Wheelchair
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2009
|''[[You Might as Well Live]]''
|Uncle Casper
|
|-
|''[[Before You Say I Do|Before You Say 'I Do']]''
|Apartment Guy
|TV movie
|-
|2010
|''[[Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf]]''
|
|TV movie
|-
|rowspan=2|2012
|''[[Dead Before Dawn]]''
|Gas Station Attendant
|
|-
|''[[Silent Hill: Revelation]]''
|Priest
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Algonquin (film)|Algonquin]]''
|Geordie Oliver
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
|''[[Bang Bang Baby]]''
|Gord
|
|-
|''[[Hellmouth (film)|Hellmouth]]''
|Fred Whinny
|
|-
|2018
|''[[State Like Sleep]]''
|I.V. Drinking Man
|
|-
|2021
|''[[All My Puny Sorrows (film)|All My Puny Sorrows]]''
|Pastor
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1991
|data-sort-value="Kids in the Hall, The" | ''[[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|The Kids in the Hall]]''
|Finacee
|1 episode
|-
| rowspan=2|1995
|''[[Goosebumps (1995 TV series)|Goosebumps]]''
|Mr.Johnson
|1 episode
|-
|''[[Due South]]''
|Norm Betz
|1 episode
|-
|1997
|data-sort-value="Newsroom, The" | ''[[The Newsroom (Canadian TV series)|The Newsroom]]''
|Parking Guy
| 1 episode
|-
| rowspan=4|1998
|data-sort-value="Red Green Show, The" | ''[[The Red Green Show]]''
|Earl Battersty
|2 episodes
|-
|''[[Once a Thief (TV series)|Once a Thief]]''
|Wedding Bell Blues
|
|-
|''[[Traders (TV series)|Traders]]''
|No Fixed Address
|
|-
|''[[Power Play (1998 TV series)|Power Play]]''
|Brother in Arms
|
|-
| 2001-2002
|data-sort-value="Nero Wolfe Mystery, A" | ''[[A Nero Wolfe Mystery]]''
|Multiple (Repertory player)
| 13 episodes
|-
| 2007-2012
|''[[Little Mosque on the Prairie]]''
|Joe Peterson
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Testees]]''
|Dr.Zimmerman
|1 episode
|-
|2009
|''[[Hotbox (TV series)|Hotbox]]''
|
|4 episodes
|-
| 2018
|''[[Star Falls]]''
|Security Guard
| 1 episode
|}

==References==
<references />


==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb name|id=0052103|name=Boyd Banks}}
*{{IMDb name|52103}}

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Latest revision as of 11:26, 23 October 2024

Boyd Banks
Born (1964-04-16) April 16, 1964 (age 60)
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor

Boyd Banks (born April 16, 1964) is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor.[1]

Early life

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He was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and began his career in the entertainment industry at 17 when he won a contest for Best Stand-Up Comedian in Edmonton, Alberta. He then performed as a stand-up comedian for a few years in Vancouver, British Columbia, before moving to Toronto to act.[2]

Career

[edit]

Banks has appeared in films including Bruiser (2001), Wild Iris (2001), Dawn of the Dead (2004), Phil the Alien (2004), Land of the Dead (2005), Cinderella Man (2005), Diary of the Dead (2007) and Pontypool (2009).[3]

Among his television credits were guest appearances in Due South and Slings and Arrows, and as a member of the repertory cast of the A&E television series, A Nero Wolfe Mystery. He has had recurring roles in The Red Green Show and Little Mosque on the Prairie.

In February 2019, Banks faced criticism following an incident when, during a live television news report on a meeting responding to SiriusXM Canada's controversial plan to rebrand its Canada Laughs channel, he began licking CBC reporter Chris Glover's ear.[4] Banks apologized the following day, calling himself an "idiot" for his behaviour.[5]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Black Sheep Clyde Spinoza
Crash Grip
Holiday Affair TV movie
1997 The Wrong Guy Gas Station Guy
Dinner at Fred's Talent Show MC
Bad to the Bone Gun Salesman TV movie
I'll Be Home for Christmas Ethan TV movie
Howling at the Moon TV movie
1998 Dirty Work Creepy Man
Strink Mr.Bothom
Dog Park Ge Groovy Lesh
Earthquake in New York Statue Man
Naked City: A Killer Christmas Jack TV movie
1999 The Jesse Ventura Story Brooklyn Park Mayor TV movie
Dash and Lilly Prison Guard TV movie
Superstar Weatherman
2000 Bruiser Jester
The Highwayman Luger
Cheaters State Speech Judge TV movie
The Ladies Man C&W Station Manager
Possessed Zealot TV movie
2001 Club Land Elegante announcer TV movie
Chasing Cain Ralph
Kiss My Act Stand-Up Comic TV movie
Jason X Fat Lou
Wild Iris Handprint Clerk TV movie
Knockaround Guys Bar Patron
Prancer Returns Charlie's Teacher Straight-to-Video
2002 A Killing Spring Hotel Manager TV movie
American Psycho 2 Jim Straight-to-video
Avenging Angelo Paramedic
The Tuxedo Vic
Cypher Fred Garfield
Escape from the Newsroom Martin TV movie
Meet Prince Charming Roger
2003 The Music Man Train Conductor TV movie
Deacons for Defense Weber TV movie
The In-Laws Patient TV movie
Rhinoceros Eyes Hospital Orderly
The Republic of Love Man at Folklore Museum uncredited
The Piano Man's Daughter Priest TV movie
Fallen Angel Birdie TV movie
2004 Ham & Cheese Barry's Boss at Canadian Theatre Company
Dawn of the Dead Tucker
New York Minute Ticket Window Guy
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle E.R. Patient
Phil the Alien Slim
Saint Ralph Worker #1
2005 Riding the Bus with My Sister Henry TV movie
Cinderella Man Reporter
Land of the Dead Butcher
Get Rich or Die Tryin' Prison Solitary Guard
2006 The Fountain Dominican friar
2007 How She Move Mike Evans
Diary of the Dead White Man
Lars and the Real Girl Russell
Chasing Tchaikovsky Nikolai
Left of Dead Michael Lymburner
2008 Hank and Mike Leon the Neighbor
The Love Guru EMT
Pontypool Jay (Osama)
Coopers' Camera Sgt. Stevenson
Saving God Poole
Hooked on Speedman Man in Wheelchair
2009 You Might as Well Live Uncle Casper
Before You Say 'I Do' Apartment Guy TV movie
2010 Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf TV movie
2012 Dead Before Dawn Gas Station Attendant
Silent Hill: Revelation Priest
2013 Algonquin Geordie Oliver
2014 Bang Bang Baby Gord
Hellmouth Fred Whinny
2018 State Like Sleep I.V. Drinking Man
2021 All My Puny Sorrows Pastor

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1991 The Kids in the Hall Finacee 1 episode
1995 Goosebumps Mr.Johnson 1 episode
Due South Norm Betz 1 episode
1997 The Newsroom Parking Guy 1 episode
1998 The Red Green Show Earl Battersty 2 episodes
Once a Thief Wedding Bell Blues
Traders No Fixed Address
Power Play Brother in Arms
2001-2002 A Nero Wolfe Mystery Multiple (Repertory player) 13 episodes
2007-2012 Little Mosque on the Prairie Joe Peterson
2008 Testees Dr.Zimmerman 1 episode
2009 Hotbox 4 episodes
2018 Star Falls Security Guard 1 episode

References

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  1. ^ "Boyd Banks | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Boyd Banks". IMDb. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "Boyd Banks - Northernstars.ca". Northernstars.ca. September 15, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "Live on-air licking of Toronto TV reporter sparks Twitter outrage". Toronto Star, February 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "Actor Boyd Banks sorry for licking CBC reporter on live TV, says there's 'no excuse' for his actions". CBC News Toronto, February 27, 2019.
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