Intro | American actor | ||
Is | Actor Artist Television actor Model Film actor | ||
From | United States of America | ||
Type | Arts Fashion Film, TV, Stage & Radio | ||
Gender | male | ||
Birth | 1 September 1981, Prestonsburg, USA | ||
Age: | 38 years | ||
Star sign | Virgo | ||
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Robert Boyd Holbrook (born September 1, 1981) is an American actor and model. He has appeared in films such as Milk, Out of the Furnace, Run All Night, A Walk Among the Tombstones and Gone Girl, and starred as DEA Agent Steve Murphy in the Netflix series Narcos. In 2012, he also starred in the series Hatfields & McCoys as “Cap” Hatfield. He starred as Donald Pierce in Logan (2017) and Thomas Lockhart in In the Shadow of the Moon (2019).
Early life
Holbrook was born on September 1, 1981 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, the son of Ellen and Don Holbrook.
Career
Holbrook was discovered while working part-time as a carpenter for Jenny Wiley Theatre in Kentucky. He signed with Elite Models in 2001. He has worked for other agencies such as Wilhelmina Models. Holbrook has been a model for such designers and labels as Gucci, Jean Paul Gaultier, Versus, Hugo Boss, Bill Blass, Calvin Klein, Moschino, Marc Jacobs and DSquared².
Holbrook and model Omahyra Mota were the subjects of photographer Ellen Von Unwerth Paris gallery exhibition “Omahyra & Boyd” and the 2005 book of that title from Exhibitions International (ISBN 2-914171-20-X).
He released a short series of poems through the website Model-Max.com, accompanied by illustrations by Jamie Strachan.
Holbrook studied acting with the William Esper Studio’s two-year Meisner Acting Program and with Shane Ann Younts’ two-year voice and speech program, and he received an SCPS Certificate in 16mm film from New York University. He also has worked with acting coach Terry Knickerbocker.
His prior acting work includes a role in the “Allison” music video for Permanent Me alongside model Tiah Eckhardt.
Holbrook is also a photographer who has done work for David Armstrong. He is also a sculptor and exhibited his work in his first art show, “Iscariot”, at the Rare gallery in Chelsea, New York from April 19 to May 17, 2008.
Holbrook portrayed DEA agent Steve Murphy in the Netflix series Narcos.
In 2017, Holbrook played Donald Pierce, the antagonist in Logan, the sequel to The Wolverine.
In 2019, Holbrook starred as Thomas Lockhart in the Netflix thriller film, In the Shadow of the Moon.
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Hamptons International Film Festival | Breakthrough Performer | The Host | Won | |
2014 | Milano International Film Festival Awards | Best Actor | Little Accidents | Nominated |
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