Biography - Boyd Holbrook

Last Modified: 28th Aug 2025
Boyd Holbrook
Name
Boyd Holbrook
Profession
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Net Worth
$1.80M
Salary
Under Review

Who is Boyd Holbrook?

Boyd Holbrook is an actor, model by profession, and American by nationality. He is well known for his work in the films The Predator, Vengeance, Logan, In the Shadow of the Moon, and in the TV series Narcos, Hatfields & McCoys.

Boyd Holbrook on the cover of Icon (Image: Male Model Scene)

Boyd Holbrook – Age, Parents, Siblings

Boyd Holbrook was born on September 1, 1981, in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, USA. His full name is Robert Boyd Holbrook; his father, Don Holbrook, is a construction worker, and his mother, Ellen Holbrook, is a real estate agent. There are no mentions of his siblings publicly.

Education, Ethnicity

Following high school education, Boyd Holbrook enrolled at New York University, where he received an SCPS Certificate in 16mm film. He also took acting classes at the William Esper Studio.

His ethnicity is Caucasian.

Boyd Holbrook – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce

Holbrook has been in a couple of high-profile relationships. He dated Dominican model Omahyra from 2002 to 2005, and Canadian Model Julia Dunstall from 2007 to 2009. He began a romantic relationship with actress Elizabeth Olsen and got engaged to her in March 2014. However, the relationship did not progress to marriage, and the pair separated in January 2015. He briefly dated American model Maika Monroe in 2016.

He eventually went on to date Danish model Tatiana Pajkovic and married his girlfriend in 2018. He and his wife welcomed son Leon Day Holbrook on January 15, 2018, and their daughter was born in November 2024. There are no rumors of divorce surrounding the pair.

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Boyd Holbrook, Tatiana Pajkovic (Image: Glamour Buff)

Boyd Holbrook – Career

Early career

Throughout his early 20s, Holbrook worked several odd jobs. He once worked unloading planes for  UPS in Louisville, Kentucky, after high school to pay for college. He later moved to Louisville, where he worked in a graveyard. Since this work shift was not over until 8 p.m., after which he attended classes, he dropped out of school.

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Model

Holbrook was discovered by a modeling agent while he was working part-time as a carpenter at Jenny Wiley Theatre, Kentucky. He took the offer and was eventually signed with Elite Models in 2001 and later with Wilhelmina Models. He has found success in the modeling industry and has worked with major brands such as Calvin Klein, Gucci, Hugo Boss, Moschino, Jean Paul Gaultier, Dsquared², Versace, and Marc Jacobs.

Alongside model Tiah Eckhardt, he appeared in the band Permanent Me’s music video for Allison.

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Films, TV Series

Boyd Holbrook began his career as an actor after taking acting classes at the William Esper Studio's two-year Meisner Acting Program, followed by Shane Ann Younts' two-year voice and speech program. 

His debut screen role was in the 2008 film Milk as Denton Smith. This was followed by minor roles in the TV series The Unusuals (2009), The Big C (2011), Hatfields & McCoys (2012), etc., and in the films Higher Ground (2011), Very Good Girls (2013), Gone Girl (2014), Jane Got a Gun (2015), Morgan (2016), among others.

Finally, in 2015, Holbrook was cast as the recurring character Steve Murphy in the TV series Narcos. He portrayed the character for a total of 20 episodes, which is his breakthrough role.

Since then he has starred in the films Logan (2017), The Predator (2018), In the Shadow of the Moon (2019), The Cursed (2021), Vengeance (2022), The Bikeriders, The Thirst, Last Meals, etc. Boyd Holbrook also has appeared in the episodes of the TV series The Fugitive (2020), The Sandman (2022-2025).

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Boyd Holbrook in Vengeance (Image: CBR)

Co-stars

On the set of Vengeance, Boyd Holbrook has worked alongside Isabella Amara, Louanne Stephens, Zach Villa, Sarah Minnich, and Chevel Shepherd.

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Boyd Holbrook – Net Worth, Salary

The net worth of Boyd Holbrook is around $1.8 million, while the figure for his annual income is not known.

Boyd Holbrook – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

Holbrook is active on Instagram with thousands of followers, but is absent from Twitter and Facebook.

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