Cayden Michael Boyd (born May 24, 1994) is an American actor. He is best known for his child roles as Max in Robert Rodriguez's 2005 film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl and Ben Reynolds in the 2007 film Have Dreams, Will Travel.
Early life
Cayden Michael Boyd was born on May 24, 1994, in Bedford, Texas. His older sister, Jenna, is also an actress. Boyd plays violin and cello and played high school football at Village Christian School. He graduated from Pepperdine University in 2016, studying business.
Career Boyd landed his first roles, small television roles and commercials, as young as 6 and 7. He played Tim Robbins's son in Mystic River. In 2004, he was cast in the starring role of Max in the 2005 film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. He played young Warren Worthington III in X-Men: The Last Stand, and he was cast in the lead role in the 2007 film Have Dreams, Will Travel (originally titled A West Texas Children’s Story). He appeared on episodes of such television series as Crossing Jordan, Cold Case, Close to Home and Scrubs. In 2008, he appeared alongside Julia Roberts and Willem Dafoe in Fireflies in the Garden. In 2015 Boyd also had a role on the television series Awkward playing Jenna's Marine boyfriend.
Filmography
Film YearFilmRoleNotes2002FaultYoung Mark2003Freaky FridayHarry's Friend #2Mystic RiverMichael BoyleExposedJared2004EnvyBoy #2 at play (wolf)Dodgeball: A True Underdog StoryTimmy2005The Adventures of Sharkboy and LavagirlMax2006X-Men: The Last StandYoung Warren Worthington IIICameo2007Have Dreams, Will TravelBen Reynolds2008Fireflies in the GardenYoung Michael2022DogCorporal Levitz
Television YearFilmRoleNotes2001ScrubsHummerEpisode: "My Fifteen Minutes"; uncredited2002TainaLittle BoyEpisodes: "Test Friends", "Papi Don't Preach"The King of QueensLil JaredEpisode: "Kirbed Enthusiasm"2004Century CityTimmy / Toby ClemensEpisodes: "A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Lose", "The Face Was Familiar"Crossing JordanKyle MoranEpisode: "Fire in the Sky"2005Cold CaseKyle Bream 1998Episode: "Revenge"Close to HomeSonnyEpisode: PilotNight StalkerRyanEpisode: "Malum"2010Past LifeNoah PowellEpisode: Pilot2014Expecting AmishIsaacTelevision film2014–2015AwkwardBrian3 episodes2017The MickMatty PruittEpisode: "The Haunted House"2018HeathersRam Sweeney4 episodesNCISFirst Lt. Danny HallEpisode: "Fragments"2021Good GirlsYoung DeanEpisode: "Fall Guy" 2022 The First Lady Michael Ford 2024Going HomeMario5 episodes
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef2003Young Artist AwardBest Performance in a CommercialMcDonald's
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