Robert Boyd Holbrook (born September 1, 1981) is an American actor. He has starred in the

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series ''

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'' (2015-2017) as DEA agent Steve Murphy and '' The Sandman'' (2022-) as the Corinthian, as well as in the

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miniseries '' Hatfields & McCoys'' as "Cap" Hatfield. He starred as Billy in ''

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'' (2014), Peter Kristo in '' A Walk Among the Tombstones'' (2014),

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in ''

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'' (2017), Quinn McKenna in '' The Predator'' (2018), Pinkins in '' O.G.'' (2019), Thomas Lockhart in ''

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'' (2019), and Ty Shaw in '' Vengeance'' (2022).

Early life

Holbrook was born in

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, Kentucky, the son of Ellen and Don Holbrook.

Career

Holbrook was discovered while working part-time as a

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for Jenny Wiley Theatre in Kentucky. He signed with Elite Models in 2001. He has worked for other agencies such as

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. Holbrook has been a model for such designers and labels as

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, Bill Blass,

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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 (). 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

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on February 18, 2012. 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 a photographer who has done work for

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. 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. In 2014, Holbrook appeared as Jeff in

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's psychological thriller '' Gone Girl''. Holbrook portrayed DEA agent Steve Murphy in the

series ''

''. In 2017, Holbrook played

, the antagonist in ''

'', the sequel to '' The Wolverine''. In 2019, Holbrook starred as Thomas Lockhart in the Netflix thriller film, ''

''. In January 2021, Holbrook was cast as The Corinthian in the Netflix adaptation of '' The Sandman''. In May 2021, Holbrook was cast in ''Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny''.

Personal life

Holbrook has dated actress Elizabeth Olsen. They became engaged in March 2014, but in January 2015, they ended their engagement. He later married Tatiana Pajkovic, who is Danish, and the couple have a son.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video game

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holbrook, Boyd 1980s births 21st-century American male actors Male models from Kentucky American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Kentucky People from Prestonburg, Kentucky