John Boyd is an American actor who is best known for starring as Arlo Glass in the eighth and final season of the

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espionage thriller '' 24'' in 2010. He also co-starred in the

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-winning political thriller ''

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'' (2012) and starred from 2014 to 2017 as FBI

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James Aubrey on the Fox crime procedural comedy-drama ''

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'' from the 10th season until the 12th and final season. In 2019, he started as Special Agent Stuart Scola in

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crime drama series ''

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''.

Early life

Boyd is an alumnus of

Bennington College Bennington College is a private liberal arts college in Bennington, Vermont, United States. Founded as a women’s college in 1932,

Career

Boyd began his acting career in 2005, appearing in short films and various minor roles in films and guest-starring on an episode of the

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legal drama ''

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'' in 2005; Boyd returned to the show in 2006, but as a different character. In 2010, he was cast in his first starring role on television in the eighth season of the

espionage thriller '' 24'' as Arlo Glass. Following the cancellation of ''24'', Boyd guest-starred in USA legal drama '' Suits'' and was scheduled to be cast as Todd in the Fox comedy pilot ''Iceland'' in 2011, but it was not picked up by the network. Boyd co-starred in the 2012

-winning political thriller ''

'' with

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and

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. In 2013, he guest-starred on the short-lived Fox thriller ''

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'', which reunited Boyd with his ''24'' co-star

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. In 2014, Boyd began starring as FBI Special Agent James Aubrey in the Fox crime procedural comedy-drama ''

'' in the tenth season. He was credited as a special guest star during the season premiere titled "The Conspiracy in the Corpse" and was added to the main cast in the second episode titled "The Lance to the Heart" following the departure of

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, who played Dr. Lance Sweets, from the show at the end of the season premiere. Boyd remained on the show until it ended with the twelfth season in 2017. In 2017, in the fifth episode titled "The Tutor in the Tussle," James Aubrey (Boyd) meets with his estranged, criminal father Philip Aubrey. Philip Aubrey is played by Boyd's real-life father Guy Boyd.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, John 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from New York City 1981 births Bennington College alumni