Boyd Holbrook

Holbrook was born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, the son of Ellen, a real estate agent and Don Holbrook, a coal miner.^[4][5] Holbrook has a sister, Delora Holbrook, who is 3 years older.^{[citation needed]}

Holbrook was discovered while working part-time as a carpenter for Jenny Wiley Theatre in Kentucky.^[1][6] He signed with Elite Models in 2001. He has worked for other agencies such as Wilhelmina Models.^[7] Holbrook has been a model for such designers and labels as Dior, Gucci, Jean Paul Gaultier, Versace, Hugo Boss, Bill Blass, Calvin Klein, Moschino, Marc Jacobs and DSquared².^{[8][citation needed]}

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).^[9][10]

He released a short series of poems through the website Model-Max.com, accompanied by illustrations by Jamie Strachan.^[11]

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.^[12] He also has worked with acting coach Terry Knickerbocker.^[13]

His prior acting work includes a role in the "Allison" music video for Permanent Me alongside model Tiah Eckhardt.^[14]

Holbrook is 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.^[15]

In 2014, Holbrook appeared as Jeff in David Fincher's psychological thriller Gone Girl.^[16]

Holbrook portrayed DEA agent Steve Murphy in the Netflix series Narcos. In 2017, Holbrook played Donald Pierce, the antagonist in Logan, the third solo Wolverine film.^[17][18] In 2019, Holbrook starred as Thomas Lockhart in the Netflix thriller film, In the Shadow of the Moon.^[19]

In January 2021, Holbrook was cast as The Corinthian in the Netflix adaptation of The Sandman.^[20]

In May 2021, Holbrook was cast in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.^[21] He played Klaber, a Nazi operative and right-hand man to Mads Mikkelsen's Dr. Jürgen Voller. Holbrook stated that he learned several acting lessons from Harrison Ford while filming Dial of Destiny, including how "[he] definitely taught me that you do not walk away unless you know in your gut that you got it and there's not a false note."^[22] Dial of Destiny was also Holbrook's second collaboration with Logan director James Mangold; Holbrook defended the movie's conclusion, stating that "when I saw [the finale], I was surprised that it grabbed me by the throat. I was a little emotional, even though I'm so close to it."^[23]

Holbrook has dated actress Elizabeth Olsen. They got engaged in March 2014 but, in January 2015, Olsen ended their engagement.^[24][25]

He married Danish artist Tatiana Pajkovic in 2018. On January 15, 2018, Pajkovic gave birth to a son. The couple had their second child, a daughter, in November 2024.