Cayden Boyd (born May 24, 1994) is an American actor. He is best known for his child roles as Max in

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's 2005 film '' The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl'' and Ben Reynolds in the 2007 film ''Have Dreams, Will Travel''.

Life

Boyd was born in

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. His older sister, Jenna, is also an actor. Boyd plays

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and

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and played high school football at Village Christian School. He recently graduated from

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, studying business.

Career

Boyd landed his first roles, small television roles and commercials, as young as 6 and 7. He played

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's son in ''

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''. In 2004, he was cast in the starring role of Max in the 2005 film '' The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl''. He played young

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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 ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Close to Home'' and '' Scrubs''. In 2008, he appeared alongside

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and

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in ''

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''. In 2015 Boyd also had a role on the television series ''

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'' playing Jenna's Marine boyfriend.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, Cayden American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Texas People from Bedford, Texas 1994 births 21st-century American male actors American male voice actors Pepperdine University alumni