Boyd Holbrook

Boyd Holbrook
Holbrook in January 2013
Born	Robert Boyd Holbrook circa 1981 (age 35–36) Prestonsburg, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, Model
Years active	2001-present
Modeling information
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Blue

Robert Boyd Holbrook (born circa 1981) is an American actor and fashion model. He has appeared in films such as Milk, Out of the Furnace, Run All Night, A Walk Among the Tombstones, and Gone Girl, and stars as DEA Agent Steve Murphy in the Netflix series Narcos.

Boyd Holbrook was born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, the son of Ellen and Don Holbrook.

Holbrook was discovered while working part-time as a carpenter for Jenny Wiley Theatre in Kentucky. He signed with Elite Models in 2001. He has worked for other agencies such as Wilhelmina Models. Holbrook has been a model for such designers and labels as Gucci, Jean Paul Gaultier, Versus, Hugo Boss, Bill Blass, Calvin Klein, Moschino, Marc Jacobs, 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.

From modeling and traveling throughout Europe and Asia, he raised enough money and studied film in NYU where he received a SCPS Certificate in 16mm Film (photography, lighting and editing writing). Holbrook also audited classes at Columbia University on screen writing and film history. He has since produced five short films.