What is Cayden Boyd doing now? Biography, Age, Dating

Known from movies

Mystical River (2003)
as Michael Boyle

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
as a young angel

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
like Timmy

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3D (2005)
as max



Who is Cayden Boyd?

Born on May 24, 1994 in Bedford, Texas, USA, Cayden Boyd is an actor, best known for his roles as a child actor, appearing in the movie “Have Dreams, Will Travel” as Ben Reynolds. He also portrayed the character Max in “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl”.

The wealth of Cayden Boyd

As of early 2020, Cayden Boyd’s net worth is estimated to be over $1 million earned through a successful acting career and taking on professional projects since 2001. He has also appeared in commercials and has also worked on several television programs during his career. .

Early life and career beginnings

Growing up in Bedford, Cayden expressed a desire to pursue acting as a career at an early age. He was supported by his parents who started helping him find work starting with several commercials at the age of six. He finally landed his first acting role in 2001, guest starring in an episode of “Scrubs”, followed by work in “The King of Queens” and “Tania”.

In 2003, he gained some attention when he played the son of Tim Robbins character in ‘Mystic River’, an Academy Award winning movie starring Sean Penn and based on Dennis Lehane’s novel of the same name.

In the same year, he had a small role in “Freaky Friday” and also collaborated with Brenda Strong on the independent film “Exposed”. His work in television continued, with appearances on “Cold Case”, “Night Stalker” and “Close to Home”. The following year, he focused more on film projects, as he had a role in “Envy” before being cast in “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story”.

Rise to fame

In 2005 Boyd was cast in one of his most notable roles as he was the star of the movie “The adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl‘, which also featured a young Taylor Lautner and Taylor Dooley.

The film was inspired by “Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over”, using anaglyph 3D technology to render the computer graphics sequences in the film. The film’s plot is mainly drawn from stories about director Robert Rodriguez’s children. Despite all the hype and attention it received, it received mostly negative reviews and made just enough to cover its budget – critics mainly focused on the film’s poor 3D quality and lackluster story.

However, this did not stop him, as more projects came his way.

The following year, he portrayed a younger version of the mutant Warren Worthington III, aka Angel, in “X-Men: The Last Stand”, the third installment of the X-Men film franchise starring Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman and Halle. BERRY. The film is based on the comic book series “The Dark Phoenix Saga”, which centers on the mutant Jean Grey. The film scored high at the box office, but so did the criticism of the film mixed.

Have dreams, will travel and work afterwards

In 2007, Cayden got a little more attention as one of the stars of the movie “Have dreams, will travelin which he worked alongside AnnaSophia Robb.

The film is set in the 1960s and is inspired by a true story. He continued to work, with his next project “Fireflies in the Garden”, playing a young version of the character Michael, played by Ryan Reynolds. The film was released at the Berlin International Film Festival and tells the story of a family of three generations.

In the past decade, he has been more focused on television work, appearing in the pilot for the “Past Life” series, which was never picked up. After a few years break from acting, presumably to complete his education, he returned to television in the Lifetime Original movie ‘Expecting Amish’ starring Jesse McCartney and AJ Michalka.

In the same year, he played a three-episode role in the series “Awkward”, which aired on MTV. It tells the story of a teenager who struggles with her identity in high school after rumors spread that she was suicidal.

Recent projects and education

In 2017 Boyd was a guest on the show “The Mick” and the following year landed a recurring role on “heather”, aired on the Paramount Network, and is based on the 1980s movie of the same name. It tells the story of a high school student’s struggles with a school clique made up of members with the same first name Heather. The show was intended to be an anthology season, but was eventually discontinued due to lack of support for later releases.

One of his last appearances is in the series “NCIS” in which he had a guest role. The show was originally a spin-off of “JAG”, but has now been running on CBS for over 17 seasons.

Apart from acting, he continued his education and attended Village Christian School where he showed exemplary skills in music by playing both cello and violin. He also showed an athletic side to him, as a member of the school’s American football team. After his matriculation exam, he enrolled at Pepperdine University, where he received a degree company. Located in California, the university is named after the entrepreneur George Pepperdine who founded the school in the 1930s.

Private life

Cayden is single and doesn’t talk much about romances in his life. It is believed that he is not looking for anything long term as he is still busy with acting work and possibly business endeavors. He is very close to his sister Jenna, who is also an actress, and has appeared in such projects as “Atypical”, “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”, and “The Missing”. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling and outdoor activities. He has posted pictures of himself riding a snowmobile, fishing, hiking, hunting and traveling across the US.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia