Occupation Actor Siblings Jenna Boyd Role Actor | Name Cayden Boyd Years active 2001 – present Parents Debbie Boyd, Mike Boyd | |
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Full Name Cayden Michael Boyd Movies The Adventures of Sharkb, X‑Men: The Last Stand, Fireflies in the Garden, Freaky Friday, West Texas Lullaby Similar People Taylor Dooley, Jenna Boyd, Sasha Pieterse, Taylor Lautner, Jacob Davich |
Cayden Boyd
Sharkboy and Lavagirl cast then and now
Cayden Boyd (born May 24, 1994) is an American actor. He is best known for his child roles as Max in Robert Rodriguez's 2005 film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl and Ben Reynolds in the 2007 film Have Dreams, Will Travel.
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Life

Boyd was born in Bedford, Texas. His older sister, Jenna, is also an actor. Boyd plays violin and cello and played high school football. He recently graduated from Pepperdine University, studying business.
Career

Boyd landed his first roles, small television roles and commercials, as young as 6 and 7. He played Tim Robbins's son in Mystic River. In 2004, he was cast in the starring role of Max in the 2005 film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. He played young Warren Worthington III 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 Crossing Jordan, Cold Case, Close to Home and Scrubs. In 2008, he appeared alongside Julia Roberts and Willem Dafoe in Fireflies in the Garden. In 2015 Boyd also had a role on the television series Awkward playing Jenna's Marine boyfriend.

