Donny Boaz
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Donny Boaz | |
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| Born | December 12, 1980 Waxahachie, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Donny Boaz (born December 12, 1980)[1] is an American actor who recently portrayed the role of Chance Chancellor on The Young and the Restless.[2]
Career[edit]
Boaz began his career as a male model for brands such as Abercrombie, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and runway work in Milan, Italy. However, it was a Calvin Klein underwear shoot that cost him his university scholarship just before his junior year at Southwestern Assemblies of God University because the school didn't believe it was very "Christ-like" to model men's underwear.[3] After losing his scholarship, Boaz spent the next six years working as a model in various countries.
In 2003, he left Paris, France and returned to Dallas to pursue a career as a working actor. That same year, Boaz appeared in the "America's Sexiest Man" contest[4] in which one of the prizes was a multi-episode role on soap opera All My Children; from that series he went to Guiding Light and appeared in several episodes.
Although he lacked formal training as an actor, he successfully auditioned for several projects, including the role of "Pfc. Patrick Miller" in the television movie Saving Jessica Lynch. He was able to use the experience of the role later on to help him get cast as "Buckley" in the television series SIX.
In 2015, Boaz was cast as "Bill Bradley" in the film My All American where he worked with director Angelo Pizzo.
In 2019, Boaz was cast in the role of Chance Chancellor in The Young and the Restless.[5][6]
In 2020, Boaz appeared in the role of James Cranbourne in the movie "When We Last Spoke" and in 2022 he had a memorable cameo in the HBO series "The Staircase."
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | The Anna Nicole Story | Larry Birkhead | Television film |
| 2013 | CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story | Bill Diggins | Television film |
| 2013–2014 | Dallas | Bo McCabe | Recurring role (9 episodes) |
| 2014 | The Rolling Road | Young Alton | Short film |
| 2015 | My All American | Bill Bradley | |
| 2015 | NCIS: New Orleans | Navy Lieutenant Brad Ryder | Episode: "Foreign Affairs" |
| 2016 | Queen of the South | DEA Agent Davis | Guest role; one episode |
| 2017 | SIX | Buckley | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
| 2017 | Road less traveled | Ray | Television film |
| 2018 | Lucifer | “Dangerous Doug” Libby | Episode: "All About Her" |
| 2018 | NCIS: New Orleans | Max Burris | Two episodes |
| 2018 | The Beach House | Palmer | Television film |
| 2019–2021 | The Young and the Restless | Chance Chancellor | Series regular |
| 2019 | 12 Pups of Christmas | Martin | Television film |
| 2020 | P-Valley | Wyatt Kyle | Recurring role |
| 2021-present | All American | Jacob | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | The Staircase | Tyrone Lacour | 2 episodes |
References[edit]
- ^ "Donny Boaz". Amazon. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "The Young and the Restless cast Donny Boaz". CBS.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-23.
- ^ Dorsett, Scott. "Athlete-turned actor recalls 'All American' life in Waxahachie". The Daily Light Waxahachie. Archived from the original on 2015-11-20.
- ^ "'All My Children' Brings 'Reality' to Daytime TV". www.backstage.com. 2003-07-22. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ Young, Candace (6 November 2019). "Getting to Know Donny Boaz, Y&R's New Chance Chancellor". Soaps.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-25.
- ^ SOD (November 5, 2019). "Y&R Casts New Chance". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Donny Boaz at IMDb