Dwayne Boyd spent seven years serving in the U.S. Army. But a childhood love of TV and movies led to his true calling – being an actor. His favorite movie growing up was “The Empire Strikes Back,” fueling his dreams of one day appearing in the “Star Wars” franchise.
“I’m excited just to be able to be in the realm of possibility,” Boyd said. “Which is very real now because Disney owns ‘Star Wars’ and they’re making tons of ‘Star Wars’ movies now.”
Boyd is based in Atlanta, where he says the burgeoning film industry brings him steady work. He’s also started — and maintained through the pandemic — a small business, helping other actors in Georgia perfect their craft.
“I’ve seen a lot of actors who are now fully sustaining themselves just acting here in this market and that was something that was unheard of at one point,” said Boyd. “A lot of my actors are series regulars on shows now and they’re really making a living doing what they’re doing.”
Boyd says he originally had visions of being involved in music management in Atlanta. But then he started taking acting classes just as Georgia lawmakers ok’d the nation’s most lucrative film tax credit.
