Donny Boaz
Donny Boaz is an American actor who currently portrays the role of Chance Chancellor on The Young and the Restless.[1]
Career
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.[2] 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[3] 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.[4][5]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
References
- "The Young and the Restless cast Donny Boaz". CBS.com.
- Dorsett, Scott. "Athlete-turned actor recalls 'All American' life in Waxahachie". The Daily Light Waxahachie.
- "'All My Children' Brings 'Reality' to Daytime TV". www.backstage.com. 2003-07-22. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- Young, Candace. "Getting to Know Donny Boaz, Y&R's New Chance Chancellor". Soaps.com.
- 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
- Donny Boaz at IMDb