Tomas Boykin

Born and raised in the City of Brotherly Love Philadelphia PA Tomas Boykin was born to a musician father and a stay at home mom It could be said that the trajectory of Boykins career as a creative was set early in childhood He was encouraged to act in plays as early as the 3rd grade I was fortunate in that I had a few teachers in the Philly public school system who were also creatives and pretty active in the Philadelphia theatre scene when I was coming up With my parents also encouraging me to express myself through the arts performing in school plays seemed like a natural segue By the end of his college career which by the way was prelaw with a major in criminal justice Boykins resume included A Chorus Line Pippin Finians Rainbow Oklahoma and The Little Foxes as well as many other musical productions Boykin trained and performed professionally in both Philly and NYC where he acted in all kinds of productions including childrens theatre community theatre theatre in the park dinner theatre regional tours national tours in addition to numerous Off Broadway productions Having done quite a few short films in New York many of which were avantgarde and experimental but nonetheless thoroughly enjoyable collaborations a pivotal move to Los Angeles via the Actors Equity Associations LORT lottery seemed logical However Boykins long career as an actor on the boards continued with award winning performances in Sheri Baileys theatrical adaptation of Nella Larsens novel Passing where he originated the role of Albert Brickhouse at LAs historic Towne Street Theatre in 199798 and a decade later playing the role of Crooks in John Steinbecks classic Of Mice and Men at Theatre Banshee in Burbank CA Ever the ascending journeyman actor Boykins onscreen credits include his feature film debut in 1999s Among Thieves Haunting of Winchester House 20th Century Foxs riveting religious drama I Am Voodoo Possession Lazarus Rising Junkie the multiaward winning antiapartheid thriller Elegy for a Revolutionary Rob Zombies 3 From Hell and 2022s The Munsters Boykins most recent feature film credit is the critically acclaimed SXSW2024 standout Dead Mail TV credits include Fox Networks Lucky Chance NBCs Parenthood and ABCs How To Get Away with Murder