
Stephen Boyd (born William Millar; July 4, 1931 – June 2, 1977) was a Northern Irish/American stage and screen actor. As a teenager he joined the Ulster Group Theatre where he learned the tasks of the theatre. In 1956 he toured North America performing "A Streetcar Named Desire" in the lead role as Stanley Kowalski.
Boyd who appeared in around 60 feature films, most notably in the role of Messala in the 1959 film "Ben-Hur".

Ben-Hur
1959 · as Messala

The Bravados
1958 · as Bill Zachary

The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 · as Livius

The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966 · as Nimrod

Fantastic Voyage
1966 · as Grant

Hannie Caulder
1971 · as The Preacher (uncredited)

The Oscar
1966 · as Frank Fane

Shalako
1968 · as Bosky Fulton

Kill!
1971 · as Brad Killian

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022 · as Self - (archive footage)

Genghis Khan
1965 · as Yamuga

Key West
1973 · as Steve Cutler

Imperial Venus
1962 · as Jules de Canouville

Seven Waves Away
1957 · as Will McKinley

Carter's Army
1975 · as Capt. Beau Carter

The Man Who Never Was
1956 · as Patrick O'Reilly

A Hill in Korea
1956 · as Pvt. Sims

Slaves
1969 · as MacKay