Education Artist Focus: Puppeteer Brendan James Boyd
Brendan James Boyd (He/Him) is a puppeteer, puppet builder and designer from Alberta, Canada. With a lifelong passion for puppetry arts, Brendan has forged an exciting career constructing and performing puppets for theater, film, and television.
Brendan’s puppetry adventure so far has spanned from owning and operating a local puppetry company, to being involved in major feature films and international television. From 2014-2018, he owned and operated The Odd-Lot Puppetry Co, which created more than 700 puppets, props and masks that were used in performances across the globe. Most recently, he worked as a puppeteer on Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, currently streaming on Apple TV+.
Brendan James Boyd on the set of Fraggle Rock.
Brendan has an infectious love of puppetry which he imparts to Arts Commons Education students through creative workshops that include puppet creation and performance. Recently, he led students on an underwater-themed activity where students shared their deep-sea creations, including a massive pool-noodle whale, in nearby Olympic Plaza.
Outside of puppetry, Brendan is an accomplished production designer and special effects artist and has won multiple awards for his work in the horror genre. To learn more about programs led by artists like Brendan, please visit the ConocoPhillips Hub for Inspired Learning.
