Biography

Gregory "Beau" Holden began his film career in 1986 when he was hired as personal bodyguard for Richard Gere during the filming of Tri-Star's, "No Mercy." He went on to work with Gere on his next film, "Miles from Home" in 1987.

In 1987 he was hired as personal bodyguard and driver for Dennis Quaid in "Everybody's All-American." After wrapping the film he relocated to Los Angeles and began working full time with Dennis as his personal assistant and driver. The two worked together on 31 film and television projects from 1987 to 2008, in many states as well as several foreign countries. Beau worked with Quaid again in 2018 on "I Can Only Imagine."

In 1991 Beau joined the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG-AFTRA) after being cast in a utility stunt scene in the feature film, "Wilder Napalm." Holden's first speaking role came in 1995's, "Something to Talk About" as "Frank" in a party scene with Julia Roberts and Quaid.

In 2000 Beau was cast by Steven Soderbergh in "Traffic" as "Cal Trans - D.E.A. Agent." (7th Annual Screen Actor's Guild Awards - Best Ensemble Cast 2001).

His biggest role to date was as "Ted Gassner" the low-level fence tortured in the garage scene by Johnny Tran with more than a mouth-full of Motor Oil in, "The Fast and the Furious."

He continued with supporting roles in various feature films and television projects, most notably HBO's, "Dinner With Friend's" directed by Norman Jewison.

He has also appeared as a utility stunt performer in several films and was the stunt driver in the Jaguar X Type for the award winning, "Jaguar vs Snow Plow," Super Bowl commercial in 2002.

In 2008 Holden began working with various Actors, Directors and Producers as personal security, driver and personal assistant, most notably, Nicolas Cage on eight of his films.

In 2017 he began working as personal driver for Mahershala Ali on "Green Book" and in 2018 on HBO's "True Detective Season 3."

He has also worked on various films as personal driver/security for Michael Keaton. Mick Jagger, James Gandolfini, Meg Ryan, Sharon Stone, Aaron Eckhart and Robert Pattinson on the final two Twilight films, "The Twilight Saga; Breaking Dawn - Part 1 & 2".
- IMDb mini biography by: Lisa Hebert

Towering height and rotund frame.