Michele Boyd

Michele Boyd (born October 29, 1980) is an American actress, producer and host. She co-founded the geek girl parody group Team Unicorn and played Riley in the popular webseries The Guild.

Early life and education Boyd was born to a Navy family in Gainesville, Florida, on October 29, 1980. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior from the University of California, Davis, and before settling into her career as an actress, she studied behavior at Harvard Medical School.

Career After receiving her bachelor's degree, Boyd modeled in New York City before moving to Los Angeles and quickly landing roles on the television shows Sons of Anarchy, The Young and the Restless, and How I Met Your Mother. She utilized her science background cohosting the show Machines of Malice as a neuroscience consultant for the Discovery Channel. Boyd is also a Nickelodeon show favorite, guest starring on the shows iCarly, True Jackson, VP and Big Time Rush.

In 2009, Boyd appeared on 14 episodes of the popular web series The Guild. In 2010, Boyd co-created the geek girl group Team Unicorn. Their first music video was "G33k & G4m3r Girls", a parody of Katy Perry's "California Gurls"; it achieved over one million views in its first week. In 2013, Adult Swim announced they would be producing a Team Unicorn television pilot.

She cohosted the series Game Changers, a Top Gear-influenced show testing out video game tropes such as jet packs, parkour and lockpicking in the real world. She has also modeled for the J!NX gamers clothing line and was named one of GeekWeek.com's "10 Hottest Geek Girls". Boyd was also referenced in Diablo III from Blizzard Entertainment as a rare unicorn character named "Miss Hell" alongside other Team Unicorn members. She starred in Geek Cred, an office comedy set in a comic book store.

Her feature film Bar America, directed by Matthew Jacobs, premiered at the Santa Catalina Film Festival in 2014.

Boyd was the cohost of Watching Thrones, a live Game of Thrones recap/discussion show. Watching Thrones aired on Screen Junkies, an Emmy-nominated online movie magazine and YouTube channel with over six million subscribers and over 1.6 billion views.

In 2018, she became part of the reboot S.W.A.T. with Shemar Moore. She plays the character Valerie Rocker.

Filmography

Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 Untold Stories of the E.R. Katey Wilks Episode: "Director Down" 2007 Diagnosis X Stephanie Yates Episode: "Under Pressure" 2008 The Young and the Restless Carol Episode: "#1,9021" 2008 Sons of Anarchy Medical Intern Episode: "Old Bones" 2008–2009 Machines of Malice Herself Host - 6 episodes 2009 Cold Case Hockey Groupie '80 Episode: "Iced" 2010 FlashForward Nurse Episode: "Revelation Zero: Part 2" 2010 How I Met Your Mother Jolene Episode: "Robots Versus Wrestlers" 2010 True Jackson, VP Nicole Episode: Trapped in Paris" 2011 Big Time Rush Annie Winters Episode: "Big Time Contest" 2011 Fearnet's "Movies with More Brains" Herself Commentator 2012 G4's "Top 100 Video Games of All Time" Herself Commentator 2013 Chiller 13's "Most Horrifying Hookups" Herself Commentator 2014 Two and a Half Men Nurse 2015 Workaholics Bride 2017 NCIS: Los Angeles EMT 2017 The Last Tycoon Minna Double 2018 S.W.A.T. Valerie RockerRecurring 2019 The Orville Lieutenant DorsettEpisode: "Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes" 2019 NCIS Chief Petty Officer Emily Ross Episode: "Silent Service" 2019 The Young and The Restless SaraEpisode: "#1.11661" 2022 Westworld Temperance ArmisticeEpisode: "Années Folles" (S4:E3)

Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Waiting Young Wife Supporting 2008 Incrimination Elsa Mitchells Lead 2008 The Memo Michele Supporting 2009 Slick Elsa Mitchells Lead 2011 Cheerleader Massacre 2 Janice Lead 2011 Battle of Los Angeles Lt. Jean Hendricks Supporting 2011 3 Musketeers Aramis Lead 2011 Love Begins Girl 2 Supporting 2012 D.N.E: Do Not Erase Sophie Lead (alongside Richard Hatch) 2013 Resident Evil: Vengeance Claire Redfield Lead 2013 Bar America Emily Lead 2014 Altergeist Taylor Miller Supporting

Internet series Year Title Role Notes 2009 Penny Dreadfuls Beauty Episode: "Sleeping Beauty" 2010 Bumps in the Night Claire Episode: "The Haunted Apartment" 2009–2010 The Guild Riley (Stupid Tall Hot Girl) 14 Episodes 2010–2011 SOLO – The Series Rebecca Drizhal All episodes 2010–2013 Team Unicorn Blue Unicorn 6 episodes 2012 Sound Advice Becky Episode: "Clap Clap Clap" 2012 TableTop Featured Guest Episode: "Gloom" 2012 The Jeff Lewis 5 Minute Comedy Hour Actress Episode: "Poker" 2013 Spellslingers Featured Guest Episode 4 2014 Geek Cred Callie All episodes

Awards and nominations