Eugene Byrd | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | August 28, 1975
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1986–present |
Eugene Byrd (born August 28, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Wink in the film 8 Mile and Dr. Clark Edison on the FOX series Bones . [1]
Byrd was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Greene Street Friends School in 1989 and The Crefeld School in 1993.
Byrd began acting as a child, appearing as Arthur in the film My Little Girl in 1986. His subsequent film appearances include Dead Man, Demon Island, Sleepers, 8 Mile,Lift and Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid. He had the lead role in Confess, for which he won the Break-Out Performance Award at the 2006 Method Fest Independent Film Festival. He also collaborated with longtime friends Will Fuller, Jerry Della Salla and Clay Von Thomas for a film titled The Barracks.
Byrd had a guest spot on the Nickelodeon series Are You Afraid of the Dark? , playing a teenage prankster named Weeds in the episode "The Tale of the Super Specs." [2] He has also made appearances on The Cosby Show , Beverly Hills, 90210 as Robinson Ashe III, Touched by an Angel and its spinoff Promised Land as Lawrence "L.T." Taggert, a troubled teen struggling with gang related drug and violence issues. He starred in the Disney film Perfect Harmony , which explores the racial tensions between African-American and white populations in South Carolina. His character, Landy Allen, is the grandson of an African-American caretaker at an all-white private academy. His character's musical talent attracts the interest of a student named Taylor Bradshaw (played by Justin Whalin), who sets out to explore the music and lives of African-American residents, knowing his actions could result in expulsion from the academy and rejection by his fellow white students and friends.
In 1993, Byrd appeared as Walter Haines on Ghostwriter . He portrayed the comical but defiant Oliver Cross on Chris Cross , which won an award for "Best Children's Series" in 1994. The series aired on the Showtime from 1994 to 1995. He guest starred on NYPD Blue , had a minor role on Heroes and a recurring role as Sidney on Crossing Jordan , which aired on NBC from 2001 to 2007. He has also made appearances on Two and a Half Men and the Syfy series Eureka as Dr. Michael Clark in the episode "Worst Case Scenario." He played a detective on American Horror Story: Asylum .
Byrd had a recurring role as Dr. Clark Edison on Bones . Starting with season eight, his character is hired as a full-time staff forensic anthropologist by Jeffersonian Forensic Division head Dr. Camille Saroyan (played by Tamara Taylor). He was credited as a guest star during his tenure on the show. He also played Andy Diggle on The CW series Arrow . [3]
In 2014, he was hired by video game company Electronic Arts to play Marcus "Boomer" Boone in Battlefield Hardline .
He voiced Delmont "Del" Walker in Gears of War 4 and Zander Freemaker on Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures in 2016 and 2017.
On January 6, 2011, The Glendale News reported that Byrd was arrested in California by the Glendale Police Department for suspicion of domestic assault on January 1, 2011. [4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | My Little Girl | Arthur | |
1995 | Dead Man | Johnny "The Kid" Pickett | |
1996 | Sleepers | Rizzo Robinson | |
1996 | Twisted | Willus Burns | |
1998 | The Substitute 2: School's Out | Mase | Direct-to-video |
1998 | Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five | Teenage Friend | |
1999 | Whiteboyz | Khalid | |
2002 | 8 Mile | Wink | |
2004 | Paranoia 1.0 | Nila | |
2004 | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | Cole Burris | |
2005 | Confess | Terrell Lessor | |
2007 | Rails & Ties | Otis Higgs | |
2007 | Light and the Sufferer | Kaz | |
2008 | Julia | Leon | |
2008 | Budz For Life | Paul | |
2009 | Easier with Practice | Aaron | |
2010 | How to Make Love to a Woman | Layne Wilson | |
2017 | Kings | Eddie | |
2018 | A Million Little Pieces | Matty | |
2020 | Superman: Man of Tomorrow | Ron Troupe (voice) | Direct-to-video |
2020 | Definition Please | Wayland Pines | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Monsters | Brad | Episode: "My Zombie Lover" |
1989 | True Blue | Timmy Powers | Episode: "Pilot: Part 1" |
1990 | Murder in Mississippi | Ben Jr. | Television film |
1991 | Law & Order | Tonel Otten | Episode: "Mushrooms" |
1991 | Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake | Jelani | Television film |
1991 | Perfect Harmony | Landy Allen | |
1991 | Bad Attitudes | James | |
1991 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Robinson "Ronny" Ashe III | Episode: "Ashes to Ashes" |
1991 | The Young Riders | Quinn Ellis | Episode: "Between Rock Creek and a Hard Place" |
1991–92 | Sesame Street | Jelani | 2 episodes |
1991–92 | The Cosby Show | Eugene | 4 episodes |
1992 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Weeds | Episode: "The Tale of the Super Specs" |
1993 | Tribeca | Carl Jr. | Episode: "The Rainmaker" |
1993 | Ghostwriter | Walter Haines | 4 episodes |
1993 | Chris Cross | Oliver Cross | 13 episodes |
1995 | New York Undercover | Tiandre | Episode: "Manchild" |
1998–99 | Promised Land | Lawrence "L.T." Taggert | 16 episodes |
1999 | The Outer Limits | Ronnie Dell | Episode: "Fathers & Sons" |
2000 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Carlos Medina | Episode: "The Third Guy" |
2000 | D.C. | Tyrell | Episode: "Justice" |
2000 | Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble | Jack | Television film |
2000 | Third Watch | Nathaniel "Puppet" Ryder | 2 episodes |
2001 | NYPD Blue | Andre Cutler | Episode: "Franco, My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn" |
2001 | The Education of Max Bickford | Ryan | Episode: "Who Is Breckenridge Long?" |
2002 | For Your Love | Uncle Omar | 8 episodes |
2003 | The Lyon's Den | Damon Moss | Episode: "Blood" |
2003, 2006 | Two and a Half Men | Lenny | 2 episodes |
2004 | ER | James Connor | Episode: "Just a Touch" |
2004 | Half & Half | Derek | Episode: "The Parent Trap Episode" |
2004–05 | Crossing Jordan | Sidney | 13 episodes |
2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Derrik Lee | Episode: "Hope and Mercy" |
2005–06 | Night Stalker | Alex Nyby | 4 episodes |
2006 | Without a Trace | Cole Warren | Episode: "Blood Out" |
2006 | Robot Chicken | Various Voices | 2 episodes |
2006 | Shark | Kurt Bellows | Episode: "Sins of the Mother" |
2006–07 | Heroes | Campaign Manager | 4 episodes |
2007–17 | Bones | Dr. Clark Edison | 36 episodes |
2008 | Life | Ben Mosby | Episode: "Jackpot" |
2009 | Numbers | Vic Mortiz | Episode: "Sneakerhead" |
2009 | Raising the Bar | Andre Jackman | Episode: "Trust Me" |
2010 | Amish Grace | Danny | Television film |
2010 | The Mentalist | Russell Bigelow | Episode: "Red Letter" |
2012 | Eureka | Dr. Michael Clark | Episode: "Worst Case Scenario" |
2012 | Daybreak | Charles | 5 episodes |
2012 | Wilfred | James | 2 episodes |
2012 | American Horror Story: Asylum | Greyson's Partner | Episode: "The Origins of Monstrosity" |
2012 | Suburgatory | Cyrus | Episode: "Friendship Fish" |
2014 | True Blood | Jerome | 3 episodes |
2015–16 | Arrow | Andy Diggle | 8 episodes |
2016–17 | Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures | Zander Freemaker, Additional Voices | 31 episodes |
2017 | Training Day | Detective Windowski | Episode: "Code of Honor" |
2017 | Still the King | Courtney Hitch | 4 episodes |
2018–20 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Jase, Sam, Cortex (voices) | 5 episodes |
2019 | The Rookie | Man in Apartment 101 | Episode: "Standoff" |
2019 | American Dad! | Ship Captain (voice) | Episode: "An Irish Goodbye" |
2019 | Family Guy | UPS Deliveryman (voice) | Episode: "Bri-Da" |
2019 | Get Shorty | Jordan Parr | Episode: "Dark Roast, Oat Milk, Two Splendas" |
2019 | All Rise | Detective Bert Taylor | Episode: "Marciela and the Desert" |
2019 | It's Pony | Balloonist, Game Voice (voices) | 2 episodes |
2019–20 | The Rocketeer | Mr. Coleman (voice) | 2 episodes |
2019–20 | L.A.'s Finest | Big Mikey | 2 episodes |
2020 | One Day at a Time | Salesman | Episode: "Penny Pinching" |
2020 | The Loud House | Roger (voice) | Episode: "A Star is Scorned/Senior Moment" |
2021 | All American | Dr. Dameon Spears | 3 episodes |
2021 | Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! | Matt Ross | Episode: "#BlackPeopleDontGoToTherapy" |
2021 | The Ghost and Molly McGee | Principal O'Connor (voice) | 2 episodes |
2021 | Spidey and His Amazing Friends | Jefferson Davis (voice) | 4 episodes [5] |
2022 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Captain Jarrett Howarth (voice) | 2 episodes [6] [7] |
2022 | Secrets of Sulphur Springs | Sam Tremont (Adult) | 8 episodes |
2022 | Exception | Oscar (voice) | English dub 8 episodes [8] |
2022 | Reasonable Doubt | CJ Cooke | 4 episodes |
2023 | Quantum Leap | Dr Harper | Episode: "Paging Dr. Song" |
Year | Title | Role |
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2004 | Call of Duty: Finest Hour | Additional Voices |
2006 | Driver: Parallel Lines | |
2006 | Scarface: The World Is Yours | |
2011 | Kinect Sports: Season Two | Basketball Announcer |
2015 | Battlefield Hardline | Marcus "Boomer" Boone |
2016 | Gears of War 4 | Delmont "Del" Walker |
2019 | Gears 5 | |
2022 | Saints Row | Eli |
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