Lionel Boyce

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Lionel Boyce
Lionel Boyce at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival 2.jpg
Boyce at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
Born (1991-05-09) May 9, 1991 (age 34)
Inglewood, California, U.S.
Other namesL-Boy [1] [2]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • producer
  • musician
OrganizationBald Fade Productions
Known for
Musical career
OriginCalifornia, U.S.
Formerly of Odd Future

Lionel Boyce (born May 9, 1991 [3] [4] ), also known as L-Boy, is an American actor, writer, producer, and former musician. He is best known for appearing in the TV series The Bear and being a member of Odd Future.

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Early and personal life

Boyce, who is of African American heritage, grew up in Inglewood, California. [5] [6] His father was an Arrowhead Water delivery driver, and his mother was an L.A. sheriff. [7] He worked at Hollister Co. and played football. [2] [5] He enjoys playing chess. [7]

Career

A past member of alternative hip hop musical collective Odd Future, he co-created the 2012 sketch comedy television series Loiter Squad . [1] [2] In 2015, Boyce and Tyler, the Creator formed Bald Fade Productions. [8] Among other things, he and Tyler created the animated series The Jellies! [9] [8] [6]

Boyce plays Marcus Brooks, a sensitive, silent and kind-hearted pastry chef, [1] [10] in the comedy-drama television series The Bear. [9] [11] He received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the series. Before shooting The Bear, Boyce observed a day at Tartine bakery in Los Angeles, and spent two weeks staging at Hart Bageri in Copenhagen. [5] [6] [12] Additionally, before shooting the episode "Honeydew", he did a lot of training with Courtney Storer, the show's culinary producer. [13]

Early 2024, Boyce helped Daiya launch its cheese dupe Fromage Forgery. [14] [15] Around that time, he also joined the cast of the upcoming thriller film Shell . [16] Later that year, he teamed up with Earl Sweatshirt for collaborative effort "DJ Billy Jole". [17]

On 31 July 2025, Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free's multidisciplinary creative communications company PGLang announced Project 3, their newest branch and creative agency. The announcement was released along with a short film titled The Agency, starring Chase Sui Wonders and Boyce, directed by Jack Begert, who co-wrote it alongside Free. [18] [19]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012–2014 Loiter Squad VariousAlso co-creator, writer, producer
2015, 2017–2019 The Jellies! Various voices
2017Hey You, It's MeJamesEpisode: "Yes! But Different"
2018 Hap and Leonard Leon4 episodes
2019Jasper and Errol's First TimeHimself9 episodes, also producer
2022–present The Bear Marcus BrooksMain role
Also writer, 1 episode
2024 Curb Your Enthusiasm Garden Center ClerkEpisode: "The Lawn Jockey"

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017Sremm BreakOfficer NorrisShort
Cherry Bomb The DocumentaryHimselfShort
2022 Jackass Forever Guest appearance
2024 Shell Detective Abramson
2026 Project Hail Mary †Post-production

Awards and nominations

YearWorkAwardCategoryResultRef.
2023 The Bear Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated [20]
2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Won [21]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated [22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rosenberg, Josh (June 26, 2023). "Lionel Boyce on 'The Bear' Season 2, Marcus's Future, Copenhagen". Esquire . Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Rajagopal, Mekala (June 30, 2023). "Lionel Boyce and Travis Bennett on Their Evolution of Taste". Interview . Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Lionel Boyce — Actor, Writer, Producer". TV Insider . May 29, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  4. ↑ MacArthur, Greg (May 31, 2024). "The Bear Season 3 Cast & Character Guide". Screen Rant . Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 Harris, Jenn (June 21, 2023). "Lionel Boyce of 'The Bear' shares his favorite Inglewood restaurants". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 Hadadi, Roxana (June 29, 2022). "The Bear's Lionel Boyce Shares Marcus's Doughnut Obsession". Vulture . Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  7. 1 2 Burney, Lawrence (June 5, 2024). "'The Bear' Season 3: Lionel Boyce on Marcus-Sydney Shippers". Vulture . Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Petski, Denise (October 17, 2018). "Tyler the Creator & Lionel Boyce Ink First-Look Deal With Sony Pictures TV". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Lionel Boyce". Film Independent . Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  10. ↑ Mier, Tomás (January 7, 2024). "Lionel Boyce Thanks the 'Entire Restaurant Community' as 'The Bear' Wins Golden Globe". Rolling Stone . Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  11. ↑ Hailu, Selome (June 30, 2023). "'The Bear': Ramy Youssef, Lionel Boyce on Marcus' Copenhagen Episode". Variety . Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  12. ↑ Ford, Rebecca (June 27, 2023). "The Bear's Marcus Goes on a Spiritual Odyssey. So Did Lionel Boyce". Vanity Fair . Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  13. ↑ White, Abbey (June 22, 2023). "The Bear Season 2: Lionel Boyce on Marcus Episode With Will Poulter". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  14. ↑ Lamour, Joseph (January 31, 2024). "'The Bear' Star Lionel Boyce Is Excited to Start Filming Season 3". Today . Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  15. ↑ Gaughan, Kara (January 25, 2024). "Daiya and Lionel Boyce celebrate dupe culture with Fromage Forgery". Daiya . Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  16. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (February 5, 2024). "Arian Moayed, Este Haim, Lionel Boyce, Ziwe Join Thriller 'Shell'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  17. ↑ Bell, Max (April 17, 2014). "Q&A: Earl Sweatshirt and Lionel Boyce Are DJ Billy Jole". Spin . Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar's pgLang Launches Global Creative Agency: Project 3 Agency". Hypebeast . July 31, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar Launches Project 3 Creative Agency". Pause magazine. July 31, 2025.
  20. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (January 11, 2023). "SAG Awards Nominations". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®" (Press release). Screen Actors Guild. January 10, 2024. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  22. ↑ "76th Emmy Awards Complete Nominations List" (PDF). Television Academy. July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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