Lionel Boyce
Lionel Boyce | |
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| File:Lionel Boyce, Actor, at 82nd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy.-1.jpg Boyce at the 2025 Venice Film Festival | |
| Born | May 9, 1991 Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| Other names | L-Boy[1][2] |
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| Years active | 2011 - present |
| Organization | Bald Fade Productions |
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| Musical career | |
| Origin | California, 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 music collective Odd Future.
Early and personal life
[edit | edit source]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 attended Westchester High School, where he befriended Tyler, the Creator in a theater class.[8] He enjoys playing chess.[7]
Career
[edit | edit source]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.[9] Among other things, he and Tyler created the animated series The Jellies![10][9][6]
Boyce plays Marcus Brooks, a sensitive, silent and kind-hearted pastry chef,[1][11] in the comedy-drama television series The Bear.[10][12] 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][13] Additionally, before shooting the episode "Honeydew", he did a lot of training with Courtney Storer, the show's culinary producer.[14]
Early 2024, Boyce helped Daiya launch its cheese dupe Fromage Forgery.[15][16] Around that time, he also joined the cast of the upcoming thriller film Shell.[17] Later that year, he teamed up with Earl Sweatshirt for collaborative effort "DJ Billy Jole".[18]
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.[19][20]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012–2014 | Loiter Squad | Various | Also co-creator, writer, producer |
| 2015, 2017–2019 | The Jellies! | Various voices | |
| 2017 | Hey You, It's Me | James | Episode: "Yes! But Different" |
| 2018 | Hap and Leonard | Leon | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Jasper and Errol's First Time | Himself | 9 episodes, also producer |
| 2022–present | The Bear | Marcus Brooks | Main role Also writer, 1 episode |
| 2024 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Garden Center Clerk | Episode: "The Lawn Jockey" |
Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sremm Break | Officer Norris | Short |
| Cherry Bomb The Documentary | Himself | Short | |
| 2022 | Jackass Forever | Guest appearance | |
| 2024 | Shell | Detective Abramson | |
| 2025 | Motor City | ||
| 2026 | Project Hail Mary † | Post-production |
Awards and nominations
[edit | edit source]| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2023 | The Bear | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [21] |
| 2024 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Won | [22] | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [23] | ||
| 2025 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | [24] |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Lionel Boyce at IMDb
- January 2024 interview by Emmanuel Olunkwa for November Magazine
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