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| name = Eugene Byrd
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|8|28}}
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1986–present
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'''Eugene Byrd''' (born
==Early life==
Byrd was born in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania. He graduated from [[Greene Street Friends School]] in 1989 and [[The Crefeld School]] in 1993.
==Career==
Byrd began acting as a child, appearing as Arthur in the film ''[[My Little Girl (film)|My Little Girl]]'' in 1986. His subsequent film appearances include ''[[Dead Man]],'' ''[[Demon Island]],'' ''[[Sleepers (film)|Sleepers]],'' ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]],'' ''Lift'' and ''[[Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid]].'' He had the lead role in ''[[Confess (film)|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."<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/are-you-afraid-of-the-dark/the-tale-of-the-super-specs-23753/cast/ The tale of the Super Specs Cast and Crew] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606230525/http://www.tv.com/shows/are-you-afraid-of-the-dark/the-tale-of-the-super-specs-23753/cast/ |date=2014-06-06 }} accessed May 2013</ref> 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 (1996 TV series)|Promised Land]]'' as Lawrence "L.T." Taggert, a troubled teen struggling with gang related drug and violence issues. He starred in the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] film ''[[Perfect Harmony (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 (1992 TV series)|Ghostwriter]]''. He portrayed the comical but defiant Oliver Cross on ''[[Chris Cross (TV series)|Chris Cross]]'', which won an award for "Best Children's Series" in 1994. The series aired on the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] from 1994 to 1995. He guest starred on ''[[NYPD Blue]]'', had a minor role on [[Heroes (U.S. TV series)|''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 (2006 TV 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 [[List of Bones characters#Clark Edison|Clark Edison]] on ''[[Bones (TV series)|''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 (TV series)|Arrow]]''.
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 ''[[Gears 5]]'', as well as Zander Freemaker on ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures]]'' in 2016 and 2017.
==Personal life==
On January 6, 2011, ''[[Glendale News-Press|The Glendale News]]'' reported that Byrd was arrested in [[Glendale, California|California]] by the Glendale Police Department for suspicion of [[domestic assault]] on January 1, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-gnp-coplogs-20110106,0,3889359.story |title=Police Report - Jan. 6, 2011 |publisher=Glendale News-Press |date=January 6, 2011 |access-date=March 3, 2015 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924022455/http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-gnp-coplogs-20110106,0,3889359.story |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1986
| ''[[My Little Girl (film)|My Little Girl]]''
| Arthur
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Dead Man (film)|Dead Man]]''
| Johnny "The Kid" Pickett
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Sleepers (film)|Sleepers]]''
| Rizzo Robinson
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Twisted (1996 film)|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 (film)|8 Mile]]''
| Wink
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Paranoia 1.0]]''
| Nila
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid]]''
| Cole Burris
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Confess (film)|Confess]]''
| Terrell Lessor
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Rails & Ties]]''
| Otis Higgs
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Light and the Sufferer]]''
| Kaz
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Julia (2008 film)|Julia]]''
| Leon
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Easier with Practice]]''
| Aaron
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[How to Make Love to a Woman]]''
| Layne Wilson
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Kings (2017 film)|Kings]]''
| Eddie
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[A Million Little Pieces (film)|A Million Little Pieces]]''
| Matty
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Superman: Man of Tomorrow]]''
| [[Ron Troupe]] (voice)
| Direct-to-video<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Eugene Byrd (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Eugene-Byrd/ |access-date=July 30, 2025 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Definition Please]]''
| Wayland Pines
|
|-
|2021
|''[[DC Showcase]]: The Losers''
|Henry Jones (voice)
|Direct-to-video<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie]]''
| Security Guard, Police, Office Man #2, Café Man (voice)
| [[Netflix]] film<ref name="btva" />
|-
|}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Monsters (American TV series)|Monsters]]''
| Brad
| Episode: "My Zombie Lover"
|-
| 1989
| ''[[True Blue (TV series)|True Blue]]''
| Timmy Powers
| Episode: "Pilot: Part 1"
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Murder in Mississippi (film)|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
| rowspan="3" | Television film
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Perfect Harmony (film)|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 (TV series)|Tribeca]]''
| Carl Jr.
| Episode: "The Rainmaker"
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Ghostwriter (1992 TV series)|Ghostwriter]]''
| Walter Haines
| 4 episodes
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Chris Cross (TV series)|Chris Cross]]''
| Oliver Cross
| 13 episodes
|-
| 1995
| ''[[New York Undercover]]''
| Tiandre
| Episode: "Manchild"
|-
| 1998–99
| ''[[Promised Land (1996 TV series)|Promised Land]]''
| Lawrence "L.T." Taggert
| 16 episodes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
| Ronnie Dell
| Episode: "Fathers & Sons"
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Carlos Medina
| Episode: "The Third Guy"
|-
| 2000
| ''[[D.C. (TV series)|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 (TV series)|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 (TV series)|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 (TV series)|Night Stalker]]''
| Alex Nyby
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Without a Trace]]''
| Cole Warren
| Episode: "Blood Out"
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| Various voices
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Shark (American TV series)|Shark]]''
| Kurt Bellows
| Episode: "Sins of the Mother"
|-
| 2006–07
| ''[[Heroes (American TV series)|Heroes]]''
| Campaign Manager
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2007–17
| ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''
| Clark Edison
| 36 episodes
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Life (American TV series)|Life]]''
| Ben Mosby
| Episode: "Jackpot"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Numbers (TV series)|Numbers]]''
| Vic Mortiz
| Episode: "Sneakerhead"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Raising the Bar (2008 TV series)|Raising the Bar]]''
| Andre Jackman
| Episode: "Trust Me"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Amish Grace]]''
| Danny
| Television film
|-
| 2010
| ''[[The Mentalist]]''
| Russell Bigelow
| Episode: "Red Letter"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Eureka (2006 TV series)|Eureka]]''
| Dr. Michael Clark
| Episode: "Worst Case Scenario"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Daybreak (2010 TV programme)|Daybreak]]''
| Charles
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Wilfred (American TV series)|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 (TV series)|Arrow]]''
| Andy Diggle
| 8 episodes
|-
| 2016–17
| ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures]]''
| Zander Freemaker, additional voices
| 31 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Training Day (TV series)|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 (voice)
| 5 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2019
| ''[[The Rookie (TV series)|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 (TV series)|Get Shorty]]''
| Jordan Parr
| Episode: "Dark Roast, Oat Milk, Two Splendas"
|-
| 2019
| ''[[All Rise (TV series)|All Rise]]''
| Detective Bert Taylor
| Episode: "Marciela and the Desert"
|-
| 2019
| ''[[It's Pony]]''
| Balloonist, Game Voice (voice)
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2019–20
| ''[[The Rocketeer (2019 TV series)|The Rocketeer]]''
| Mr. Coleman (voice)
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2019–20
| ''[[L.A.'s Finest]]''
| Big Mikey
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2020
| ''[[One Day at a Time (2017 TV series)|One Day at a Time]]''
| Salesman
| Episode: "Penny Pinching"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Loud House]]''
| Roger (voice)
| Episode: "Senior Moment"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2021–24
| ''[[All American (TV series)|All American]]''
| Dr. Dameon Spears
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!]]''
| Matt Ross
| Episode: "#BlackPeopleDontGoToTherapy"
|-
| 2021–23
| ''[[The Ghost and Molly McGee]]''
| Principal O'Connor (voice)
| 6 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2021–23
| ''[[All American (TV series)|All American]]''
| Dr. Dameon Spears
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2021–present
| ''[[Spidey and His Amazing Friends]]''
| [[Jefferson Davis (character)|Jeff Morales]] (voice)
| 16 episodes<ref>{{cite web|title=Camping Conundrum / The Great Green Crime Spree|url=https://disneynow.com/shows/spidey-and-his-amazing-friends/season-01/episode-07-camping-conundrum-the-great-green-crime-spree/vdka24662136|work=[[DisneyNow]]|date=September 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912043330/https://disneynow.com/shows/spidey-and-his-amazing-friends/season-01/episode-07-camping-conundrum-the-great-green-crime-spree/vdka24662136|archive-date=September 12, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2022–24
| ''[[The Legend of Vox Machina]]''
| Captain Jarrett Howarth (voice)
| 5 episodes<ref name="Vox Machina Cast">{{Cite web|date=January 20, 2022|title=The Legend of the Cast of The Legend of Vox Machina|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOeZjYZtmKA|access-date=January 20, 2022|website=YouTube|publisher=Critical Role}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |date=January 20, 2022 |title=Critical Role's 'Legend of Vox Machina' Adds Stephanie Beatriz, David Tennant, Tony Hale and More as Guest Stars |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/critical-role-legend-of-vox-machina-cast-1235158619/ |access-date=January 20, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Secrets of Sulphur Springs]]''
| Sam Tremont (Adult)
| 8 episodes
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Exception (TV series)|Exception]]''
| Oscar (voice)
| English dub<br/>8 episodes<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Milligan |first1=Mercedes |date=September 13, 2022 |title=Exception: Sci-Fi Horror Anime Readies to Launch with New Trailer, Images |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2022/09/exception-sci-fi-horror-anime-readies-to-launch-with-new-trailer-images/ |magazine=[[Animation Magazine]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Reasonable Doubt (TV series)|Reasonable Doubt]]''
| CJ Cooke
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2022–23
| ''[[Secrets of Sulphur Springs]]''
| Sam Tremont (Adult), Moss Man
| 16 episodes
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Quantum Leap (2022 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]''
| Dr. Harper
| Episode: "Paging Dr. Song"
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Baby Shark's Big Show!]]''
| Timothy Toothwell (voice)
| Episode: "Splish Splashketball"
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Bookie (TV series)|Bookie]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Always Smell the Money"
|-
| 2024
| ''[[9-1-1: Lone Star]]''
| Will
| Episode: "Kiddos"
|-
| 2025–present
| ''[[Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man]]''
| [[Lonnie Lincoln (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Lonnie Lincoln / Tombstone]] (voice)
| 10 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
| Danny Ford
| Episode: "Jump(for My Love)"
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage]]''
| Don
| Episode: "McAllister Auto Loves the Ladies"
|-
|}
===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Call of Duty: Finest Hour]]''
| rowspan="3" | 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<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Gears of War 4]]''
| rowspan="2" | Delmont "Del" Walker<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Gears 5]]''
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Saints Row (2022 video game)|Saints Row]]''
| Eli
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Avowed]]''
| Additional voices
|-
|}
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