Lionel Boyce (born May 9, 1991), 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.
Boyce plays Marcus Brooks, a sensitive, silent and kind-hearted pastry chef, in the comedy-drama television series The Bear. 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. Additionally, before shooting the episode "Honeydew", he did a lot of training with Courtney Storer, the show's culinary producer.
Early 2024, Boyce helped Daiya launch its Cheese analogue Fromage Forgery. Around that time, he also joined the cast of the upcoming thriller film Shell. Later that year, he teamed up with Earl Sweatshirt for collaborative effort "DJ Billy Jole".
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" |
2017 | Sremm Break | Officer Norris | Short |
Cherry Bomb The Documentary | Himself | Short | |
2022 | Jackass Forever | Guest appearance | |
2024 | Shell | Detective Abramson | |
2026 | Post-production |
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