Lionel Boyce

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.

Lionel Boyce
Boyce at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	(1991-05-09) May 9, 1991 (age 34) Inglewood, California, U.S.
Other names	L-Boy[1][2]
Occupations	Actor writer producer musician
Years active	2011 - present
Organization	Bald Fade Productions
Known for	Loiter Squad The Jellies! The Bear
Musical career
Origin	California, U.S.
Formerly of	Odd Future

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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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

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

Year	Work	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
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]
2025		Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Nominated	[23]