Eugene Byrd

Eugene Byrd (born August 28, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Wink in 8 Mile and Clark Edison on the FOX series Bones.

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 in 1986. His subsequent film appearances include Dead Man, Demon Island, Sleepers, 8 Mile, Lift and Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid. He had the lead role in 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." 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 as Lawrence "L.T." Taggert, a troubled teen struggling with gang related drug and violence issues. He starred in the Disney 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. He portrayed the comical but defiant Oliver Cross on Chris Cross, which won an award for "Best Children's Series" in 1994. The series aired on the Showtime from 1994 to 1995. He guest starred on NYPD Blue, had a minor role on 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 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 Clark Edison on 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.

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, The Glendale News reported that Byrd was arrested in California by the Glendale Police Department for suspicion of domestic assault on January 1, 2011.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1986 My Little Girl Arthur 1995 Dead Man Johnny "The Kid" Pickett 1996 Sleepers Rizzo Robinson 1996 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 Wink 2004 Paranoia 1.0 Nila 2004 Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid Cole Burris 2005 Confess Terrell Lessor 2007 Rails & Ties Otis Higgs 2007 Light and the Sufferer Kaz 2008 Julia Leon 2009 Easier with Practice Aaron 2010 How to Make Love to a Woman Layne Wilson 2017 Kings Eddie 2018 A Million Little Pieces Matty 2020 Superman: Man of Tomorrow Ron Troupe (voice) Direct-to-video 2020 Definition Please Wayland Pines2021DC Showcase: The LosersHenry Jones (voice)Direct-to-video 2022–24 The Legend of Vox Machina Captain Jarrett Howarth (voice) 5 episodes 2022 Reasonable Doubt CJ Cooke 4 episodes 2022–23 Secrets of Sulphur Springs Sam Tremont (Adult), Moss Man 16 episodes 2023 Quantum Leap Dr. Harper Episode: "Paging Dr. Song" 2023 Baby Shark's Big Show! Timothy Toothwell (voice) Episode: "Splish Splashketball" 2023 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 / Tombstone (voice) 10 episodes 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 Year Title Role 2004 Call of Duty: Finest Hour 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 2016 Gears of War 4 Delmont "Del" Walker 2019 Gears 5 2022 Saints Row Eli 2025 Avowed Additional voices