Eugene Byrd (born August 28, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Wink in8 Mile andClark Edison on theFOX seriesBones.^[1]

Byrd was born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated fromGreene Street Friends School in 1989 andThe Crefeld School in 1993.

Byrd began acting as a child, appearing as Arthur in the filmMy Little Girl in 1986. His subsequent film appearances includeDead Man,Demon Island,Sleepers,8 Mile,Lift andAnacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid. He had the lead role inConfess, for which he won the Break-Out Performance Award at the 2006Method Fest Independent Film Festival. He also collaborated with longtime friends Will Fuller, Jerry Della Salla and Clay Von Thomas for a film titledThe Barracks.

Byrd had a guest spot on theNickelodeon seriesAre You Afraid of the Dark?, playing a teenage prankster named Weeds in the episode "The Tale of the Super Specs."^[2] He has also made appearances onThe Cosby Show,Beverly Hills, 90210 as Robinson Ashe III,Touched by an Angel and its spinoffPromised Land as Lawrence "L.T." Taggert, a troubled teen struggling with gang related drug and violence issues. He starred in theDisney filmPerfect 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 byJustin 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 onGhostwriter. He portrayed the comical but defiant Oliver Cross onChris Cross, which won an award for "Best Children's Series" in 1994. The series aired on theShowtime from 1994 to 1995. He guest starred onNYPD Blue, had a minor role onHeroes and a recurring role as Sidney onCrossing Jordan, which aired onNBC from 2001 to 2007. He has also made appearances onTwo and a Half Men and theSyfy seriesEureka as Dr. Michael Clark in the episode "Worst Case Scenario." He played a detective onAmerican Horror Story: Asylum.

Byrd had a recurring role asClark Edison onBones. Starting with season eight, his character is hired as a full-time staff forensic anthropologist by Jeffersonian Forensic Division head Dr. Camille Saroyan (played byTamara Taylor). He was credited as a guest star during his tenure on the show. He also played Andy Diggle onThe CW seriesArrow.

In 2014, he was hired by video game companyElectronic Arts to play Marcus "Boomer" Boone inBattlefield Hardline.

He voiced Delmont "Del" Walker inGears of War 4 andGears 5, as well as Zander Freemaker onLego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures in 2016 and 2017.

On January 6, 2011,The Glendale News reported that Byrd was arrested inCalifornia by the Glendale Police Department for suspicion ofdomestic assault on January 1, 2011.^[3]

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