Marcus Scribner
Scribner at the 2019WonderCon
Born	(2000-01-07)January 7, 2000 (age 25) Los Angeles,California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice actor
Years active	2010–present
Notable work	Black-ish Grown-ish

Marcus Scribner (born January 7, 2000)^[1] is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Andre "Junior" Johnson Jr. in all eight seasons of theABC sitcomBlack-ish, before starring as Junior in itsspin-offGrown-ish from the fifth season onward (also serving as the series'narrator, after guest starring in the second to fourth seasons andMixed-ish), as well as voicing the charactersBow in theNetflix animated seriesShe-Ra and the Princesses of Power and D’Angelo Baker inDreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms.

In 2023, after starring in films for various streaming services, includingYouTube Red,MUBI,Shudder, andNetflix, Scribner played a supporting role in his first live action film to have a wide release in theaters calledHow to Blow Up a Pipeline.

Scribner was born and raised in Los Angeles. His name is derived from Roman and Greek mythology, like those of his father Troy and sister Athena. Scribner also has a dog named Zeus whom he adopted as a puppy to commemorate his first professional acting job.^[2] Similar to his character onBlack-ish, his father is Black while his mother is biracial (African American and white).^[3] His father's family is from Los Angeles while his maternal grandmother is from England.^[4][5][3] He began studying acting at age seven.^[6] At the time he was very shy and did not have any hobbies. In addition to sports, Scribner took an acting class and immediately fell in love with it. From that point, Scribner took acting classes on the weekends.^[7] Scribner later admitted that at the time, he was afraid of getting injured.^[4] Despite that, he enjoys sports such as basketball and lacrosse and also loves video games.^[8] When he was in kindergarten, Scribner hit his head on concrete while playing basketball and had to get five staples.^[9] Scribner started playing the clarinet in fifth grade.^[10] Though Scribner started at public high school in 2014, by early 2015, he was enrolled in home school to accommodate his work schedule.^[8]

When he was 10 years old, Scribner booked his first guest-star role on the ABC crimedramedyCastle.^[7] Scribner would go on to appear in an episodes ofFox'sNew Girl,TBS'Wedding Band andNickelodeon'sWendell & Vinnie.^[6] At the age of 14, Scribner booked his first major role when he was cast in the role Andre Johnson Jr. in the ABC sitcomBlack-ish oppositeAnthony Anderson,Tracee Ellis Ross,Laurence Fishburne andJenifer Lewis.^[11][7] Scribner actually beat out Anderson's own son Nathan for the role.^[11] In an interview withTeen Vogue, the actor explained that he heavily identified with the show.^[3] Scribner was 13 when he first auditioned for the series and 14 years old when the pilot was filmed.^[12] Scribner received anNAACP Image Award nomination forOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy for his portrayal of Junior in thefirst season.^[10] In 2015, Scribner voiced Buck inPixar's animated filmThe Good Dinosaur.^[13] In 2016, Scribner began voicing the recurring role of Smudge as a guest star on theNetflix animated seriesHome: Adventures with Tip & Oh.^[14] Later that summer Scribner started production on the Independent comedyAlexander IRL oppositeNathan Kress.^[15] With the launch of theFreeform spin-offGrown-ish, Scribner takes on a more prominent role during thefourth season ofBlack-ish.^[16] In 2018, it was announced that Scribner would star in thriller "Confessional."^[17]

Scribner voicedBow in the animatedNetflix series,She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. As his name suggests, Bow is a skilled archer. Bow is also the best friend ofGlimmer andShe-Ra.^[18]

In March 2022, it was announced that Scribner would be continuing as Andre Johnson Jr. by shifting over toGrown-ish for its fifth season, following the end ofBlack-ish's eight season run,^[19] replacingYara Shahidi as the lead character and narrator of the series.^[20]

• Marcus Scribner atIMDb

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