Steven Boyer

Steven Boyer

Boyer on Broadway, May 2015
Alma mater Juilliard School
Years active 2002–present
Notable work Hand to God

Steven Boyer is an American stage and television actor, comedian, and musician. He is best known for originating the role of Jason/Tyrone in Hand to God Off-Broadway and in the Broadway production. This role earned him a Tony nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Play.[1] He plays the role of Dwayne Reed in the NBC sitcom Trial & Error, with John Lithgow. He played a minor role in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street alongside Leonardo DiCaprio. He has also played several small parts in television, including The Good Wife, Law & Order, and Orange Is the New Black. He also plays lead guitar in a rock band, The U.S. Open, with fellow NBC actor William Jackson Harper on drums.

Filmography

Film

Title Year Role Notes
Dead Sexy 2003 Whitey Short film
Here's What I Like: Fruit. And Now I'll Tell You Why 2009 Coconut Hipster Short film
Did You Hear About the Morgans? U.S. Marshal Ferber
Night Home 2010 Australian #1 Short film
We Both Smoke David Short film
Inconvenient Interviews with Risa 2011 Interviewee Short film
The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best Fibber
The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 Investor's Center Broker #1
Listen Up Philip 2014 Parker
Mary and Louise Roguish Gentleman #3 Short film
Bridge of Spies 2015 Marty

Television

Title Year Role Notes
Law & Order 2002 Scott Purdy Episode: "Missing"
Ed 2004 Mugger Episode: "Pressure Points"
Law & Order 2008 Sonny Episode: "Tango"
2009 Sal Jerome Episode: "Human Flesh Search Engine"
Person of Interest 2011 Lead Dealer Episode: "Witness"
The Share 2012 Nathan Television film
Also producer
Louie Young Pharmacy Employee Episode: "Ikea/Piano Lesson"
Annie Sunbeam and Friends 2013 Fred Episode: "Introduction"
The Crazy Ones 2014 Squirrel Episode: "The Face of a Winner"
Orange Is the New Black Shady Jay the Super 2 episodes
Happyish 2015 30 year old Julius Unaired Pilot
High Maintenance Corey Episode: "Sabrina"
The Adventures of Jamel: The Time Traveling B-Boy John Wilkes Booth Episode: "Sockdolager"
The Good Wife Tim Brewster Episode: "Driven"
Deadbeat 2016 Hawk Smith Episode: "Hawk Smith"
Mom Dave Episode: "A Catheter and a Dipsy-Doodle"
Trial & Error 2017 Dwayne Reed Main role

Stage

Title Year Role Notes
I'm Not Rappaport 2002 Gilley Booth Theatre
Richard III 2007 Marquis of Dorset / Murderer / Bishop of Ely Classic Stage Company
Misalliance 2009 Bentley Summerhays New York City Center
The Coward 2010 Robert Blithe The Duke on 42nd Street
The School for Lies 2011 Dubois and Basque Classic Stage Company
Modern Terrorism, or They Who Want to Kill Us and How We Learn to Love Them 2012 Jerome Second Stage Theatre
The Explorers Club 2013 Professor Walling New York City Center
Hand to God 2014 Jason / Tyrone Lucille Lortel Theatre
King Lear 2014 Fool Delacorte Theater
Hand to God 2015–16 Jason / Tyrone Booth Theatre

References

  1. "STEVEN BOYER". The Tony Awards. Retrieved June 9, 2015.


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