Eugene Byrd
Description
Eugene Byrd is an American actor and voice actor born on August 28, 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began his acting career as a child in the mid-1980s before transitioning into a prolific screen and voiceover career that includes several notable contributions to anime and animated series.
In the world of anime, Byrd is best known for his role as Oscar in the 2022 Netflix original anime series Exception. The series is a science fiction horror anime based on an original story by Hirotaka Adachi, with character designs by Yoshitaka Amano and music by Ryuichi Sakamoto. In the English dub, Byrd voices Oscar, a member of a scouting crew created by a biological 3D printer on a mission to find a habitable planet. The Japanese voice for Oscar was provided by Takanori Hoshino. Byrd performed opposite veteran voice actors including Nolan North, Ali Hillis, and Robbie Daymond in the production.
Beyond Exception, Byrd has voiced characters in several other animated projects with genre appeal. He voiced Zander in the Disney animated series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, which aired from 2016 to 2017. He provided the voice of Ron Troupe in the 2020 animated film Superman: Man of Tomorrow. He also had voice roles in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 2018 and its 2022 film adaptation, as well as contributing voices to the long-running stop-motion parody series Robot Chicken. His upcoming voice work includes a role in the Disney+ animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, scheduled for release in 2025.
Among his notable achievements, Byrd received a breakthrough performance award at the Method Fest Independent Film Festival for his role in the 2006 film Confess. While primarily known for live-action roles such as Dr. Clark Edison on the long-running series Bones and Andy Diggle on Arrow, his voice work in anime and animation has expanded significantly in recent years.
In the world of anime, Byrd is best known for his role as Oscar in the 2022 Netflix original anime series Exception. The series is a science fiction horror anime based on an original story by Hirotaka Adachi, with character designs by Yoshitaka Amano and music by Ryuichi Sakamoto. In the English dub, Byrd voices Oscar, a member of a scouting crew created by a biological 3D printer on a mission to find a habitable planet. The Japanese voice for Oscar was provided by Takanori Hoshino. Byrd performed opposite veteran voice actors including Nolan North, Ali Hillis, and Robbie Daymond in the production.
Beyond Exception, Byrd has voiced characters in several other animated projects with genre appeal. He voiced Zander in the Disney animated series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, which aired from 2016 to 2017. He provided the voice of Ron Troupe in the 2020 animated film Superman: Man of Tomorrow. He also had voice roles in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 2018 and its 2022 film adaptation, as well as contributing voices to the long-running stop-motion parody series Robot Chicken. His upcoming voice work includes a role in the Disney+ animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, scheduled for release in 2025.
Among his notable achievements, Byrd received a breakthrough performance award at the Method Fest Independent Film Festival for his role in the 2006 film Confess. While primarily known for live-action roles such as Dr. Clark Edison on the long-running series Bones and Andy Diggle on Arrow, his voice work in anime and animation has expanded significantly in recent years.