Byron Bowers

Byron Bowers is an actor, stand-up comedian, writer and producer who can currently be seen in the Apple TV+ limited series LADY IN THE LAKE alongside Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram. He also served as a consulting producer on the project.

In 2022, he released his debut comedy special SPIRITUAL N***A on FX/Hulu, directed by Har’el. In this deeply intimate hour, Bowers talks about the stigma of mental health, how tripping on psychedelic mushrooms made him understand his schizophrenic father, and how it altered the way he feels about his blackness.

Film credits include Steven Soderbergh’s crime thriller KIMI for HBO Max, opposite Zoe Kravitz; Steven Soderbergh’s NO SUDDEN MOVE for HBO Max starring Benicio Del Toro and Don Cheadle; Ricky Staub’s CONCRETE COWBOYS for Netflix starring Idris Elba; and Alma Har’el’s award-winning HONEY BOY for Amazon, starring Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, and Noah Jupe.

Television credits include Olivier Assayas’ limited series IRMA VEP for A24/HBO, starring opposite Alicia Vikander and executive produced by Sam Levinson; Lena Waithe’s award-winning original Showtime series THE CHI; and in Donald Glover and Janine Nabers’ series SWARM on Amazon opposite Dominique Fishback.

Originally from Atlanta, Bowers currently resides in Los Angeles.

9:30pm Doors / 10:00pm Show

$20 GA (mixed seated / standing)

Ages 21+

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