ROAR! Comedy: 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 Soderberghs crime thriller KIMI for HBO Max, opposite Zoe Kravitz; Steven Soderberghs NO SUDDEN MOVE for HBO Max starring Benicio Del Toro and Don Cheadle; Ricky Staubs CONCRETE COWBOYS for Netflix starring Idris Elba; and Alma Harels 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.