HAND TO GOD Star Steven Boyer to Lead NBC Pilot THE TRAIL

With the tyrannical puppet Tyrone behind him, HAND TO GOD's Steven Boyer is turning to television.

According to Deadline, the Tony nominee has been tapped to lead NBC's upcoming "documentary-style" comedy THE TRAIL, hailing from Warner Bros. TV.

THE TRAIL "is a spoof of crime documentaries like The Jinx and Making A Murderer. It follows Josh Simon, a young big-city lawyer and his oddball defense team during a high-profile murder trial in a small southern town."

Boyer will take on the role of "Dwayne, Simon's loyal lead investigator. Not the sharpest tool in the shed, Dwayne's dream is to take a bullet for Josh - hopefully not from his own gun."

Boyer is an actor and a comedy writer based in NYC. Time Out NY recently named Steven as one of the Future Legends of the NY theatre. He earned an OBIE Award for his work in Hand to God at The Ensemble Studio Theatre. Steven is a fixture in NYC theatre and has performed the award-winning role of in Hand to Godtwice. He has also appeared in MTC's The Explorer's Club as well as in Second Stage's production of Modern Terrorism. Steven also played the title role of Trevor in Nick Jones' darkly funny Trevor, performed with Lesser America. In addition to his work in the theatre, Steven has worked with Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese's film, The Wolf of Wall Street and can currently be seen in the film, Listen Up Phillip. Steven has appeared in such beloved TV series as "Orange is the New Black," "The Crazy Ones," "Louie," "Person of Interest," "Law & Order," and "Ed". Steven is a graduate of The Juilliard School. He is also a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre. He starred in and produced the independent web sitcom pilot from Emily Chadick Weiss, "The Share". Steven lives in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.

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