[3] He played the role of Dwayne Reed in the NBC sitcom Trial & Error, with John Lithgow, as well as ADC Jerry Gorsch on Chicago Fire.

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.

[6] In 2005, when acting roles dried up,[7] Boyer toured colleges, universities, and venues as a stand-up comic.

[8] Boyer also plays lead guitar in a rock band, The U.S. Open, with fellow NBC actor William Jackson Harper on drums.