BECHIR SYLVAIN is a multi-hyphenate Haitian-American actor, writer, director and producer who plays EJ on the TNT’s hit series, “Claws” and Willie on BET’s hit series, “Bigger.” A lifetime member of The Actors Studio, Bechir studied drama at Southern Methodist University and co-founded Ground Up & Rising Theater Company in Miami where he grew up after immigrating from Haiti as a teenager. Bechir has performed at Arizona Theater Company, Gablestage, American Stage, Summer Shorts, Ground Up & Rising, Gorilla Theater and Theater 68 where he earned a Best Ensemble NAACP Theater Award win for his performance as Malcolm X in the play The Meeting. Most recently, Bechir starred in the theatrical production of The Royale by Marco Ramirez as the lead playing Jay “The Sport” Jackson. His television credits also include guest starring on “Chicago, PD” (NBC), “Better Call Saul” (AMC), “Black-ish” (ABC), “Grace and Frankie,” (Netflix), “Fuller House” (Netflix) and “The Mick” (FOX). He was supporting lead in the Hallmark drama The Ultimate Life and had a supporting role in American Zoetrope’s Life After Beth. Fluent in French and Haitian Creole, Bechir has appeared in over 32 national and regional commercials. He was the inaugural grand prize winner of the “ABC Discovers” showcase and has won Best Actor at American Black Film Festival. Next, he can be seen in the Netflix streaming series “Black Summer.”
