Boston Blue's Marcus Scribner Played A Fan-Favorite Character On Netflix's She-Ra Reboot

In "Boston Blue" – CBS' "Blue Bloods" spin-off – actor Marcus Scribner plays ambitious rookie patrol officer Jonah Silver. If he looks familiar to you, it's probably because you remember him as the geeky Andre Johnson Jr. on "Black-ish" and "Grown-ish." But if he sounds familiar to you, your ears aren't deceiving you. Scribner is an accomplished voice actor in the world of animation. One of his most notable voice roles is the spirited archer Bow on Netflix's "She-Ra and the Princesses of Power."

Based on the 1985 classic "She-Ra: Princess of Power," Netflix's reboot "She-Ra and the Princesses of Power" (which was recently recently deleted) reintroduced the titular hero to a new generation, running for five seasons from 2018 to 2020. The series follows an orphan named Adora, who transforms into the legendary warrior She-Ra to lead a rebellion against the ruthless Hordak and the evil Horde. Fighting alongside her is Bow, a tech-savvy archer and loyal best friend. While the original Bow is a chiseled white warrior with a mustache, the reboot reimagines him as a sprightly Black teenager who relies on heart and a wide arsenal of trick arrows.

When Scribner landed the audition, he wasn't expecting much. "I remember first getting the audition, and I was looking at what Bow looked like back in the day. I thought there is no chance I'm going to get this," Scribner told Queerty in 2019. "Bow back in the day sounded nothing like my voice or what I look like."

However, showrunner Noelle Stevenson immediately knew Scribner was the one. "Noelle said as soon as I walked in the room, she thought 'that's Bow,'" Scribner shared. He also celebrated the show for its representation, particularly how it handles the backstory of Bow's two dads. "I feel like the cool part about 'She-Ra' is that it just normalizes the whole situation," Scribner said. "It doesn't make too big a deal of it. A lot of people in our current, modern society have two dads, and the show is reflective of that... it just is what it is."

During an interview with Teen Vogue, Scribner touched on diversity and how the character designs in the new "She-Ra" were more than just palette swaps. He also highlighted how the reboot updated the franchise to reflect the modern world. "What I like about Bow is that he's a male lead who's in support of his female leads," he said. "Bow is a kid just like me. I feel like a lot of kids don't get to have that reflected image of themselves, especially in animation. It's not done too often. So we're really proud of that one."

Aside from Scribner's role in "She-Ra," other notable voice-acting gigs on his animation resume include D'Angelo Baker in DreamWorks' "Dragons: The Nine Realms," Buck in Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur," and Bell Zettifar in "Young Jedi Adventures."