Owen H. M. Smith

Owen Smith, born Owen H. M. Smith on July 3, 1973, in Nassau, is a Bahamian-born American television producer, writer, actor, and comedian. He spent his formative years in P.G. County, Maryland. Smith has written for television series including Black-ish, Survivor's Remorse, Run the World, The Arsenio Hall Show, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, and Whitney, and acted on series such as Everybody Hates Chris.

Smith is the creator, showrunner, and executive producer of Crutch, a Paramount Plus series that is a spinoff of CBS's The Neighborhood. He also served as showrunner and executive producer on the fourth season of The Last O.G., starring Tracy Morgan. As a comedian, he has performed stand-up on Conan and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and is a paid regular at the Comedy Store in Hollywood.

As a personality, Smith has appeared multiple times on The Joe Rogan Experience. He co-hosted the podcast "Alias Smith and LeRoi" with comedian Ali LeRoi.