“I act because it connects me with people in ways no other job can. For most of my life, I’ve been scared to be my For-Real-Real self. I think being a chubby, sexually confused, sensitive immigrant kid made me put on a bunch of facades to fit in. TV & Movies (plus some great friends and talks over wine) made me get that I wasn’t a wierdo. My parents were against me acting. But when my Dad finally saw me perform, he broke his man of few words vibe and said: “You did good. You have good life son.” I’m now driven to act in stories that inspire us to drop our facades because when we are our most For-Real-Real selves - we are magical. I’m on a mission to make sure that we all live that magic.”
At 10, I was a GOD! I played Osiris, Egyptian Diety of the Dead in the school play. After I was dramatically "killed", stuffed into a cardboard box sarcophagus, and carried away by my "slaves”, I quietly did a happy dance in that box! I was an actor baby!
I’ve studied with life changing acting teachers such as Roz Coleman Williams, Patsy Rodenburg and Grace Zandarski. I’ve worked with great NY theatre companies like Partial Comfort Productions and Leviathan Lab. I've shot some fun big budget movies like Marci X and Zoolander and love working on indie films. Collaboration with film artists like Ryan Kipp, Michael H. Yoon and Jennifer Tuttle are creative gifts I’ll always treasure. Stories about human connection that push for truthful intimacy are my passion. I hope to collaborate with you soon. Cheers - Marc
HOW TO CAST ME:
DRAMEDY: A DETERMINED DAD
Sample Scene featuring Expecting Father from NBC’s This Is Us.
DRAMA: Detective / LAWYER
SAMPLE CHARACTER BREAKDOWN: ARCHER SEVILLA (39), Chiseled in every-way Asian- American attorney. A killer with words in the courtroom, he wins every case he litigates. But when his father unexpectedly dies and his mother sues him for negligence, Archer faces his first case that just may unravel him.
Sample Detective Scene from ABC’s Forever.
COMEDY: ROMANTIC DATE
SAMPLE CHARACTER BREAKDOWN: JASON - Single Dad with three kids and a freezer full of meat. Jason is the local butcher with words of wisdom for his regular customers but he can't seem to get a date. Maybe it's the fact that he uses specials on short ribs to flirt.
Sample Romantic Scene from Netflix’s Orange is the New Black.