Chris Marquette

Possessing the rare ability to thoroughly embody each character he portrays, Chris Marquette’s intensity on screen, good looks and charm warrants him as one of the most gifted actors of his generation.

Marquette recently finished work on Disney’s RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN where he starred opposite The Rock.

Marquette was recently seen in David Goyer’s thriller THE INVISIBLE opposite Justin Chatwin and Margarita Levieva.

He also starred in Fred Durst’s directorial debut THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS opposite Jason Ritter, Jesse Eisenberg and Eva Amurri. The dramatic comedy centers on the impact of childhood events on the adult lives of three guys (Marquette, Ritter and Eisenberg).

Marquette made his screen acting debut in Gary Winicks’ SWEET NOTHING opposite Michael Imperioli and Mira Sorvino. Shortly after, he teamed up again with Gary Winick and starred in THE TIC CODE opposite Polly Draper and Gregory Hines. Marquette portrayed a child jazz piano prodigy who suffers from Tourette’s Syndrome. He learned to play piano for the role, which later garnered him a Best Actor Award at the Giffoni Film Festival as well as a Best Picture Award for the film at the Berlin International festival.

Marquette’s other film credits include Luke Greenfield’s THE GIRL NEXT DOOR opposite Emile Hirsch and Elisha Cuthbert; Roger Kimble’s JUST FRIENDS opposite Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, Amy Smart and Chris Klein; Nick Cassavetes’ ALPHA DOG opposite Bruce Willis, Justin Timberlake and Emile Hirsch; Ronny Yu’s FREDDY VS. JASON opposite Jason Ritter; and Aric Avelio’s AMERICAN GUN opposite Donald Sutherland, Forest Whitaker and Marcia Gay Harden.

On television, Marquette appeared as a series regular on the CBS Emmy nominated drama series JOAN OF ARCADIA opposite Jason Ritter and Amber Tamblyn. He also starred on Lifetime's hugely successful drama STRONG MEDICINE as Rosa Blasi’s son, and Fox’s mystery drama PASADENA as Dana Delaney's son. Marquette has done numerous guest star appearances including NBC’s Emmy winning drama ER and LAW AND ORDER, Fox’s Emmy winning drama BOSTON PUBLIC, Showtime's critically acclaimed dramatic comedy HUFF, CBS’ drama TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL and series BEVERLY HILLS 90210.

On stage, Marquette starred on Broadway in “A Christmas Carol” as Tiny Tim, and in the Tony and Drama Desk Award winning play “An Inspector Calls.”

Marquette was born in Stuart, Florida and currently resides in Los Angeles. He is involved with many charities including the Sunshine Foundation, The Cancer Society, Special Olympics and Pediatric AIDS.

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