Marc Marut
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Marc Marut | |
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| Born | April 11, 1979 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Years active | 1985-2004 |
Marc Marut (born April 11, 1979) is a Canadian actor best known for playing the mentally deranged Johnny McFarley in the 1994 horror film The Paperboy when he was 14 years old.[1] He has acted and appeared in various television series and films including the TV adaptation of Welcome to Dead House, Road to Avonlea, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Tekwar, Harrison Bergeron, and Street Legal.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Marut was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and started his acting career in 1985 as Gavroche in the first Canadian production of Les Misérables in Toronto, Ontario. As a child actor, Marut gained mainstream attention outside of Canada for his lead role in The Paperboy, a film which was critically panned but has also since received a cult following.[3] He is also known for playing Ray, a boy killed by mutated workers at a chemical factory in a small town, in Welcome to Dead House.[4] He has appeared in a number of films, television series, theatrical productions and television commercials, mostly Canadian-based.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | War of Worlds | Patrick |
| 1990 | My secret Identity | Young Benjamin |
| 1991 | Hammerman | Additional Voices |
| 1992 | Beyond Reality | Uncredited |
| 1993 | Street Legal | Luke Mcleod |
| 1995 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Jason |
| 1996 | Ready Or Not | Henry |
| 1997 | Welcome to Dead House | Ray |
| 1992 | I'll Never Get to Heaven | George |
| 1994 | TekWar | Danny Cardigan |
| 1994 | Car 54, Where are you? | Kid in Chorus |
| 1994 | TekWar: TekLords | Danny Cardigan |
| 1994 | TekWar: TekJustice | Danny Cardigan |
| 1994 | The Paperboy | Johnny McFarley |
| 1995 | Harrison Bergeron | Todd |
| 1996 | Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice | Park Rapist |
| 1998 | Happy Christmas, Miss King | Elbert Werts |
| 1999 | Cruel Justice | Quinn |
| 2004 | 72 Hours: True Crime | Paul W. |
References
[edit]- ^ Movies, Phantom of the; Kane, Joe (2000). The Phantom of the Movies' VideoScope: The Ultimate Guide to the Latest, Greatest, and Weirdest Genre Videos. Three Rivers Press. ISBN 9780812931495. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ http://www.stargalaxy.com/sg_gallery.php?performer=6131&production=5171
- ^ "The Paperboy". www.canuxploitation.com. Canuxploitation. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "WuchinaTwinTime - Marc Marut Interview!". youtube.com. WuchinaTwinsFilms. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
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