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Marc Menchaca
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| Born | October 10, 1975 San Angelo, Texas, U.S.
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| Years active | 2001–present |
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Marc Menchaca is an American actor, writer, and director. He was born on October 10, 1975. He is known for his roles in popular TV shows like Ozark and The Outsider. He has also won awards for his acting in movies such as Reparation and #LIKE.
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Early Life and Acting Start
Marc Menchaca first loved acting when he was a student at Central High School. After high school, he went to Texas A&M University. There, he earned a degree in English and acted in his very first play. He later studied acting in Manhattan before becoming a professional actor.
Marc Menchaca's Acting Career
Marc Menchaca has had many interesting roles in both movies and TV shows. He is also a writer and director.
Early Film and Award-Winning Roles
In 2013, Marc Menchaca helped direct and write the movie This Is Where We Live. He also played the main character in it.
In 2015, he starred in the movie Reparation. He played Bob Stevens, a veteran who was having trouble with his memory. For this role, he won the Best Actor award at the Breckenridge Film Festival. The movie also won many other awards.
Popular TV Show Appearances
Marc Menchaca has appeared in several well-known TV shows. In 2018, he had a role as Russ Langmore in the Netflix series Ozark.
He also had regular roles in the TV shows The Sinner and Manifest. In 2019, he worked with actor Jason Bateman again in the horror miniseries The Outsider. In this show, he played the character Jack Hoskins for all 10 episodes.
Recent Film Successes
In 2020, Marc Menchaca won another Best Actor award. This was at the Mammoth Film Festival for his role as Sam in the thriller movie Alone. He even did his own stunts in the film, including a fight scene in the mud!
He also won Best Actor at the Oxford International Film Festival in the UK for his role in the movie #Like. In 2021, he starred in the Netflix horror movie No One Gets Out Alive.
Personal Life
Marc Menchaca married British actress Lena Headey on October 6, 2022. Their wedding took place in Italy. Marc Menchaca's family background includes Mexican heritage from his father's side.
Filmography
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Pageant | Officer Paddy | |
| 2003 | Screen Door Jesus | Little Red | |
| 2004 | No Pain, No Gain | University Cop | |
| 2004 | The Alamo | Fifer | |
| 2009 | Last Day of Summer | Shipping Employee | |
| 2009 | Frame of Mind | Interrogator | |
| 2011 | A Long Road | Employer 1 | Short film |
| 2011 | Bright | Taylor | Short film |
| 2013 | This Is Where We Live | Noah | Actor, writer and director |
| 2013 | Reservoir | Adam Pierce | |
| 2014 | She's Lost Control | Johnny | |
| 2015 | Reparation | Bob Stevens | |
| 2016 | Ace the Case | Gunner | |
| 2017 | Where Is Kyra? | Vine | |
| 2017 | Weightless | Cody | |
| 2017 | Smartass | Rod | |
| 2019 | Every Time I Die | Jay | |
| 2020 | The Evening Hour | Everett | |
| 2020 | Upstream with Jimmy Dallas | Jimmy Dallas | Short film |
| 2020 | Motherhood | Phillip | Short film |
| 2021 | #Like | The Man | |
| 2021 | Alone | Sam Dillon | |
| 2021 | No One Gets Out Alive | Red | |
| 2021 | The Retaliators | Jed | |
| 2021 | Treat | Mike | |
| 2021 | Playing God | Vaughn | |
| 2022 | 9 Bullets | Sheriff John Carter | |
| 2022 | Sick | Jason | |
| 2023 | The Creator | Captain McBride | |
| TBA | The Fisherwoman | TBA | Post-production |
Television Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | Arrest & Trial | Junior | Episode: "Texas Prison Break" |
| 2002 | Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder | Store Assistant | Television film |
| 2006 | Guiding Light | Business Guy 1 | Episode #1.14989 |
| 2008 | Generation Kill | Gunnery Sergeant Mike “Gunny” Wynn | 7 episodes |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | N/A | Episode: "Family Values" |
| 2009 | CSI: NY | Leonard | Episode: "Manhattanhenge" |
| 2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Hank Rinaldi | Episode: "Better Off Dead" |
| 2009–2010 | FlashForward | Wheeler | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | True Blue | N/A | Television film |
| 2011 | Treme | James Distel | Episode: "On Your Way Down" |
| 2011 | The Glades | Michael Caldwell | Episode: "Addicted to Love" |
| 2011 | Black Jack | Corporal Pierce | Television film |
| 2012 | Person of Interest | Fox | Episode: "No Good Deed" |
| 2011–2012 | Homeland | Lauder Wakefield | 5 episodes |
| 2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Officer Michael Groves | Episode: "Internal Affairs" |
| 2013–2015 | Inside Amy Schumer | Travis / Drew / Matt Forrester | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | The Blacklist | Pierce | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Togetherness | Tex | Episode: "Houston, We Have a Problem" |
| 2015 | Sleepy Hollow | Colonel Sutton | Episode: "Tempus Fugit" |
| 2015 | Chicago P.D | Owen Kozelek | Episode: "Push the Pain Away" |
| 2015 | Blue Bloods | Marty Brock | Episode: "With Friends Like These" |
| 2016 | Elementary | Detective Ryan Dunning | Episode: "A View with a Room" |
| 2017 | The Son | Bigfoot Wallace | Episode: "Death Song" |
| 2017–2018, 2022 | Ozark | Russ Langmore | 11 episodes |
| 2018 | Random Acts of Flyness | Assistant Director | Episode: "I tried to tell my therapist about my dreams/MARTIN HAD A DREEEEAAAAM" |
| 2018 | MacGyver | Booth | Episode: "Wind + Water" |
| 2018 | The Sinner | Glen Fisher | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | WPT Deepstacks Jacksonville | himself | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Manifest | James Griffin | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Raising Dion | Walter Mills | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Black Mirror | Kevin Goggins | Episode: "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too" |
| 2020 | The Outsider | Jack Hoskins | Miniseries, 10 episodes |
| 2021 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Klansman Joe | Episode: "The Watermelon" |
| 2022 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Brother Bill | Episode: "As Hubris Is to Oedipus" |
| 2022 | Jack Ryan | Captain Andrew Bennett | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | White House Plumbers | Carl Shoffler | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2023–2024 | Beacon 23 | Keir | 5 episodes |
| 2024 | American Rust | Vic Walker | 7 episodes |
| 2024 | The Big Cigar | Sydney Clark | Miniseries, 5 episodes |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Freelancer | ||
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Del Lobos |
Awards and Nominations
Marc Menchaca has been recognized for his acting with several awards.
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2013 | South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival Awards | Best Narrative Feature | This Is Where We Live | Nominated |
| 2016 | Breckenridge Film Festival Awards | Best Actor | Reparation | Won |
| 2020 | Mammoth Film Festival Awards | Best Actor in a Feature | Alone | Won |
| 2020 | Oxford International Film Festival (OXIFF) Awards | Best Actor | #Like | Won |
