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Marc Menchaca
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Menchaca in 2019
Born (1975-10-10) October 10, 1975 (age 49)
Occupation
  • Actor
  • writer
  • director
Years active 2001–present
Spouse(s)
(m. 2022)

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.

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
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 0TBA Post-production

Television Shows

Year Title Role Notes
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
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
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
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