Ross Marquand

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Ross Marquand
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Marquand at GalaxyCon Louisville in 2019
Born
Roscoe Wayne Marquand

(1981-08-22) August 22, 1981 (age 40)
Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Colorado Boulder
OccupationActor, impressionist
Years active2006–present
Websiterossmarquand.com

Roscoe Wayne Marquand (born August 22, 1981) is an American impressionist, actor, and producer. He has played Aaron on the television series The Walking Dead since 2015, and Red Skull in the films Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), as well as the television series What If...? (2021). He is also known for voicing numerous characters including The Immortal and Rudy Connors on the streaming television series Invincible (2021).

Early life[]

Marquand was born in Fort Collins, Colorado. His initial foray into acting began at the age of nine when he played a small part in a church play. Soon thereafter, he joined the Boy Scouts of America (where he attained the rank of Eagle Scout) and began impersonating celebrities at campfire ceremonies.[1]

While in attendance at the University of Colorado at Boulder,[1] Marquand starred in several productions including To Kill a Mockingbird, The Passion of Dracula, and The Cherry Orchard. He graduated with a BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) in Theatre Performance.[citation needed]

Career[]

After college he moved to Los Angeles and quickly garnered attention in several film and television projects. He played a crooked cop with entertaining gusto in The Sabi Company's Down and Dangerous (2013).[2] Marquand portrayed screen legend Paul Newman on AMC's Mad Men.[3] Marquand is best known for the recurring role of Aaron on The Walking Dead,[4][5] the popular TV series' first gay male character.[6][7]

In April 2018, Marquand made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Red Skull in Avengers: Infinity War, replacing Hugo Weaving as the latter actor had previously expressed reluctance in regard to reprising the role in Captain America: The First Avenger.[8]

An accomplished voiceover actor, Ross has lent his talents to productions such as Phineas and Ferb,[9] Conan, and video games like Battlefield Hardline. He is also known for impersonating a plethora of celebrities including Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Matthew McConaughey and over 50 others.[10][11] This expertise led to a starring and producing role on Pop TV's Impress Me, helmed by Ben Shelton and Rainn Wilson.[9]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Love Sick Short film
2007 Saturday Night Special Aaron Nash Short film
The Deadening Newscaster Short film
2008 There Will Be Bud Daniel Puffington Short film, also executive producer
Sex & Los Angeles Detective
Kate Wakes Neighbor
2009 A Lonely Place for Dying Nikolai Dzerzhinsky Also producer
The Inappropriate Behavior of Our Alleged Loved Ones Eric
2010 Happily After Tristan
Woodshop Gary
Slings and Arrows Charley
2011 The Congregation John Christner
2012 Eden Max
Sabbatical Short film
Broken Roads David Warwick
2013 Down and Dangerous Henry Langlois
Christmas Party Conversations: Part I Angry Young Dad Video short
The Program Michael Short film
2014 Amira & Sam Greg
Camera Trap Jack
2015 Une Libération Jean
Spare Change Mr. Hartman
2016 Sheep and Wolves Ziko Voice role
2018 Avengers: Infinity War Red Skull (Stonekeeper)
2019 Avengers: Endgame

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2006 LA Forensics FBI Agent Season 1, Episode 15: "Under the Rug"
2009 I <3 Vampires Siona's Publicist 5 episodes
2012 The Flipside Actor Episode: "Second Chance"
2013 Mad Men Paul Newman Episode: "The Flood"
2013–2014 Conan Christopher Walken / James Gandolfini Voice role
2014 Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars Han Solo Voice role
2015 Impress Me Ross Marvin Lead role, also producer
2015–present The Walking Dead Aaron Recurring (season 5)
Also starring (seasons 6–7)
Main cast (season 8–present)
2016 Deadbeat Hugh Janus Episode: "The Duchess of Stourbridge"
2017 Brockmire Brockmire's Father Episode: "Road Trip"
The Last Tycoon Prince of Wales 2 episodes
2018 Robot Chicken Han Solo / Jack Reacher / Hunter Voice role; episode: "Mr. Mozzarella's Hamburger Skateboard Depot"
2021–present Invincible Immortal / Rudy / various Voice role; recurring role
2021 What If...? Johann Schmidt / Red Skull Voice role; Episode: "What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?"

Video games[]

Year Title Voice role Notes
2015 Battlefield Hardline Actor
2016 Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine Han Solo

Theme parks[]

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Avengers: Damage Control Ultron

Podcasts[]

Year Title Voice role Notes
2020 Blockbuster James Cameron

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2013 Maverick Movie Awards Best Supporting Actor: Feature Down and Dangerous Nominated [12]
2015 Maverick Movie Awards Best Actor: Short Une Libération Nominated [13]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "'The Walking Dead': 5 things you didn't know about Ross Marquand". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  2. ^ "Down and Dangerous: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  3. ^ "The Walking Dead Q&A – Ross Marquand (Aaron)". AMC. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. ^ Ross, Dalton (July 7, 2016). "'The Walking Dead': Ross Marquand promises 'brutal, insane' season 7 premiere". Entertainment Weekly. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  5. ^ Keaney, Quinn (August 11, 2016). "The Walking Dead's Ross Marquand Confirms All of Our Worst Fears About Season 7". popsugar.com. San Francisco, California: Popsugar Inc. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "Actor Ross Marquand talks about playing a gay character on Walking dead and his thoughts on dating and marriage". hubmesh.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  7. ^ Ross, Dalton (February 22, 2015). "'Walking Dead' star Ross Marquand talks about the show's first gay male relationship". Entertainment Weekly. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  8. ^ Pritchard, Tom (April 26, 2018). "Avengers: Infinity War Recast a Character, and You Probably Didn't Even Notice". Gizmodo. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Knight, James (14 March 2015). "'Walking Dead' Gay Aaron Ross Marquand New Pop Show 'Impress Me:' Han Solo Actor Does 'Breaking Bad' Jesse Pinkman Impression". Classicalite. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  10. ^ "More Dead-On Celebrity Impressions by Ross Marquand". youtube.com. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Ross Marquand Does Celebrity Impersonations". youtube.com. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  12. ^ "2013". MAVERICK MOVIE AWARDS: Where moviemakers honor moviemakers from all over the world!. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  13. ^ "2015". MAVERICK MOVIE AWARDS: Where moviemakers honor moviemakers from all over the world!. Retrieved 1 November 2016.

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