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Rocky Marquette (born May 15 1980), is an American film actor most known for his roles in independent horror films, especially that of "The Boy" in the 2004's Shallow Ground.

He has appeared in twelve films and in commercials and television programs and has leading roles in A Softer Touch, Shallow Ground, Mortuary, and Triloquist.Rocky Marquette Official Biography He has acted opposite actors such as Rosanna Arquette, Denise Crosby, Patty McCormack, Bill Moseley, and John Savage. He has a growing fan base among gay,queerplanet.com.au interview horrorracksandrazors.com interview and independent film fans.

Early life and career

Marquette was born in Fremont, Michigan and raised in in Muskegon, Michigan. He decided he wanted to become an actor after seeing Susan Lucci on the soap opera All My Children with his grandmother.bloody-disgusting.com interview In 1987, Marquette gave his first performance with a puppet show that was part of his aunt's college class project.horror-movies.ca interview As a child, he made his own horror movie about killer stuffed rabbit that jumped out of a garbage can and killed anyone in sight.[1] bloody-disgusting.com interview He spent a lot of time on the shores of Lake Michigan, but also wrote about moving to California and becoming an actor.horror-movies.ca interview In High School, he was a high school drum major in the marching band. At eighteen, he won the Shakespeare Scholarship to Grand Valley State University.IMDB biography

After a few years in college, he moved to Los Angeles to become an actor.horror-movies.ca interview (around 2001). Marquette signed with agents Mara Santino and Ryan Daly at the KSA talent agency in 2003. He was the body double for Spider-Man and the Green Goblin in the 2002 film.queerplanet.com.au interview Marquette had a part in two small independent films during this period, a lead role film A Softer TouchRocky Marquette Official Filmography and a supporting one in No Thanks.Rocky Marquette Official Filmography He had his first speaking role in a widely distributed film as Shawn Jenkins in 2004's Anderson's Cross. He had been introduced to Frederick Levy, in 2001 by his then manager Robert Abrams. Levy helped Marquette to get his breakout role in Shallow Ground.Rocky Marquette Official Biography

Shallow Ground

Frederick Levy introduced Marquette to the part of The Boy in Shallow Ground.bloody-disgusting.com interview At the audition he impressed writer director Sheldon Wilson who thought that Marquette "nailed it [the character"racksandrazors.com interview and although many people were auditioned for the part Wilson felt that Marquette "was the only one that kept it small and spoke internally."racksandrazors.com interview

The role of The Boy is unique in that the character has nearly no lines and is nude for the duration of the film and is one of a few example of where a lead character is nude for the entirety of a film. For much of the film he is also covered in fake blood, made from dye and syrup, only briefly having it wiped off. Many people have been impressed by the use of emotion in the character's eyes[2] bloody-disgusting.com interview and Marquette has received favorable reviews for the character even by critics who otherwise panned the film.racksandrazors.com interview

Since the release of Shallow Ground, traffic at Marquette's personal website has more than doubled.horror-movies.ca interview

After Shallow Ground

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