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Marc Blucas 
Blucas at The Jane Austen Book Club premiere, 2007Born Marcus Paul Blucas
January 11, 1972
Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S.Occupation Actor Years active 1995–present Spouse Ryan Haddon (2009–present) Marcus Paul "Marc" Blucas (born January 11, 1972) is an American actor, known for playing Riley Finn in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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Early life
Blucas was born in Butler, Pennsylvania, the son of Mary Blucas, an educator who is divorced from Blucas's father, a school superintendent.[1] After moving to Girard, Pennsylvania (a rural town near Erie), he became the star player on the Girard High School basketball team. He also played basketball at Wake Forest University, graduating in 1994 after one season playing on the same court as Tim Duncan. He was also a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.[2]
After Blucas failed to make it into the NBA, he moved to England, where he played professional basketball for a year with British Basketball League's Manchester Giants. He later decided to become a lawyer, but changed his mind and went into acting instead.[3]
Career
Blucas's first television role was in the television movie Inflammable, made in 1995. From there, he found roles in both television and film. He starred as the Basketball Hero in Gary Ross's Pleasantville (1998). However, he finally landed his first major role in 1999, as Agent Riley Finn in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Initially, Blucas was certain that he had blown his audition and had left apologizing for having wasted creator Joss Whedon's time. Whedon asked him to audition again, and he received the part two weeks later.[4] He played Buffy's love interest until 2000.
After his departure from the series, he went on to star in such film as We Were Soldiers (2002) alongside Mel Gibson and Chris Klein and First Daughter (2004) with Katie Holmes. However, it was in 2007 that Blucas began to land leading roles in films such as Thr3e and The Killing Floor.
In February 2010, Blucas joined the cast of the ABC television drama pilot True Blue.[5]
Blucas is in the cast of the USA Network show Necessary Roughness, playing Matthew. The series premiered on June 29, 2011.
Personal life
On July 25, 2009, Blucas married journalist Ryan Haddon.[6]
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Other notes 1996 Eddie Bench Knicks 1998 Pleasantville Basketball Hero 1999 The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human The Female's Ex-Boyfriend House on Haunted Hill Period Film Actor Scenes Deleted 2001 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back The Guy Summer Catch Miles Dalrymple 2002 We Were Soldiers 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick Sunshine State Scotty Duval They Paul 2003 I Capture the Castle Neil Cotton Prey for Rock & Roll Animal View from the Top Tommy Boulay One Flight Stand Ben Short film 2004 The Alamo James Bonham First Daughter James Lamson 2006 Thr3e Kevin Parson 2007 After Sex Christopher The Killing Floor David Lamont The Jane Austen Book Club Dean Drummond 2008 Meet Dave Mark Rhodes Animals Jarrett 2009 Deadline David Stay Cool Brad Nelson Stuntmen Eligh Supreme Mother and Child Steven Inglourious Basterds German War Hero 2010 Knight & Day Rodney 2011 Red State ATF Sniper Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 Inflammable Evans TV movie 1998 Arliss McNamara Episode: The Legacy 1999 The '60s Buddy Wells TV movie Clueless Doug Sampson Episode: "Popularity" Undressed Bill Episode: 1.15 1999–2000, 2002 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Riley Finn Main Role; 31 episodes 2007 Judy's Got a Gun Richard Palm TV pilot House John Kelley Episode: "Top Secret" 2008 Eleventh Hour Detective McNeil Episode: "Resurrection" 2009 Lie to Me Jack Rader Episode: Control Factor Castle Jeremy Preswick Episode: "The Fifth Bullet" 2010 True Blue JD Conlin TV pilot Law & Order: Los Angeles Chip Jarrow Episode: "Playa Vista" 2011 Body of Proof Dr. Mark Chandler Episode: "Dead Man Walking" 2011–present Necessary Roughness Matthew Donnally Main role 2011 Revenge David Clarke TV pilot References
- ^ "A Beau for Buffy : People.com". People.com. December 11, 2000. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20133205,00.html. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ^ "Famous Sigma Phi Epsilon's | Famous Fraternity & Sorority Greeks". Greek 101. http://www.greek101.com/lounge/famous.php?org=Sigma+Phi+Epsilon. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ^ "Marc Blucas Biography - Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. 1972-01-11. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1804389185/bio. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Actor Marc Blucas". Dvdsnapshot.com. http://www.dvdsnapshot.com/InterviewMarcBlucas.html. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (February 16, 2010). "Pilot Intel: Marc Blucas recruited for 'True Blue' duty". Entertainment Weekly. http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/02/16/pilot-intel-marc-blucas-recruited-for-true-blue-duty/. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ "Marc Blucas Walks Down the Aisle". Whedonage.com. http://www.whedonage.com/index.php?page=Marc_Bucas_Gets_Married. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
External links
- Marc Blucas at the Internet Movie Database
- Marc Blucas at AllRovi
Major members of the Buffy and Angel casts Amy Acker · Amber Benson · Marc Blucas · David Boreanaz · Nicholas Brendon · Charisma Carpenter · Emma Caulfield · Alexis Denisof · Eliza Dushku · Sarah Michelle Gellar · Seth Green · Andy Hallett · Alyson Hannigan · Anthony Stewart Head · Vincent Kartheiser · James Marsters · Mercedes McNab · Glenn Quinn · J. August Richards · Michelle TrachtenbergCategories:- 1972 births
- Living people
- Actors from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- American basketball players
- American film actors
- American television actors
- People from Erie, Pennsylvania
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball players
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