Forbes March (born May 12, 1973) is a British-born

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actor. Although born in

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, he was raised in Halifax,

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Biography

Forbes March, the son of Dr. Peter March, a former philosophy professor at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, originally started acting in

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, where he landed his first series, '' Northwood''. He soon started working as a

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and did print work for

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, Tommy H. and Marlboro Clothing, later quitting modeling to attend the Lee Strasberg Acting Institute on a full scholarship. On November 14, 1999, March and his fiancee Vanessa Sergio had a daughter. March's first big acting role was Scott Chandler on the ABC daytime

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'' in 1999. Paired with new character Becca Tyree (

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), he was written off the series in 2000. March and Spencer soon worked together again on the 2001

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''Campfire Stories''. He next played Jesse Kilmartin on the Canadian

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series '' Mutant X'' from 2001 until the show's cancellation in 2004. In late July 2005, he returned to daytime television as

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on ABC's ''

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'' from July 7, 2005 to July 16, 2008. From July to November, 2009, March played Mason Jarvis on the daytime drama series ''

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''. He also appeared in '' Degrassi Takes Manhattan'', a film adaptation of the

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which was released in 2010. After leaving ''As the World Turns'', March quit acting, and established a new business, the New York Firewood Company. The firm supplies wood for restaurants and private residences in New York City.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:March, Forbes 1973 births Living people Canadian male soap opera actors Canadian male television actors English emigrants to Canada People from Bristol Male actors from Halifax, Nova Scotia