Dean Marshall is a

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film, television, and theater, actor, writer, and director. He is known for portraying Sgt.

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on both ''

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'', and '' Da Vinci's City Hall''.

Early life

Marshall began performing at a young age in a

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. His family was originally from

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, but immigrated to Canada before he was born. He was born and raised in a

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suburb.

Career

Before acting he joined the

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at age 18, and served for some 6 years. Since 1993, he acts, writes and directs in the television, film, and theater business. Marshall has taken on diverse roles ranging from Malcolm Bridges, the crazy fearless officer, in the action packed adventurer film '' Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers'', to the smart laid-back Detective Carter in '' Da Vinci's City Hall''. Since his career took off in 1993, Marshall resides in

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.Interview at Wolf Pegasus Three, London, UK, January 2009

Filmography

Theater

Voice work

References

External links

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Biography at Da Vinci Online
Living people Black Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian people of Trinidad and Tobago descent Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Male actors from Montreal Year of birth missing (living people) Anglophone Quebec people {{Canada-stage-actor-stub