Julian Maroun is an Australian actor, best known for his roles as Corporal Peter "Pepsi" Abboud in ''

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'' and Farid in

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-winning miniseries ''

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''.

Early life

Maroun's parents were born in Lebanon.

Career

Maroun's first acting role was in a pilot version (created for network distribution) of '' The Horizon'' in 2015, which was the most watched online series made in Australia and the most watched LGBTQI web series in the world. His first Australian television role was in '' Catching Milat'' in 2015, directed by

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. In 2015, Maroun starred in and co-produced his debut short film with best friend Joseph Chebatte, ''Three Hearts'', which was nominated at the Dances with Films festival in Los Angeles, screening at the Chinese Theatre Hollywood. He played supporting roles in Australian television shows '' Cleverman'', '' Janet King'' and ''Girt by Fear'', before a major dual role as twin brothers Haris and Amir Rexhaj in '' Deep Water'', with Yael Stone and

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in 2016. In 2017, Maroun was given leading roles in the Logie Award-winning miniseries ''Romper Stomper'' (with

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, Sophie Lowe) and the

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/Goalpost series ''Fighting Season'' (with Jay Ryan,

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, Kate Mulvany), as well as a supporting role in international feature film '' Slam'' opposite Adam Bakri in 2018. In 2018, Maroun and Chebatte produced their second short film, ''Entrenched'', starring Maroun and Toby Wallace, about four Australian soldiers in

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who capture a young boy. Maroun appears in the first episode of the first series of the 2019 ABC TV series, '' Diary of an Uber Driver''. Maroun appears in Season 2 of ''

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''. In 2024, Maroun appeared in season 3 of ABC drama '' Total Control (TV series)''.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maroun, Julian Living people Australian people of Lebanese descent Australian male actors 21st-century Australian male actors