Marc Bendavid (born June 12, 1983) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor.

Early life

Bendavid was born in

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, Canada, to a Belgian mother and a

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father. He attended Unionville High School and was subsequently accepted into

National Theatre School of Canada The National Theatre School of Canada (NTS, ) is a private institution of professional theatre studies in Montreal, Quebec. Established in 1960, the NTS receives its principal funding from grants awarded by the Government of Canada and cultural ...

, graduating in 2004.

Career

Bendavid played the role of

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's character's son Dominic Blythe in '' Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning''. He played the role Romeo in the play Romeo and Juliet. He has also appeared on the television drama ''

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'' and in thrillers, ''Too Late to Say Goodbye'' and ''Her Husband's Betrayal''. Bendavid has guest starred in several of Canada's top series, including ''The Listener'' and ''Flashpoint'', as well as recurring roles in ''

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'', '' Bitten'', and ''

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''. Bendavid has appeared onstage including roles in

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's play '' In Gabriel's Kitchen'' at

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theatre and

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's ''The Madonna Painter'' at

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, and

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's ''

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''. In 2014, Bendavid was cast in the role of "One" (a.k.a. Jace Corso, a.k.a. Derrick Moss) on the Canadian science fiction television series ''

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'', which airs on the

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network in Canada (and on Syfy in the U.S.). The series debuted in the summer of 2015. He had a supporting role as Owen Thomas in

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''Angel of Christmas''. In 2016, Bendavid had a leading role as Phillip in the Hallmark original movie ''Summer in the City'' premiering August 13 on

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, opposite

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with

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and

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. In 2017, he played the role of Cliff Baskers in the Hallmark original movie ''A Rose for Christmas'' opposite

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. In 2022, he had a recurring role in half of the eight-episode first season of '' Reacher'' playing Paul Hubble, a banker who is manipulated into helping launder counterfeit money.

Personal life

In May 2023, he announced he had been dating actor François Arnaud for a year.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bendavid, Marc 1986 births Living people 21st-century Canadian Jews 21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people 21st-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Mizrahi Jews 21st-century Sephardi Jews Canadian LGBTQ male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male stage actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male web series actors Canadian people of Belgian descent Canadian people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Canadian Sephardi Jews Jewish Canadian male actors Male actors from Toronto National Theatre School of Canada alumni