Marc Menchaca (born October 10, 1975) is an American actor, writer and director. He was co-director, co-writer, and lead actor of the 2013

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Award Winning movie ''This Is Where We Live'', and was awarded best actor at the Breckenridge Film Festival in 2016 for his lead role in the film ''Reparation''. He has appeared in several television shows including ''

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'' in 2018, and '' The Sinner'', '' Manifest,'' and ''

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'' in 2019.

Early life

Menchaca first became interested in performing as a student at Central High School. After graduating, he attended

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, earning a bachelor's degree in English; it was also where he acted in his first play. He attended a summer acting program at the

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before deciding to pursue an acting career in his twenties. He is an alumnus of the

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Career

Menchaca was co-director, co-writer and lead actor of the 2013

Award Winning movie ''This Is Where We Live'', In 2015, he played a lead role as Bob Stevens, a veteran struggling with memory loss, in the Kyle Ham-directed film ''Reparation''. It earned him the best actor award at the Breckenridge Film Festival, with the film receiving a further 10 festival awards, including the

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‘s Audience Choice prize and Best Film at the Santa Fe Film Festival. In the 2018

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television series ''

,'' Menchaca had a recurring role as Russ Langmore, a man struggling to suppress his homosexuality. He has regular recent roles on television in '' The Sinner'' and '' Manifest''. He appeared again on TV with

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in 2019, in the

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horror miniseries ''

'' portraying Jack Hoskins for all 10 episodes. In 2020, Menchaca won Best Actor in a Feature at the

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Awards for his performance as Sam in the

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thriller ''

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'' alongside co-star Jules Willcox. He performed his own stunts in the film, including a fight scene in mud with Willcox. He received a further award for Best Actor in 2020 at the Oxford International Film Festival (OXIFF) in the UK, for his portrayal of 'The Man' in ''#Like'' directed by

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. In 2021, he starred in the Santiago Menghini directed

horror movie '' No One Gets Out Alive'' with co-star Cristina Rodlo.

Personal life

On October 6, 2022, Menchaca married British actress

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in Puglia, Italy.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Marc Menchaca – Twitter
{{DEFAULTSORT:Menchaca, Marc 1975 births 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Circle in the Square Theatre School alumni Living people Male actors from Texas People from San Angelo, Texas William Esper Studio alumni