Michael Marcus (actor)
{{Short description|English actor}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2016}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Michael Marcus
| birth_name = Michael Marcus Morgan
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2007–present}}
Michael Marcus Morgan, better known as Michael Marcus, is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Henry Tudor in the TV series The White Queen (2013). He also had supporting roles in The Physician (2013) and The Theory of Everything (2014).
Career
In 2011 Marcus appeared in two episodes of the third season of Misfits as Peter, an avid comic book reader with the power of Future Illustration. He later appeared in the ten-part BBC One historical drama The White Queen, the 2013 adaptation of Philippa Gregory's novels in The Cousins' War series.{{Cite news|title = The White Queen: Women in history rediscovered - BBC News|url = https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-22795514|website = BBC News|access-date = 2016-01-16|language = en-GB|date = 2013-06-12|last1 = Sweeney|first1 = Sabrina}} Marcus played the role of Henry Tudor, the Lancastrian claimant to the throne who later started the line of Tudor monarchs.
In early April 2014 it was announced that Marcus would play the lead role of Valentine in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona.{{Cite web|title = Mark Arends & Michael Marcus to Lead RSC's THE TWO GENTLEMAN OF VERONA, Opens 22 July|url = http://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Mark-Arends-Michael-Marcus-to-Lead-RSCs-THE-TWO-GENTLEMAN-OF-VERONA-Opens-22-July-20140408|website = BroadwayWorld.com|access-date = 2016-01-16}} Marcus described his character as a man "who sort of seems to be running away from something rather than going towards something. But I think [he] tries to convince himself that actually what he wants is out there in Milan and not at home".{{Citation|title = Valentine {{!}} The Two Gentlemen of Verona {{!}} Royal Shakespeare Company|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VImhZX2lmc|date = 2015-03-10|accessdate = 2016-01-16}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role |
|---|
| 2013 |
| 2013
| Mirdin |
| 2014
| Ellis |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2007
| Pete | 1 episode |
| 2007 - 2008
| Casualty | Mike Prickard / Drew Meadway | "Reality Bites" (as Mike) "No Return" (as Drew) |
| 2011
| Misfits | Peter | 2 episodes |
| 2013
| 3 episodes |
| 2013
| Sebastian Ferranti | 1 episode |
| 2013
| Lucan | James Fox | TV movie (2 parts) |
| 2015
| Siblings | Sebastian | 1 episode |
=Theater=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2014 |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2548122|Michael Marcus}}
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