Marc Marut (born April 11, 1979) is a Canadian actor best known for playing the mentally deranged Johnny McFarley in the 1994 horror film The Paperboy when he was 14 years old.[1] He has acted and appeared in various television series and films including the TV adaptation of Welcome to Dead House, Road to Avonlea, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Tekwar, Harrison Bergeron, and Street Legal.[2]

Marc Marut
Born (1979-04-11) April 11, 1979 (age 45)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Years active1985-2004

Personal life

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Marut was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and started his acting career in 1985 as Gavroche in the first Canadian production of Les Misérables in Toronto, Ontario. As a child actor, Marut gained mainstream attention outside of Canada for his lead role in The Paperboy, a film which was critically panned but has also since received a cult following.[3] He is also known for playing Ray, a boy killed by mutated workers at a chemical factory in a small town, in Welcome to Dead House.[4] He has appeared in a number of films, television series, theatrical productions and television commercials, mostly Canadian-based.

Filmography

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Year Title Role
1990 War of Worlds Patrick
1990 My secret Identity Young Benjamin
1991 Hammerman Additional Voices
1992 Beyond Reality Uncredited
1993 Street Legal Luke Mcleod
1995 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Jason
1996 Ready Or Not Henry
1997 Welcome to Dead House Ray
1992 I'll Never Get to Heaven George
1994 TekWar Danny Cardigan
1994 Car 54, Where are you? Kid in Chorus
1994 TekWar: TekLords Danny Cardigan
1994 TekWar: TekJustice Danny Cardigan
1994 The Paperboy Johnny McFarley
1995 Harrison Bergeron Todd
1996 Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice Park Rapist
1998 Happy Christmas, Miss King Elbert Werts
1999 Cruel Justice Quinn
2004 72 Hours: True Crime Paul W.

References

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  1. ^ Movies, Phantom of the; Kane, Joe (2000). The Phantom of the Movies' VideoScope: The Ultimate Guide to the Latest, Greatest, and Weirdest Genre Videos. Three Rivers Press. ISBN 9780812931495. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. ^ http://www.stargalaxy.com/sg_gallery.php?performer=6131&production=5171
  3. ^ "The Paperboy". www.canuxploitation.com. Canuxploitation. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ "WuchinaTwinTime - Marc Marut Interview!". youtube.com. WuchinaTwinsFilms. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
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