Logan Marshall-Green (born November 1, 1976) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his roles in the television series 24, The O.C., Traveler, Dark Blue and Quarry, as well as his roles in the films Devil, Prometheus, The Invitation, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Upgrade and When They See Us.

Logan Marshall-Green
Marshall-Green in 2018
Born (1976-11-01) November 1, 1976 (age 48)
Education
Occupation(s)Actor, filmmaker
Years active2003–present
Spouse
Diane Gaeta
(m. 2012; div. 2020)
Partner(s)Marisa Tomei
(2008–2012)
Children2

Early life

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Marshall-Green was born in Charleston, South Carolina, to teacher parents. He was raised by his mother, Lowry Marshall, in Cranston, Rhode Island, while she taught theatre at Brown University.[1] He has a twin brother named Taylor. They both attended Barrington High School in the early 1990s. He did his undergraduate studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he also wrote for the school newspaper, The Daily Beacon, as an entertainment writer covering the bar, music, and theater scene.[citation needed]

He attended the National Theater Institute in Waterford, Connecticut, and then went on to earn his Master's in Fine Arts from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.[2]

Career

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Marshall-Green appeared in both Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2003 and Law & Order in 2004, before landing recurring roles on Fox's The O.C. and 24.[3] He received a Drama Desk Award for his performance in Neil LaBute's play The Distance from Here in 2004.[4]

In 2005, he performed in three separate productions: in June he played an anthropomorphic shark in Adam Bock's Swimming in the Shallows; in August he appeared as Bo Decker in a production of William Inge's classic Bus Stop; and in December he was Beethoven in the Peanuts spoof Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead (for which he received a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor nomination).[5][6]

He played the villainous Edmund in the Public Theater production of King Lear starring Kevin Kline in the title role and directed by James Lapine. For his performance in King Lear and Pig Farm,[7] he was nominated for a Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.[8]

In 2005, Marshall-Green appeared in the film Alchemy. That same year he also appeared in the Miramax film The Great Raid. Marshall-Green portrayed Tyler Fog in the 2007 ABC series Traveler. He appeared as Paco in the 2007 film Across the Universe. He featured as Dean Bendis, an undercover police officer, in a black ops group of the LAPD headed by Dylan McDermott in the TNT series Dark Blue. He played a young rookie cop the 2010 criminal drama Brooklyn's Finest directed by Antoine Fuqua and had a lead role in the horror film Devil.[9]

He appeared in the 2012 Ridley Scott film Prometheus as Holloway, a crew member aboard Prometheus.[10] He also portrayed Will in Karyn Kusama's 2015 horror-thriller The Invitation.[11]

In 2018, Marshall-Green starred as the lead in Leigh Whannell and Blumhouse's science fiction cyberpunk film Upgrade.[12]

Marshall-Green made his directorial debut with the drama film Adopt a Highway, which was released in March 2019. The film starred Ethan Hawke and Betty Gabriel, and was produced by Jason Blum through Blumhouse Productions.[13] The actor appeared in an episode of When They See Us,[14] and starred in the video game Telling Lies, which was released in August 2019.[15]

Personal life

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Between 2008 and 2012, Marshall-Green was in a relationship with actress Marisa Tomei. They were rumored to be engaged, but a representative for Tomei denied this.[16] He married actress Diane Gaeta in 2012.[17] The couple has a son (born 2014).[18] Marshall-Green is also a stepfather to his wife's daughter (born 2010), whose father was actor Johnny Lewis.[19] Gaeta filed for divorce from Marshall-Green on April 5, 2019.[17] The divorce was finalized on July 23, 2020.[20]

Filmography

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Film

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Film credits
Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Kindness of Strangers Ray Short film
2005 Alchemy Martin
The Great Raid Lt. Paul Colvin
2007 Across the Universe Paco
2009 Brooklyn's Finest Melvin Panton
2010 Devil Mechanic (Anthony "Tony" Janekowski)
2012 Prometheus Charlie Holloway
2013 As I Lay Dying Jewel
Cold Comes the Night Billy
2014 Madame Bovary The Marquis
The Sound and the Fury Dalton Ames
2015 The Invitation Will Nominated – Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor[21]
2016 Snowden Male Drone Pilot
Black Dog, Red Dog Stephen
2017 Sand Castle Sergeant Harper
Spider-Man: Homecoming Jackson Brice / Shocker #1
2018 Upgrade Grey Trace Nominated – Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor[22]
2019 Adopt a Highway  – Director and writer only
2021 How It Ends Nate
Intrusion Henry
2022 Redeeming Love Paul
The Listener Michael (voice)
Lou Philip
2023 Reverse the Curse Ted
2024 Carry-On Agent Alcott Post-production

Television

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Television credits
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mitch Wilkens, aka Max Van Horn Episode: "Soulless"
2004 Law & Order Kyle Mellors Episode: "Evil Breeds"
2005 24 Richard Heller 6 episodes
2005 The O.C. Trey Atwood 9 episodes
2007 Traveler Tyler Fog Main cast; 8 episodes
2009–2010 Dark Blue Dean Bendis Main cast; 20 episodes
2016 Quarry Mac Conway Main cast; 8 episodes
2017–2018 Damnation Creeley Turner Main role; 10 episodes
2019 When They See Us Roberts Miniseries; Episode: "Part Four"
2020 The Defeated Moritz McLaughlin Main cast; 8 episodes
2021–2022 Big Sky Travis Stone Main cast (season 2)

Other media

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 Telling Lies David Smith Video game
Won – Golden Joystick Award for Best Performer[23]
Nominated – New York Game Award for Best Acting in a Game[24]
Nominated – NAVGTR Award for Performance in a Drama, Lead[25]
Nominated – British Academy Games Award for Performer in a Leading Role[26]
2022 R.A. the Rugged Man: Dragon Fire Dragon Fire (Music video) Music video

References

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  1. ^ Portantiere, Michael (July 7, 2005). "Rising Stars". theatermania.com.
  2. ^ "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  3. ^ "Theater News Interview". Theatermania.com. July 7, 2005. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  4. ^ "Nominees and Recipients - Drama Desk - 2004". Drama Desk. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Theater News Review of Swimming in the Shallows". Theatermania.com. June 29, 2005. Archived from the original on October 25, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  6. ^ "2006 Nominees". lortelaward.com.
  7. ^ Isherwood, Charles (June 28, 2006). "'Pig Farm' Offers Louts and Buffoons, American Style". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Lipton, Brian Scott (May 11, 2007). "2007 Drama League Award Winners Announced". theatermania.com.
  9. ^ "Universal Debuts One Devil of a Trailer". Dreadcentral.com. July 13, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  10. ^ "Prometheus Movie Image". Collider.
  11. ^ "The Invitation". Fangoria. March 10, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  12. ^ McNary, Dave (December 15, 2016). "'Prometheus' Actor Logan Marshall-Green to Star in Sci-Fi Movie 'Stem'". Variety. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  13. ^ Harvey, Dennis (March 12, 2019). "SXSW Film Review: 'Adopt a Highway'". Variety. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  14. ^ "You Cannot Look Away from the Masterful When They See Us". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  15. ^ Khan, Imran. "Narrative Title Telling Lies Releases Later This Month". Game Informer. Retrieved August 27, 2019.[dead link]
  16. ^ Finn, Natalie; Bromley, Melanie (January 24, 2013). "Marisa Tomei Not Engaged to Prometheus Hunk Logan Marshall-Green". E!. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  17. ^ a b Murphy, Helen (April 6, 2019). "The O.C. Star Logan Marshall Green's Wife Denounces 'Cheating,' Announces She's Divorcing Him". People. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  18. ^ "Logan Marshall-Green Welcomes Baby Boy Tennessee—See Pics of His Newborn Son!". eonline.com. April 14, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  19. ^ "The Secret Life of Johnny Lewis". Los Angeles. January 30, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  20. ^ Stone, Natalie (July 27, 2020). "The O.C.'s Logan Marshall-Green and Diane Gaeta Finalize Divorce". People. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  21. ^ "Never mind Oscar, here's the 2017 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Nominees Ballot!". FANGORIA®. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  22. ^ Collis, Clark (January 22, 2019). "Halloween, Hereditary, and A Quiet Place nominated for Best Movie...at Fangoria Awards". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  23. ^ GamesRadar staff (November 15, 2019). "Here's every winner from this year's Golden Joystick Awards, including the Ultimate Game of the Year". GamesRadar+. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  24. ^ Sheehan, Gavin (January 2, 2020). "The New York Game Awards Announces 2020 Nominees". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  25. ^ "2019 Nominees". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  26. ^ Rahman, Abid (March 2, 2020). "'Death Stranding', 'Control' Lead BAFTA Games Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter.
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