Marc Ma
Chinese actor (born 1979)
Ma Marc is a Chinese actor. He has appeared in many Chinese movies and TV dramas in supporting roles. He joined Universe International Holding Limited in March 2011.
01Personal life
Ma was born in Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu Province in Northwest China. His father was a drama actor, therefore he was interested in acting. After graduating high school, he left his hometown and went to Beijing to take the Central Academy of Drama entrance exam. However he failed the exam. To pursue his dream, he became one of the Beijing drifters. Ma mentioned in an interview that he earned his living in Beijing by working as waiter and car wash worker at that time.
In 2000, he worked as production assistant in a TV drama production company. In 2003, he acted as the role "You Tanzhi" in the TV drama Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils directed by Zhang Jizhong. Since then he has been cast in an increasing number of roles.
In the movie The White Storm (2013), he acted as an uppity young Tsimshatsui gangster Dune Kun and built a good reputation in China.
02Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes' |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Fazike (筏子客) | Shuan-wa (栓娃) | Yao Shou-gang (姚守崗) | Child Actor |
| 2010 | Xuanwu Tian'e (炫舞天鵝) | Li Liang (李良) | Yu Zhi-lin (余治林) | |
| 2011 | Sleepwalker | Professor Yip | Pang brothers | |
| 2013 | Out of Inferno | Ho | Danny Pang, Oxide Pang | |
| The White Storm | Dune Kun | Benny Chan | ||
| 2014 | The Boundary (邊緣綫) | Lin Zi-xiong | Wang Tao (汪濤) | |
| 2015 | Little Big Master | Adrian Kwan Shun-Fai | ||
| Wild City | Ringo Lam | |||
| Blind Spot (探靈檔案) | Chen Bo-han | Danny Pang | ||
| Age of Glory (鋼鐵是這樣煉成的) | Zhao Zhong-cheng | Xu Geng | ||
| Detective Chinatown | Tony | Chen Sicheng | ||
| 2019 | The Big Shot | |||
| Love Song to the Days Forgone | ||||
| Shock Wave 2 | ||||
| 2019 | S.W.A.T. (特警队) | Ding Sheng | ||
| 2020 | Detective Chinatown (web series) | Jia De | in Season 1, "Name of the Rose" | |
| 2024 | An Song | in Season 2, "Angel's Melody" |
03Awards
Hundred Flowers Awards
| Year | Categories | Film | Role | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Best Newcomer | The White Storm | Dune Kun | Won |
Sources and credits
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