Marc Marut

Marc Marut is a Canadian actor who was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His parents both immigrated to Canada - his mother from England, and his father from France. At the age of 3 his family moved to Oakville, Ontario, where he attended École Ste-Marie. He was very active as a child and participated in soccer, ju-jitsu, cub scouts and the school choir. In fourth grade Marc missed more than half of the school year (because of his acting), but his academics didn't suffer and the school decided to skip him ahead a grade. He later went on to attend Appleby College and Oakville Trafalgar High School, but never pursued any post secondary education. When he was 9 years old, his father persuaded him to audition for the upcoming production of Les Misérables as an easy way to obtain a badge for cub scouts. His mother was furious when she found out (worried that he might actually get the part ). Sure enough, much to his father's surprise, Marc landed the role of Gavroche and subsequently had to quit cub scouts all together (as well as all his other extra curricular activities) due to the heavy scheduling requirements of the play. Despite her complaints, his mother jumped at the opportunity to take the reins of her son's nascent career, and was instrumental in his success as a child actor. Marc began landing roles in television series almost immediately after his departure from Les Misérables, and soon became established as one of the busiest young actors in Toronto for that time period. He is best known for starring as Johnny McFarley in The Paperboy (1994), Danny Cardigan in both TekWar: TekLords (1994) and TekWar: TekJustice (1994), and Elbert Wertz in Avonlea (1990). Marc resumed his martial arts training at the age of 19 and became proficient in the arts of jiu-jitsu, kung fu (Hung gar and dragon-tiger), lapunti arnis de abanico, and grappling (submission wrestling). Throughout his twenties he participated and placed well in various tournaments across Ontario and the United States. Martial arts continues to be one of his true passions, and its philosophy is very much aligned with his own views on life. After having seen the film Monsters (2010) at the Toronto International Film Festival, and hearing director Gareth Edwards say he created the stunning visual effects himself on his own laptop computer, Marc became fascinated at the idea that this sort of technology was within his reach. Shortly after, a very good friend of his introduced him to the open source software Blender - a very powerful and completely free animation and vfx tool. Ever since Marc has dedicated himself to learning how to create visual effects for his own use in video production. Marc lives near Toronto, Ontario, with his son and continues to pursue all of his creative passions including acting, music, writing, video production, and visual effects.