Rocky Marquette Movies and Career Information

Rocky Marquette (born May 15, 1980) is an American film actor most known for his roles in independent horror films, especially that of "The Boy" in 2004's Shallow Ground. He has appeared in twelve films and in commercials and television programs and has leading roles in 1968: Tunnel Rats, Shallow Ground, Mortuary, and Triloquist. He has acted opposite actors such as Minnie Driver, Jeremy Renner, Michael Angarano, Andy Dick, Dan Byrd, Rosanna Arquette, Denise Crosby, Patty McCormack, and John Savage. Marquette was born in Fremont, Michigan and raised in Muskegon, Michigan. He decided he wanted to become an actor after watching the soap opera All My Children with his grandmother during the summer days in Michigan. In 1987, Marquette gave his first performance with a puppet show that was part of his aunt's college class project. He spent a lot of time on the shores of Lake Michigan, but also wrote about moving to California and becoming an actor. In High School, he was a high school drum major in the marching band. At eighteen, he won the Shakespeare Scholarship to Grand Valley State University. After college, he moved to Los Angeles to take on his dream. He signed with Robert Abrams