1. Marc Blucas had his first starring role as soldier and love interest Riley Finn on the WB supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer from 1999 to 2000, and later starred as football team manager Matthew Donnelly on the USA drama series Necessary Roughness from 2011 to 2013.
Marcus Paul Blucas was born on January 11,1972, in Butler, Pennsylvania, two years after his sister, Kristen.
The family moved to Girard in Erie County, Pennsylvania, in 1974, where Marc Blucas' father rose from teacher to school principal and ultimately to Superintendent of Schools for the District.
Marc Blucas attended Girard High School in Erie where he graduated in 1990.
Marc Blucas became the star player on the Girard High School basketball team, leading them to the Pennsylvania Boys AA State Championship, in the process earning all-state honors and a sports scholarship to Wake Forest University.
Marc Blucas played on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team and graduated in 1994 after one season playing on the same court as Tim Duncan.
Marc Blucas was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
Marc Blucas later decided to become a lawyer, but changed his mind and went into acting instead.
Marc Blucas starred as the Basketball Hero in Gary Ross's Pleasantville.
However, Marc Blucas landed his first major role in 1999 as Agent Riley Finn in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
In 2007, Marc Blucas began to land leading roles in films such as Thr3e and The Killing Floor.
In February 2010, Marc Blucas joined the cast of the ABC television drama pilot True Blue.
Marc Blucas was part of the regular cast of the USA Network show Necessary Roughness for the first two seasons, playing Matthew Donnelly.
On July 25,2009, Marc Blucas married journalist Ryan Haddon, daughter of Dayle Haddon.
Since 2012, Marc Blucas has lived on a 15-acre farm in rural Pennsylvania.