Stephen Marcus was born on Stephen Mark Scott; 18 June 1962 and is a British actor, best known for his role as Nick the Greek in the film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
12 Facts About Stephen Marcus
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In 1996, Stephen Marcus's agent arranged a meeting for a small low-budget movie with a then-unknown director named Guy Ritchie; Ritchie offered Stephen Marcus the role of Nick the Greek in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels alongside Nick Moran, Vinnie Jones, Jason Statham and Matthew Vaughn.
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Stephen Marcus completed a small role in Alan Parker's Angela's Ashes; he played Bouchon in Quills, alongside Kate Winslet, Michael Caine, Joaquin Phoenix and Geoffrey Rush; for Richard Eyre, he played Iris opposite Judi Dench and acted in Complete Female Stage Beauty with Claire Danes; and he attained the role of Ted Ray in The Greatest Game Ever Played, directed by Bill Paxton.
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Alongside a very successful movie career, Marcus starred in several American, Canadian and UK television series: Starhunter 2300, in which he played Rudolpho De Luna; he played the co-lead in the BBC series Cavegirl; he played Banjo and Broadman in the adaptations of Terry Pratchett's Hogfather and The Colour of Magic, respectively; he starred in the two 20th anniversary episodes of "Casualty"; and Marcus appeared in regular roles in Kingdom and Larkrise to Candleford.
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Stephen Marcus has completed two films with the Wachowskis: Speed Racer and Ninja Assassin.
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In July 2012, Stephen Marcus launched a new Gangster London walking tour in association with Brit Movie Tours, in which he explores the dark history of London's East End.
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Stephen Marcus starred in Perry Bhandal's Interview with a Hitman as Traffikant, a Romanian Crime Boss, alongside Luke Goss.
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Stephen Marcus is married to Sarah and owns two small dogs, Fry and Ronnie.
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Stephen Marcus has two main hobbies: golf and American Football, the latter of which he used to play and coach.
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Stephen Marcus played American football in the UK for the BAFL One team Sussex Thunder and retired at the end of the 2007 season.
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Stephen Marcus was interviewed for Sky Sports' Sunday NFL coverage after the Thunder's 2007 fixture at the Ipswich Cardinals.
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Stephen Marcus has been an offensive line coach at the London Olympians and at Valley Trojans.