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Marc Blucas

Marc Blucas

27 movies on Netflix

Biography

Marc Blucas is an American actor who played basketball at Wake Forest before moving into film and television. Born in Butler, Pennsylvania, he got his first screen role in the 1995 television movie Inflammable and appeared as the Basketball Hero in Pleasantville (1998). His breakthrough came in 1999 when he was cast as Riley Finn on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a part he played into 2000. He acted in Summer Catch (2001) and We Were Soldiers (2002), and starred alongside Katie Holmes in First Daughter (2004). In 2007 he began to secure lead parts, including Thr3e and The Killing Floor. Supporting roles followed in I Capture the Castle (2003), The Jane Austen Book Club (2007), Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017), and Unearth (2020), along with the drama Touchback (2011). On television, he played Matthew Donnelly on Necessary Roughness from 2011 to 2013.

54years old

Turns 55 on January 11in 85 days

  • Born Butler
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
  • Marcus Paul Blucas (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
27
Career span
23 years1999 to 2022

Genres

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  1. A change of course

    After failing to reach the NBA, Blucas played professional basketball for a year in England with the Manchester Giants of the British Basketball League.

  2. Big break

    Blucas was sure he had ruined his Buffy the Vampire Slayer audition and left apologizing to creator Joss Whedon, who asked him to try again; he got the part two weeks later.

Marc Blucas movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Knight and Day2010 Action, Comedy, Romanceas Rodney

    IMDb rating 6.3226K votes

  2. First Daughter2004 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas James Lansome

    IMDb rating 5.232K votes

  3. Brawl in Cell Block 992017as Gil

    IMDb rating 7.184K votes

  4. They2002as Paul Loomis

    IMDb rating 4.815K votes

  5. We Were Soldiers2002as 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick

    IMDb rating 7.2161K votes

  6. Sleeping with Other People2015as Chris Smith

    IMDb rating 6.552K votes

  7. Thr3e2007as Kevin Parson

    IMDb rating 4.94.8K votes

  8. Meet Dave2008as Mark

    IMDb rating 5.147K votes

Most often with

Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Jay Brazeau, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jay BrazeauBrittany Murphy, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Brittany MurphyAlison Sweeney, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Alison SweeneyLisa Durupt, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Lisa DuruptMaggie Grace, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Maggie GraceJordi Mollà, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jordi Mollà

Films together

Box office

What Marc Blucas's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$537 million

15 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 27 films: 15 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.

  • 15Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 6Figure not found

Top grosser

Knight and Day2010as Rodney$262 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Knight and Day2010as Rodney
    $262M48.8% of the total
  2. 2
    We Were Soldiers2002as 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick
    $115M21.3% of the total
  3. 3
    Meet Dave2008as Mark
    $51M9.4% of the total
  4. 4
    The Alamo2004as James Bonham
    $26M4.8% of the total
  5. 5
    Summer Catch2001as Miles Dalrymple
    $20M3.7% of the total
  6. 6
    View from the Top2003as Tommy Boulay
    $20M3.6% of the total
  7. 7
    They2002as Paul Loomis
    $13M2.4% of the total
  8. 8
    First Daughter2004as James Lansome
    $11M2.0% of the total
The Jane Austen Book Club (2007), $7.2 millionI Capture the Castle (2003), $6.6 millionMother and Child (2009), $4.0 millionSleeping with Other People (2015), $3.2 millionTouchback (2011), $204,232Prey for Rock & Roll (2003), $86,277Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017), $64,453

$21.3 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 4% of the total

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