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Ross Marquand
Marquand atGalaxyCon in 2025
Born	Roscoe Wayne Marquand (1981-08-22)August 22, 1981 (age 44) Fort Collins,Colorado, U.S.
Education	University of Colorado Boulder
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present
Website	rossmarquand.com

Roscoe Wayne Marquand (born August 22, 1981) is an American actor and impressionist. He has playedAaron on the television seriesThe Walking Dead (2015–2022),Red Skull andUltron in various projects connected to theMarvel Cinematic Universe, and voices numerous characters in the animated television seriesInvincible (2021–present) andX-Men '97 (2024–present).^[1]

Marquand was born inFort Collins, Colorado. His initial foray into acting began at the age of nine when he played a small part in a church play. Soon thereafter, he joined theBoy Scouts of America (where he attained the rank ofEagle Scout) and began impersonating celebrities at campfire ceremonies.^[2]

According to Marquand, he suffered frombullying in his youth due to being part of "allnerdy things" such as the Boy Scouts, the student government and thechess club. When he was 11 years old, Marquand watchedX-Men: The Animated Series and "fell in love" with the show, taking a particular liking forWolverine due to all the pain andpathos within his character.^[3] Wolverine's line "There's no peace for me here. There's no peace for me anywhere" marked Marquand's life, making him feel like if he could convey a shred of whatCal Dodd could do with Wolverine, that's what he wanted to do in life, deciding to pursueacting.^[4]

While in attendance at theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder,^[2] Marquand starred in several productions includingTo Kill a Mockingbird,The Passion ofDracula, andThe Cherry Orchard. He graduated with aBFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) in Theatre Performance.^[5]

After college he moved toLos Angeles in 2006 and quickly garnered attention in several film and television projects. He played a crooked cop with entertaining gusto in The Sabi Company'sDown and Dangerous (2013).^[6] Marquand portrayed screen legendPaul Newman on AMC'sMad Men.^[7] Marquand is best known for the recurring role ofAaron onThe Walking Dead,^[8][9] the popular TV series' firstgay male character.^[10][11]

Since 2018, he has portrayed and voiced two characters in theMarvel Cinematic Universe:Red Skull in the filmsAvengers: Infinity War (2018) andAvengers: Endgame (2019), as well asUltron in thevirtual reality experienceAvengers: Damage Control (2019) and as an alternate version of the character in the filmDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), replacingHugo Weaving andJames Spader.^[12] Marquand voiced both characters in the television seriesWhat If...? (2021).^[13] He voiced Professor X in the X-Men ‘97 cartoon.^[14]

An accomplishedvoiceover actor, Ross has lent his talents to productions such asPhineas and Ferb,^[15]Conan, and video games likeBattlefield Hardline. He is also known for impersonating a plethora of celebrities includingMichael Caine,Sylvester Stallone,Justin Timberlake,Matthew McConaughey and over 50 others.^[16][17] This expertise led to a starring and producing role on Pop TV'sImpress Me, helmed by Ben Shelton andRainn Wilson.^[15] He also voiced the titular character ofWreck-It Ralph inDisney Speedstorm, replacing both John C. Reilly and Brian T. Delaney.

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