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| Born | Marcus Paul Blucas January 11, 1972 Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Ryan Haddon (2009–present) |
Marcus Paul "Marc" Blucas (born January 11, 1972) is an American actor, known for playing Riley Finn in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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Blucas was born in Butler, Pennsylvania, the son of Mary Blucas, an educator who is divorced from Blucas's father, a school superintendent.[1] After moving to Girard, Pennsylvania, he became the star center on the Girard High School basketball team. He also played basketball at Wake Forest University, graduating in 1994 after one season playing on the same court as Tim Duncan. He was also a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.[2]
After Blucas failed to make it into the NBA, he moved to England, where he played professional basketball for a year with British Basketball League's Manchester Giants. He later decided to become a lawyer, but changed his mind and went into acting instead.[3]
Blucas's first television role was in the television movie Inflammable, made in 1995. From there, he found roles in both television and film. He starred as the Basketball Hero in Gary Ross's Pleasantville (1998). However, he finally landed his first major role in 1999, as Agent Riley Finn in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Initially, Blucas was certain that he had blown his audition and had left apologizing for having wasted creator Joss Whedon's time. Whedon asked him to audition again, and he received the part two weeks later. [4] He played Buffy's love interest until 2000.
After his departure from the series, he went on to star in such film as We Were Soldiers (2002) alongside Mel Gibson and Chris Klein and First Daughter (2004) with Katie Holmes. However, it was in 2007 that Blucas began to land leading roles in films such as Thr3e and The Killing Floor.
Blucas briefly dated actress Lauren Graham in 2005.[5] On July 25, 2009, Blucas married journalist Ryan Haddon.[6]
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| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1996 | Eddie | Bench Knicks | |
| 1997 | Dilemma | SWAT Team | |
| 1998 | Pleasantville | Basketball Hero | |
| 1999 | The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human | The Female's Ex-Boyfriend | |
| House on Haunted Hill | Period Film Actor | Scenes Deleted | |
| 2001 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | The Guy | |
| Summer Catch | Miles Dalrymple | ||
| 2002 | We Were Soldiers | 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick | |
| Sunshine State | Scotty Duval | ||
| They | Paul | ||
| 2003 | I Capture the Castle | Neil Cotton | |
| Prey for Rock & Roll | Animal | ||
| View from the Top | Tommy Boulay | ||
| One Flight Stand | Ben | Short film | |
| 2004 | The Alamo | James Bonham | |
| First Daughter | James Lamson | ||
| 2006 | Thr3e | Kevin Parson | |
| 2007 | After Sex | Christopher | |
| The Killing Floor | David Lamont | ||
| The Jane Austen Book Club | Dean Drummond | ||
| 2008 | Meet Dave | Mark Rhodes | |
| Animals | Jarrett | ||
| 2009 | Deadline | David | |
| Stay Cool | Brad Nelson | ||
| Stuntmen | Eligh Supreme | ||
| Mother and Child | Steven | ||
| 2010 | Knight & Day | forthcoming film | |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Inflammable | Evans | CBS TV-Movie |
| 1998 | Arliss | McNamara | Episode: The Legacy |
| 1999 | The '60s | Buddy Wells | NBC TV-Movie |
| Clueless | Doug Sampson | Episode: Popularity | |
| Undressed | Billy | Episode: 1.15 | |
| 1999–2000, 2002 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Riley Finn | 31 episodes |
| 2007 | Judy's Got a Gun | Richard Palm | Unsold ABC TV-Pilot |
| House | John Kelley | Episode: Top Secret | |
| 2008 | Eleventh Hour | Detective McNeil | Episode: Resurrection |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Jack Rader | Episode: Control Factor |
| Castle | Jeremy Preswick | Episode: The Fifth Bullet | |
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