Roscoe Wayne Marquand (born August 22, 1981) is an American actor. He has played Aaron on the television series The Walking Dead (2015–2022), Red Skull and Ultron in various projects connected to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and voices numerous characters in the animated television series Invincible (2021–present).
Early life
Marquand was born in Fort 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 the Boy Scouts of America (where he attained the rank of Eagle Scout) and began impersonating celebrities at campfire ceremonies.[1]
According to Marquand, he suffered from bullying in his youth due to being part of "all nerdy things" such as the Boy Scouts, the student government and the chess club. When he was 11 years old, Marquand watched X-Men: The Animated Series and "fell in love" with the show, taking a particular liking for Wolverine due to all the pain and pathos within his character. 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 what Cal Dodd could do with Wolverine, that's what he wanted to do in life, deciding to pursue acting.[2]
After college he moved to Los Angeles and quickly garnered attention in several film and television projects. He played a crooked cop with entertaining gusto in The Sabi Company's Down and Dangerous (2013).[3] Marquand portrayed screen legend Paul Newman on AMC's Mad Men.[4] Marquand is best known for the recurring role of Aaron on The Walking Dead,[5][6] the popular TV series' first gay male character.[7][8]
An accomplished voiceover actor, Ross has lent his talents to productions such as Phineas and Ferb,[11]Conan, and video games like Battlefield Hardline. He is also known for impersonating a plethora of celebrities including Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Matthew McConaughey and over 50 others.[12][13] This expertise led to a starring and producing role on Pop TV's Impress Me, helmed by Ben Shelton and Rainn Wilson.[11] He also voiced the titular character of Wreck-It Ralph in Disney Speedstorm, replacing both John C. Reilly and Brian T. Delaney.
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